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 We come to the Lord's Word this morning.

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 We're in the book of Psalms.

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 So you can open your Bible up to Psalms.

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 We're in Psalm 91.

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 Psalm 91.

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 And I know I usually read through the psalm at the beginning,

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 but this time we're going to kind of read through it as we go.

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 Let's jump in.

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 The first thing that we notice about this psalm

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 is that there is no superscription at the top.

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 So we don't know who wrote this.

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 We don't know what the occasion is.

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 And we don't know whether it's a song or just a piece of poetry,

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 a blessing or something perhaps.

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 So we just have to be content with not knowing some of these things.

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 And we have to take this psalm as it comes to us.

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 There seems to be four parts to this psalm.

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 The first two verses, if you could have your Bible open in front of you,

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 you can kind of see there's often a break there.

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 The psalm contains the opening statement

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 where the author expresses his confidence in God.

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 Then the next part, verses 3 to 8,

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 is packed full of these will statements.

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 And the psalmist makes numerous statements

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 about how things will go for the person who takes refuge in God.

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 Then in verse 9, the author restates the main theme of the psalm

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 and reminds us of just who these promises are for.

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 And then he goes on to give more will statements

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 and describes how things will go for the person who really trusts in the Lord.

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 And then finally, the last part of the psalm, verses 14 to 16,

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 the will statements continue,

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 but the one who is saying them changes.

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 Now it's the Lord who is speaking

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 about how he will act

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 in response to the prayers and plights of his people.

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 And the main theme of this psalm,

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 the great declaration of it,

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 is that God is the protector of his people.

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 So let's see this and hear this

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 from the words of the psalmist,

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 starting in verses 1 and 2.

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 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

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 will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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 I will say of the Lord,

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 He is my refuge and my fortress,

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 my God in whom I trust.

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 So the psalmist has something to say.

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 He has a statement to make,

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 and it comes to us in verse 2.

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 I will say of the Lord,

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 He is my refuge and my fortress.

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 These two words, refuge and fortress,

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 speak of the safety and the protection

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 that are found in the Lord.

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 Now, it's probably difficult for us

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 to relate to these two words a little bit,

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 because we've all been blessed

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 to know relative peace in our lifetimes.

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 But if you read through the story of Israel

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 in the Old Testament,

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 you'll see that many of those ancient days

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 were full of war,

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 battles,

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 bloodshed,

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 violence.

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 The surrounding nations and peoples

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 would raid and pillage Israel

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 and each other.

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 And so the fortified city,

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 the city of refuge,

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 was a big deal back then.

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 That was the place that you and your family

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 would run to

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 when you saw the enemy army coming

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 or raiders coming.

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 And the sturdy walls

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 would give you protection

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 against soldiers and chariots.

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 Think of the stories of Joshua

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 and the battle at Jericho

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 or Jerusalem.

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 Both were fortified cities

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 known for their great thick walls

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 and their towers for defense.

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 And at various times in Israel's history,

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 there were many cities like these

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 fortified with walls.

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 This was common to them.

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 So what is the psalmist declaring here

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 in verse 2?

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 He's saying,

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 when I'm looking for shelter,

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 a hiding place,

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 a safe place,

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 where do I go?

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 Where do I run to?

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 Not an earthly city,

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 but a person.

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 My God.

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 He is my protector.

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 He is the one who keeps me safe.

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 And I trust in His protection.

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 This is the theme of the entire psalm.

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 God is the trustworthy,

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 dependable protector of His people.

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 And now He launches into these will statements.

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 These first few will statements

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 in verses 3 and 4

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 are about what God will do

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 for those who trust in Him.

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 Verse 3.

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 Surely He will save you

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 from the fowler's snare

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 and from the deadly pestilence.

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 He will cover you

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 with His feathers

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 and under His wings

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 you will find refuge.

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 His faithfulness

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 will be your shield

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 and rampart.

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 So these are the kinds of things

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 that God will do

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 for those who trust in Him.

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 He will save you

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 from the fowler's snare.

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 The psalmist uses

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 metaphorical language here

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 and it's drawing on

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 the situation of birds.

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 A fowler is a hunter of birds

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 and in this context

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 using a snare or a trap

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 to hunt for birds.

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 So the enemy is on the prowl

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 like a hunter

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 and we are like the bird.

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 But God is the one

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 who will save us

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 from the enemy

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 and His trap.

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 In verse 4.

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 More bird metaphor.

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 He will cover you

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 with His feathers

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 and under His wings

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 you will find refuge.

