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Psalm 107, classified as a community hymn of praise, was most likely a liturgy of thanks offered by worshipers at a festival at the temple in Jerusalem. The psalm opens in verses 1-3 with  an (...)

In the conventional understanding, the Psalm in the weekly lectionary is chosen to meditate on the First Reading and, like that reading, to anticipate the Gospel. In that case, the insistence that God has searched (...)

Psalm 97 is one of only seven psalms in the book of Psalms that is classified as an enthronement psalm (Psalms 47, 93, 95-99). These psalms are distinguished from the royal psalms (Psalms 2, 18, (...)

The biblical texts for the second week of Advent are Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13, 2 Peter 3:8-15a, and Mark 1:1-8. The prophetic voice in Isaiah confidently claims an end to exile as the “Lord (...)

This week’s psalm selection is the opening section of one of the great lyrics of the Bible — Psalm 90. It is the only poem in the Psalter that is associated with Moses; the Hebrew (...)

“A Mighty Fortress is Our God” — the hymn, which according to Ulrich Leupold, “more than any other epitomizes Luther’s thought and personal experience” — is a rather free paraphrase of Psalm 46. For that (...)

God of Power, God of the People Some of the psalms are among the easiest parts of the Bible to understand.  The comforting message of Psalm 23, the expression of wonder at the night sky (...)

The last words that Jesus spoke from the cross, according to Luke, were taken from this psalm: “Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.’ Having said (...)

Psalm 116 is sung or read each year at Passover celebrations in Jewish homes to this day. Don’t Give Up On Prayer! The psalm is a part of the collection of psalms running from 113 (...)

Psalm 16 is a very problematic psalm, and for a gaggle of reasons: 1. Most scholars consider this to be a Song of Confidence or Trust like Psalm 23, yet it begins with a very (...)