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May 8 - 2 Samuel 22 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Shawn. Here it is, Wednesday it is the
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  8th of May. Hello, good to have your
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  company. Let us together.
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  Well, read a chapter, which is kind of a bit of a bonus because
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  normally we have to wait until Friday to read Assam where we
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  read the words of often King David as he writes these songs
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  of praise. But no, no, we are skipping
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  genres today as chapter 22 in the book of Second Samuel.
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  It's actually the entire chapter is a song of praise that David
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  Wrights. And so this feels a whole lot
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  like a Sam. But it is placed here in the
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  narrative of his life to show that he really was a king who
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  loved his God. And when he wanted to express
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  that love, he broke out into song.
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  Isn't that wonderful? And so here we have the the
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  author of this book choose to include this.
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  And so here we have it today and we will read it together.
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  So this is going to be David's praise, springing from his
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  heart, overflowing and flooding out.
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  And we'll enjoy it. You ready?
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  Let us read together. Second Samuel, Chapter 22.
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  David sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him
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  from all his enemies and from soul he sang, The Lord is my
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  rock, my fortress, and my saviour.
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  My God is my rock in whom I find protection.
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  He is my shield, the power that saves me and my place of safety.
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  He is my refuge, my saviour, the one who saves me from violence.
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  I called on the Lord who was worthy of praise, and he saved
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  me from my enemies. The waves of death overwhelmed
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  me. Floods of destruction swept over
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  me. The grave wrapped its ropes
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  around me. Death laid a trap in my path.
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  But in my distress I called out to the Lord.
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  Yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary.
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  My cry reached his ears. Then the earth quaked and
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  trembled. The foundations of the heavens
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  shook. They quaked because of his
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  anger. Smoke poured from his nostrils.
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  Fierce flames leapt from his mouth.
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  Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
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  He opened the heavens and came down.
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  Dark storm clouds were beneath his feet, mounted on a mighty
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  angelic being. He flew, soaring on the wings of
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  the wind. He shrouded himself in darkness,
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  veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.
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  A great brightness shone around him, and burning coals blazed
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  forth. The Lord thundered from heaven,
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  the voice of the Most High Resounded, He shot arrows and
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  scattered his enemies. His lightning flashed, and they
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  were confused. Then, at the command of the
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  Lord, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea
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  could be seen and the foundations of the earth were
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  laid bare, he reached down from heaven and rescued me.
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  He drew me out of the deep waters.
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  He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me
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  and were too strong for me. They attacked me at the moment
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  when I was in distress, but the Lords supported me.
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  He led me to a place of safety. He rescued me because he
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  delighted me. The Lord rewarded me for doing
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  right. He restored me because of my
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  innocence, for I have kept the ways of the Lord.
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  I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
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  I have followed all His regulations.
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  I have never abandoned His decrees.
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  I'm blameless before God. I've kept myself from sin.
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  The Lord rewarded me for doing right.
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  He had seen my innocence. To the faithful, you show
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  yourself faithful. To those with integrity, you
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  show integrity. To the pure, you show yourself
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  pure. But to the crooked, you show
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  yourself shrewd. You rescue the humble, but your
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  eyes watch the proud and humiliate them.
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  I'll Lord You are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness
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  in your strength. I can crush an army with my God.
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  I can scale any wall. God's way is perfect.
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  All the Lord's promises prove true.
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  He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
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  For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?
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  God is my strong fortress, and he makes my way perfect.
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  He makes me a sure footed as a deer, enabling me to stand on
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  mountain heights. He trains my hand for battle.
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  He strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
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  You have given me your shield of victory.
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  Your help has made me great. You have made a wide path for my
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  feet to keep them from slipping. I chased my enemies and
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  destroyed them. I did not stop until they were
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  conquered. I consumed them.
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  I struck them down South. They did not get up.
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  They fell beneath my feet. You have armed me with strength
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  for the battle. You have subdued my enemies
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  under my feet. You've placed my foot on their
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  necks. I've destroyed all who hated me.
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  They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue.
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  They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.
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  I grounded them as fine as the dust of the earth.
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  I trampled them in the gutter like dirt.
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  You gave me victory over my accusers.
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  You preserved me as the ruler over nations.
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  People I don't even know now serve me.
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  Foreign nations cringe before me.
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  As soon as they hear of me, they submit.
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  They lose all their courage and come trembling from their
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  strongholds. The Lord lives, praises to my
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  rock. May God, the rock of my
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  salvation, be exalted. He is the God who pays back
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  those who harm me. He brings down the nations under
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  me and delivers me from my enemies.
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  You hold me safe, beyond the reach of my enemies.
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  You save me from violent opponents for this.
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  Oh Lord, I will praise you among the nations.
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  I will sing praises to your name.
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  You give great victories to your king.
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  You show unfailing love to your anointed to David and all his
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  descendants forever. Ah Lord, thank you for this
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  Psalm, this chapter, this song of praise.
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  Hi, David's words. We see you as this mighty mighty
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  God who descends in power from the heavens.
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  Coming not to dominate the world, but to protect and to
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  uphold your chosen ones. That's us.
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  That is us. And you come in all this power,
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  but at the same time you come with this tenderness for your
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  beloved. We feel the love that you give
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  us. We see your kindness and love in
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  the person of Jesus. We experience your love and your
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  intimacy through the gift of your Spirit.
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  Thank you Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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  You are amazing. Enormous, powerful, intimate and
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  present. And we are so grateful, and we
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  just humbly, humbly submit to you, and we receive your
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  presence, and we can be close to you and pray all these things
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  through the sacrifice and the name of Jesus.
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  Amen.