Psalm

Sacred Spaces: Sunset
Commentary on Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

It is a blessing to the preacher when the movement [...]

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Commentary on Psalm 148

Psalm 148 poetically reflects on the essence and expression of praise. In a poetic flourish of word [...]

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Commentary on Psalm 148

In its songs of praise, Israel regularly invites an extraordinarily expansive congregation to praise God — “all [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on Psalm 67

The sixth Sunday of Easter may feel a bit like the 12th day of Christmas—officially still in [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on Psalm 67

As we had occasion to observe in relation to Psalm 148, last week’s psalm, Israel’s songs of [...]

Chi Rho alpha omega
Commentary on Psalm 97

Recent scholarly work on the book of Psalms has focused considerable attention on the collection to which [...]

Chi Rho alpha omega
Commentary on Psalm 97

Ascension Day falls on a Thursday, but many churches observe it on the Seventh Sunday of Easter. [...]

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Commentary on Psalm 148

In the “Preaching from Psalms” class I am teaching, we are reading/singing/meditating our way through the Psalter. [...]

Sacred Spaces: Sunset
Commentary on Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

Psalm 104 presents a glorious picture of God as creator [...]

The Holy Trinity
Commentary on Psalm 29

From one perspective, it may seem that the poet who composed Psalm 29 was an ancient version [...]