WEBVTT - Psalm 119:1-32

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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 Stanghy, and today we're in Psalm one nineteen, verses

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

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<v Speaker 1>contemporary English version. Our Lord, you bless everyone who lives

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<v Speaker 1>right and obeys your law. You bless all of those

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<v Speaker 1>who follow your commands from deep in their hearts, and

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<v Speaker 1>who never do wrong or turn from you. You have

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<v Speaker 1>ordered us always to obey your teachings. I don't ever

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<v Speaker 1>want to stray from your laws. Thinking about your commands

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<v Speaker 1>will keep me from doing some foolish thing. I will

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<v Speaker 1>do right and praise you by learning to respect your

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<v Speaker 1>perfect law. I will obey all of them. Don't turn

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<v Speaker 1>your back on me. Young people can live a clean

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<v Speaker 1>life by obeying your word. I worship you with all

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<v Speaker 1>my heart. Don't let me walk away from your commands.

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<v Speaker 1>I treasure your word above all else. It keeps me

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<v Speaker 1>from sinning against you. I praise you, Lord. Teach me

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<v Speaker 1>your laws with my own mouth. I tell others the

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<v Speaker 1>laws that you have spoken, obeying your instructions brings as

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<v Speaker 1>much happiness as being rich. I will study your teachings

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<v Speaker 1>and follow your footsteps. I will take pleasure in your

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<v Speaker 1>laws and remember your words. Treat me with kindness, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>so that I may live and do what you say.

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<v Speaker 1>Open my mind and let me discover the wonders of

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<v Speaker 1>your law. I live here as a stranger. Don't keep

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<v Speaker 1>me from knowing your commands. What I want most of

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<v Speaker 1>all and at all times, is to honor your laws.

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<v Speaker 1>You punish those boastful, worthless nobodies who turn from your commands.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't let them sneer and insult me for following you.

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<v Speaker 1>I keep thinking about your teachings, Lord, even if rulers

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<v Speaker 1>plot against me, Your laws are my greatest joy. I

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<v Speaker 1>follow their advice. I am at the point of death.

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<v Speaker 1>Let your teachings breathe new life into me. When I

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<v Speaker 1>told you my troubles, you answered my prayers. Now teach

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<v Speaker 1>me your laws. Help me to understand your teachings, and

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<v Speaker 1>I will think about your marvelous deeds. I am overcome

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<v Speaker 1>with sorrow. Encourage me as you have promised to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep me from being deceitful, and be kind enough to

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<v Speaker 1>teach me your law. I am determined to be faithful

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<v Speaker 1>and to respect your laws, follow your rules. Lord, don't

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<v Speaker 1>let me be ashamed. I am eager to learn all

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<v Speaker 1>that you want me to do. Help me to understand

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>being able to look at it together today. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>as we look at this portion of Psalm one nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>the longest chapter in the Bible, we have the privilege

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<v Speaker 1>of being reminded of how valuable your word is. Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that in your word you communicate your will

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<v Speaker 1>and your plan. You reveal to us things that we

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<v Speaker 1>would never naturally know. You've made it clear to humanity

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<v Speaker 1>that salvation is only found through faith in your son

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ. Salvation's only received as a gift. We can't

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<v Speaker 1>earn it, or deserve it, or work for it. We

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<v Speaker 1>simply trust in Jesus Christ and receive it. Lord, your

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<v Speaker 1>word gives us wisdom and all sorts of areas of lives.

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<v Speaker 1>How to conduct ourselves in this world, how to conduct

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<v Speaker 1>our marriages, how to raise our children, how to manage

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<v Speaker 1>our finances, how to interact with others in the workplace,

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<v Speaker 1>how to be a good citizen. All sorts of things

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<v Speaker 1>are contained in your word, and ultimately, Lord, the goal

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<v Speaker 1>is that we would be living out our faith in

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<v Speaker 1>your son, Jesus Christ, in every context of life that

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<v Speaker 1>you place us in. So thank you, Lord for giving

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<v Speaker 1>us the privilege to read and listen to your word

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<v Speaker 1>each and every day, and we pray that throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>course of this day that we would be mindful to

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<v Speaker 1>value what you've revealed to us in the scriptures. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you again, Lord, for all of these things. We commit

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<v Speaker 1>this day to your care, and we pray this all

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