Commentary on Psalm 32
Long before the insights from contemporary psychology concerning repression, biofeedback loops, and psychosomatic disorders, the ancient psalmist [...]
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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, [...]
Commentary on Psalm 25:1-10
Psalm 25 may qualify as a poetic epitome of teaching ministry of the church. The [...]
Commentary on Psalm 25:1-10
The Good Samaritan text for this Sunday is the equivalent of a fastball right down [...]
Commentary on Psalm 49:1-12
So here is the hard truth. The one that the psalmist doesn’t really want to [...]
