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Speaker 1: You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm
Speaker 1: John Stangey, and today we're in Psalms seventy five, seventy six,
Speaker 1: and seventy seven, and we'll be reading from the contemporary
Speaker 1: English version Psalm seventy five, a psalm and a song
Speaker 1: by Asaff for the music leader to the tune don't
Speaker 1: destroy our God. We thank you for being so near
Speaker 1: to us. Everyone celebrates your wonderful deeds. You have set
Speaker 1: a time to judge with fairness. The earth trembles and
Speaker 1: its people shake. You alone, keep its foundations firm. You
Speaker 1: tell every bragger stop bragging to the wicked. You say,
Speaker 1: don't boast of your power. Stop bragging. Quit telling me
Speaker 1: how great you are our Lord and our God. Victory
Speaker 1: doesn't come from the east or the west, or from
Speaker 1: the desert. You are the one who judges. You can
Speaker 1: take away power and give it to others. You hold
Speaker 1: in your hand a cup filled with wine, strong and foaming.
Speaker 1: You will pour out some for every sinful person on
Speaker 1: this earth, and they will have to drink until it
Speaker 1: is gone, but I will always tell about you, the
Speaker 1: God of Jacob, and I will sing your praise. Our Lord,
Speaker 1: you will destroy the power of evil people, but you
Speaker 1: will give strength to those who are good. Psalm seventy six,
Speaker 1: a song and a psalm for the music leader use
Speaker 1: stringed instruments. You, our God, are famous in Judah and
Speaker 1: honored in Israel. Your home is on Mount Zion, in
Speaker 1: the City of Peace. There you destroyed fiery arrows, shields, swords,
Speaker 1: and all the other weapons. You are more glorious than
Speaker 1: the eternal mountains. Brave warriors were robbed of what they
Speaker 1: had taken, and now they lie dead, unable to lift
Speaker 1: an arm. God of Jacob. When you roar, enemy chariots
Speaker 1: and horses drop dead in their tracks. Our God, you
Speaker 1: are fearsome and no one can oppose you. When you
Speaker 1: are angry from heaven. You announced your decisions as judge,
Speaker 1: and all who live on this earth were terrified and
Speaker 1: silent when you took over as judge, ready to rescue
Speaker 1: everyone in need. Even the most angry people will praise
Speaker 1: you when you are furious. Everyone make your promises to
Speaker 1: the Lord, your God, and do what you promise. The
Speaker 1: Lord is fearsome, and all of his servants should bring
Speaker 1: him gifts. God destroys the courage of rulers and kings
Speaker 1: and makes cowards of them. Psalm seventy seven a psalm
Speaker 1: by Asaff for Jeduthan, the music Leader. I pray to you,
Speaker 1: Lord God, and I beg you to listen. In days
Speaker 1: filled with trouble, I search for you, and at night
Speaker 1: I tirelessly lift my hands in prayer, refusing comfort. When
Speaker 1: I think of you, I feel restless and weak. Because
Speaker 1: of you, Lord God, I can't sleep. I am restless
Speaker 1: and can't even talk. I think of times gone by,
Speaker 1: of those years long ago. Each night my mind is
Speaker 1: flooded with questions. Have you rejected me forever? Won't you
Speaker 1: be kind again? Is this the end of your love
Speaker 1: and your promises? Have you forgotten how to have pity?
Speaker 1: Do you refuse to show mercy because of your anger? Then,
Speaker 1: I said, God, Most High, what hurts me most is
Speaker 1: that you no longer help us with your mighty arm our. Lord.
Speaker 1: I will remember the things you have done, your miracles
Speaker 1: of long ago. I will think about each one of
Speaker 1: your mighty deeds. Everything you do is right, and no
Speaker 1: other God compares with you. You alone work miracles, and
Speaker 1: you have let nations see your mighty power. With your
Speaker 1: own arm, you rescued your people, the descendants of Jacob
Speaker 1: and Joseph. The ocean looked at you, God, and it
Speaker 1: trembled deep down with fear. Water flowed from the clouds.
Speaker 1: Thunder was heard above, as your arrows of lightning flashed about.
Speaker 1: Your thunder roared like chariot wheels. The world was made
Speaker 1: bright by lightning, and all the earth trembled. You walk
Speaker 1: through the water of the mighty sea, but your footprints
Speaker 1: were never seen. You guided your people like a flock
Speaker 1: of sheep, and you chose Moses and Aaron to be
Speaker 1: their leaders. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word,
Speaker 1: and we thank you for the privilege to be able
Speaker 1: to look at it together today. And Lord, as we
Speaker 1: look through these psalms, we can see as the Psalmist
Speaker 1: expresses the deep concerns of his mind and his heart,
Speaker 1: even the things that tended to keep him awake at night.
Speaker 1: But ultimately, Lord, the Psalmist was comforted by the same
Speaker 1: things that comfort us. We're comforted by the fact that
Speaker 1: you are in complete control, even when it seems like
Speaker 1: we experience all sorts of disappointment or opposition or whatever
Speaker 1: it may be that we experience. Means we can always
Speaker 1: come back to the fact that you are in complete control. Lord.
Speaker 1: We enjoy seeing references here like the fact that you
Speaker 1: walked on water of the mighty Sea, but your footprints
Speaker 1: were never seen, and that you guide your people like
Speaker 1: a flock of sheep. And Lord, we know that these
Speaker 1: promises find fulfillment in your son Jesus Christ, who walked
Speaker 1: on the water, who is the good shepherd who provides
Speaker 1: us guidance and direction as we need it. So we're
Speaker 1: grateful for these things. We're grateful for these reminders, and
Speaker 1: we pray Lord that you'd give us peace, that you'd
Speaker 1: comfort our hearts through faith in your son Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: We're grateful for all of these things. Lord, thank you
Speaker 1: for being present here with us, and we pray this
Speaker 1: all in Jesus' name. Amen.