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Love Letters from God: Psalms 113–119 with Lee Wright · Military Broadcast Radio | MBR Talk

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  US. Welcome to Love letters from
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  God. Welcome to Love Letters from
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  God. We are reading in the 119th
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  Psalm. And again, as I've mentioned to
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  you before, this Psalm is the longest chapter in the Bible and
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  it is set up in 22 little segments with eight verses in
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  each segment. And it is a good way to start
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  reading your Bible and getting a habit started.
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  You can read one of these little 8 verse segments every day and
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  in 22 days you will have completed the song itself.
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  Now the whole Psalm is talking about the value of the Bible.
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  We call this program love Letters from God and it
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  definitely that's what the Bible is.
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  It's God's love letter. And this Psalm emphasizes over
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  and over again as you look at these little 8 verse segments,
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  how wonderful it is. We're going to start today with
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  verse 113 and we'll go through these 8 segments at a time.
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  I hate the double minded, but I love your law.
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  You are my hiding place and my shield.
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  I hope in your word depart from me, you evil doers, that I may
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  keep the commandments of my God. Uphold me according to your
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  promise that I may live, and let me not put the shame in my hope,
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  and let me not be put to shame in my hope.
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  Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your
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  statutes. Continually you spurn all who go
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  astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.
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  All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross.
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  Therefore I love your testimonies.
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  My flesh trembles for fear of you, for I am afraid of your
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  judgments, the Word of God. A little comment here is
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  wonderful, and it's far superior to anything else life has to
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  offer. Let's continue.
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  I have done what is just and right.
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  Do not leave me to my oppressors.
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  Give Your servant a pledge of good.
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  Let not the insolent oppress me. My eyes long for Your salvation
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  and for fulfillment of Your righteous promise.
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  Deal with Your servant according to Your steadfast love, and
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  teach me your statutes. I am your servant.
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  Give me understanding that I may know your testimonies.
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  It is time for the Lord to act, for your law has been broken.
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  Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above
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  fine gold. Therefore I consider all your
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  precepts to be right. I hate every false way.
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  Another comment. The only truth you're going to
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  find in life that is really truth is in God's love letter.
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  Let's continue on. Your testimonies are wonderful,
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  therefore my soul keeps them. The unfolding of your words
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  gives light. It imparts understanding to the
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  simple. I open my mouth and pant because
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  I long for your commandments. Turn to me and be gracious to
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  me, as in Your way with those who love your name.
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  Keep steady my steps according to Your promise, and let no
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  iniquity get dominion over me. Redeem me from man's oppression,
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  that I may keep Your precepts. Make your face shine upon your
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  servant and teach me your statutes.
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  Mine eyes shed streams of tears because people do not keep your
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  law. It is a shame.
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  Another comment here. It's a shame to see people with
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  the law right in front of them and not doing anything about it.
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  And God and His love that are trying to help in every way He
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  can. And His word is right there, His
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  love letter is right there to help us with what He needs from
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  us. Continuing on, righteous are you
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  our Lord, and right are Your rules.
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  You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and
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  in all faithfulness. My zeal consumes me because my
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  foes forget Your words. Your promise is well tried, and
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  Your servant loves it. I am small and despised, yet I
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  do not forget Your precepts. Your righteousness is righteous
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  forever and Your law is true. Trouble and anguish have found
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  me out, but your commandments are my delight.
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  Your testimonies are righteous forever.
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  Give me understanding that I may live.
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  Notice the emphasis here on how the understanding for life is
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  coming from this precious love letter.
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  Let's continue with my whole heart.
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  I cry. Answer me, O Lord, I will keep
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  your statutes. I call to you save me, that I
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  may observe your testimonies. I rise before dawn, and I cry
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  for help. I hope in Your words my eyes are
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  awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on
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  Your promise. Hear my voice according to your
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  steadfast love, O Lord, according to your justice.
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  Give me life. They draw near who persecute me
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  with evil purpose. They are far from Your law off,
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  but you are near, O Lord, and all Your commandments are true.
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  Long have I known from your testimonies that you have
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  founded them forever. The Lord's love letter is true,
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  and it's unshakable. The more we pay attention to it,
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  the better off we'll be in our lives.
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  Shall we continue here? Look on my affliction and
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  deliver me, for I did not forget your law.
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  Plead my cause and redeem me. Give me life according to your
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  promise. Salvation is far from the
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  wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
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  Great is your mercy. O Lord, give me life according
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  to your rules. Many are my persecutors and my
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  adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.
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  I look at the faithless with disgust because they do not keep
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  your commands. Consider how I love Your
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  precepts Give me life according to Your steadfast love.
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  The turn of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous
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  rules endures forever. Wonderful words testifying to
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  the truth of God's love letter. Continuing, Princess, persecute
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  me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of your words.
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  I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.
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  I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law. 7 * a day.
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  I praise you for your righteous rules.
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  Great peace have those who love your law.
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  Nothing can make them stumble. I hope for your salvation, O
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  Lord, and I do your commandments.
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  My soul keeps your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
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  I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are
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  before you. There's one more section and we
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  will finish Psalms 119. But notice how over and over
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  again the strength of God's love letter, His law, is
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  demonstrated. OK, verse 169 Let my cry come
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  before you. O Lord, give me understanding
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  according to your word. Let my plea come before you.
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  Deliver me according to your word.
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  My lips will pour forth praise for you.
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  Teach me your statutes. My tongue will sing of Your
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  word, for all Your commandments are right.
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  Let Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your
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  precepts. I long for your salvation, O
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  Lord, and Your law is my delight.
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  Let my soul live and praise You, and let Your rules help me.
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  I have gone astray like a lost sheep.
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  Seek your servant for I do not forget your commandments.
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  And so ends Psalms 119. It's taken us 3 or 4 weeks to
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  get through that. But again, you can just take one
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  of those little 8 verse segments.
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  Read 1 every day right after you get up, maybe at breakfast or
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  and it'll get you going during the day to help you appreciate
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  God's love letter. Shall we pray?
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  Father in heaven, we love your law.
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  We love that You have presented that law to us.
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  You gave it to us. You gave us the ability to read
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  it and understand it. We know it's true, help us to
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  spend more time in it and recognize the value it has in
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  making our lives positive as we journey on watch pathway.
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  We love your son who came here also to demonstrate that that
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  law is really true. And we pray this in his name.
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  Amen. And that's it for today.
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