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Jon Ericson reads a Psalm each day (or so). An important source for me is Robert Alter's "The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary" which I am currently reading. I won't be specifically focusing on religion, but it might sneak in from time to ti

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    Psalm 108

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 8:52


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

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    Psalm 107

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 12:11


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

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    Psalm 106

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 13:41


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

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    Psalm 105

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 10:34


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

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    Psalm 104

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 16:51


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

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    Psalm 103

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 10:18


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

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    Psalm 102

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 12:52


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

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    Psalm 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 7:23


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

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    Psalm 100

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 11:34


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

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    Psalm 99

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 7:08


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

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    Psalm 98

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 5:56


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

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    Psalm 97

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 6:50


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

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    Psalm 96

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 6:48


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

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    Psalm 95

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 6:16


    Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter. The sermon I was referring to is already on YouTube.

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    Psalm 94

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 7:46


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

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    Psalm 93

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 11:15


    The sermon that inspired me: "Bearing Fruit". Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

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    Psalm 92

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 5:58


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

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    Psalm 91

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 13:54


    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.

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    Psalm 90

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 5:48


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

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    Psalm 89

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 11:30


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

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    Psalm 88

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 9:36


    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).

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    Psalm 87

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 13:35


    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.

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    Psalm 86

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 8:29


    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".

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    Psalm 85

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 12:10


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

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    Psalm 84

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 7:30


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

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    Psalm 83

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 7:34


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

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    Psalm 82

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 6:32


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

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    Psalm 81

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 8:05


    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.

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    Psalm 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 7:22


    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.

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    Psalm 79

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 7:13


    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.

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    Psalm 78

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 8:25


    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.

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    Psalm 77

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 7:45


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

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    Psalm 76

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 3:50


    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.

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    Psalm 75

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 4:02


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

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    Psalm 74

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 4:22


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

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    Psalm 73

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 6:26


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

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    Psalm 72

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 6:58


    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.

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    Psalm 71

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 4:44


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

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    Psalm 70

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 5:46


    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.

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    Psalm 69

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 9:57


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

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    Psalm 68

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 7:11


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

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    Psalm 67

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 5:18


    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

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    Psalm 66

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 7:39


    Warning: political and cultural commentary after I finish with this Psalm. Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

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    Psalm 65

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 7:18


    A psalm about God being glorified by his creation and whether silence would do better. Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

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    Psalm 64

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 5:23


    Happy New Year to one and all! Reading from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.

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    Psalm 63

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 4:01


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

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    Psalm 62

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 3:09


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

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    Psalm 61

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 3:55


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

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    Psalm 60

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 9:25


    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.

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    Psalm 59

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 9:54


    Can't help but use Robert Alter for this Psalm.

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    Psalm 58

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 5:47


    Once again from the ESV.

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