Preaching on a psalm is like trying to give a talk on "America the Beautiful" or "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Psalms are meant to be sung—or at least read—again and again, till we know the next line ...

The lectionary psalms have no sense of rhythm and the translation is chaotic and inconsistent. The new lectionary has now been in force since the beginning of Advent last year. I say “in force” rather ...