Psalm

Great Catch of Fish
Commentary on Psalm 30

“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” These are welcome words in [...]

Shepherd in a landscape with goats
Commentary on Psalm 23

Even audiences largely unfamiliar with the Bible’s contents are likely to know phrases from Psalm 23 (though [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on Psalm 67

A few weeks ago I was browsing through our local Barnes and Noble bookstore and ran across [...]

The Ascension
Commentary on Psalm 47

Affirmations of faith are varied across cultures and traditions. How one articulates what is central or core [...]

Chi Rho alpha omega
Commentary on Psalm 97

The now well-known hymn “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” was performed for the first time on February [...]

Reed
Commentary on Psalm 146:5-10

Many Advent wreaths feature a pink candle for the Third Sunday of Advent — and [...]

axe
Commentary on Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 is timely for the season of Advent. [...]

Astronomical Clock
Commentary on Psalm 122

It would be hard to imagine a more poignant, desperately needed, and timely appeal than Psalm 122:6: [...]

Christmas scene in a 15th-century manuscript (detail)
Commentary on Psalm 97

On Christmas Day, when families in pajamas unwrap gifts under their trees, monks in monasteries all around [...]

Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Commentary on Psalm 84

Psalm 84 is classified as a pilgrimage psalm, sung as praise by those who traveled to Jerusalem [...]