{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chunks: The Book of Psalms","title":"Episode 148: God sustains the humble","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3eccf44e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":453,"description":"We can only take guesses at when or in what context each psalm was written. Psalm 147, the second of the Hallelujah Psalms, appears to have been written sometime after the end of the Babylonian exile, giving praise to God for the return of a remnant of the people. The psalm celebrates God’s covenant relationship to his people, a relationship God has with no other nation. The psalmist also teaches that God does not delight in military might, but champions the humble. Did the people therefore finally learn their lesson? The book of Nehemiah suggests not…","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/m4wWP6RhgtaQVY-Fm9O749o40PLOWY6s4PUGIxxoi8E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OGU5/YTlmZTk0ZmFmZWZl/OTk0NTgyNDEyMTBj/MDM0ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}