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Pentecost Season · Proper 27 · Year C

Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 or Psalm 98

I Will Extol You, My God and King

November 12, 2028

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Honthorst learned his candlelight in Rome from Caravaggio's followers, and the Dutch called him Gherardo delle Notti for it. Here the light comes off the harp itself.A psalm of praise is a sung thing, and this is the singer with the instrument in his hands.Gerard van HonthorstA Utrecht painter (1592-1656) who went to Rome, learned Caravaggio's night lighting there, and brought it home. The Italians called him Gherardo delle Notti, Gerard of the Nights.Centraal Museum, UtrechtThe oldest municipal museum in the Netherlands, and the home of the Utrecht Caravaggisti who brought Italian night-lighting north.Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 20:27-38Lk 20:27-38
Epistle2 Thess. 2:1-5, 13-172 Thes 2:1-5, 13-17
Old TestamentHag. 1:15b-2:9Hg 1:15b-2:9Alt. OTJob 19:23-27aJb 19:23-27a
PsalterPs. 145:1-5, 17-21Ps 145:1-5, 17-21 orPs. 98Ps 98Alt. PsalmPs. 17:1-9Ps 17:1-9

Overview & Insights

"The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love." (Psalm 145:8)

An acrostic hymn of praise extolling God's greatness, graciousness, and nearness to all who call on him. The alternate option, Psalm 98, is a hymn celebrating God's victory and coming judgment of the world with equity.

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Commentary

Psalm 145:1 CommentariesPs 145:1 Commentaries BibleHub

A composite of classic commentaries on this acrostic hymn of praise.

Psalm 145 CommentaryPs 145 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse notes on the psalmist's extended praise of God's character.

Psalm 145Ps 145 StudyLight

Barnes' Notes gives a close verse-by-verse reading of the Hebrew text.

Psalm 98:1 CommentariesPs 98:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Covers the alternate option, a hymn celebrating God's victory and coming just judgment.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 145:1-5Ps 145:1-5 Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the psalm alongside classic Jewish commentary.

Psalm 145:1 InterlinearPs 145:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Hebrew word for God's 'steadfast love' repeated through the psalm.

Psalms 98Ps 98 Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the alternate psalm alongside classic Jewish commentary.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Psalm 145Catena on Ps 145 Catena

Patristic comments on this hymn of praise, gathered verse by verse.

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