Poetry and Prayer
By Meir Soloveichik
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Jews Christians, and many others have long turned to the biblical Book of Psalms in moments of joy and sorrow. In this daily podcast, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik guides listeners through all 150 chapters, exploring their poetry, meaning, and enduring place in the life of faith.
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The Day of Jerusalem and Psalm 126
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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Psalm 150: The Orchestra That Is Us
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Psalm 149: A New Song
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Psalm 148: Praise of God and the Great Chain of Being
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Psalm 147: The God That Counts the Stars
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Psalm 146: Polyphonic Music and the 146th Psalm
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Psalm 145: What Is the Most Famous Psalm?
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Psalm 144: David's Thanksgiving
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Psalm 143: God's Tzedek and the Human Being
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Psalm 142: David's Cave and Plato's Cave
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Psalm 141: The Incense Offering and the Offering of One's Heart
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Psalm 140: The Sharpened Tongue
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Psalm 139: The Almighty and Infinity
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May 31, 2026 |
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Psalm 138: The Strings and Heart of David
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May 29, 2026 |
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Psalm 136: The Great Hallel and the Fifth Cup
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May 28, 2026 |
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Psalm 135: David's Temple and Solomon's Temple
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May 27, 2026 |
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Psalm 134: The Final Song of Ascent
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May 26, 2026 |
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Psalm 133: Brothers in Unity
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May 25, 2026 |
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Psalm 132: David's Search and David's Vision
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May 24, 2026 |
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Psalm 131: David, Aristotle, and the Great-Souled Man
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May 21, 2026 |
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Psalm 130: The Depths
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May 20, 2026 |
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Psalm 129: Providence vs. Chance
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May 19, 2026 |
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Psalm 128: The Temple and the Family
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May 18, 2026 |
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Psalm 127: David, Solomon, and Posterity
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May 17, 2026 |
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Psalm 125: The Mountains Around Jerusalem
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May 15, 2026 |
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Psalm 124: The Jewish Miracle
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May 14, 2026 |
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Psalm 123: Servant and Child
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May 13, 2026 |
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Psalm 122: David's Vision of Jerusalem
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May 12, 2026 |
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Psalm 121: The Journey and the Prayer
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May 11, 2026 |
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Psalm 120: Jaw and War
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May 10, 2026 |
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Psalm 119—Part 8: The Lost Sheep and the Guidance of God
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May 08, 2026 |
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Psalm 119—Part 7: Far and Near
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May 07, 2026 |
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Psalm 119—Part 6: A Heavenly Light on Earth
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May 06, 2026 |
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Psalm 119—Part 5: Whose Torah Is It?
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May 05, 2026 |
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Psalm 119—Part 4: A Beacon and a Guide
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May 04, 2026 |
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Psalm 119—Part 3: Testimonies
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May 03, 2026 |
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Psalm 119—Part 2: The Music of the Torah
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May 01, 2026 |
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Psalm 119—Part 1: The Longest Psalm and the Love of the Law
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Psalm 118: The Shortest Psalm
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Psalm 117: The Shortest Psalm
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Psalm 116: Salvation in the Dark
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Psalm 115: Lo Lanu and Henry V
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Psalm 114: Agam and Renewal
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Psalm 111: Philosophy and Awe
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Psalm 113: Hallel
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Psalm 112: Judaism, the Righteous, and Memory
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Psalm 110: David and the Mysterious Monarch
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Psalm 109: Wickedness and Words
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Psalm 108: The Wind in the Harp
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Psalm 107: The Mayflower and the 107th Psalm
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Psalm 106: Not a Mirror, but Two Sides of a Coin
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Psalm 105: Love of Abraham and of His Children
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Psalm 104: The Song of Nature
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Psalm 103: Fallibility, Faith, and Forgiveness
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Psalm 102: The Stones of Jerusalem
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Psalm 101: Justice and the House of David
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Psalm 100: Thanksgiving to God and Fellowship with Others
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Psalm 99: Moses, Aaron, Samuel, and Leadership
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Psalm 98: Two Forms of Music
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Psalm 97: Let There Be Light Sown
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Psalm 96: Sanctity and Beauty
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Psalm 95: The Galilee Sabbath Greeting
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Psalm 94: Wickedness and Moral Wisdom
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Psalm 93: Creation and Hope
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Psalm 92: The Missing Sabbath of the Sabbath Psalm
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Psalm 91: A Prayer for Providential Protection
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Psalm 90: Fourscore
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Psalm 89: David, King of Israel
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Psalm 88: The Wise, Unknown Man of Faith
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Psalm 87: The Endless Wonder of Jerusalem
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Psalm 86: A Single Heart
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Psalm 85: Truth, Love, and Righteousness
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Psalm 84: Proclaim Dror and the Spiritual Home
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Psalm 83: The Battle of Yehoshaphat
