WEBVTT - Psalms 75-77

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>John Stangey, and today we're in Psalms seventy five, seventy six,

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<v Speaker 1>and seventy seven, and we'll be reading from the contemporary

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<v Speaker 1>English version Psalm seventy five, a psalm and a song

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<v Speaker 1>by Asaff for the music leader to the tune don't

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<v Speaker 1>destroy our God. We thank you for being so near

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<v Speaker 1>to us. Everyone celebrates your wonderful deeds. You have set

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<v Speaker 1>a time to judge with fairness. The earth trembles and

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<v Speaker 1>its people shake. You alone, keep its foundations firm. You

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<v Speaker 1>tell every bragger stop bragging to the wicked. You say,

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<v Speaker 1>don't boast of your power. Stop bragging. Quit telling me

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<v Speaker 1>how great you are our Lord and our God. Victory

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't come from the east or the west, or from

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<v Speaker 1>the desert. You are the one who judges. You can

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<v Speaker 1>take away power and give it to others. You hold

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<v Speaker 1>in your hand a cup filled with wine, strong and foaming.

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<v Speaker 1>You will pour out some for every sinful person on

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<v Speaker 1>this earth, and they will have to drink until it

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<v Speaker 1>is gone, but I will always tell about you, the

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<v Speaker 1>God of Jacob, and I will sing your praise. Our Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>you will destroy the power of evil people, but you

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<v Speaker 1>will give strength to those who are good. Psalm seventy six,

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<v Speaker 1>a song and a psalm for the music leader use

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<v Speaker 1>stringed instruments. You, our God, are famous in Judah and

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<v Speaker 1>honored in Israel. Your home is on Mount Zion, in

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<v Speaker 1>the City of Peace. There you destroyed fiery arrows, shields, swords,

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<v Speaker 1>and all the other weapons. You are more glorious than

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<v Speaker 1>the eternal mountains. Brave warriors were robbed of what they

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<v Speaker 1>had taken, and now they lie dead, unable to lift

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<v Speaker 1>an arm. God of Jacob. When you roar, enemy chariots

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<v Speaker 1>and horses drop dead in their tracks. Our God, you

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<v Speaker 1>are fearsome and no one can oppose you. When you

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<v Speaker 1>are angry from heaven. You announced your decisions as judge,

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<v Speaker 1>and all who live on this earth were terrified and

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<v Speaker 1>silent when you took over as judge, ready to rescue

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<v Speaker 1>everyone in need. Even the most angry people will praise

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<v Speaker 1>you when you are furious. Everyone make your promises to

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord, your God, and do what you promise. The

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<v Speaker 1>Lord is fearsome, and all of his servants should bring

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<v Speaker 1>him gifts. God destroys the courage of rulers and kings

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<v Speaker 1>and makes cowards of them. Psalm seventy seven a psalm

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<v Speaker 1>by Asaff for Jeduthan, the music Leader. I pray to you,

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<v Speaker 1>Lord God, and I beg you to listen. In days

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<v Speaker 1>filled with trouble, I search for you, and at night

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<v Speaker 1>I tirelessly lift my hands in prayer, refusing comfort. When

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<v Speaker 1>I think of you, I feel restless and weak. Because

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<v Speaker 1>of you, Lord God, I can't sleep. I am restless

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<v Speaker 1>and can't even talk. I think of times gone by,

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<v Speaker 1>of those years long ago. Each night my mind is

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<v Speaker 1>flooded with questions. Have you rejected me forever? Won't you

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<v Speaker 1>be kind again? Is this the end of your love

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<v Speaker 1>and your promises? Have you forgotten how to have pity?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you refuse to show mercy because of your anger? Then,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, God, Most High, what hurts me most is

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<v Speaker 1>that you no longer help us with your mighty arm our. Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>I will remember the things you have done, your miracles

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<v Speaker 1>of long ago. I will think about each one of

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<v Speaker 1>your mighty deeds. Everything you do is right, and no

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<v Speaker 1>other God compares with you. You alone work miracles, and

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<v Speaker 1>you have let nations see your mighty power. With your

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<v Speaker 1>own arm, you rescued your people, the descendants of Jacob

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<v Speaker 1>and Joseph. The ocean looked at you, God, and it

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<v Speaker 1>trembled deep down with fear. Water flowed from the clouds.

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<v Speaker 1>Thunder was heard above, as your arrows of lightning flashed about.

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<v Speaker 1>Your thunder roared like chariot wheels. The world was made

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<v Speaker 1>bright by lightning, and all the earth trembled. You walk

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<v Speaker 1>through the water of the mighty sea, but your footprints

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<v Speaker 1>were never seen. You guided your people like a flock

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<v Speaker 1>of sheep, and you chose Moses and Aaron to be

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<v Speaker 1>their leaders. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you for the privilege to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to look at it together today. And Lord, as we

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<v Speaker 1>look through these psalms, we can see as the Psalmist

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<v Speaker 1>expresses the deep concerns of his mind and his heart,

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<v Speaker 1>even the things that tended to keep him awake at night.

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<v Speaker 1>But ultimately, Lord, the Psalmist was comforted by the same

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<v Speaker 1>things that comfort us. We're comforted by the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>you are in complete control, even when it seems like

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<v Speaker 1>we experience all sorts of disappointment or opposition or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it may be that we experience. Means we can always

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<v Speaker 1>come back to the fact that you are in complete control. Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>We enjoy seeing references here like the fact that you

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<v Speaker 1>walked on water of the mighty Sea, but your footprints

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<v Speaker 1>were never seen, and that you guide your people like

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<v Speaker 1>a flock of sheep. And Lord, we know that these

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<v Speaker 1>promises find fulfillment in your son Jesus Christ, who walked

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<v Speaker 1>on the water, who is the good shepherd who provides

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<v Speaker 1>us guidance and direction as we need it. So we're

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for these things. We're grateful for these reminders, and

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<v Speaker 1>we pray Lord that you'd give us peace, that you'd

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<v Speaker 1>comfort our hearts through faith in your son Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for all of these things. Lord, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for being present here with us, and we pray this

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<v Speaker 1>all in Jesus' name. Amen.