Commentary on Psalm 148
And Heav’n and Nature Sing It’s always been one of my favorite Christmas carols. How could you [...]
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Commentary on Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
This marathon of a psalm is found in the last [...]
Commentary on Psalm 126
The theme of restoration that began with Psalm 80 in Advent 1, and Psalm 85 in Advent [...]
Commentary on Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
The psalm assigned for last week (Advent 1) included a [...]
Commentary on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Psalm 80’s thrice-repeated refrain (vv. 3, 7, 19) is a [...]
Commentary on Psalm 119:1-8
Christians generally have not been in love with Psalm 119. It is too long: 187 [...]
Commentary on Psalm 46
“A Mighty Fortress is Our God”–the hymn, which according to Ulrich Leupold, “more than any other epitomizes [...]
Commentary on Psalm 126
The psalm selected for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost, for those traditions and congregations that do [...]
Commentary on Psalm 91:9-16
The psalm text for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost is the “promise” section of the [...]
Commentary on Psalm 90:12-17
This week’s psalm selection is the closing section of one of the great lyrics of [...]