Monthly Archives: April 2017

There is so much in this psalm which is more than even what the words say and represent.  I’m getting to it a bit late this evening so tomorrow you will have a two for one.  We have to talk … Continue reading →

Get ready for the long, long, long psalm tomorrow.  It is the longest chapter in the Bible…but wait, that is tomorrow.  Just give yourself a lot of time to read the Psalm, and since I’m not preaching on Sunday I’ll … Continue reading →

So, here are a couple of interesting tidbits in regards to Psalm 117.  It is the shortest Psalm in the Bible.  It is the shortest chapter in the Bible.  It is exactly in the center of the Bible.  It is … Continue reading →

The first place my mind went was to this song.  Then, right after I thought of this song  I thought of Jonah 2 when he prays in the belly of the whale.  It sounds like he is saying this Psalm. … Continue reading →

Let’s jump ahead to verse 16 and of what Scripture does this remind you?  Go to Genesis 1:26ff (ff means through the end of the chapter).  You find the terminology “dominion” in reference to humans and all of creation.  You … Continue reading →

Here is another psalm that has great imagery.  Look at vss. 3-4.  Do you see the sea fleeing?  That must have been a reference to the parting of the Red Sea.  I don’t have a direct correlation to the next … Continue reading →

This isn’t what I was looking for, but I guess it will work.  I was looking for a song that I used to sing that said:  “From the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same, the … Continue reading →

This is a really different psalm from those we have seen before.  We have the somewhat traditional, and I would even say somewhat mistaken, claim that those who trust in the Lord can rely upon earthly blessings and riches.  There … Continue reading →

I have said quite a few times that one of the aspects that I love about the church is that it is filled with sinners just like me.  There is not a sense that the church is populated with people … Continue reading →

The psalms have such beautiful imagery.  Look at vs.3 and the words which speak of the young who will be birthed in order to fight on the side of the Lord.  It speaks of the youth coming over the mountains as … Continue reading →