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June 14 - Psalm 19:57-112 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here. Happy Friday.
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  Great to have your company. Thank you for tapping on play
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  and inviting me into whatever your day looks like.
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  The weekend is getting close. Or you may be up to Friday
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  night, in which case, happy weekend to you.
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  I hope it's a time when you get some space and some time for a
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  bit of recuperation. There's going to be less
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  recuperation and more space and time with soldiers for me this
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  weekend as I head off in a training exercise with the good
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  folk of the army in Tasmania. And that will be my absolute joy
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  to get to go and spend some time with people, watching them in
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  their native environment, learning and doing the things
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  that they do. But As for now, As for now, we
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  are going to tackle the centre third of the longest Sam in the
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  history of Psalms. Yep, Psalm 119 we read through
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  the 1st 7 letters of the Hebrew alphabet and now we are going to
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  read through the next 7 letters starting with Heath and working
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  away all the way to the convent. We will end with none.
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  Yes, that was a joke. It was very funny wasn't it?
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  And of all the sums to be able to put down and pick up the week
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  later, this is a good one. I heard it described as this arm
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  is not like a chain with one link connected to the other, but
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  it's more like a string of pearls where each Pearl has
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  equal but great value. Isn't that beautiful?
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  So we are in for the next 7 stanzas of this poem, each of
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  great value. So let us read together, Sam 119
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  versus 57 to 112. Lord, you are mind.
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  I promise to obey your words with all my heart.
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  I want your blessings. Be merciful, as you promised.
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  I pondered the direction of my life and I turned to follow your
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  laws. I will hurry without delay to
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  obey your commands. Evil people will try to drag me
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  into sin, but I'm firmly anchored to your instructions.
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  I rise at midnight to thank you for your just regulations.
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  I am a friend to anyone who fears you, anyone who obeys your
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  commandments. Our Lord, Your unfailing love
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  fills the earth. Teach me your decrees, Teff.
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  You have done many good things for me, Lord, just as you
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  promised. I believe in your commands.
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  Now teach me good judgement and knowledge.
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  I used to wander off until you disciplined me, but now I
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  closely follow your word. You are good and do only good.
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  Teach me your decrees. Arrogant people smear me with
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  lies, but in truth, I obey your commandments with all my heart.
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  Their hearts are dull and stupid, but I delight in your
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  instructions. My suffering was good for me,
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  for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.
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  Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in
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  gold and silver. Yod, you made me, You created
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  me. Now give me the sense to follow
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  your commands by all who fear you.
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  Find in me A cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word.
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  I know, oh Lord, that your regulations are fair.
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  You discipline me because I needed it.
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  Now let your unfailing love comfort me, just as you promised
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  me, your servant. Surround me with your tender
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  mercies that I may live for your instructions.
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  I might delight bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who
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  lied about me. Meanwhile, I will concentrate on
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  your commandments. Let me be united with all who
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  fear you, with those who know your laws.
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  May I be blameless in keeping your decrees.
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  Then I will never be ashamed, calf.
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  I am worn out waiting for your rescue, but I've put my hope in
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  your word. My eyes are straining to see
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  your promises come true. When will you comfort me?
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  I'm shrivelled like a wineskin in the smoke, but I have not
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  forgotten to obey your decrees. How long must I wait?
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  When will you punish those who persecute me?
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  These arrogant people who hate your instructions have dug deep
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  pits to trap me. All your commands are
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  trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt
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  me down without cause. They almost finish me off.
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  But I refused to abandon your commandments in your unfailing
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  love. Spare my life, then I can
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  continue to obey your laws. Lamed.
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  Your eternal Word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven.
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  Your faithfulness extends to every generation as enduring as
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  the earth you created. Your regulations remain true to
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  this day, for everything serves your plans.
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  If your instructions hadn't sustained me with joy, I would
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  have died in my misery. I will never forget your
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  commandments, for by them you give me life.
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  I am yours. Rescue me, for I have worked
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  hard at obeying your commandments.
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  Like the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly
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  keep my mind on your laws. Even perfection has its limits,
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  but your commands have no limits, mem.
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  Oh, how I love your instructions.
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  I think about them all day long. Your commands make me wiser than
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  my enemies, for they are my constant guide.
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  Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always
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  thinking of your laws. I'm even wiser than my elders,
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  for I've kept your commandments. I've refused to walk on any evil
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  path so that I may remain obedient to Your word.
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  I haven't turned away from your regulations, for You have taught
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  me well how sweet your words taste.
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  To me they are sweeter than honey.
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  Your commandments give me understanding.
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  No wonder I hate every false way of life.
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  None. Your word is a lamp to guide my
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  feet and a light for my path. I've promised it once, and I'll
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  promise it again. I will obey your righteous
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  regulations. I have suffered much, O Lord.
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  Restore my life again as you promised lol.
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  Accept my offering of praise and teach me your regulations.
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  My life constantly hangs in the balance, but I will not stop
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  obeying your instructions. The wicked have set their traps
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  for me, but I will not turn from your commandments.
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  The old laws are my treasure. They are my heart's delight.
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  I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end,
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  Our Lord. You do not leave us wandering
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  aimlessly in this life. You don't forsake us, letting
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  the tides of this universe push us this way and that way.
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  No, you give us your word. You give us your instruction and
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  your encouragement and justice. Like the psalmist is just so
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  grateful for your word, so are we.
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  And Lord, we love that we have the absolute privilege of Your
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  Word given to us so that we can come to You day after day after
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  day and hear Your words spoken to us.
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  Thank You that Your Word truly is like a lamp to our path, that
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  it guides us. That when we find ourselves at a
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  figurative crossroad in our lives, not sure what to do, not
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  sure how to make a decision. That You have given us so much
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  wisdom and so much of your character and Your truth in Your
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  Word. That we can come to Your Word,
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  That we can hear Your Word, and that we can live according to
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  Your teaching. And when we struggle to find the
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  right way to go, Holy Spirit prompt us.
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  Guide us always back to Jesus, who is truth.
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  Ah, what a good, good God you are.
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  We worship you, we praise you, and we give you all honour and
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  glory, and it's in your name that we pray all of this Jesus,
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  Amen.