Psalm

Commentary on Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

A single voice speaks here, drawing me into the psalmist’s [...]

Commentary on Psalm 119:1-8

Since this pericope represents the first eight verses of Psalm 119, it might help to [...]

Commentary on Psalm 46

The good news of Psalm 46 is essentially the same as that of last week’s psalm (see [...]

Commentary on Psalm 126

[Adapted from commentary posted for Third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 11, 2011] In this psalm, the notion [...]

Commentary on Psalm 91:9-16

Although it is not entirely unique in the Psalter, the most striking thing about Psalm [...]

Commentary on Psalm 90:12-17

Psalm 90 has often been categorized as a wisdom psalm, which, like the book of [...]

Commentary on Psalm 8

James Limburg has described Psalm 8 as “a psalm for stargazers”1 and indeed, it is that. But [...]

Commentary on Psalm 19:7-14

C.S. Lewis called Psalm 19 “the greatest poem in the Psalter and one of the [...]

Commentary on Psalm 54

Perhaps you’ve heard the old saw, “Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh” [...]

Commentary on Psalm 116:1-9

Psalm 116 is a song of thanksgiving of an individual, a poem written after a [...]