Psalm

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 [...]

Moses with the Ten Commandments
Commentary on Psalm 19

It was a beautiful September day in Iowa and a group of students had gathered on one [...]

David bringing the Ark into Jerusalem
Commentary on Psalm 85:8-13

Psalm 85 is a communal prayer for help and verses 8-13 express confidence that the [...]

David bringing the Ark into Jerusalem
Commentary on Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

The texts for this Sunday provide the preacher with a [...]

Jeremiah
Commentary on Psalm 51:1-12

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

Entry into the City
Commentary on Psalm 31:9-16

“Our senses attach all the scorn, all the revulsion, all the hatred that our reason [...]

Christ washing the Disciples' Feet
Commentary on Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

Why is it called “Maundy Thursday?”1 That was my question [...]

Easter Morning
Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Psalm 118 is the last psalm in a group of [...]