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 I love this picture.

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 The picture here

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 is that God will take you

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 under His loving care

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 and protection

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 like a mother bird

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 does its helpless

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 little babies.

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 He will draw you close.

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 He will keep you safe.

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 He will be a hiding place

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 for you

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 in the time of trouble.

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 The main point here

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 in all of this

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 is that God

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 is not the kind of God

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 who will simply

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 let His people

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 be caught

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 and killed

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 by enemies

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 and predators

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 while He turns a blind eye.

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 He will intervene.

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 He will save us.

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 He will protect us

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 because He cares for us

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 like we are His very own.

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 I love the statement here

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 at the end of verse 4.

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 His faithfulness

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 will be your shield

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 and rampart.

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 A rampart

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 is a protective wall.

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 So God's faithfulness

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 is like a shield

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 or barrier

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 that protects us

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 from harm and danger.

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 God can be dependent on

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 to keep His promises.

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 He is the one

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 who comes between us

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 and trouble

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 like a deflecting shield,

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 like an impenetrable barrier.

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 Then in verses 5 to 8

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 the psalmist switches

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 from He will

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 to now

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 you will.

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 So verses 3 and 4

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 it was God will save you.

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 He will protect you.

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 He will shield you.

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 And now in verses 5

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 it's

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 you will not fear

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 the terror

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 of night

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 nor the arrow

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 that flies by day.

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 you will not

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 fear the pestilence

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 that stalks

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 in the darkness

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 nor the plague

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 that destroys

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 at midday.

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 A thousand

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 may fall at your side

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 ten thousand

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 at your right hand

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 but it will not

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 come near you.

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 You will only observe

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 with your eyes

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 and see

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 the punishment

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 of the wicked.

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 So with God

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 protecting you

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 this is how

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 it will go for you.

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 And He gives

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 two more

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 will statements.

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 We'll just look

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 at the first one

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 the big one.

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 You will not fear

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 and then He lists off

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 some common dangers

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 of the day.

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 You will not fear them

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 because remember

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 the Lord

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 is your shield.

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 He is your protector.

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 Let's look at some

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 of these common dangers

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 or threats.

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 He says

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 you will not fear

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 the terror

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 of night.

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 If we compare

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 this to another

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 place in the Bible

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 where this phrase

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 is used

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 it likely refers

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 to the frequent

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 threat of

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 bandits

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 or thugs

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 or criminals

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 thieves

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 who would use

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 the cover of darkness

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 to attack

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 to rob

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 to pillage

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 to kill.

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 He says

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 you will not fear

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 the arrow

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 that flies

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 by day.

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 This probably

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 referring to

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 the arrow

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 shot by archers

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 in battle.

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 You will not

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 fear the pestilence

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 that stalks

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 in the darkness

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 nor the plague

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 that destroys

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 at midday.

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 Both of these

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 are referring

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 to fatal diseases

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 things that spread

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 invisibly.

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 Usually

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 the kind

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 that result

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 in death.

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 Verse 7

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 A thousand

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 may fall

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 at your side

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 ten thousand

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 at your right hand

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 but it will

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 not come

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 near you.

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 Now some people

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 think that this

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 refers to

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 like a battle

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 people falling

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 in battle

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 but most likely

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 it refers to

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 the plague

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 to pestilence

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 no matter

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 how many

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 there are

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 around you

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 getting sick

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 dropping down

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 from the plague

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 you will not

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 fear

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 because it

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 will not

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 come near

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 you.

