Psalm

Commentary on Psalm 133

Psalm 133 is a Song of Ascents–a song for going up to a high place. For the [...]

Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

On Easter Sunday, the church proclaims, “O give thanks to [...]

Commentary on Psalm 27

Psalm 27 invites reflection about the contours of human confidence, theological reflection and discernment, and prayer. With [...]

Commentary on Psalm 27

Pastors regularly point to the psalms when people feel angry with God or despair of God’s goodness. [...]

Two Sons
Commentary on Psalm 30

In his article, “Psalms in Narrative Performance,” Walter Brueggemann writes about making generic Psalms concrete: “To re-narratize [...]

Two Sons
Commentary on Psalm 30

Psalm 30 is an Individual Psalm of Thanksgiving. This genre presupposes a past experience where the poet [...]

Misereor Hunger Cloth
Commentary on Psalm 99

I write these lines just after hanging up the telephone. I admit to a frustrating situation. For [...]

Misereor Hunger Cloth
Commentary on Psalm 36:5-10

Psalm 36 draws a sharp and startling contrast between existences that either incorporate or lack [...]

Misereor Hunger Cloth
Commentary on Psalm 99

To call God “holy” is to acknowledge that God is radically different from anything in the universe [...]

Two Sons
Commentary on Psalm 32

The Hebrew Psalter is a marvelous resource for a living response to the God who has created [...]