1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. 4 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Psalms ninety five 5 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: and ninety six, and we'll be reading from the New 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: Living Translation. Come, let us sing to the Lord. Let 7 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let 8 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms 9 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: of praise to him. For the Lord is a great God, 10 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: a great king above all gods. He holds in his 11 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: hands the depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains. 12 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: The sea belongs to him, for he made it. His 13 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: hands formed the dry land too. Come, let us worship 14 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord, our maker, 15 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: for he is our God. We are the people He 16 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: watches over the flock under his care. If only you 17 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: would listen to his voice today, the Lord says, don't 18 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 1: harden your hearts as Israel did at Marabah, as they 19 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: did at Massah in the wilderness. For there your ancestors 20 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: tested and tried my patience, even though they saw everything 21 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: I did for forty years. I was angry with them, 22 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: and I said, they are a people whose hearts turn 23 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them. 24 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 1: So in my anger I took an oath. They will 25 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: never enter my place of rest Psalm ninety six. Sing 26 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: a new song to the Lord. Let the whole earth 27 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: sing to the Lord. Sing to the Lord. Praise his 28 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: name each day, Proclaim the good news that he saves. 29 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about 30 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: the amazing things he does. Great is the Lord. He 31 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: is most worthy of praise. He is to be feared 32 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: above all gods. The gods of other nations are mere idols. 33 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: But the Lord made the heavens. Honor and majesty surround him. 34 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: Strength and beauty fill his sanctuary. Ow nations of the 35 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: world recognize the Lord. Recognize that the Lord is glorious 36 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: and strong. Give to the Lord the glory he deserves. 37 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: Bring your offering and come into his courts. Worship the 38 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: Lord in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth 39 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: tremble before him. Tell all the nations the Lord reigns. 40 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. He will 41 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: judge all peoples fairly. Let the heavens be glad and 42 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: the earth rejoice. Let the sea and everything in it 43 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: shout his praise. Let the fields and their crops burst 44 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: out with joy. Let the trees of the forest sing 45 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: for joy before the Lord, for he is coming. He 46 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the 47 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: world with justice and the nations with his truth. Let's pray. Lord, 48 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: we thank you for your word, and we thank you 49 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: for the privilege of being able to look at it 50 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: together today. And Lord, we thank you for the fact 51 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: that you are the source of our joy. We find 52 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: great contentment, and we find great joy in you through 53 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: faith in your son Jesus Christ. And this Psalmist is 54 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: reminding us time and time again of the fact that 55 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: we can have joy in you, that you are the 56 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: source of joy for all this earth. Lord, we're also 57 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: reminded that there's a day coming when you will return 58 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: to judge the earth. And your word tells us that 59 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: your son Jesus Christ can come at any moment. Is 60 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: coming can be today or tomorrow, or maybe still a 61 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: distance away. We aren't told exactly when it will be, 62 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: but his return is imminent. And so Lord, you invite us, 63 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 1: and you remind us to live as if his return 64 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: could be today. So we pray Lord that by your grace, 65 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: that that's exactly what we would do, and that that's 66 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: exactly how we would live, and that that would be 67 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: evidence and fruit of the genuine faith that you have 68 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: placed within us. Lord, we love you, We thank you 69 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: for your presence with us today, and we commit this 70 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: day to your care and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.