124 SNS: Psalm 56: A Long Day's Journey Into Trust

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Can I say that I find comfort in hearing of another person’s long journey into trust? I don’t know about you, but I only too well identify with the journey the psalmist shares with us here. It is one, which starts with head knowledge – knowing where he needs to be in his faith, knowing where he wants to be in it, and it ends with this knowledge becoming an essential part of his life. The “a-ha” moment, if you will.

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123 SNS: Psalm 55: Turning Betrayal Into Worship

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Can I say that there are few things worse than a personal betrayal by a close friend? The pain can make it hard to think clearly or know how to respond. So would it surprise you that the Psalms contain an example of how to deal with this, the worship book of the Bible? How intriguing, turning betrayal into worship.

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122 SNS: Psalm 54: The Sacredness of Asking for Help?

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Can I just say, while reading this psalm, I was impressed with the sacredness of asking God for help? In the asking, which involves more than saying, “Hey God, I need this.” It also involves acknowledging the answer and offering thanks and praise for the answer received.

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121 SNS: Psalm 53: Who Is the One Who Says, "There Is No God?"

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Can I just say, that this psalm seems to have many layers to it? Specifically speaking, the phrase, “Those who say, there is no God,” can apply to 2 different sets of folks. The first is a straightforward application. Those who say there is no God are the people who simply want nothing to do with God. The second one is found just under the surface and it is, if possible, an even more tragic one. What if the irreligious unbeliever spoken of, is one we consider to be very religious? One who goes to church and says that they are a Christian. Give a listen and let me know what you think.

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120 SNS: Psalm 52: Who To Trust and Why

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Can I just say, one of the most satisfying things I have ever experienced is being trusted by other people? An earned trust, given because of who I had proven myself to be. This is one of the things that this psalm, Psalm 52, brought to mind. And you know, thinking about it, the best example of this, that I know, comes from my grandfather.

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118 SNS: Psalm 50: When Do Religious People Get It Wrong?

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Can I just say, I think one of the saddest things that will ever happen is when a very religious person, one who is absolutely sure he is dotting all the i’s and crossing all the t’s, doing everything he thinks needs to be done, actually meets Jesus and have him say, “You are, who? I don’t know you, goodbye.” (A paraphrase of Matthew 7:21-23 and 25:41-45 and I’ll reference a couple of other verses which speak of this, in the description of the episode). And this, mind you, is addressed to the very religious, the religious who got it wrong.

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117 SNS: Psalm 49: A Saying of Jesus, Illustrated in the Psalms?

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Can I just say, this Psalm seems to be a fleshing out of something Jesus says in Matthew 10:28? He says, to not be afraid of those who can only kill the body but who are not able to touch the soul.

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116 SNS: Psalm 48: What Does Praise Look Like?

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Can I just say, this Psalm seems to be the embodiment of what praising God looks like? Its placement here certainly makes it look like an answer to the call to praise God in our last reading (of Psalm 47). What a beautiful and very thorough offering of praise it is too.

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115 SNS: Psalm 47: Is Praise More Than Just a Word We Use?

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Can I just say that praise is more than just a word to use in a church service? I mean, I often hear the phrase, “Praise God” or “I give praise to God” while at a church service and am often left thinking, “Ok… and what is the praise you’re giving?” Now hear me out. If a friend, co-worker, or boss were to come up to you and say, “I want to praise you,” maybe expressed as “I want to tell you, good job,” but then say nothing else; are you completely satisfied with such statements? Or, are you, sometimes, waiting for the follow-through? Thinking, “Ok, and the praise is…. What?” Or, “what exactly am I doing so well?” Perhaps it is the same with God.

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114 SNS: Pslam 46: Fear Not the Chaos and Evil of Others

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Can I just say that, once again, the Psalms have proven themselves to be a haven for creativity and eloquent expression? Used here for the telling of us why we need not fear the chaos and evil caused by others. The actual reason, to not fear, is stated in a fairly straightforward manner, God is our strongly proven help in our times of need. He is our refuge so we need not fear. It is after these simple statements that the creativity explodes across the page. Creativity that truly creates a palpable impression of the chaos and evils being talked about.

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113 SNS: Psalm 45: In Praise of the Messiah, In Praise of Jesus

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Can I just say that the Psalms always seem to bring the heights of creativity and eloquent expression to bear in the worshiping of God? For example, here in this psalm, we find a poem that, on the surface, looks like one praising a king on his wedding day. Yet, under the surface, it is actually one praising the messiah and celebrating a believer’s relationship with him. This Messiah, according to the quoting of this Psalm in Hebrews chapter 1, is none other than Jesus. Which makes the believers all of us who believe in him. Yes, I know! To poetically capture the Messiah as king and those who believe in him as the queen and her attendants, all involved in a wedding… that is very eloquent indeed; and very biblical.

