Psalm

The Poor Invited to the Feast
Commentary on Psalm 112

The lectionary readings for this Sunday offer a variety of preachable texts. The Gospel is the story [...]

Delicate - Artisanal Hands X
Commentary on Psalm 1

This deceptively simple psalm serves as the introduction to the Psalter and sets before us, the readers, [...]

Delicate - Artisanal Hands X
Commentary on Psalm 1

Albeit an unlikely starting point, the place to begin any discussion of this short psalm is at [...]

Lost Drachma
Commentary on Psalm 51:1-10

Psalm 51:1-10 provides us, the readers, with an opportunity to think deeply and critically about [...]

Lost Drachma
Commentary on Psalm 51:1-10

Psalm 51 is classified as an individual lament in which a single voice cries out [...]

Rich and Poor, or, War and Peace
Commentary on Psalm 113

Psalm 113, which begins and ends in “Hallelujah” (113:1a, 9c), participates in the grand drama of the [...]

Rich and Poor, or, War and Peace
Commentary on Psalm 113

Psalm 113 is the third psalm in a group of psalms in Book Five known as the [...]

Lazarus waiting at the door
Commentary on Psalm 146

Psalm 146 lacks any evidence of context, enabling the reader to hear it in her own time [...]

Lazarus waiting at the door
Commentary on Psalm 146

Psalm 145 ends with the words, “The praise of the Lord my mouth will speak, and all [...]

The Mulberry Tree
Commentary on Psalm 37:1-9

Psalm 37 addresses an enduring concern, the seemingly untroubled and prosperous lives of wrongdoers (verse [...]