Psalm

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Commentary on Psalm 99

Psalm 99 is one of a small set of psalms that exuberantly proclaim the countercultural message that [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40

The issue at the center of Psalm 37 concerns the [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 1

“Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 138

Psalm 138 is a song of thanksgiving in individual style.1 The opening line, “I give you thanks” [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 71:1-6

Psalm 71 is a prayer for help by an individual.1 Psalms of this type typically [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 19

“I take this to be the greatest poem in the Psalter and one of the greatest lyrics [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 36:5-10

Psalm 36:5-10 contains some of the most beautiful language of any psalm in the Psalter, [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 29

In many ways, Psalm 29 conforms to typical expectations for the book of Psalms, which bears the [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

The Greek meaning of “epiphany” is to reveal or uncover.1 [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 147:12-20

Psalms 146–150 comprise the fivefold doxology that concludes the Hebrew Psalter. The five psalms begin [...]