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 Now we may

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 wonder

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 why all the

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 switching back

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 and forth

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 between night

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 and day

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 darkness

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 and midday

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 remember

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 this is a poem

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 this is poetry

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 and this is a

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 poetic device

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 called merism

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 where you kind

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 of use both

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 parts

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 but your

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 whole point

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 is about

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 the whole

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 we're more

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 familiar with

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 the expression

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 maybe that

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 you know

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 I was praying

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 day and night

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 that God

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 would do this

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 what we really

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 mean is

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 all the time

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 around the

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 clock

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 and so it

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 seems that

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 this is the

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 same kind

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 of idea

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 that he's

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 giving here

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 God's

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 trustworthy

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 dependable

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 protection

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 enables us

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 to live

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 without fear

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 around the

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 clock

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 whether it's

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 at night

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 and the

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 dangers

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 of night

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 or during

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 the day

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 and the

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 things that

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 can happen

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 in the

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 day

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 in a

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 similar

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 fashion

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 we shouldn't

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 look at these

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 particular dangers

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 as being

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 the only

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 things

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 that God

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 protects us

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 from

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 I mean

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 these are

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 just a few

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 samples

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 of the

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 possible

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 dangers

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 but the

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 overall point

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 is that

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 God protects

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 his people

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 from all

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 kinds of

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 danger

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 all kinds

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 of harm

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 he is the

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 shield that

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 comes between

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 us and

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 these things

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 in life

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 now I know

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 that already

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 some of you

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 might be

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 thinking

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 and the

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 question might

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 be coming

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 up

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 what about

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 when bad

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 things like

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 these do

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 happen

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 to the

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 righteous

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 to God's

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 people

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 we're going

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 to get to

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 that question

00:11:55.819 --> 00:11:56.279
 in a couple

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 minutes here

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 but let's

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 not miss

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 let's not

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 fail to

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 hear the

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 main point

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 of this

