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Immerse Poet: Welcome To Immerse:
The Daily Bible Reading Experience.

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Day two hundred and eighty five.

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Poets

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introduction to poets,

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the five covenants God made with
humanity through Noah, Abraham,

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Moses, David, and Jesus provide
the deep structure of the Bible.

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The vital historic events that occasioned
the first four of these covenants, the

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flood, the Call of Abraham, the Exodus
and the establishment of Israel's

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monarchy are found in the beginnings
and kingdoms volumes, the words and

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deeds of the prophets who spoke for God
to the people of Israel, follow in the

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prophet's volume as the Jewish people
assembled their scriptures over time.

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They included another group of
books that they called the writings.

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These books from the latter part of the
first Testament provide a key link for

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us to Israel's world during and after
the nation's 70 year exile in Babylon.

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By the time these books were collected
in final form, Israel's political

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independence had ended and the people were
living under the rule of foreign powers.

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While some of the Jewish people
remained in their traditional homeland,

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many were dispersed throughout
the ancient near Eastern world.

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The sages and scribes who wrote
and gathered the writings, provided

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stories, songs, and wise words to
God's people to keep them closely

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tethered to their ancient identity.

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And calling the unique stories and
historical records of the writings are

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collected in the Chronicles volume.

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The poetical books from the writings
are collected here in poets.

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The first books in this volume,
Psalms, Lamentations, and Song of

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Songs are collections of song lyrics.

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These song collections provide scriptures
that reflect the rich reality of human

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life and a full range of human emotions.

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They are closely tied to Israel's life
and history, expressing the agony of their

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trials and the joy of their celebrations.

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Through the deep sorrow of Lamentations,
the joyful exuberance of the love songs.

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Of songs of songs, and the
complaints, Thanksgiving, exaltation

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and praise of Psalms, we enter
more deeply into Israel's story.

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Israel's regular worship calendar
from weekly Sabbath observances to

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annual festival celebrations formed
a vital part of the nation's ongoing

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covenant relationship with God.

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Many of the songs Israel used in worship
are preserved in the great collection

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of lyric poems known as Psalms.

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Through these songs, we can also
learn to find our own voice for

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talking to God about the heights
and depths in our own life journey.

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These Hebrew songs are primarily expressed
through parallel lines of Hebrew poetry.

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Most Hebrew poetry is written
in groupings of parallel lines.

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Usually two lines though, sometimes three.

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These lines work together in various ways.

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Often using rich metaphors and
other poetic features to state

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and then revisit their points.

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Second and third lines can reinforce,
extend, deepen, or even talk back

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to the opening statements, the
final books in this collection,

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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job
come from Israel's wisdom tradition.

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These books share customary features
with the wisdom writing of the ancient

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near Eastern world, but they have
the invaluable advantage of seeing

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life from within the context of
a covenant relationship with God.

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They proclaim that fear of the Lord.

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Yahweh Israel's covenant.

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God is the foundation of true knowledge.

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These wisdom books explore the workings
of life in God's good but fractured World.

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Their core premise is that the Creator
has embedded his wisdom into his

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creation, and they invite people to find
and then follow that good way of life.

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Wisdom books commend the path
of wisdom or righteousness.

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Asserting that the God who created the
world is the one who can best instruct

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us on how to live and flourish within it.

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The Wisdom books are also written
mostly in poetry, though in a

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greater variety of forms than the
lyric poetry of Israel's songs.

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Proverbs consists almost entirely
of couplets, two lines of

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verse, while Job mostly contains
much longer poetic speeches.

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Ecclesiastes is a mixture
of poetry and prose.

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Though the prose receives its shape
more from recurring words and imagery

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as in a poem than from the linear
progression of a plot line as in a story.

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It is a tremend tremendous gift
to us that the Bible is not just a

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collection of lectures about God.

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These books of songs and wisdom
add depth, color, and texture

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to the biblical narrative.

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Through the use of beautiful lyric
poetry and striking imagery, they

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help us fully realize that God's
truth is truth for the real world.

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They invite us to see all the
struggles, triumphs, and complications

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of our own lives within the bigger
story of God's ongoing work not yet

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completed to bring flourishing life
and peace to the world he created.

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Immersed in Psalms, there are moments
in the life of faith that need to be

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expressed with a full strength of human
emotion, and nothing serves that need

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better than putting words to music.

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So we should not be surprised that Ancient
Israel had a song book used in large

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gatherings at the temple and also in
smaller settings within local communities.

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Psalms is a book of song lyrics.

