Psalm

Madonna and Child
Commentary on Psalm 97

“The Lord is king … most high…exalted” — a perfect proclamation for Christmas. This reality is a [...]

Madonna and Child
Commentary on Psalm 98

The Christmas season always seems like a time to sing the good old songs.1 Each year I [...]

Madonna and Child
Commentary on Psalm 98

Like many psalms of praise, Psalm 98 begins with an imperative “call to praise,” followed by a [...]

Disciples of Christ at the Sea of Tiberias
Commentary on Psalm 62:5-12

This Psalm is for the asylum seeker, those who seek refuge from adversaries, those who [...]

Synagogue of Capernaum
Commentary on Psalm 111

If I were tasked with introducing God as our “visiting” lecturer, I would use this Psalm. Psalm [...]

Simon's mother-in-law, Fen Ditton
Commentary on Psalm 147:1-11, 20c

“Praise the Lord.” What more is there to say? “Praise [...]

Transfiguration
Commentary on Psalm 50:1-6

What will it take for us to see — really see? What will it take [...]

Ash Wednesday Symbols
Commentary on Psalm 51:1-17

If my commentary on Psalm 50 for the Festival of the Transfiguration (three days ago) [...]

God Orders Noah to Leave the Ark
Commentary on Psalm 25:1-10

The psalms immediately preceding Psalm 25 form a collection that is arranged in a chiastic [...]

Icon of Abraham, Sarah, and Moses
Commentary on Psalm 22:23-31

From the utter abandonment of its opening line to its exuberant, full-throated praise in its [...]