WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.140 Ethan: Welcome to Immerse: the daily bible reading experience. 00:00:03.257 --> 00:00:04.317 Day 200 and 8 00:00:04.870 --> 00:00:09.650 once again the Philistines were at war with Israel, and when David and 00:00:09.650 --> 00:00:13.840 his men were in the thick of battle, David became weak and exhausted. 00:00:14.810 --> 00:00:17.640 Ishbi Binob was the descendant of the giants. 00:00:17.990 --> 00:00:21.760 His bronze spearhead weighed more than seven pounds, and 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:23.360 he was armed with a new sword. 00:00:24.080 --> 00:00:28.190 He had cornered David and was about to kill him, but Abishai 00:00:28.200 --> 00:00:31.860 son of Zeruiah came to David's rescue and killed the Philistine. 00:00:32.660 --> 00:00:37.310 Then David's men declared, You are not going out to battle with us again. 00:00:37.650 --> 00:00:40.050 Why risk snuffing out the light of Israel? 00:00:41.110 --> 00:00:44.860 After this, there was another battle against the Philistines at Gab. 00:00:45.650 --> 00:00:51.640 As they fought, Sibachai from Husha killed Saph, another descendant of the giants. 00:00:52.540 --> 00:00:57.370 During another battle at Gab, Elhanan, son of Jeor from Bethlehem, killed 00:00:57.370 --> 00:00:59.305 the brother of Goliath of Gath. 00:01:00.095 --> 00:01:03.185 The handle of his spear was as thick as a weaver's beam. 00:01:04.385 --> 00:01:08.965 In another battle with the Philistines at Gath, they encountered a huge man 00:01:08.965 --> 00:01:14.435 with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty four in all, 00:01:14.725 --> 00:01:16.915 who was also a descendant of the giants. 00:01:17.665 --> 00:01:21.975 But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, 00:01:22.285 --> 00:01:24.115 the son of David's brother Shimea. 00:01:25.395 --> 00:01:29.215 These four Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath. 00:01:29.815 --> 00:01:31.875 But David and his warriors killed them. 00:01:33.485 --> 00:01:37.105 David sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him 00:01:37.105 --> 00:01:39.265 from all his enemies and from Saul. 00:01:39.895 --> 00:01:45.225 He sang, The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior. 00:01:45.855 --> 00:01:49.405 My God is my rock, in whom I find protection. 00:01:50.155 --> 00:01:55.075 He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. 00:01:55.785 --> 00:02:00.885 He is my refuge, my Savior, the one who saves me from violence. 00:02:01.555 --> 00:02:06.505 I called on the Lord who is worthy of praise, and He saved me from my enemies. 00:02:07.265 --> 00:02:12.245 The waves of death overwhelmed me, floods of destruction swept over me. 00:02:12.825 --> 00:02:15.295 The grave wrapped its ropes around me. 00:02:15.765 --> 00:02:17.835 Death laid a trap in my path. 00:02:18.505 --> 00:02:21.425 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord. 00:02:21.715 --> 00:02:24.595 Yes, I cried to my God for help. 00:02:25.115 --> 00:02:27.425 He heard me from His sanctuary. 00:02:27.915 --> 00:02:29.835 My cry reached His ears. 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:32.980 Then the earth quaked and trembled. 00:02:33.380 --> 00:02:35.500 The foundations of the heavens shook. 00:02:35.710 --> 00:02:37.690 They quaked because of his anger. 00:02:38.330 --> 00:02:40.480 Smoke poured from his nostrils. 00:02:40.880 --> 00:02:43.070 Fierce flames leaped from his mouth. 00:02:43.760 --> 00:02:46.180 Glowing coals blazed forth from him. 