Psalm

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 [...]

Commentary on Psalm 8

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

Commentary on Psalm 19:7-14

The lectionary tries to steal this psalm from us, but we don’t need to let [...]