Psalm

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

Detail from a fresco at Igreja da Misericórdia (Church of Mercy) in Évora, Portugal.
Commentary on Psalm 126

Psalm 126 packs amazing poignancy and power in the space of only six verses.1 It is the [...]