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Psalm 82: Judges and Virtue
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Psalm 81: The Shofar of Rosh Hashanah and the Clock of the Long Now
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Psalm 80: Love and the Cherubim
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Psalm 79: Of and Wrath and Joy
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Psalm 78—Part 4: Two Types of Shepherds, Two Types of Staffs
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Psalm 78—Part 3: A Cloud, a Fire, and a National Seal
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Psalm 78—Part 2: A Discordant Complaint and Heavenly Food
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Psalm 78—Part 1: The Psalm of Jewish History
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Psalm 77: Exodus and the Exile
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Psalm 76: The Curious Date of Purim and the Psalm of Salvation
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Psalms 74 & 75: Tisha b'Av, Purim, and Two Separate Psalms
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Psalm 73: The God of the Temple and the Ways of the World
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Psalm 72: David's Prayer for His Son
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Psalm 71: Mr. Old, Mr. Young, and the 71st Psalm
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Psalm 70: Scorn, Derision, and Exclamations of Delight
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Psalm 69—Part 2: An Obscure Blessing and the Fulfillment of Psalm 69
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Psalm 69—Part 1: A Yiddishism in Two Separate Psalms
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Psalm 68—Part 2: The Plural City
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Psalm 68—Part 1: The Journey of the Ark and the Symbol of Faith
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Psalm 67: The Universal Priestly Blessings
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Psalm 66: The Anonymous Psalm of Jewish History
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Psalm 65: Nature's Praise and the Nature of Praise
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Psalm 64: The Profound Power of the Spoken Word
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Psalm 63: David, Churchill, and the Desert
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Psalm 62: The Psalm of Silence
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Psalm 61: Generation to Generation
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Psalm 60: David and Grant: Defeat and Victory
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Psalm 59: The Monarch and the Mannequin
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Psalm 58: Justice Jackson, C.S. Lewis, and the Psalms of Anger
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Psalm 57: Of Plato's Cave and an Elven Queen
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Psalm 56: Two Types of Doves
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Psalm 55: Et tu, Achitofel
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Psalm 54: David Among the Judahites
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Psalm 53: The Repeated Psalm and the Two Names of God
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Psalm 52: The Wormtongue of Tanakh
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Psalm 51: Rembrandt's David and the Etching of a Psalm
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Psalm 50: George Washington and the Korban Todah
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Psalm 49: Of Tolstoy and Tehillim
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Psalm 48: The Secretary of State Cites the Psalms
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Psalm 47: The International Shofar
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Psalm 46: Assyria and Apocalypse
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Psalm 45: The Royal Marriage
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Psalm 44—Part 2: God's Prediction and Presence
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Psalm 44—Part 1: A Psalm of Tragedy and Faith
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Psalm 43: The Spiritual Soliloquy
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Psalm 42: The Shocking Sons of Korach
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Psalm 41: Moses, David, and the Five Books
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Psalm 40: Inscribed on Our Souls
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Psalm 39: The Levite That Sang David's Songs
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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The Reminder Psalm
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Seeing and a Call to Action
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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The Anav and the Nature of Humility
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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True Enlightenment in the Midst of Darkness
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Psalm 35: The Psalm That United the Continental Congress
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Psalm 34: The Psalm of the Antic Disposition
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Psalm 33: The Purpose of Praise
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Psalm 32: The Psalm of the Imperfect King
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Psalm 31: The Heart of the Fugitive King
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Psalm 30: Whose House Is It?
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Psalm 29: The Voice of God and the Beauty of Holiness
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Psalm 28: A Psalm and a Famous Song
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Psalm 27: Two Psalms in One
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Psalm 26: A Friend in Deed
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Psalm 25: An Aleph, Bet Psalm
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Psalm 24: The God of the World and the Mountain of God
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Psalm 23: Yossi Hershkovitz and the 23rd Song
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Psalm 22: Night and Dawn
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Psalm 21: The Golden Crown of David
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Psalm 20: Omer Shem Tov and the Psalm of War
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Psalm 19: C.S. Lewis and the Sweetness of the Law
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Psalm 18—Part 3: You Say "Migdol," I Say "Magdil"
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Psalm 18—Part 2: Subject and Object in Statesmanship and Salvation
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Psalm 18—Part 1: David's Song and Stanley Spyler
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Psalm 17: The Bedtime Psalm
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Psalm 16: Truman's Torah and the Right Hand of David
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Psalm 15: A Funeral Psalm About Life
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Psalm 14: The Fool Named Fool and the Wise King's Psalm
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Psalm 13: A Psalm of Anguish and Joy
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Psalm 12: The Danger of Duplicity and the Silver Speech of the Divine
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Psalm 11: A Mountain, a Bird, and the Nature of Faith
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Psalm 10: Athens, Jerusalem, and Injustice
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Psalm 9: David, the Psalms, and the Existence of Evil
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Psalm 8: Majesty and Humility in the Psalms
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Psalm 7: David, Saul, and the Psalms
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Psalm 6: Tachanun and the Intimate Encounter with the Almighty
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Psalm 5: To Be Like Bees
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Psalm 4: For the Conductor
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Psalm 3: For the Sake of the Sacred City
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Psalm 2: Jerusalem, DC
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Psalm 1: Psalms in a Gulag and on a Gameshow
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Nov 28, 2025 |