Psalm

field of grain
Commentary on Psalm 81:1-10

Psalm 81 does not begin with a crisis but with a covenant memory, the memory [...]

Sculpture with bearded figure surrounded by three angels
Commentary on Psalm 29

Though it is impossible to know what tune accompanied Psalm 29 in its original recitations, the rhythms [...]

Ambulance with flashing lights streaming past lit building
Commentary on Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

This creation psalm celebrates the goodness, splendor, complexity, and interrelatedness [...]

Christ Taking Leave of the Apostles by Duccio di Buoninsegna
Commentary on Psalm 1

Psalm 1 opens the Psalter with words that echo much of the book of Proverbs. Life offers [...]

Man
Commentary on Psalm 47

Psalm 47 is classified as an enthronement psalm, a psalm celebrating God’s sovereignty over all creation. The [...]

Red apples on tree
Commentary on Psalm 98

Psalm 98 is an extraordinarily important psalm. Along with the similar Psalm 96, it anchors the collection [...]

Peaches on a branch
Commentary on Psalm 22:25-31

How odd is it, during Easter, to return to the Psalm of Good Friday, the [...]

Commentary on Psalm 23

Consider the vulnerability of a sheep.1 A sheep is a particularly vulnerable creature, especially when on its [...]

Christ Appearing to the Apostles after the Resurrection, William Blake, c.1795
Commentary on Psalm 4

Psalm 4 is the second of five individual laments of David that appear at the beginning of [...]

The Resurrected Christ Appearing to His Disciples, Luca Signorelli, 1514
Commentary on Psalm 133

Psalm 133 is 14th of the 15 “Songs of Ascents” in Book Five of the Psalter.1 These [...]