John Hall

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” Psalm 150:6 This is the last verse in the Book of Psalms. Here are some of my concluding thoughts as I move on to Proverbs tomorrow: The psalmist exhorts “everything that has breath” to praise the Lord. That would include “every” man, woman, boy, […]

“Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.” Psalm 147:5 “His Understanding is Infinite”! How does that register with you? Can we even understand the word “Infinite”? Without Limit or Comprehension! This has been a recurrent thought of mine, during the last couple of years, as I meditate on God and

“Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head;” Psalm 141:5 The Bible uses graphic language. Today’s Verse (from KJV) has the word “smite”; not a word we use today. We would say strike or smack. Someone punching or open hand slapping. This is how David describes the

“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it.” Psalm 139:6 Another one of my favorite Psalms, and as you read through it, you can understand why! Today’s Verse summarizes my sentiment and thoughts. God’s Knowledge is Infinite! His Power is without measure! His Wisdom is Inscrutable! It

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!” Psalm 133:1 We may not be able to relate to Oil on a head or a beard like David could, or Dew on mountains, but we can relate to the words Good and Pleasant. He also uses the word “Behold”,

“But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.” Psalm 130:4 When the Sinner is truly awakened by God to the enormity of his Sin, all he can see is how worthy he is of Judgement. That he is truly deserving of Hell for Eternity. This is not contrived, or forced, or imagined;

“Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain.” Psalm 127:1 This Song of Ascents was penned by Solomon. Consider the implications. If there was anyone who knew how to “build” it was Solomon. Many Chapters are devoted to

“I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”” Psalm 122:1 As I’ve mentioned in the past, the 15 Psalms after Psalm 119 are called the Songs of Ascent. Many regard these as songs sung by travelers to the Feasts in Jerusalem. This one, by King David,

“O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.” Psalm 119:97 Psalm 119, besides being the longest Chapter in the Bible, is a Psalm dedicated to the Word of God. Almost every Verse in it has a word that describes the Law or an allusion to it. Today’s Verse helps us