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In Hebrew, the name for the book of Psalms is tehillim, or “praises,” because from beginning to end, the God we confess is the subject of our praise.1 Yet we must be clear, this unbridled (...)

This psalm was used to guide worship, rather than as a record of the particular faith journey of an individual in time.1 Its words offered the community of faith a structure in which to express (...)

Prayer is frequently found in Ephesians and placed in “strategic positions within the letter: at the outset, at the transition of the two halves of the letter, and at the end.”1 In this letter, therefore, “theology (...)

Since ancient times Psalm 47 has been used for worship.1 It is plain to see why Christians have used it on Ascension Day. “God has gone up with a shout” (verse 5) brings to mind (...)

We are familiar with the moments of Jesus’ Passion the church remembers in its observation of Good Friday: Jesus’ arrest, Peter’s denials, the cruel abuse of Jesus by his captors, the mockery of a trial (...)

Psalm 118 is the psalm of psalms for the Easter season.1 The early church found in Psalm 118 the words of Jesus, who remembered his suffering and persecution during Holy Week and who gave thanks (...)

Born out of a gut-wrenching anguish, Psalm 22 is the cry of one who knows what it is to be bullied by his enemies, rejected by his community, and abandoned by God.1 The threat for (...)

What are the stories that you replay over and over again in your mind?1 What are notes that you choose to hear in your inner ear long after an event has played its tune? What (...)

Psalm 27 is one of the most profound prayers in the entire Bible. The depth of the psalmist’s trust in God echoes across the ages, leading James L. Mays to rank it right up there (...)

This psalm is a prayer of penitence, confession, remorse, owning mistakes made, and seeking a fresh start of new life with a restored soul upon receiving God’s forgiveness.1  Psalm 51 is traditionally attributed to David, (...)