Commentary on Psalm 97
The now well-known hymn “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” was performed for the first time on February [...]
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Commentary on Psalm 146:5-10
Many Advent wreaths feature a pink candle for the Third Sunday of Advent — and [...]
Commentary on Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 is timely for the season of Advent. [...]
Commentary on Psalm 122
It would be hard to imagine a more poignant, desperately needed, and timely appeal than Psalm 122:6: [...]
Commentary on Psalm 97
On Christmas Day, when families in pajamas unwrap gifts under their trees, monks in monasteries all around [...]
Commentary on Psalm 84
Psalm 84 is classified as a pilgrimage psalm, sung as praise by those who traveled to Jerusalem [...]
Commentary on Psalm 8
A problem with our hearing of Psalm 8, as with so many other biblical texts, may be [...]
Commentary on Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
Psalm 116 is a thanksgiving psalm.1 These hymns were sung [...]
Commentary on Psalm 22
Psalm 22 has been described rather glibly as “the fifth passion narrative” for the imagery it has [...]
Commentary on Psalm 16
In the context (wake, aftermath, light) of Easter, Psalm 16 proposes a contrast of sorts, between “the [...]