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And many have musical notations,
instructions, and even the

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names of tunes still attached.

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The fact that our scriptures include
heartfelt expressions like these of

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God's people speaking directly to him,
highlights that he wants to hear from us.

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He wants us to express our deepest
longings and feelings to him.

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These songs were gathered into the large
collection we have today during the

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time after Israel's exile to Babylon.

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But many are preserved from earlier times.

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King David is associated with 73 of
them, nearly half of the total number.

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Our collection now includes 150 Psalms.

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Those Psalms nine and 10 and 42 and
43 were each originally written as one

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Psalm, but later divided, and one Psalm
is repeated twice, appearing as both.

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Psalm 14 and Psalm 53.

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Whether birthed in the spiritual journey
of an individual or the experiences

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of the community of God's people,
all these songs came to be used in

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the corporate worship of Israel.

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But Psalms is more than a song book.

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As the collection came together,
it was shaped in two, five books,

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each closing with a doxology
special words of praise to God.

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These five books of Psalms recall
the five books of Moses, the Torah.

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At the beginning of the Bible, just as the
Torah was used for instruction and study,

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Psalms came to be used the same way.

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In fact, Psalm one seems to have
in placed first precisely to

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encourage people to meditate on
Psalms as a book of instruction.

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This shows that these songs
that were sung in worship could

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also be read as scripture.

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These song lyrics are written in
the usual form of Hebrew poetry

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with groupings of parallel lines.

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The second line repeats, contrasts, or
intensifies the meaning of the first line.

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The figurative language in these
poems is perfectly suited for

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forcefully expressing authentic
human responses within God's story.

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Most of the Psalms in the
Bible are one of three types,

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praise, lament, or Thanksgiving.

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Psalms of praise call on people to
worship and sing to God, honoring

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him for his goodness and grace.

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Songs of lament are prayers to God for
deliverance in deeply troubled times.

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Lament typically begin with an urgent and
emotional cry describing the struggles

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that the person or community is facing,
and then make a specific request for help.

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Almost always ending with
expressions of trust in God.

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Psalms of Thanksgiving often review the
troubles that someone was experiencing,

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explained that they called upon God and
were delivered, and then invite others

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to share in thanking and praising God.

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This collection of Psalms also include
some other types of Psalms, Royal

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Psalms celebrate the role of Israel's
king, both the human king and God

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as the nation's High King pilgrim.

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Psalms also called Psalms of ascent.

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Were sung by pilgrims making their
way up to Jerusalem for one of

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the great Jewish festivals, wisdom
Psalms, echo Israel's traditions

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about following God's instructions to
discover the path to flourishing life.

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It is important that the Psalms
are more than just psal of praise.

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The laments and cries for justice
prevent the songs from being merely

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a celebration of the status quo.

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The life of faith includes the
shattering pain of injustice

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and wrongdoing that calls God's
power and goodness into question.

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In such situations, God's deliverance
of his people and answer to their

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cries leads them to a more profound
appreciation of his faithfulness and care.

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The enduring message of the book
overall is that God welcomes the

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honest expressions of our hearts.

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Reflecting all the challenges of
our ongoing relationship with him.

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The Book of Psalms was very
popular in the first century AD

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and is crucial for understanding
the story of Jesus the Messiah.

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The writers of the New Testament saw
the themes of Psalms continuing in

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the ongoing story of God's people.

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This can be true for us today.

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Also, as we read, sing, reflect on.

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And enter into the same story of
struggle, rescue, and restoration.

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Israel's songbook gives us the words
for expressing our own movements

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through lament and praise and
thanksgiving on our journey with God

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toward a world of justice and peace.

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The Psalms book one,
Psalms one through 41.

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Psalm one O.

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The joys of those who do not follow the
advice of the wicked or stand around

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with sinners or join in with mockers,
but they delight in the law of the

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Lord meditating on it day and night.

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They are like trees planted along
the river bank bearing fruit.

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Each season.

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Their leaves never wither and
they prosper in all they do.

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But not the wicked.

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They are like worthless,
chaff, scattered by the wind.

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They will be condemned
at the time of judgment.

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Sinners will have no place
among the Godly for the Lord.

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Watches over the path of the
godly, but the path of the

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wicked leads to destruction.

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Psalm two, why are the nations so angry?

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Why do they waste their time?

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With feudal plans, the kings of
the earth prepare for battle.

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The rulers plot together against
the Lord and against his anointed.

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One, let us break their chains.

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They cry and free ourselves from
slavery to God, but the one who rules in

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heaven laughs the Lord scoffs at them.

