Search Results

Psalm 107 is a psalm of thanksgiving, extolling God for delivering God’s people from a variety of troubles. The lectionary text has been selected from the psalm to form a parallel to the Gospel text (...)

Psalm 123 is the fourth psalm in the collection of psalms held together by the common designation “of Ascents” in their titles (Psalms 120-134).1 These psalms were probably collected for use during pilgrimage to Jerusalem (...)

Psalm 123 is the fourth psalm in the collection of psalms held together by the common designation “of Ascents” in their titles (Psalms 120-134). These psalms were probably collected for use during pilgrimage to Jerusalem (...)

Psalm 78 is the second longest psalm in the Psalter (next to Psalm 119) and by far the longest psalm that rehearses Israel’s history (Psalms 105 and 106 are two other examples).1 The events of (...)

Psalm 78 is the second longest psalm in the Psalter (next to Psalm 119) and by far the longest psalm that rehearses Israel’s history (Psalms 105 and 106 are two other examples). The events of (...)

Psalm 22 is a familiar psalm to most of us.1 It opens with the words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? — words uttered by Jesus on the cross in the gospel (...)

Psalm 107 opens with the words: O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble (...)

After the birth narrative, Matthew’s story of Jesus skips to the adult Jesus coming to the Judean desert to be baptized by John the Baptizer. When John the Baptizer is handed over and eventually executed, (...)

The lectionary selection from Psalm 40 includes 10 verses that express thanksgiving (verses 1–10) and one verse of petition for help (verse 11).1 The shift from thanks to plea represents a major problem of interpretation (...)

God has seemingly turned God’s face away.1 So distant, so imperceptible is God’s presence in Psalm 80 that the psalmist concludes that God must be angry with Israel. Why else would God allow the fruit (...)