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:48.980 He opened the heavens and came down. 00:02:49.420 --> 00:02:51.800 Dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:56.030 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew. 00:02:56.485 --> 00:03:02.045 Soaring on the wings of the wind, he shrouded himself in darkness, veiling 00:03:02.055 --> 00:03:04.425 his approach with dense rain clouds. 00:03:05.095 --> 00:03:09.735 A great brightness shone around him, and burning coals blazed forth. 00:03:10.475 --> 00:03:12.565 The Lord thundered from heaven. 00:03:12.925 --> 00:03:15.115 The voice of the Most High resounded. 00:03:15.885 --> 00:03:18.255 He shot arrows and scattered his enemies. 00:03:18.915 --> 00:03:21.815 His lightning flashed, and they were confused. 00:03:22.585 --> 00:03:27.615 Then, at the command of the Lord, at the blast of His breath, the bottom 00:03:27.615 --> 00:03:32.485 of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. 00:03:33.485 --> 00:03:36.215 He reached down from heaven and rescued me. 00:03:36.665 --> 00:03:38.855 He drew me out of deep waters. 00:03:39.355 --> 00:03:43.245 He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated 00:03:43.265 --> 00:03:45.145 me and were too strong for me. 00:03:45.950 --> 00:03:50.820 They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the Lord supported me. 00:03:51.380 --> 00:03:53.440 He led me to a place of safety. 00:03:54.010 --> 00:03:56.740 He rescued me because He delights in me. 00:03:57.320 --> 00:03:59.590 The Lord rewarded me for doing right. 00:04:00.270 --> 00:04:02.690 He restored me because of my innocence. 00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:05.480 For I have kept the ways of the Lord. 00:04:05.970 --> 00:04:08.830 I have not turned from my God to follow evil. 00:04:09.430 --> 00:04:11.700 I have followed all his regulations. 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:14.260 I have never abandoned his decrees. 00:04:14.820 --> 00:04:16.710 I am blameless before God. 00:04:17.580 --> 00:04:19.420 I have kept myself from sin. 00:04:20.070 --> 00:04:22.380 The Lord rewarded me for doing right. 00:04:22.650 --> 00:04:24.840 He has seen my innocence. 00:04:25.660 --> 00:04:28.270 To the faithful, you show yourself faithful. 00:04:28.960 --> 00:04:31.640 To those with integrity, you show integrity. 00:04:32.330 --> 00:04:34.730 To the pure, you show yourself pure. 00:04:35.370 --> 00:04:38.140 But to the crooked, you show yourself shrewd. 00:04:38.990 --> 00:04:43.650 You rescue the humble, but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them. 00:04:44.550 --> 00:04:46.780 O Lord, you are my lamp. 00:04:47.390 --> 00:04:49.380 The Lord lights up my darkness. 00:04:49.935 --> 00:04:52.245 In your strength, I can crush an army. 00:04:52.945 --> 00:04:55.515 With my God, I can scale any wall. 00:04:56.545 --> 00:04:58.015 God's way is perfect. 00:04:58.435 --> 00:05:00.765 All the Lord's promises prove true. 00:05:01.275 --> 00:05:04.535 He is a shield for all who look to Him for protection. 00:05:05.345 --> 00:05:07.715 For who is God except the Lord? 00:05:08.265 --> 00:05:10.645 Who but our God is a solid rock. 00:05:11.525 --> 00:05:15.425 God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way perfect. 00:05:15.785 --> 00:05:21.095 He makes me as sure footed as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. 00:05:21.755 --> 00:05:23.835 He trains my hands for battle. 00:05:24.515 --> 00:05:27.655 He strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. 00:05:28.315 --> 00:05:30.785 You have given me your shield of victory. 00:05:31.025 --> 00:05:33.015 Your help has made me great. 00:05:33.665 --> 00:05:37.525 You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. 00:05:38.665 --> 00:05:41.235 I chased my enemies and destroyed them. 00:05:41.595 --> 00:05:43.845 I did not stop until they were conquered. 