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 section

00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:04.039
 is that

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 God protects

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 his people

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 around the

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 clock

00:12:07.779 --> 00:12:09.179
 from all

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 kinds

00:12:09.740 --> 00:12:10.939
 of troubles

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 and dangers

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 verse 9

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 if you say

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 the Lord

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 is my

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 refuge

00:12:20.579 --> 00:12:21.000
 and you

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 make the

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 most high

00:12:22.019 --> 00:12:22.659
 your dwelling

00:12:22.659 --> 00:12:23.899
 no harm

00:12:23.899 --> 00:12:24.779
 will overtake

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 you

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 no disaster

00:12:26.460 --> 00:12:26.960
 will come

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 near

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 your tent

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 for he

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 will command

00:12:30.259 --> 00:12:31.040
 his angels

00:12:31.040 --> 00:12:31.720
 concerning

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 you

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 to guard

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 you in

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 all your

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 ways

00:12:34.480 --> 00:12:35.940
 they will

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 lift you

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 up in

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 their hands

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 so that

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 you will

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 not strike

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 your foot

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 against a

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 stone

00:12:40.700 --> 00:12:42.500
 you will

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 tread

00:12:42.920 --> 00:12:43.360
 on the

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 lion

00:12:43.720 --> 00:12:44.420
 and the

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 cobra

00:12:44.740 --> 00:12:45.420
 you will

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 trample

00:12:46.000 --> 00:12:46.580
 the great

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 lion

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 and the

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 serpent

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 so the

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 psalmist

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 makes it

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 clear this

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 protection

00:12:52.920 --> 00:12:53.860
 is not

00:12:53.860 --> 00:12:54.500
 enjoyed

00:12:54.500 --> 00:12:56.080
 by everyone

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 it's only

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 those who

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 say

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 the Lord

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 is my

00:13:01.660 --> 00:13:02.060
 refuge

00:13:02.060 --> 00:13:02.639
 it's only

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 those who

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 make the

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 most high

00:13:04.900 --> 00:13:05.720
 their dwelling

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 those who

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 trust in

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 him

00:13:07.480 --> 00:13:07.960
 those who

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 live in

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 him

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 that's who

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 these promises

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 of protection

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 are for

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 and then the

00:13:16.840 --> 00:13:17.440
 psalmist goes

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 on to make

00:13:18.040 --> 00:13:18.920
 more wonderful

00:13:18.920 --> 00:13:19.980
 declarations about

00:13:19.980 --> 00:13:20.660
 how the Lord

00:13:20.660 --> 00:13:21.800
 protects his

00:13:21.800 --> 00:13:22.080
 people

00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:22.500
 if you

00:13:22.500 --> 00:13:24.360
 say the

00:13:24.360 --> 00:13:24.920
 Lord is my

00:13:24.920 --> 00:13:25.280
 refuge

00:13:25.279 --> 00:13:25.639
 if you

00:13:25.639 --> 00:13:26.139
 make him

00:13:26.139 --> 00:13:26.360
 your

00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:26.779
 dwelling

00:13:26.779 --> 00:13:28.319
 no harm

00:13:28.319 --> 00:13:29.559
 will overtake

00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:29.779
 you

00:13:29.779 --> 00:13:30.779
 no disaster

00:13:30.779 --> 00:13:31.299
 will come

00:13:31.299 --> 00:13:32.220
 near your

00:13:32.220 --> 00:13:32.699
 tent

00:13:32.699 --> 00:13:37.860
 why not

00:13:37.860 --> 00:13:41.759
 because he

00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:42.319
 will command

00:13:42.319 --> 00:13:43.199
 his angels

00:13:43.199 --> 00:13:44.500
 concerning

00:13:44.500 --> 00:13:44.939
 you

00:13:44.939 --> 00:13:46.980
 to guard

00:13:46.980 --> 00:13:47.459
 you in all

00:13:47.459 --> 00:13:48.100
 your ways

00:13:48.100 --> 00:13:50.240
 and his

00:13:50.240 --> 00:13:50.620
 angels

00:13:50.620 --> 00:13:51.379
 will do

00:13:51.379 --> 00:13:51.939
 the job

00:13:51.939 --> 00:13:53.480
 they will

00:13:53.480 --> 00:13:54.000
 see to

00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:54.240
 it

00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:56.120
 that you

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 do not

00:13:56.500 --> 00:13:56.879
 come

00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:57.519
 to harm

00:13:57.519 --> 00:14:00.980
 verse 13

00:14:00.980 --> 00:14:01.559
 takes it a

00:14:01.559 --> 00:14:02.139
 step beyond

00:14:02.139 --> 00:14:02.679
 that even

00:14:02.679 --> 00:14:03.679
 it's not

00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:04.139
 just about

00:14:04.139 --> 00:14:04.720
 survival

00:14:04.720 --> 00:14:05.179
 it's not

00:14:05.179 --> 00:14:05.720
 just about

00:14:05.720 --> 00:14:06.980
 bare minimum

00:14:06.980 --> 00:14:07.639
 protection

00:14:07.639 --> 00:14:09.340
 it will also

00:14:09.340 --> 00:14:09.799
 be about

00:14:09.799 --> 00:14:10.399
 triumph

00:14:10.399 --> 00:14:11.360
 over the

00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:11.700
 enemy

00:14:11.700 --> 00:14:13.059
 you will

00:14:13.059 --> 00:14:13.539
 tread

00:14:13.539 --> 00:14:14.019
 on the

00:14:14.019 --> 00:14:14.320
 lion

00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:14.639
 and the

00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:14.899
 cobra

00:14:14.899 --> 00:14:15.340
 you will

00:14:15.340 --> 00:14:16.039
 trample

00:14:16.039 --> 00:14:16.820
 the great

00:14:16.820 --> 00:14:17.259
 lion

00:14:17.259 --> 00:14:18.080
 and the

00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:18.460
 serpent

00:14:18.460 --> 00:14:19.759
 so god

00:14:19.759 --> 00:14:20.180
