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Psalm 107 is a psalm of thanksgiving, extolling God for delivering God’s people from a variety of troubles. The lectionary text has been selected from the psalm to form a parallel to the Gospel text (...)

Psalm 123 is the fourth psalm in the collection of psalms held together by the common designation “of Ascents” in their titles (Psalms 120-134).1 These psalms were probably collected for use during pilgrimage to Jerusalem (...)

Psalm 123 is the fourth psalm in the collection of psalms held together by the common designation “of Ascents” in their titles (Psalms 120-134). These psalms were probably collected for use during pilgrimage to Jerusalem (...)

Psalm 78 is the second longest psalm in the Psalter (next to Psalm 119) and by far the longest psalm that rehearses Israel’s history (Psalms 105 and 106 are two other examples).1 The events of (...)

Psalm 78 is the second longest psalm in the Psalter (next to Psalm 119) and by far the longest psalm that rehearses Israel’s history (Psalms 105 and 106 are two other examples). The events of (...)

Psalm 22 is a familiar psalm to most of us.1 It opens with the words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? — words uttered by Jesus on the cross in the gospel (...)

Psalm 107 opens with the words: O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble (...)

Psalm 81 is a hymn with a prophetic warning pleading for faithfulness from the covenant community. It is not surprising, then, that Psalm 82 also emphasizes a prophetic warning. At the same time, Psalm 82 (...)

In this complicated geopolitical world in which we live, it is difficult to know what is true, what is false, and whose truth prevails in the battle between competing points of view. It might be (...)

As1 Brueggemann and Bellinger say about Psalm 49, “The psalm is particularly important and surely pertinent in a contemporary society that is ‘rich in things and poor in soul.’”2 As they suggest, Psalm 49 has something (...)