Psalm

Commentary on Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

In the conventional understanding, the Psalm in the weekly lectionary [...]

Commentary on Psalm 29

The Bible speaks often of the effective power of the word of God. The word of God [...]

Commentary on Psalm 148

Isaac Watts got it right: “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” — which means, he [...]

Commentary on Psalm 8

A problem with our hearing of Psalm 8, as with so many other biblical texts, may be [...]

Commentary on Psalm 97

Psalm 97 is one of only seven psalms in the book of Psalms that is classified as [...]

Commentary on Psalm 96

Psalm 96 is one of five psalms in Book Four of the Psalter that are classified as [...]

Commentary on Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26

At the heart of Psalm 89 is the question of [...]

Commentary on Psalm 126

The theme of restoration that appeared in Psalms 80 and 85 during the first two weeks of [...]

Commentary on Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13

The biblical texts for the second week of Advent are [...]

Commentary on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

In the conclusion to his excellent book, Seeing the Psalms: [...]