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Then in anger, he rebukes them,
terrifying them with his fierce fury.

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For the Lord declares, I have
placed my chosen king on the throne

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in Jerusalem on my holy mountain.

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The king proclaims the Lord's decree.

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The Lord said to me, you are my son.

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Today I have become your father.

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Only ask and I will give you the nations
as your inheritance, the whole earth.

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As your possession, you will
break them with an iron rod.

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And smash them like clay pots
now, then you kings act wisely.

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Be warned you.

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Rulers of the earth serve the Lord with
reverent fear and rejoice with trembling.

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Submit to God's royal son or he will
become angry and you will be destroyed

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in the midst of all your activities.

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For his anger flares up in an instant.

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But what joy for all
who take refuge in him.

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Psalm three, a Psalm of David regarding
the time David fled from his son, Absalom.

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Oh Lord, I have so many enemies.

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So many are against me.

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So many are saying God
will never rescue him.

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Interlude.

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But you, oh Lord, are a shield around me.

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You are my glory.

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The one who holds my head high.

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I cried out to the Lord and he answered
me from his holy mountain interlude.

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I lay down and slept.

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Yet I woke up in safety for
the Lord was watching over me.

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I am not afraid of 10,000 enemies
who surround me on every side.

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Arise, oh Lord.

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Rescue me my God.

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Slap all my enemies in the face.

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Shatter the teeth of the
wicked victory comes from you.

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Oh Lord, may you bless
your people interlude

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Psalm four for the choir director,
a Psalm of David to be accompanied

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by stringed instruments.

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Answer me when I call to you, oh
God, who declares me innocent?

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Free me from my troubles, have
mercy on me and hear my prayer.

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How long will you people
ruin my reputation?

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How long will you make
groundless accusations?

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How long will you continue
your lies interlude?

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You can be sure of this.

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The Lord set apart the Godly for himself.

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The Lord will answer when I call to him.

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Don't sin by letting anger control you.

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Think about it overnight
and remain silent.

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Interlude.

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Offer sacrifices in the right
spirit and trust the Lord.

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Many people say, who will
show us better times?

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Let your face smile on us, Lord.

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You have given me greater joy than
those who have abundant harvests

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of grain and new wine in peace.

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I will lie down and sleep for you alone.

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Oh Lord, will keep me safe.

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Psalm five for the choir director, a Psalm
of David to be accompanied by the flute.

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Oh Lord, hear me as I pray.

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Pay attention to my groaning.

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Listen to my cry for
help, my king and my God.

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For I pray to no one but you.

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Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.

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Each morning I bring my request to
you and wait expectantly, oh God.

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You take no pleasure in wickedness.

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You cannot tolerate
the sins of the wicked.

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Therefore, the proud may not
stand in your presence for you.

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Hate all who do evil.

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You will destroy those who tell lies,
the Lord detests, murderers, and

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deceivers Because of your unfailing
love, I can enter your house.

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I will worship at your
temple with deepest awe.

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Lead me in the right path, oh Lord,
or my enemies will conquer me.

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Make your way plain for me to follow.

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My enemies cannot speak a truthful word.

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Their deepest desire is to destroy others.

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Their talk is foul.

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Like the stench from an open grave, their
tongues are filled with flat flattery.

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Oh God, declare them guilty.

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Let them be caught in their own traps.

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Drive them away because of their many
sins for they have rebelled against you.

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But let all who take
refuge in you rejoice.

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Let them sing joyful praises forever.

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Spread your protection over them.

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That all who love your name
may be filled with joy for you.

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Bless the Godly, oh Lord, you surround
them with your shield of love.

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Psalm six for the choir director.

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A Psalm of David to be accompanied
by an eight stringed instrument.

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Oh Lord, don't rebuke me in your
anger or discipline me in your rage.

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Have compassion on me Lord, for I am weak.

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Heal me Lord, for my bones are in agony.

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I am sick at heart.

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How long, oh Lord, until you restore me.

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Return, oh Lord, and rescue me.

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Save me because of your
unfailing love for the dead.

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Do not remember you.

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Who can praise you from the grave.

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I am worn out from sobbing all night.

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I flood my bed with weeping,
drenching it with my tears.

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My vision is blurred by grief.

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My eyes are worn out
because of all my enemies.

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Go away.

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All you who do evil for the
Lord has heard my weeping.

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The Lord has heard my plea.

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The Lord will answer my prayer.

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May all my enemies be
disgraced and terrified.

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May they suddenly turn back in shame.

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This concludes today's
immerse reading experience.

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Thank you for joining us.