Biblical psalms


Psalm 136: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 136 is a great praise to God who speaks of the great works done by the Lord with creation and recalls the events of the Exodus with the entry into the Promised Land. He concludes by...

Psalm 122: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 122 was most likely written after the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, when the people returned from exile. It was used for the pilgrimages that took place every year and which...

Psalm 120: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 120 refers to a man who experienced God's help when he was distressed and now, targeted by opponents, who would like to demolish it, would like to take refuge in him. Psalm 120...

Psalm 92: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 92 begins by illustrating how beautiful it is to give praise to the Lord and the author reflects on how great works of God are such as the liberation from Egypt, the Sinai covenant,...

Psalm 95: complete, commentary

Comment – In Psalm 95 the author invites to pray during a visit to the temple, it is presumed on the occasion of the feast of the huts with which the walk in the desert was celebrated. God is...

Psalm 141: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 141 is an invocation of the author to God to listen to him every time he invokes him. The psalmist asks the Lord to help him dose the words, so that they do not say evil things, to...

Psalm 113: complete, commentary

Comment – In Psalm 113 the author invites us to praise the name of the Lord twice, since in comparison to him any other name counts for nothing. The meaning of the name of the Lord is that of...

Psalm 150: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 150 consists of 10 invitations to praise God, probably referring to the ten commandments, in the awareness that it is not possible to praise and thank God if his law of love is not...

Psalm 117: complete, commentary

Comment – Psalm 117 was written in the period immediately after exile, drawing inspiration from the book of Isaiah. With strength Israel, sure of God's love, invites all nations to recognize him as...

Psalm 131: complete, commentary

Comment – He who prays in Psalm 131 does not boast about the riches and acknowledgments received but, on the contrary, remains humble taking into account his limitations. God's love and protection...


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