Psalm

Detail from Matheis Stöberl's
Commentary on Psalm 47

Since ancient times Psalm 47 has been used for worship.1 It is plain to see why Christians [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 67

The sixth Sunday of Easter may feel a bit like the 12th day of Christmas—officially still in [...]

Detail from Corita Kent's
Commentary on Psalm 148

In the “Preaching from Psalms” class I am teaching, we are reading/singing/meditating our way through the Psalter.1 [...]

Detail from The Christ Pantocrator of St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai, a 6th-century encaustic icon.
Commentary on Psalm 23

The ubiquitous Psalm 23 has enriched the lives of believers, both Jews and Christians.1 It is so [...]

Detail from Duccio di Buoninsegna's painting
Commentary on Psalm 30

Having been rescued from foes, the poet lifts up the Lord in jubilant praise.1 If the Lord [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 150

If you have ever experienced a performance of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” you have some sense of what [...]

Art image of the stone rolled away from the tomb
Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Psalm 118 is the psalm of psalms for the Easter [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 22

Born out of a gut-wrenching anguish, Psalm 22 is the cry of one who knows what it [...]

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

At first glance, a psalm of thanksgiving may seem like [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 31:9-16

What are the stories that you replay over and over again in your mind?1 What [...]