Psalm

Domenico Ghirlandaio's
Commentary on Psalm 100

Psalm 100 tells us to shout it out.1 Many of us were brought up being told to [...]

Detail from Caravaggio's
Commentary on Psalm 50:7-15

This is a commentary on the middle section of Psalm 50—Psalm 50:7–15. The psalm can [...]

Commentary on Psalm 8

This psalm is a hymn of praise for God’s love and care for humans.1 God created humanity [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

While we could read these verses at the end of [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35

While Psalm 68 is fraught with interpretive difficulties—several one-of-a-kind words, [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 47

Since ancient times Psalm 47 has been used for worship.1 It is plain to see why Christians [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 66:8-20

Psalm 66 is a hymn of thanksgiving in which the voices of the community of [...]

Detail from Howard Finster's
Commentary on Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16

Psalm 31, along with Psalms 22 and 69, is among [...]

Detail from an image of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, 1908.
Commentary on Psalm 23

Many of us can only hear the first line of the psalm in the King James Version: [...]

Detail from Franz de Paula Ferg's
Commentary on Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19

Psalm 116 is fourth in a group of psalms known [...]