Commentary on Psalm 30
Because I am a Psalms scholar, I am always on the lookout for where and when the [...]
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Commentary on Psalm 30
Psalm 30 is a song of thanksgiving. That label is appropriate for two reasons. First, and most [...]
Commentary on Psalm 32
Three of the readings for this Sunday, including Psalm 32, speak of sin and forgiveness.1 The first [...]
Commentary on Psalm 32
Long before the insights from contemporary psychology concerning repression, biofeedback loops, and psychosomatic disorders, the ancient psalmist [...]
Commentary on Psalm 22:19-28
This psalm selection begins with a sharp transition calling upon God (“But you, O LORD,” [...]
Commentary on Psalm 22:19-28
The Psalter lection includes portions of the two major components of an individual lament/complaint. Verses [...]
Commentary on Psalm 16
Life comes with the blessing of choices, although some philosophers have endeavored to make us think of [...]
Commentary on Psalm 16
In recent years, Psalms scholarship has been inclined to attend more carefully to the sequencing of the [...]
Commentary on Psalm 66:1-9
Chosen for a Sunday toward the end of the liturgical season of Ordinary Time that [...]
Commentary on Psalm 66:1-9
As suggested in last week’s essay on Psalm 16, the sequencing of psalms sometimes seems intentional, [...]