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Who do you say that I am? Jesus asks Peter this question in Matthew 16, and it still challenges preachers today. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Cody Sanders unpack Peter’s confession and explore what testimony (...)

Across the street from the university where my wife attended graduate school was a church whose sign included that famous quote from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland: “If you don’t know where you are going, (...)

Although the central section of this psalm is composed of hymnic praise of God, the psalm as a whole suggests that the prayer exemplifies what Walter Brueggemann categorized as psalms of reorientation.1 Psalms of reorientation (...)

This is a commentary on the middle section of Psalm 50—Psalm 50:7–15. The psalm can be divided into three sections: Psalm 50:1–6—Introduction (See my 2021 commentary on these verses) Psalm 50:7–15—God speaks to his people (...)

While Psalm 68 is fraught with interpretive difficulties—several one-of-a-kind words, obscure allusions, unknown geographical locations, and a less-than-clear structure—its general character and movement are clear enough.1 As Konrad Schaefer helpfully suggests, Psalm 68 “is a (...)

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 (...)

Psalm 66 is a hymn of thanksgiving in which the voices of the community of faith (verses 1–12) mingle with the voice of an individual psalm singer (verses 13–20).1 Verses 1–5 of the psalm echo (...)

Psalm 31, along with Psalms 22 and 69, is among the longest and most impressive of the genre known variously as lament, complaint, protest, and/or prayer for help.1 Not coincidentally, these three psalms figure prominently (...)

Psalm 116 is fourth in a group of psalms known as the “Egyptian Hallel” psalms (Psalms 113–118), the psalms recited at the Passover meal on the eighth day of Passover.1 Psalms 113 and 114 are (...)

Psalm 118 is the concluding psalm in the collection known as the “Egyptian Hallel” (Psalms 113–118).1 Hallel is the Hebrew word for “praise,” and this collection’s name reflects the emphasis in these psalms on praising (...)