 not only

00:14:20.180 --> 00:14:20.820
 protects his

00:14:20.820 --> 00:14:21.320
 people but

00:14:21.320 --> 00:14:21.780
 he also

00:14:21.780 --> 00:14:22.139
 in the

00:14:22.139 --> 00:14:22.500
 end will

00:14:22.500 --> 00:14:22.940
 give them

00:14:22.940 --> 00:14:23.700
 victory

00:14:23.700 --> 00:14:26.220
 over their

00:14:26.220 --> 00:14:26.700
 enemies

00:14:26.700 --> 00:14:27.240
 over the

00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:27.680
 things that

00:14:27.680 --> 00:14:28.060
 threaten

00:14:28.060 --> 00:14:29.320
 and endanger

00:14:29.320 --> 00:14:30.400
 us

00:14:30.400 --> 00:14:35.740
 now let's

00:14:35.740 --> 00:14:36.019
 come to

00:14:36.019 --> 00:14:36.600
 this question

00:14:36.600 --> 00:14:37.420
 that I know

00:14:37.420 --> 00:14:38.100
 is probably

00:14:38.100 --> 00:14:39.019
 percolating in

00:14:39.019 --> 00:14:39.580
 some of our

00:14:39.580 --> 00:14:40.259
 minds

00:14:40.259 --> 00:14:40.960
 what about

00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:41.580
 the suffering

00:14:41.580 --> 00:14:42.639
 of the

00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:43.100
 righteous

00:14:43.100 --> 00:14:45.320
 because many

00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:45.860
 look at these

00:14:45.860 --> 00:14:46.580
 promises and

00:14:46.580 --> 00:14:47.259
 say oh that's

00:14:47.259 --> 00:14:47.759
 not true

00:14:47.759 --> 00:14:48.420
 that sounds

00:14:48.420 --> 00:14:48.899
 too good to

00:14:48.899 --> 00:14:49.340
 be true

00:14:49.340 --> 00:14:50.740
 if this is

00:14:50.740 --> 00:14:51.639
 true that no

00:14:51.639 --> 00:14:52.240
 harm will

00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:53.040
 overtake you

00:14:53.040 --> 00:14:54.460
 no disaster

00:14:54.460 --> 00:14:55.159
 will come near

00:14:55.159 --> 00:14:55.600
 your tent

00:14:55.600 --> 00:14:56.159
 what about all

00:14:56.159 --> 00:14:56.580
 the faith

00:14:56.580 --> 00:14:57.320
 filled people

00:14:57.320 --> 00:14:59.379
 who have

00:14:59.379 --> 00:14:59.800
 suffered

00:14:59.800 --> 00:15:01.519
 and died

00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:02.820
 from things

00:15:02.820 --> 00:15:03.420
 like these

00:15:03.420 --> 00:15:05.879
 and this is a

00:15:05.879 --> 00:15:06.600
 difficult question

00:15:06.600 --> 00:15:07.220
 to answer

00:15:07.220 --> 00:15:08.980
 in fact the

00:15:08.980 --> 00:15:09.680
 entire book

00:15:09.680 --> 00:15:10.200
 of Job

00:15:10.200 --> 00:15:11.879
 is devoted

00:15:11.879 --> 00:15:12.980
 to this

00:15:12.980 --> 00:15:13.820
 question

00:15:13.820 --> 00:15:15.139
 what about

00:15:15.139 --> 00:15:15.600
 when the

00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:15.980
 righteous

00:15:15.980 --> 00:15:16.980
 suffer

00:15:16.980 --> 00:15:17.680
 calamity

00:15:17.680 --> 00:15:19.120
 and it's

00:15:19.120 --> 00:15:19.659
 no fault

00:15:19.659 --> 00:15:19.980
 of their

00:15:19.980 --> 00:15:20.259
 own

00:15:20.259 --> 00:15:22.279
 if God

00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:23.000
 always protects

00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:23.580
 his people

00:15:23.580 --> 00:15:24.500
 all the time

00:15:24.500 --> 00:15:25.200
 from all kinds

00:15:25.200 --> 00:15:25.539
 of things

00:15:25.539 --> 00:15:26.000
 like these

00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:26.440
 what about

00:15:26.440 --> 00:15:26.899
 Joseph

00:15:26.899 --> 00:15:28.159
 who was

00:15:28.159 --> 00:15:28.620
 sold into

00:15:28.620 --> 00:15:29.120
 slavery

00:15:29.120 --> 00:15:29.620
 by his

00:15:29.620 --> 00:15:29.960
 brothers

00:15:29.960 --> 00:15:30.320
 and got

00:15:30.320 --> 00:15:30.899
 stuck in

00:15:30.899 --> 00:15:31.180
 jail

00:15:31.180 --> 00:15:31.879
 for years

00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:34.580
 what about

00:15:34.580 --> 00:15:35.200
 King David

00:15:35.200 --> 00:15:35.600
 who was

00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:35.940
 hunted

00:15:35.940 --> 00:15:36.960
 and persecuted

00:15:36.960 --> 00:15:37.539
 by his

00:15:37.539 --> 00:15:37.820
 wicked

00:15:37.820 --> 00:15:38.560
 father-in-law

00:15:38.560 --> 00:15:39.379
 for years

00:15:39.379 --> 00:15:41.840
 what about

00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:42.300
 the righteous

00:15:42.300 --> 00:15:42.940
 prophets

00:15:42.940 --> 00:15:44.060
 who were

00:15:44.060 --> 00:15:44.500
 killed

00:15:44.500 --> 00:15:45.580
 slaughtered

00:15:45.580 --> 00:15:46.060
 by the

00:15:46.060 --> 00:15:46.580
 Israelites

00:15:46.580 --> 00:15:48.400
 what about

00:15:48.400 --> 00:15:49.120
 the apostles

00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:50.760
 many of whom

00:15:50.760 --> 00:15:51.240
 were killed

00:15:51.240 --> 00:15:51.720
 because of

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 their devotion

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 to Jesus

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 and it's here

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 that we have

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 to come to

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 grips with

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 five things

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 five things

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 that will help

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 us read

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 this the

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 right way

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 number one

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 God can

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 and does

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 do all

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 these things

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 literally

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 at times

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 at various

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 times in

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 history

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 verses six

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 and seven

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 speak of the

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 pestilence

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 and the plague

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 not even

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 coming near

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 people dropping

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 from it

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 all around

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 and yet

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 there you are

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 standing safe

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 is this not

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 exactly what

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 happened when

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 the Israelites

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 were in

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 Egypt

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 the last

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 several plagues

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 God targeted

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 specifically

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 only on the

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 Egyptians

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 they literally

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 looked around

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 them and they

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 saw the

