WEBVTT - Psalm 78

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Psalm seventy eight

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the English Standard version, a

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<v Speaker 1>mass skill of asaff Give ear, o, my people, to

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<v Speaker 1>my teaching. Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>I will open my mouth in a parable I will

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<v Speaker 1>utter dark sayings from of old things that we have

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<v Speaker 1>heard and known, that our fathers have told us. We

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<v Speaker 1>will not hide them from their children, but tell to

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<v Speaker 1>the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord and

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<v Speaker 1>his might, and the wonders that he has done. He

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<v Speaker 1>established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in

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<v Speaker 1>Israel which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

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<v Speaker 1>that the next generation might know them the children yet

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<v Speaker 1>unborn and arise, and tell them to their children, so

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<v Speaker 1>that they should set their hope in God, and not

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<v Speaker 1>forget the works of God, but keep his commandments, and

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<v Speaker 1>that they should not be like their fathers. A stubborn

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<v Speaker 1>and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast

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<v Speaker 1>whose spirit was not faithful to God. The Ephriamites, armed

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<v Speaker 1>with the beau, turned back on the day of battle.

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<v Speaker 1>They did not keep God's covenant, but refused to walk

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<v Speaker 1>according to his law. They forgot his works and the

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<v Speaker 1>wonders that he had shown them in the sight of

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<v Speaker 1>their fathers. He performed wonders in the land of Egypt.

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<v Speaker 1>In the fields of Zoan. He divided the sea and

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<v Speaker 1>let them pass through it, and made the waters stand

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<v Speaker 1>like a heap. In the daytime he led them with

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<v Speaker 1>a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.

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<v Speaker 1>He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink

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<v Speaker 1>abundantly as from the deep. He made streams come out

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<v Speaker 1>of the rock, and caused waters to flow down like rivers.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the

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<v Speaker 1>most high in the desert. They tested God in their

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<v Speaker 1>heart by demanding the food they craved. They spoke against God, saying,

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<v Speaker 1>can God spread a table in the wilderness He struck

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<v Speaker 1>the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed.

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<v Speaker 1>Can He also give bread or provide meat for his people? Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath, A

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<v Speaker 1>fire was kindled against Jacob. His anger rose against Israel

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<v Speaker 1>because they did not believe in God and did not

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<v Speaker 1>trust his saving power. Yet he commanded the skies above

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<v Speaker 1>and opened the doors of heaven, and he rained down

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<v Speaker 1>on them manna to eat, and gave them the grain

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<v Speaker 1>of heaven, man ate of the bread of the angels.

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<v Speaker 1>He sent them food in abundance. He caused the east

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<v Speaker 1>wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power

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<v Speaker 1>he led out the south wind. He rained meat on

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<v Speaker 1>them like dust winged birds, like the sand of the seas.

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<v Speaker 1>He let them fall in the midst of their camp,

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<v Speaker 1>all around their dwellings, and they ate and were filled,

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<v Speaker 1>for he gave them what they craved. But before they

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<v Speaker 1>had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in

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<v Speaker 1>their mouths, the anger of God rose against them, and

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<v Speaker 1>he killed the strongest of them, and laid low the

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<v Speaker 1>young men of Israel. In spite of all this, they

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<v Speaker 1>still sinned. Despite his wonders, they did not believe. So

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<v Speaker 1>he made their days vanish like a breath, and their

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<v Speaker 1>years in terror. When he killed them, they sought him.

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<v Speaker 1>They repented and sought God earnestly. They remembered that God

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<v Speaker 1>was their rock, the most High God, their redeemer. But

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<v Speaker 1>they flattered him with their mouths. They lied to him

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<v Speaker 1>with their tongues. Their heart was not steadfast toward him.

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<v Speaker 1>They were not faithful to his covenant. Yet He, being compassionate,

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<v Speaker 1>atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them. He

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<v Speaker 1>restrained his anger often and did not stir up all

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<v Speaker 1>his wrath. He remembered that they were but flesh, a

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<v Speaker 1>wind that passes and comes not again. How often they

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<v Speaker 1>rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in

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<v Speaker 1>the desert. They tested God again and again, and provoked

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<v Speaker 1>the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember his

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<v Speaker 1>power or the day when He redeemed them from the foe.