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112 SNS: Psalm 44: You Will Have Troubles, But...

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Can I just say that it seems to never cease to amaze me just how much I find New Testament teaching here in the Psalms? Not word for word, but what is taught. For example, do you remember reading where Jesus says, in this world, we will have trouble, but to be of good cheer for he has overcome (John 16:33)? Anyway, this is what this Psalm brought to mind. This is an original presentation of Psalm 44, as heard in our podcast. The title comes from our podcast, where we chat about this aspect of this psalm. Here we simply hear the psalm. I hope you find it to be a blessing.

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111 SNS:Psalm 43: Remembering the Who (not the band or the doctor)

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Can I just say that some things bear repeating? At least, the Psalmist seems to think so for he tells us once again how to have peace in midst of sorrow. It is by remembering who God is and what he has already done. Then trusting him to do so again. Trusting the one we know through remembering who he is.

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110 SNS: Psalm 42: How To Have Peace in Midst of Troubles

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Can I just say that, once again, one of the most amazing things in reading these psalms, is how they speak to me as if written with me in mind? Being at peace even in the exact middle of some rather unpeaceful situations. What an amazing experience. Just how is this done? Well… let’s first hear the psalm shall we.

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109 SNS: Psalm 41: Certainty in Trying Times

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Can I just say that it is so easy to read this psalm, number 41, and simply think, “Ok, this is just another cry for help?” Yet…. Yet, by slowing down just a bit and letting this poem sink in; I find this to be a praise of certainty. Yes, even in his trying ordeal, the psalmist stays certain. Certain of his position with God and of God’s love for him. Oh, we could explore that for hours. But rather than that, let’s just watch the psalm, shall we?

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108 SNS: Psalm 40: Who Makes the Lemonade?

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Ever hear that old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade?” This is what this Psalm brought to mind. Though, in truth, it is more like, “When life gives you lemons, remember who actually is making lemonade.” I know, lemonade and the Bible.... Here's to thinking outside of the box!

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107 SNS: Psalm 39: The Emptiness of Life without God's Forgiveness

To help you hear the prayerfulness of the Psalms, here is a Monday Morning Psalm just for you. Can I just say that I find this psalm to be most interesting, most interesting indeed? Ever think it best not to say anything about something only to have the matter consume your attention, to burn within so to speak? When it moves to the forefront of your mind and will not let you go? Well, in this psalm David starts out by telling us about one such of his experiences. He begins by saying that he was determined to keep his mouth shut. He was going to take the high road and wasn’t going to be guilty of spouting off at the mouth when he shouldn’t be. And he was successful at doing this for a little while, but it didn’t do him much good at all; for this caused him great pain and he began to burn from the need to speak about it. In short, he was finding life empty and meaningless while the only source of meaningfulness was God.

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106 SNS:Psalm 38: Confessing Our Sin Is Worshiping God?

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Can I just say that it never ceases to amaze me how I can be reading a Bible passage I have read many times before and I’ll see something I have never seen before? Like in this episode for instance. I mean, we all know that sin is a bad thing, right? That part of coming to and relating to God is owning up to it. Owning it and asking for forgiveness and then pursuing God on his terms. Yet, in this episode, we get introduced to an idea that… I had not considered it before. This thought, mind you, comes from the Psalms originally being used in worship services. Here it is; the owning of our sin and confessing it and its consequences, is actually an act of worship. That it not only is what must happen before we can enter into a relationship with God but in the context of that relationship, it is also expressing worship to him. How intriguing is that?

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105 SNS:Psalms 37: A Kick in the Rear

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Have you ever been reading along in the Bible and suddenly you find yourself wanting to say something that you normally say to that one good friend who kicks you in the rear-end to get you moving in the right direction? You know, “Shut up.” Well, can I just say that this is what happened to me as I was reading the Psalm for this episode, Psalm 37? This is especially true of verses 1-9. Where it says things like do not be excited or vexed, agitated or envious, and to leave anger and rage behind. And instead, to roll all concern onto God’s shoulders. Yeah, life is going to happen, so focus on God and let him do the heavy lifting. A lesson that is easy to agree with and less easy to fully live out.

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104 SNS: Psalms 36: The Source of All Life and Living

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Can I just say that for this episode, number 64, there was so much to talk about? There is the basis for a compassionate view of the one without God in his life, not of sin or of evil, but of the individual. There are parallels between this psalm, number 36, and Psalm 1, how God’s graciousness is the protection he provides, and many more besides. It was hard to choose just one topic. But here we go, the one we’re going to talk about is God being the source of all life and living. Now, before you go and say, “Thank you, Captain Obvious!” Let’s take a quick listen to this psalm, Psalm 36. Then, I’ll share what occurred to me concerning this. Then, if you still want to thank the good Captain O…. feel free.

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