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 people

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 the damage

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 the ruin

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 the death

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 and there they

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 were standing

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 safely in the

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 land of Goshen

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 all was well

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 so yes

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 God can do

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 this

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 each of these

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 things literally

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 and he has

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 or look at

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 verse 13

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 you will tread

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 on the lion

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 you will trample

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 the great lion

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 it was David

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 who told

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 King Saul

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 that the Lord

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 one time

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 helped him

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 to strike

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 down a lion

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 while he was

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 just a young

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 boy and he

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 was tending

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 his father's

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 sheep

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 Daniel was

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 thrown into

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 a whole den

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 of lions

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 and God

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 gave him

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 victory over

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 them

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 and how did

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 he do it

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 by sending

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 his angel

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 to shut

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 the mouths

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 of the lion

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 so God

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 can

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 and has

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 done these

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 kinds of

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 things

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 literally

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 but the

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 second thing

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 to remember

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 is that

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 this is

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 poetry

00:17:40.579 --> 00:17:43.380
 he's bringing

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 all of these

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 things together

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 poetically

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 to make a

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 point

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 to illustrate

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 the many

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 different ways

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 that God

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 can and

00:17:53.319 --> 00:17:54.059
 does protect

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 his people

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 the point's

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 not that God

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 never allows

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 plagues

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 to make

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 his people

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 sick

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 or die

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 the points

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 that God

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 ordinarily

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 protects his

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 people from

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 all kinds

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 of things

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 throughout

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 their lives

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 this doesn't

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 mean that

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 we'll never

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 get sick

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 we all know

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 that

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 truth be

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 told

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 we won't

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 really know

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 until the

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 end

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 when we are

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 with God

00:18:19.960 --> 00:18:21.259
 looking back

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 on our

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 lives

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 just how

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 many

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 disasters

00:18:24.019 --> 00:18:25.660
 he spared

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 us

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 from

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 how many

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 car accidents

00:18:29.160 --> 00:18:29.599
 we would

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 have been

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 in

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 had God

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 not

00:18:32.059 --> 00:18:32.839
 interrupted

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 us

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 and made

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 us late

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 how many

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 times on the

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 job we could

00:18:38.019 --> 00:18:38.279
 have been

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 fatally injured