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<v Speaker 1>When He performed his signs in Egypt and his marvels

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<v Speaker 1>in the fields of Zoan. He turned their rivers to blood,

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<v Speaker 1>so that they could not drink of their streams. He

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<v Speaker 1>sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, and frogs,

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<v Speaker 1>which destroyed them. He gave their crops to the destroying locust,

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<v Speaker 1>and the fruit of their labor to the locust. He

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<v Speaker 1>destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamores with frost.

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<v Speaker 1>He gave over their cattle to the hail, and their

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<v Speaker 1>flocks to thunderbolts. He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation,

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<v Speaker 1>and distress. A company of destroying angels, he made a

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<v Speaker 1>path for his anger. He did not spare them from death,

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<v Speaker 1>but gave their lives over to the plague. He struck

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<v Speaker 1>down every first born in Egypt, the first fruits of

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<v Speaker 1>their strength in the tents of Ham. He led out

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<v Speaker 1>his people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness

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<v Speaker 1>like a flock. He led them in safety, so that

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<v Speaker 1>they were not afraid. But the sea overwhelmed their enemies,

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<v Speaker 1>and he brought them to his holy land, to the

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<v Speaker 1>mountain which his right hand had won. He drove out

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<v Speaker 1>nations before them. He appointed them for a possession, and

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<v Speaker 1>settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. Yet they

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<v Speaker 1>tested and rebelled against the Most High God, and did

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<v Speaker 1>not keep his testimonies, but turned away and acted treacherously.

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<v Speaker 1>Like their fathers. They twisted like a deceitful bow. For

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<v Speaker 1>they provoked him to anger with their high places. They

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<v Speaker 1>moved him to jealousy with their idols. When God heard

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<v Speaker 1>he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he

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<v Speaker 1>dwelt among mankind, and delivered his power to captivity, his

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<v Speaker 1>glory to the hand of the foe. He gave his

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<v Speaker 1>people over to the sword and vented his wrath on

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<v Speaker 1>his heritage. Fire devoured their young men, and their young

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<v Speaker 1>women had no marriage song. Their priests fell by the sword,

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<v Speaker 1>and their widows made no lamentation. Then the Lord awoke

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<v Speaker 1>as from sleep like a strong man, shouting because of wine,

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<v Speaker 1>and he put his adversaries to route. He put them

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<v Speaker 1>to everlasting shame. He rejected the tent of Joseph. He

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<v Speaker 1>did not choose the tribes of Ephrium, but he chose

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<v Speaker 1>the tribe of Judah Mount Zion, which he loves. He

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<v Speaker 1>built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth,

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<v Speaker 1>which he has founded forever. He chose David his servant,

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<v Speaker 1>and took him from the sheepfolds from following the nursing ewes.

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<v Speaker 1>He brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel, his inheritance.

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<v Speaker 1>With upright heart. He shepherded them and god them with

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<v Speaker 1>his skillful hand. 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>looking at this longer psalm today. Lord, we're grateful for

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<v Speaker 1>its content and for the summary that it gives of

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<v Speaker 1>what took place during the days of ancient Israel. How

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<v Speaker 1>you rescued and redeemed your people, but how they chose

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<v Speaker 1>to reject you and worship idols. And we're not walking

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<v Speaker 1>by faith. But Lord, in time, you chose your servant David.

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<v Speaker 1>You raised him up, and you allowed him to lead

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<v Speaker 1>the people of Israel, and he did so with an

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<v Speaker 1>eye toward you, and with a heart filled with faith,

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<v Speaker 1>and you showed mercy on your people, and you blessed

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<v Speaker 1>them with great leadership through David. There's a greater David

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<v Speaker 1>to come. Lord, your son, Jesus Christ is the greater David.

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<v Speaker 1>Your son Jesus Christ, the lion of the tribe of Judah,

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<v Speaker 1>is the one who rescues and redeems anyone who tried him.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're grateful for that reality. And we are grateful

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<v Speaker 1>Lord that we have the privilege to look forward to

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<v Speaker 1>the day when your son Jesus Christ will fully rule

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<v Speaker 1>and reign on this earth, just as your word promises.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful, Lord that we have the privilege to be

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<v Speaker 1>part of your kingdom through faith in Jesus. And we

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<v Speaker 1>pray that throughout the course of today and every day

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<v Speaker 1>that you give to us, that we would be people

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<v Speaker 1>who do not reject you for idols, but rather walk

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<v Speaker 1>with you by faith. Thank you, Lord for your love,

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<v Speaker 1>and thank you for your presence with us today. We

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