WEBVTT - Psalms 84-85

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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 eighty four and

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<v Speaker 1>eighty five, and we'll be reading from the New Living

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<v Speaker 1>Translation Psalm eighty four for the choir director, a psalm

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<v Speaker 1>of the descendants of Cora, to be accompanied by a

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<v Speaker 1>stringed instrument. How lovely is your dwelling place, O, Lord

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<v Speaker 1>of Heaven's Armies. I long, yes, I faint with longing

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<v Speaker 1>to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being,

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<v Speaker 1>body and soul. I will shout joyfully to the Living God.

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<v Speaker 1>Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds

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<v Speaker 1>her nest and raise her young at a place near

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<v Speaker 1>your altar, O, Lord of Heaven's Armies, My King and

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<v Speaker 1>my God. What joy for those who can live in

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<v Speaker 1>your house always singing your praises interlude? What joy for

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<v Speaker 1>those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set

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<v Speaker 1>their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk

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<v Speaker 1>through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place

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<v Speaker 1>of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.

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<v Speaker 1>They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them

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<v Speaker 1>will appear before God in Jerusalem. O Lord, God of

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<v Speaker 1>Heaven's Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob. Interlude,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh God, look with favor upon the king our shield.

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<v Speaker 1>Show favor to the one you have anointed. A single

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<v Speaker 1>day in your courts is better than a thousand and

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere else. I would rather be a gatekeeper in the

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<v Speaker 1>house of my God than live the good life in

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<v Speaker 1>the homes of the wicked. For the Lord God is

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<v Speaker 1>our son and our shield. He gives us grace and glory.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who

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<v Speaker 1>do what is right, Oh, Lord of Heaven's Armies, What

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<v Speaker 1>joy for those who trust in you. Psalm eighty five

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<v Speaker 1>for the choir director, a Psalm of the descendants of Corah. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>you poured out blessings on your land. You restored the

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<v Speaker 1>fortunes of Israel. You forgave the guilt of your people. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you covered all their sins. Interlude. You held back your fury,

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<v Speaker 1>you kept back your blazing anger. Now restore us again,

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<v Speaker 1>O God, of our salvation. Put aside your anger again

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<v Speaker 1>us once more. Will you be angry with us always?

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<v Speaker 1>Will you prolong your wrath to all generations? Won't you

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<v Speaker 1>revive us again so your people can rejoice in you.

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<v Speaker 1>Show us your unfailing love, O, Lord, and grant us

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<v Speaker 1>your salvation. I listen carefully to what God the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>is saying, For he speaks peace to his faithful people,

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<v Speaker 1>But let them not return to their foolish ways. Surely

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<v Speaker 1>his salvation is near to those who fear him. So

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<v Speaker 1>our land will be filled with his glory. Unfailing Love

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<v Speaker 1>and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed.

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<v Speaker 1>Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down

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<v Speaker 1>from heaven. Yes, the Lord pours down his blessings. Our

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<v Speaker 1>land will yield its bountiful harvest. Righteousness goes as a

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<v Speaker 1>herald before him, preparing the way for his life steps.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray. Lord, We thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at these psalms together today. We thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>the encouragement that you give to us from them. We

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for the insight that you reveal to us

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<v Speaker 1>from them, And Lord We're grateful for the reminder that

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<v Speaker 1>you are the God who forgives the guilt of your people,

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<v Speaker 1>and just as the Psalm tells us, you cover your

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<v Speaker 1>people's sins. Lord, we're grateful that you've done that for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Through faith in your son Jesus Christ, our sins have

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<v Speaker 1>been covered. You no longer hold them against us. They

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<v Speaker 1>were taken upon Jesus Christ at the cross, and now

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<v Speaker 1>through faith in him we are forgiven. So Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for that gift, and we thank you Lord

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<v Speaker 1>for your love. We thank you as well for your

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<v Speaker 1>presence with us today, and we commit this day to

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<v Speaker 1>your care and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.