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 had his

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 angels not

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 been present

00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:41.819
 there

00:18:41.819 --> 00:18:42.960
 intervening

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 in the

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 moment

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 in the

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 ways that

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 we didn't

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 even see

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 so we

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 need to

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 know that

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 this is

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 poetry

00:18:49.259 --> 00:18:49.579
 which

00:18:49.579 --> 00:18:49.940
 taken

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 all

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 together

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 is

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 making

00:18:51.079 --> 00:18:51.279
 a

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 grand

00:18:51.700 --> 00:18:52.579
 statement

00:18:52.579 --> 00:18:54.000
 God

00:18:54.000 --> 00:18:54.519
 protects

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 his

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 people

00:18:55.119 --> 00:18:55.740
 all

00:18:55.740 --> 00:18:55.940
 the

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 time

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 around

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 the

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 clock

00:18:57.400 --> 00:18:58.539
 in

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 all

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 kinds

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 of

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 ways

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 throughout

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 their

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 lives

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 third

00:19:04.220 --> 00:19:05.119
 we need

00:19:05.119 --> 00:19:05.579
 to see

00:19:05.579 --> 00:19:06.299
 that this

00:19:06.299 --> 00:19:06.539
 is a

00:19:06.539 --> 00:19:06.920
 particular

00:19:06.920 --> 00:19:07.420
 kind

00:19:07.420 --> 00:19:07.579
 of

00:19:07.579 --> 00:19:08.019
 poetry

00:19:08.019 --> 00:19:09.539
 it's

00:19:09.539 --> 00:19:09.900
 wisdom

00:19:09.900 --> 00:19:10.460
 poetry

00:19:10.460 --> 00:19:11.859
 there are

00:19:11.859 --> 00:19:12.200
 a number

00:19:12.200 --> 00:19:12.440
 of

00:19:12.440 --> 00:19:12.880
 psalms

00:19:12.880 --> 00:19:13.960
 that

00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:15.019
 are

00:19:15.019 --> 00:19:15.299
 kind

00:19:15.299 --> 00:19:15.440
 of

00:19:15.440 --> 00:19:15.700
 all

00:19:15.700 --> 00:19:16.099
 together

00:19:16.099 --> 00:19:16.339
 on

00:19:16.339 --> 00:19:16.660
 this

00:19:16.660 --> 00:19:17.599
 a

00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:17.879
 kind

00:19:17.879 --> 00:19:18.039
 of

00:19:18.039 --> 00:19:18.400
 poetry

00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:18.700
 in

00:19:18.700 --> 00:19:18.839
 the

00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:19.139
 bible

00:19:19.139 --> 00:19:19.420
 that

00:19:19.420 --> 00:19:20.119
 contains

00:19:20.119 --> 00:19:21.359
 sayings

00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:22.240
 principles

00:19:22.240 --> 00:19:23.279
 proverbs

00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:24.039
 that are

00:19:24.039 --> 00:19:24.579
 generally

00:19:24.579 --> 00:19:25.119
 true

00:19:25.119 --> 00:19:26.539
 but not

00:19:26.539 --> 00:19:26.879
 always

00:19:26.879 --> 00:19:27.200
 without

00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:27.759
 exception

00:19:27.759 --> 00:19:29.420
 let's

00:19:29.420 --> 00:19:29.579
 look

00:19:29.579 --> 00:19:29.879
 quickly

00:19:29.879 --> 00:19:30.079
 at

00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:30.299
 psalm

00:19:30.299 --> 00:19:30.839
 112

00:19:30.839 --> 00:19:31.819
 for

00:19:31.819 --> 00:19:32.220
 an

00:19:32.220 --> 00:19:32.720
 example

00:19:32.720 --> 00:19:33.619
 there

00:19:33.619 --> 00:19:33.779
 it

00:19:33.779 --> 00:19:34.039
 says

00:19:34.039 --> 00:19:34.740
 blessed

00:19:34.740 --> 00:19:34.980
 are

00:19:34.980 --> 00:19:35.319
 those

00:19:35.319 --> 00:19:35.500
 who

00:19:35.500 --> 00:19:35.819
 fear

00:19:35.819 --> 00:19:36.019
 the

00:19:36.019 --> 00:19:36.339
 lord

00:19:36.339 --> 00:19:36.920
 who

00:19:36.920 --> 00:19:37.180
 find

00:19:37.180 --> 00:19:37.579
 great

00:19:37.579 --> 00:19:37.980
 delight

00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:38.160
 in

00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:38.339
 his

00:19:38.339 --> 00:19:38.799
 commands

00:19:38.799 --> 00:19:39.379
 their

00:19:39.379 --> 00:19:39.839
 children

00:19:39.839 --> 00:19:40.099
 will

00:19:40.099 --> 00:19:40.279
 be

00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:40.639
 mighty

00:19:40.639 --> 00:19:40.839
 in

00:19:40.839 --> 00:19:40.980
 the

00:19:40.980 --> 00:19:41.379
 land

00:19:41.379 --> 00:19:42.299
 the

00:19:42.299 --> 00:19:42.759
 generation

00:19:42.759 --> 00:19:42.980
 of

00:19:42.980 --> 00:19:43.079
 the

00:19:43.079 --> 00:19:43.379
 upright

00:19:43.379 --> 00:19:43.660
 will

00:19:43.660 --> 00:19:43.839
 be

00:19:43.839 --> 00:19:44.319
 blessed

00:19:44.319 --> 00:19:45.659
 wealth

00:19:45.659 --> 00:19:45.919
 and

00:19:45.919 --> 00:19:46.299
 riches

00:19:46.299 --> 00:19:46.879
 are

00:19:46.879 --> 00:19:47.159
 in

00:19:47.159 --> 00:19:47.399
 their

00:19:47.399 --> 00:19:47.799
 houses

00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:48.359
 and

00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:48.559
 their

00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:49.059
 righteousness

00:19:49.059 --> 00:19:49.859
 endures

00:19:49.859 --> 00:19:50.679
 forever

00:19:50.679 --> 00:19:53.339
 does

00:19:53.339 --> 00:19:53.519
 this

00:19:53.519 --> 00:19:53.740
 mean

00:19:53.740 --> 00:19:53.939
 that

00:19:53.939 --> 00:19:54.159
 those

00:19:54.159 --> 00:19:54.319
 who

00:19:54.319 --> 00:19:54.500
 fear

00:19:54.500 --> 00:19:54.700
 the

00:19:54.700 --> 00:19:54.919
 lord

00:19:54.919 --> 00:19:55.200
 will

00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:56.079
 always

00:19:56.079 --> 00:19:56.559
 be

00:19:56.559 --> 00:19:56.939
 rich

00:19:56.939 --> 00:19:59.159
 i think

00:19:59.159 --> 00:19:59.439
 we all

00:19:59.439 --> 00:19:59.720
 know

00:19:59.720 --> 00:20:00.159
 of course

00:20:00.159 --> 00:20:00.480
 not

00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:01.799
 but

00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:02.299
 generally

00:20:02.299 --> 00:20:02.659
 those

00:20:02.659 --> 00:20:02.839
 who

00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:03.039
 fear

00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:03.220
 the

00:20:03.220 --> 00:20:03.480
 lord

00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:03.720
 and

00:20:03.720 --> 00:20:04.139
 find

00:20:04.139 --> 00:20:05.000
 great

00:20:05.000 --> 00:20:05.319
 delight

00:20:05.319 --> 00:20:05.480
 in

00:20:05.480 --> 00:20:05.679
 his

00:20:05.679 --> 00:20:06.119
 commands

00:20:06.119 --> 00:20:06.379
 will

00:20:06.379 --> 00:20:06.839
 grow

00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:07.740
 wealthier

00:20:07.740 --> 00:20:07.980
 from

00:20:07.980 --> 00:20:08.619
 generation

00:20:08.619 --> 00:20:08.859
 to

00:20:08.859 --> 00:20:09.399
 generation

00:20:09.399 --> 00:20:09.960
 because

00:20:09.960 --> 00:20:10.559
 of the

00:20:10.559 --> 00:20:10.720
