1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm 4 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: John Stangey, and today we're in Psalms twenty seven and 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: twenty eight, and we'll be reading from the new English 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 1: translation by David The Lord delivers and vindicates me. I 7 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: fear no one. The Lord protects my life. I am 8 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: afraid of no one. When evil men attack me to 9 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: devour my flesh. When my adversaries and enemies attack me, 10 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: they stumble and fall. Even when an army is deployed 11 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: against me, I do not fear, even when war is imminent. 12 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: I remain confident. I have asked the Lord for one thing. 13 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: This is what I desire. I want to live in 14 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: the Lord's house all the days of my life, so 15 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and 16 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: contemplate in his temple. He will surely give me shelter. 17 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: In the day of danger. He will hide me in 18 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: his home. He will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit. 19 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me. 20 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout 21 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: for joy. I will sing praises to the Lord. Hear me, 22 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: O Lord, when I cry out, have mercy on me 23 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: and answer me. My heart tells me to pray to you, 24 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: and I do pray to you. O Lord, do not 25 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: reject me. Do not push your servant away in anger. 26 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: You are my deliverer. Do not forsake or abandon me, 27 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: O God, who vindicates me. Even if my father and 28 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: mother abandoned me, the Lord would take me in. Teach 29 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: me how you want me to live, Lead me along 30 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: a level path because of those who wait to ambush me. 31 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false 32 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: witnesses who want to destroy me, testify against me. Where 33 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: would I be if I did not believe I would 34 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 1: experience the Lord's favor in the land of the living. 35 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: Rely on the Lord. Be strong and confident, Rely on 36 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: the Lord. Psalm twenty eight by David To you, O Lord, 37 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: I cry out, my protector, Do not ignore me. If 38 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: you do not respond to me, I will join those 39 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: who are descending into the grave. Hear my plea for 40 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,519 Speaker 1: mercy when I cry out to you for help. When 41 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: I lift my hands toward your holy temple. Do not 42 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, 43 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: who talk so friendly to their neighbors while they plan 44 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: to harm them. Pay them back for their evil deeds, 45 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: pay them back for what they do. Punish them for 46 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: they do not understand the Lord's actions or the way 47 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: he carries out justice. The Lord will permanently demolish them. 48 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: The Lord deserves praise for he has heard my plea 49 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: for mercy. The Lord strengthens and protects me. I trust 50 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: in him with all my heart. I am rescued, and 51 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: my heart is full of joy. I will sing to 52 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: him in gratitude. The Lord strengthens his people. He protects 53 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: and delivers his chosen King. Deliver your people, Empower the 54 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: nation that belongs to you, care for them like a shepherd, 55 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: and carry them in your arms at all times. Let's pray, Lord, 56 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: We thank you for your word, and we thank you 57 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: for the privilege of being able to look at it 58 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: together today and to be in couraged by it. Lord, 59 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: your word is so encouraging to us, and we're grateful 60 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: Lord for the things that are contained in these passages. 61 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: But one of the reminders that we're given here is 62 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: the fact that you are the Lord who delivers. You 63 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: deliver us, Lord from death. You deliver us from captivity 64 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: to sin. You deliver us from our temptations and our 65 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: trials and all sorts of things that occur in our life. Lord, 66 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: you are the one that provides deliverance. This deliverance, Lord, 67 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: we know you provide for us through your son Jesus Christ, 68 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: and I love how Psalm twenty eight ends with this 69 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: reminder to us, Lord, that you care for your children 70 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: like a shepherd. You carry them in your arms at 71 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: all times. Lord Jesus, that's who you are to us. 72 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: You are our shepherd. You carry us in your arms, 73 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: you look after us, you meet our needs, you protect us, 74 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: and you grant us your guidance in all contexts and sirircumstances. 75 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: So we're grateful for these things. Lord. We need that 76 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: from you now. And we pray, Lord that we would 77 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: honor you in all matters and in all areas with 78 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: anything you entrust to our care. We pray that we 79 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: would be stewards of such things so that we would 80 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: honor you with them. Thank you, Lord for your love 81 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: and for your presence with us today, and we commit 82 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: this day to your care and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.