Biblical psalms


Psalm 47: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 47 constitutes a joyful hymn to God king of the universe, inviting all peoples to applaud the Lord. Victory for the people of Israel comes after dramatic defeats with the conquest of...

Psalm 14: complete, commentary

Comment – In Psalm 14 the author describes the personal situation of dismay for the bad things that happen around him, but throws his fears on the wicked, certain that they will tremble with fear...

Psalm 146: complete, commentary

Comment – The time when Psalm 146 was written dates back to a period after exile, characterized by a time of peace and normality. The psalmist intends to testify and praise the Lord for the rest of...

Psalm 116: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 116 speaks of the story of a Jewish man of faith who addresses a deep-hearted prayer to God, with whom he asks to be freed from sadness and anguish, aware that the Lord will listen to...

Psalm 130: complete, commentary

Comment – The author of Psalm 130 prays persistently to God with all his heart, as he is pervaded by a vast sense of tribulation that leads him to anguish. He qualifies as a poor sinner and asks the...

Psalm 9: complete, commentary

Comment – He who turns his prayer to God in Psalm 9 proposes to praise him always and with a joyful heart he cannot imagine his life without God. Psalm 9 complete[1] To the choir master. Softly....

Psalm 17: complete, commentary

Comment – In Psalm 17 the author is accused of impiety and for this slander his enemies want to put him to death. He poses this problem to God, sure that he has not failed, but asks him, as judge, to...

Psalm 42: complete, commentary

Comment – The author of Psalm 42 is a deportee who finds himself in the situation of being subjected to all kinds of harassment by his jailers. The song of praise opens with a huge desire from the...

Psalm 59: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 59 is the prayer of a righteous man who is in Jerusalem, in the city besieged by the troops of Antiochus V who, after the looting of the treasures of the temple, began a paganization...

Psalm 11: complete, commentary

Comment – In Psalm 11 the author struggles against all those who want to discourage him, marveling that they can advise him in this way, given his great trust in the Lord God. Psalm 11 complete[1]...


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