How very apropos today’s reading is for what is going on around here! How many times did we read “Praise the Lord!”, “Bless the Lord!”, “Praise the name of the Lord!” today? And expressions of devotion to God and of how good He is. As I record this episode on Sunday evening, I am still…

I really like these short little Psalms. I’m sure you know that these were written as songs, and I can easily see these as songs that became popular to be sung not only in the temple, but as the people went about their days. Don’t you have some favorite songs or choruses from your church…

The Hebrew language had several different words that are often translated into English as “law”. I’m not going to give you all those different Hebrew words here today, but I’m going to read a partial list some of their meanings, and I’d like to see if you can pick out which of these words are…

Psalms chapter 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, and it’s smack dab in the center. You know what is really amazing about it? The writer wrote something that could not have been accepted by the Jews! Why? Because it says, “Praise the Lord, all nations! Praise Him, all people!” You see, unless you…

What we have in the first verse of Psalm 110 is an example of how the English language is not as clear as the original language. Verse one begins with the words, “The LORD said to my Lord”. Not all that clear, right? Let’s see what the original language reveals. We’ll start with the first:…

Have you ever been falsely accused? Attacked? I have. And it hurts. The human part of us wants to strike back, but then we remember what Jesus said in His sermon on the mount in Matthew 5:38 and 39, “38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth…

In this Psalm there are several calls to give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures. We hear this refrain four times: Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,and for the amazing things he has done for people! And the Psalm ends with the line:…

In our chapters from Psalms today, I’m reminded of how forgetful we are. Nowadays, one of my favorite apps is Evernote, when I remember to use it. Here’s an example of how it’s helped me. Sometime last year one of the headlights on my car burned out, so I went to my local auto parts…