Psalm

Red apples on tree
Commentary on Psalm 98

Psalm 98 is an extraordinarily important psalm. Along with the similar Psalm 96, it anchors the collection [...]

Peaches on a branch
Commentary on Psalm 22:25-31

How odd is it, during Easter, to return to the Psalm of Good Friday, the [...]

Commentary on Psalm 23

Consider the vulnerability of a sheep.1 A sheep is a particularly vulnerable creature, especially when on its [...]

Christ Appearing to the Apostles after the Resurrection, William Blake, c.1795
Commentary on Psalm 4

Psalm 4 is the second of five individual laments of David that appear at the beginning of [...]

The Resurrected Christ Appearing to His Disciples, Luca Signorelli, 1514
Commentary on Psalm 133

Psalm 133 is 14th of the 15 “Songs of Ascents” in Book Five of the Psalter.1 These [...]

Photo of stairs going up from a cave in Cyrus
Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Psalm 118 is the concluding psalm in the collection known [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 22

Psalm 22 is a song-prayer about cognitive dissonance, unmet expectations, and the disorientation that can come from [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

Maundy Thursday is all about remembering commandments—mandates (from the Latin [...]

Palm Sunday procession photo
Commentary on Psalm 31:9-16

As the worshiping church follows the Gospel narrative into Jerusalem and toward the cross, the [...]

Photo of a wheat field
Commentary on Psalm 51:1-12

This is a text that must be handled with care.1 It is not one to [...]