Psalm

Entry into the City
Commentary on Psalm 31:9-16

We enter Holy Week hearing “Hosannas” from the crowd and move from triumphal entry into [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Psalm 22

Psalm 22 is a prayer of complaint that, perhaps more than any psalm, serves as a link [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Psalm 22

Psalm 22 is a prayer of complaint that, perhaps more than any psalm, serves as a link [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Psalm 22

This is one of the Bible’s saddest texts, appropriately read by Christians on Good Friday, the saddest [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Psalm 22

Psalm 22 has been described rather glibly as “the fifth passion narrative” for the imagery it has [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Psalm 22

This is one of the Bible’s saddest texts, appropriately read by Christians on Good Friday, the saddest [...]

Mary, the Evangelist
Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

It is easy to see why Psalm 118 is the [...]

Risen Lord
Commentary on Psalm 150

Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts series included a number entitled “Praise God and Dance,” a direct invocation of [...]

Risen Lord
Commentary on Psalm 150

The celebration continues! On this second Sunday of Easter, the sound of trumpets still echoes in our [...]

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

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