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June 21 - Psalm 119:113-176 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean. Here it is Friday, the end of
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  another week. It has been a fresh, fresh week
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  in my part of the world. I hope you have gone well.
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  And here as we ready ourselves for the weekend.
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  Steady on Sean. As we ready ourselves for the
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  last day before the weekend, here we are to take a moment out
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  of the big day that we have and come before God and to finish
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  the longest Sam in the world. Yes, we're gonna finish off Sam
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  119. The last two weeks we've read
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  seven of the stanzas, and today we'll read the final eight
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  stanzas, the final eight letters of the Hebrew alphabet as we
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  hear this poem, this song, this Psalm, all about the greatness
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  and beauty and glory of God's Word.
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  And that is an absolute privilege that we have today, to
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  be able to come together and to read this very word, to hear
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  what God has to say throughout time and space into our lives.
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  Right where you are, God is going to speak to you through
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  these sons. His Spirit will use these words
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  to transform a little corner of your heart, your soul and your
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  mind. Wow, that is what we are doing
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  today. We are not just reading some
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  words, we are giving an invitation to the God of the
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  Universe to truly move in us and our days.
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  So let us do just that. Holy Spirit, come.
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  May these words open us up and reveal something of you fresh so
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  that we can be amazed and delighted by you.
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  All right, friends, let's do it. Let us read together Sama 119
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  from verse 113 all the way to the end.
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  Samik, I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your
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  instructions. You are my refuge and my shield.
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  Your word is my source of hope. Get out of my life you evil
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  minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God.
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  Lord sustained me as you promised that I may live.
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  Do not let my hope be crushed. Sustain me and I will be
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  rescued. Then I will meditate continually
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  on your decrees. But you have rejected all who
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  stray from your decrees. They are only fooling
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  themselves. You skim off the wicked of the
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  earth like scum. No wonder I love to obey your
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  laws. I tremble in fear of you.
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  I stand in awe of your regulations, alien.
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  Don't leave me to the mercy of my enemies, for I have done what
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  is just and right. Please guarantee a blessing for
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  me. Don't let the arrogant oppress
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  me. My eyes strained to see your
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  rescue, to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.
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  I am your servant. Deal with me in unfailing love
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  and teach me your decrees. Give discernment to me, your
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  servant. Then I will understand your
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  laws. Lord, it is time for you to act,
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  for these evil people have violated your instructions.
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  Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold.
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  Each of your commandments is right.
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  That is why I hate every false way pay.
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  Your laws are wonderful, no wonder I obey them.
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  The teaching of your word gives light so even the simple can
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  understand. I pant with expectation, longing
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  for your commands. Come and show me Your mercy, as
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  you do for all who love your name.
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  Guide my steps by Your word so I will not be overcome by evil.
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  Ransom me from the oppression of evil people, then I can obey
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  your commandments. Look upon me with love.
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  Teach me your decrees. Rivers of tears gushed from my
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  eyes because people disobey your instructions.
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  Saturday. Our Lord, you are righteous and
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  your regulations are fair. Your laws are perfect and
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  completely trustworthy. I am overwhelmed with
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  indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words.
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  Your promises have been thoroughly tested.
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  That is why I love them so much. I am insignificant and despised,
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  but I don't forget your commandments.
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  Your justice is eternal and your instructions are perfectly true.
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  As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your
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  commands. Your laws are always right.
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  Help me to understand them so I may live, quoth I pray with all
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  my heart. Answer me, Lord, I will obey
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  your decrees. I cry out to you.
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  Rescue me that I may obey your laws.
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  All rise early, before the sun is up.
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  I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.
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  I stay awake through the night thinking about your promise in
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  your faithful love. Oh Lord, hear my cry.
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  Let me be revived by following your regulations.
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  Lawless people are coming to attack me.
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  They live far from your instructions, but you are near
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  our Lord, and all your commands are true.
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  I have known from my earliest days that your laws will last
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  forever. Rash, look upon my suffering and
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  rescue me, for I have not forgotten your instructions.
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  Argue my case, take my side, protect my life as you promised.
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  The wicked are far from rescue, for they do not bother with your
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  decrees. Lord, how great is your mercy?
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  Let me be revived by following your regulations.
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  Many persecute and troubled me, yet I have not swerved from your
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  laws. Seeing these traitors makes me
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  sick at heart because they care nothing for Your word.
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  See how I love your commandments, Lord, Give back my
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  life because of Your unfailing love.
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  The very essence of all your words is truth.
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  All your just regulations will stand forever, Shin.
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  Powerful people harass me without cause, but my heart
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  trembles only at your word. I rejoice in your word like one
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  who discovers a great treasure. I hate and abore all falsehood,
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  but I love your instructions. I will praise you seven times a
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  day because all your regulations are just those who love your
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  instructions. Have great peace and do not
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  stumble. I long for your rescue, Lord.
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  So I have obeyed your commands. I have obeyed your laws, for I
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  love them very much. Yes, I obey your commandments
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  and laws because you know everything I do Tor our Lord.
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  Listen to my cry. Give me the discerning mind you
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  promised. Listen to my prayer.
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  Rescue me as you promised. Let praise flow from my lips,
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  for you have taught me your decrees.
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  Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are
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  right. Give me a helping hand, for I
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  have chosen to follow your commandments.
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  I'll Lord, I have longed for your rescue and your
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  instructions are my delight. Let me live so I can praise you
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  and may your regulations help me.
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  I have wandered away like a lost sheep.
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  Come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.
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  Our Lord, as we hear the psalmist celebrate your words,
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  Your decrees, Your laws, and Your instruction.
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  Help our hearts too, be filled with joy as we reflect on all
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  that you have said and done. Thank You that you don't leave
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  us wandering through the proverbial wilderness in our
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  lives, but that you guide us. This pillar of cloud, this tower
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  of fire is your word. It is the Bible that you give us
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  that we can come to each day and be transformed and know what it
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  is that Your truth would have us do in our lives of worship to
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  you. Ah, thank you Jesus, thank you
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  for the gift of Your Word. You are the Word and here we
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  have you and your Spirit inspired words to shape our
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  days. Thank you for the opportunity to
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  come every day, just one chapter at a time, to sit at your feet
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  to have your word transform us. We are so grateful for the gift
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  of Your word, and we celebrate it.
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  We celebrate you and we praise You.
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  And in Your name we pray. Ah, man.