WEBVTT - Psalms 95-96

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Psalms ninety five

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<v Speaker 1>and ninety six, and we'll be reading from the New

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<v Speaker 1>Living Translation. Come, let us sing to the Lord. Let

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<v Speaker 1>us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let

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<v Speaker 1>us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms

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<v Speaker 1>of praise to him. For the Lord is a great God,

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<v Speaker 1>a great king above all gods. He holds in his

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<v Speaker 1>hands the depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains.

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<v Speaker 1>The sea belongs to him, for he made it. His

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<v Speaker 1>hands formed the dry land too. Come, let us worship

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<v Speaker 1>and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord, our maker,

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<v Speaker 1>for he is our God. We are the people He

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<v Speaker 1>watches over the flock under his care. If only you

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<v Speaker 1>would listen to his voice today, the Lord says, don't

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<v Speaker 1>harden your hearts as Israel did at Marabah, as they

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<v Speaker 1>did at Massah in the wilderness. For there your ancestors

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<v Speaker 1>tested and tried my patience, even though they saw everything

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<v Speaker 1>I did for forty years. I was angry with them,

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<v Speaker 1>and I said, they are a people whose hearts turn

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<v Speaker 1>away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.

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<v Speaker 1>So in my anger I took an oath. They will

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<v Speaker 1>never enter my place of rest Psalm ninety six. Sing

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<v Speaker 1>a new song to the Lord. Let the whole earth

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<v Speaker 1>sing to the Lord. Sing to the Lord. Praise his

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<v Speaker 1>name each day, Proclaim the good news that he saves.

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<v Speaker 1>Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about

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<v Speaker 1>the amazing things he does. Great is the Lord. He

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<v Speaker 1>is most worthy of praise. He is to be feared

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<v Speaker 1>above all gods. The gods of other nations are mere idols.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Lord made the heavens. Honor and majesty surround him.

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<v Speaker 1>Strength and beauty fill his sanctuary. Ow nations of the

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<v Speaker 1>world recognize the Lord. Recognize that the Lord is glorious

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<v Speaker 1>and strong. Give to the Lord the glory he deserves.

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<v Speaker 1>Bring your offering and come into his courts. Worship the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth

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<v Speaker 1>tremble before him. Tell all the nations the Lord reigns.

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<v Speaker 1>The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. He will

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<v Speaker 1>judge all peoples fairly. Let the heavens be glad and

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<v Speaker 1>the earth rejoice. Let the sea and everything in it

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<v Speaker 1>shout his praise. Let the fields and their crops burst

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<v Speaker 1>out with joy. Let the trees of the forest sing

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<v Speaker 1>for joy before the Lord, for he is coming. He

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<v Speaker 1>is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the

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<v Speaker 1>world with justice and the nations with his truth. Let's pray. Lord,

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

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to look at it

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<v Speaker 1>together today. And Lord, we thank you for the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that you are the source of our joy. We find

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<v Speaker 1>great contentment, and we find great joy in you through

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<v Speaker 1>faith in your son Jesus Christ. And this Psalmist is

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<v Speaker 1>reminding us time and time again of the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>we can have joy in you, that you are the

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<v Speaker 1>source of joy for all this earth. Lord, we're also

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<v Speaker 1>reminded that there's a day coming when you will return

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<v Speaker 1>to judge the earth. And your word tells us that

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<v Speaker 1>your son Jesus Christ can come at any moment. Is

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<v Speaker 1>coming can be today or tomorrow, or maybe still a

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<v Speaker 1>distance away. We aren't told exactly when it will be,

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<v Speaker 1>but his return is imminent. And so Lord, you invite us,

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<v Speaker 1>and you remind us to live as if his return

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<v Speaker 1>could be today. So we pray Lord that by your grace,

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<v Speaker 1>that that's exactly what we would do, and that that's

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<v Speaker 1>exactly how we would live, and that that would be

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<v Speaker 1>evidence and fruit of the genuine faith that you have

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<v Speaker 1>placed within us. Lord, we love you, We thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your presence with us today, and we commit this

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