WEBVTT - Psalm 119:33-72

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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 Psalm one nineteen, verses

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three through seventy two, and we'll be reading from

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<v Speaker 1>the English Standard version. Teach me, oh Lord, the way

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<v Speaker 1>of your statutes, and I will keep it to the end.

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<v Speaker 1>Give me understanding that I may keep your law and

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<v Speaker 1>observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the

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<v Speaker 1>path of your commandments, for I delight in it. Incline

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<v Speaker 1>my heart to your testimonies and not to selfish gain.

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<v Speaker 1>Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things, and give

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<v Speaker 1>me life in your ways. Confirm to your servant your

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<v Speaker 1>promise that you may be feared. Turn away the reproach

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<v Speaker 1>that I dread, for your rules are good. Behold I

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<v Speaker 1>long for your precepts. In your righteousness. Give me life.

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<v Speaker 1>Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation.

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<v Speaker 1>According to your promise. Then shall I have an answer

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<v Speaker 1>for him who taunts me. For I trust in your word,

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<v Speaker 1>and take not the word of truth utterly out of

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<v Speaker 1>my mouth. For my hope is in your rules. I

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<v Speaker 1>will keep your law continually, forever and ever, and I

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<v Speaker 1>shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought

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<v Speaker 1>your precepts. I will also speak of your testimonies before kings,

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<v Speaker 1>and shall not be put to shame. For I find

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<v Speaker 1>my delight in your commandments, which I love. I will

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<v Speaker 1>lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will meditate on your statutes. Remember your word

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<v Speaker 1>to your servant, in which you have made me hope.

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<v Speaker 1>This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise

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<v Speaker 1>gives me life. The insolent utterly deride me. But I

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<v Speaker 1>do not turn away from your law. When I think

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<v Speaker 1>of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked who forsake

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<v Speaker 1>your law. Your statutes have been my songs in the

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<v Speaker 1>house of my sojourning. I remember your name in the night,

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<v Speaker 1>O Lord, and keep your law. This blessing has fallen

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<v Speaker 1>to me that I have kept your precepts. The Lord

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<v Speaker 1>is my portion. I promise to keep your words. I

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<v Speaker 1>entreat your favor with all my heart. Be gracious to

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<v Speaker 1>me according to your promise. When I think of my ways.

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<v Speaker 1>I turn my feet to your testimonies. I hasten and

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<v Speaker 1>do not delay to keep your commandments. Though the cords

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<v Speaker 1>of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.

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<v Speaker 1>At midnight I rise to praise you because of your

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<v Speaker 1>righteous rules. I am a companion of all who fear you,

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<v Speaker 1>of those who keep your precepts. The earth, O Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>is full of your steadfast love. Teach me your statutes.

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<v Speaker 1>You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according

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<v Speaker 1>to your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge. For

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<v Speaker 1>I believe in your commandments. Before I was afflicted, I

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<v Speaker 1>went astray, But now I keep your word. You are

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<v Speaker 1>good and do good. Teach me your statutes. The insolent

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<v Speaker 1>smear me with lives, but with my whole heart I

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<v Speaker 1>keep your precepts. Their heart is unfeeling like fat, but

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<v Speaker 1>I delight in your law. Law. It is good for

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<v Speaker 1>me that I was afflicted that I might learn your statutes.

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<v Speaker 1>The law of your mouth is better to me than

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<v Speaker 1>thousands of gold and silver pieces. Let's pray, Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for your word, and we thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege to be able to look at this portion

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<v Speaker 1>of Psalm one nineteen today. And Lord, we see in

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<v Speaker 1>verse after verse in this Psalm that the psalmist delights

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<v Speaker 1>in the content of your word, the truth that you

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<v Speaker 1>have communicated, the things that you have revealed to your servants.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, we're grateful to be the recipients of your truth.

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<v Speaker 1>We know, Lord, that your word points us toward your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ. And without you explaining that to us,

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<v Speaker 1>without you explaining our need for Jesus, Lord, we would

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<v Speaker 1>be confused. We would not understand what was necessary for

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<v Speaker 1>our salvation. We would not understand that it's faith that

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<v Speaker 1>pleases you, specifically faith in your son Jesus Christ. So Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful to be recipients of your word, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>grateful to have the privilege to meditate on its content

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<v Speaker 1>each and every day. And we're grateful, Lord 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 just thank you for all the good

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<v Speaker 1>that you do for us, and how we know that

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<v Speaker 1>our lives are held securely in your hands. We pray

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