Psalm

Miner carrying sulphur
Commentary on Psalm 43

Hermann Gunkel, famous for his work on the psalms, once noted, “The individual complaint songs form the [...]

Miner carrying sulphur
Commentary on Psalm 43

Most interpreters today treat Psalms 42 and 43 as one psalm because a number of Hebrew manuscripts [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 70

In a letter dated May 15, 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to his parents from prison: “I read [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 70

Psalm 70 is a prayer from an individual, almost a kind of sigh from this person of [...]

Parable of the Three Servants
Commentary on Psalm 90:1-8 [9-11] 12

In the 1980s I attended a denominational conference at which [...]

Parable of the Three Servants
Commentary on Psalm 90:1-8 [9-11] 12

In ancient Israel, crisis brought a response of gathering at [...]

Alcatraz Prison
Commentary on Psalm 95:1-7a

If you are considering this psalm selection for Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday, one [...]

Alcatraz Prison
Commentary on Psalm 95:1-7a

Psalm 95 is a bit unusual in that it is a hymn of praise that [...]

Annular Solar Eclipse 2
Commentary on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

We do not know how to pray as a community, [...]

Le Baiser (The Kiss)
Commentary on Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13

Sometimes we get confused early in the season of Advent, [...]