"Even when I walk in the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" (Psalms 23:4). This is one of the most beloved and well-known ...

The background of Psalm 103 is unclear, but what is clear is a desire on the part of David to praise God for all that He has done. He speaks of God’s personal blessings, His forgiving love and he ends ...

As Christians, we are called to a life of prayer. As we seek to respond to this call and live a life of prayer, we need the set prayers of our tradition, just as we also need the spontaneous prayer ...

Wherever I am and whatever I do, Lord, you are with me. I had to fly out to Germany this week to attend the funeral of my ...

What is your Psalm of comfort during these uncomfortable times? I love the Psalms. The most soaring and sensitive parts of the Bible, the Psalms constantly reveal to me new ways that hope can triumph ...

What a gift to receive a heap of books on the Psalms in this time when it’s hard to know how to pray. They arrived in the mail just before the pandemic and the world’s shock at American policing ...

1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with ...

“If God lived in our neighborhood, we’d throw stones through His (sic) windows.” I do not know who originally said that, though I think that the original was in Yiddish. But, it’s true. And, if you ...

The Psalms show us how to faithfully protest to God. After I was diagnosed with cancer five years ago, I returned to the Book of Psalms anew. I started to pray with psalms that I had merely read ...

Praise God: Psalms 100 "A Song of Praise unto the Lord" #god #hbcu #love #success #motivation Psalm 100 is the 100th psalm in the Book of Psalms in the Tanakh.[1] In English, it is translated as "Make ...

When you think of Thanksgiving Day, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For many of us, the first thing we think about is the feast and the gathering with family or friends. It's a tradition ...