Psalm a Day

Reading from ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Robert Alter.

Reading from ⁠⁠⁠The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary⁠⁠⁠ by Robert Alter.

Reading from ⁠⁠The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary⁠⁠ by Robert Alter.

Reading from ⁠The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary⁠ by Robert Alter.

Reading from ⁠The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary⁠ by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

The sermon I was referring to is already on YouTube.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

I remembered correctly. 1 Samuel 18:7:

And the women sang to one another as they celebrated,

“Saul has struck down his thousands,
and David his ten thousands.”

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

The book I mentioned is The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3).

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

This is a somewhat longer episode because I analyze the Psalm line-by-line. 

It's also the first using new cover art created by my friend Hal Bond.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

The podcast I mentioned is Christianity Today's "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill". Specifically episode 9: "Questioning the Origin Myth".

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

My pastor has been preaching through Exodus since the beginning of the year. If you are interested, here's the first in the series.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

The sermon I mentioned is Calling. Journey. Becoming. "God's Beauty is Contagious"  August 22, 2021.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Related to this episode is today's article by David French: They Held the Line.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

My church is still broadcasting services on YouTube. I expect that will be part of the new normal. Our pastor, Brian Chan, started his series on Exodus in January.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

YouTube has an edit of the various Balrog scenes from all three Lord of the Ring films.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

If you are listening in some point in the future where this is forgotten, here's the NY Times story about Ted Cruz.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

As I mentioned, Psalm 70 repeats a section of Psalm 40. I didn't actually talk about it there, but I did post an answer with more details.

For more on Ravi Zacharias, David French has a helpful summary.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter. Mentioned in my commentary:

• My blog post
• My pastor's Facebook post
• My initial response to the attack on the Capitol
• Further thoughts today

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

I'm going to make The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter my default translation. From now on, I won't mention it in the episode itself.