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Speaker 1: You're listening to the chapter of Day Audio Bible. I'm

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Speaker 1: John Stangi, and today we're in Psalms one thirty seven,

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Speaker 1: one thirty eight, and one thirty nine, and we'll be

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Speaker 1: reading from the contemporary English version Psalm one thirty seven.

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Speaker 1: Beside the rivers of Babylon, we thought about Jerusalem, and

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Speaker 1: we sat down and cried. We hung our small harps

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Speaker 1: on the willow trees. Our enemies had brought us here

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Speaker 1: as their prisoners, and now they wanted us to sing

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Speaker 1: and entertain them. They insulted us and shouted, sing about

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Speaker 1: Zion here in a foreign land. How can we sing

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Speaker 1: about the Lord Jerusalem? If I forget you, let my

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Speaker 1: right hand go limp, let my tongue stick to the

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Speaker 1: roof of my mouth, If I don't think about you

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Speaker 1: above all, else, our Lord punish the Edomites, because the

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Speaker 1: day Jerusalem fell, they shouted, completely destroyed the city, tear

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Speaker 1: down every building Babylon. You are doomed. I pray the

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Speaker 1: Lord's blessings on anyone who punishes you for what you

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Speaker 1: did to us. May the Lord bless everyone who beats

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Speaker 1: your children against the rocks. Psalm one thirty eight by David.

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Speaker 1: With all my heart, I praise you Lord, in the

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Speaker 1: presence of angels. I sing your praises. I worship at

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Speaker 1: your holy temple and praise you for your love and

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Speaker 1: your faithfulness. You were true to your word and made

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Speaker 1: yourself more famous than ever before. When I asked for

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Speaker 1: you your help, you answered my prayer and gave me courage.

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Speaker 1: All kings on this earth have heard your promises, Lord,

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Speaker 1: and they will praise you. You are so famous that

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Speaker 1: they will sing about the things you have done. Though

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Speaker 1: you are above us all, you care for humble people,

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Speaker 1: and you keep a close watch on everyone who is proud.

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Speaker 1: I am surrounded by trouble, but you protect me against

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Speaker 1: my angry enemies with your own powerful arm. You keep

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Speaker 1: me safe. You Lord, will always treat me with kindness.

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Speaker 1: Your love never fails. You have made us what we are.

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Speaker 1: Don't give up on us now. Psalm one thirty nine,

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Speaker 1: a psalm by David for the music Leader. You have

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Speaker 1: looked deep into my heart, Lord, and you know all

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Speaker 1: about me. You know when I am resting or when

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Speaker 1: I am working, and from heaven you discover my thoughts.

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Speaker 1: You notice everything I do and everywhere I go. Before

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Speaker 1: I even speak a word, you know what I will say,

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Speaker 1: and with your powerful arm, you protect me from every side.

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Speaker 1: I can't understand all of this. Such wonderful knowledge is

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Speaker 1: far above me. Where could I go to escape from

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Speaker 1: your spirit or from your sight. If I were to

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Speaker 1: climb up to the highest heavens, you would be there.

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Speaker 1: If I were to dig down to the world of

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Speaker 1: the dead, you would also be there. Suppose I had

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Speaker 1: wings like the dawning day and flew across the ocean.

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Speaker 1: Even then your powerful arm would guide and protect me.

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Speaker 1: Or suppose I said, I'll hide in the dark until

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Speaker 1: night comes to cover me over. But you see in

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Speaker 1: the dark because daylight and dark are all the same

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Speaker 1: to you. You are the one who put me together

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Speaker 1: inside my mother's body, and I praise you because of

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Speaker 1: the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous.

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Speaker 1: Of this, I have no doubt. Nothing about me is

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Speaker 1: hidden from you. I was secretly woven together deep in

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Speaker 1: the earth below, but with your own eyes you saw

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Speaker 1: my body being formed. Even before I was born. You

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Speaker 1: had written in your book everything I would do. Your

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Speaker 1: thoughts are far beyond my understanding, much more than I

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Speaker 1: could ever imagine. I try to count your thoughts, but

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Speaker 1: they outnumber the grains of sand on the beach. And

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Speaker 1: when I awake, I will find you nearby. How I

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Speaker 1: wish that you would kill all cruel and heartless people

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Speaker 1: and protect me from them. They are always rebelling and

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Speaker 1: speaking evil of you. You know, I hate anyone who

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Speaker 1: hates you, Lord and refuses to obey. They are my

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Speaker 1: enemies too, and I truly hate them. Look deep into

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Speaker 1: my heart, God, and find out everything I am thinking.

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Speaker 1: Don't let me follow evil ways, but lead me in

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Speaker 1: the way that time has proven true. Let's pray. Lord,

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Speaker 1: We thank you for your word, and we thank you

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Speaker 1: for the privilege of being able to look at it

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Speaker 1: together today. And we thank you, Lord for the wisdom

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Speaker 1: us from it. Lord, we thank you for the fact

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Speaker 1: that you know us through and through. You know every

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Speaker 1: detail about us, And your desire is that we grow

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Speaker 1: in holiness. Your desires that we grow to conform more

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Speaker 1: and more to the image of your son Jesus Christ.

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Speaker 1: But Lord, we wrestle with that right now, that's something

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Speaker 1: that we certainly struggle with, and we obviously need your

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Speaker 1: help to grow in holiness. That's not something we can

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Speaker 1: accomplish on our own. But Lord, we're grateful for what

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Speaker 1: you have been doing in our lives, and we're grateful

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Speaker 1: for what you will do Lord in times of conflict.

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Speaker 1: We pray that we would trust you to intervene on

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Speaker 1: our behalf, that we wouldn't be vengeful, but rather we

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Speaker 1: would seek to leave room for your justice and intervention,

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Speaker 1: and that we would always be eager to watch your

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Speaker 1: mercy prevail, knowing that you delight in not paying us

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Speaker 1: back as our sins truly deserved. So Lord, we're grateful

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Speaker 1: for all of these things, and we're grateful for the

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Speaker 1: reminders that you've given to us today from your word.

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Speaker 1: We pray Lord, that by your grace, that you would

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Speaker 1: speak to our hearts today, help us to walk with you,

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Speaker 1: and help us to put you first in all areas

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Speaker 1: of our lives. We love you, Lord, and we thank

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Speaker 1: you for all of these things. In Jesus' name, Amen,