00:05:44.385 --> 00:05:48.475 I consumed them, I struck them down so they did not get up. 00:05:48.885 --> 00:05:50.545 They fell beneath my feet. 00:05:51.305 --> 00:05:53.815 You have armed me with strength for the battle. 00:05:54.125 --> 00:05:56.755 You have subdued my enemies under my feet. 00:05:57.315 --> 00:05:59.505 You placed my foot on their necks. 00:05:59.975 --> 00:06:02.355 I have destroyed all who hated me. 00:06:03.155 --> 00:06:06.215 They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. 00:06:06.815 --> 00:06:10.175 They even cried to the Lord, but He refused to answer. 00:06:11.355 --> 00:06:14.435 I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth. 00:06:14.865 --> 00:06:17.495 I trampled them in the gutter like dirt. 00:06:18.415 --> 00:06:21.015 You gave me victory over my accusers. 00:06:21.515 --> 00:06:24.415 You preserved me as the ruler over nations. 00:06:25.265 --> 00:06:27.905 People I don't even know now serve me. 00:06:28.555 --> 00:06:30.975 Foreign nations cringe before me. 00:06:31.235 --> 00:06:34.095 As soon as they hear of me, they submit. 00:06:35.045 --> 00:06:39.095 They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds. 00:06:40.135 --> 00:06:41.545 The Lord lives. 00:06:42.075 --> 00:06:43.485 Praise to my rock. 00:06:44.035 --> 00:06:47.955 May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted. 00:06:48.575 --> 00:06:51.545 He is the God who pays back those who harm me. 00:06:51.685 --> 00:06:56.275 He brings down the nations under me and delivers me from my enemies. 00:06:57.425 --> 00:07:00.835 You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies. 00:07:01.445 --> 00:07:03.785 You save me from violent opponents. 00:07:04.835 --> 00:07:08.465 For this, O Lord, I will praise you among the nations. 00:07:08.805 --> 00:07:10.825 I will sing praises to your name. 00:07:11.565 --> 00:07:13.965 You give great victories to your king. 00:07:14.535 --> 00:07:21.065 You show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever. 00:07:22.595 --> 00:07:24.525 These are the last words of David. 00:07:25.465 --> 00:07:28.635 David, the son of Jesse, speaks. 00:07:29.525 --> 00:07:32.635 David, the man who was raised up so high. 00:07:33.225 --> 00:07:36.735 David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob. 00:07:37.495 --> 00:07:40.375 David, the sweet psalmist of Israel. 00:07:41.715 --> 00:07:44.045 The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me. 00:07:44.555 --> 00:07:46.425 His words are upon my tongue. 00:07:47.185 --> 00:07:48.865 The God of Israel spoke. 00:07:49.235 --> 00:07:51.595 The Rock of Israel said to me. 00:07:52.645 --> 00:07:57.925 The one who rules righteously, who rules in the fear of God, is like 00:07:57.925 --> 00:08:00.005 the light of morning at sunrise. 00:08:00.565 --> 00:08:04.085 Like a morning without clouds, like the gleaming of the 00:08:04.085 --> 00:08:06.685 sun on new grass after rain. 00:08:07.915 --> 00:08:10.735 Is it not my family God has chosen? 00:08:11.335 --> 00:08:15.055 Yes, He has made an everlasting covenant with me. 00:08:15.735 --> 00:08:19.585 His agreement is arranged and guaranteed in every detail. 00:08:20.295 --> 00:08:22.755 He will ensure my safety and success. 00:08:23.675 --> 00:08:27.095 But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away, for they 00:08:27.095 --> 00:08:28.755 tear the hand that touches them. 00:08:29.455 --> 00:08:32.515 One must use iron tools to chop them down. 00:08:33.165 --> 00:08:35.565 They will be totally consumed by fire. 00:08:37.575 --> 00:08:40.425 This concludes today's Immerse Reading Experience. 00:08:40.565 --> 00:08:41.745 Thank you for joining us.