 way

00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:10.919
 that

00:20:10.919 --> 00:20:11.200
 god

00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:11.619
 leads

00:20:11.619 --> 00:20:11.919
 us

00:20:11.920 --> 00:20:12.200
 to

00:20:12.200 --> 00:20:12.580
 work

00:20:12.580 --> 00:20:13.480
 and

00:20:13.480 --> 00:20:13.660
 to

00:20:13.660 --> 00:20:14.140
 manage

00:20:14.140 --> 00:20:14.519
 our

00:20:14.519 --> 00:20:14.860
 money

00:20:14.860 --> 00:20:15.660
 and

00:20:15.660 --> 00:20:15.820
 to

00:20:15.820 --> 00:20:16.140
 treat

00:20:16.140 --> 00:20:16.560
 others

00:20:16.560 --> 00:20:17.000
 and

00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:17.680
 how

00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:17.920
 we

00:20:17.920 --> 00:20:18.640
 use

00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:18.800
 our

00:20:18.800 --> 00:20:19.300
 possessions

00:20:19.300 --> 00:20:20.860
 but that

00:20:20.860 --> 00:20:21.140
 doesn't

00:20:21.140 --> 00:20:21.480
 mean that

00:20:21.480 --> 00:20:21.759
 we will

00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:21.980
 never

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 face

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 ruin

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 or

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 hardship

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 like

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 job

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 did

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 let's

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 come

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 back

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 to

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 our

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 psalm

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 psalm

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 91

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 verse

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 10

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 it

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 says

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 if

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 you

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 make

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 the

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 lord

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 if

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 you

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 say

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 the

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 lord

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 is

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 my

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 refuge

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 if

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 you

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 make

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 him

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 your

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 dwelling

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 no

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 harm

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 will

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 overtake

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 you

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 no

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 disaster

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 will

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 come

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 near

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 your

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 tent

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 does

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 this

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 mean

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 that

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 the

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 person

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 who

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 makes

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 god

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 his

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 refuge

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 will

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 never

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 suffer

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 harm

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 or be

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 affected

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 by

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 disaster

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 no

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 this

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 is the

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 way

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 god

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 ordinarily

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 deals

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 with his

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 people

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 he protects

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 them from

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 harm

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 he keeps

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 disaster

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 away

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 from

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 him

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 it's

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 the

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 general

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 principle

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 of how

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 he

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 operates

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 but

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 again

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 it's

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 not

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 without

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 exceptions

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 look

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 at

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 job

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 look

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 at

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 joseph

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 look

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 at

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 the

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 apostles

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 look

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 at

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 the

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 prophets

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 so

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 read

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 this

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 as

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 the

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 kind

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 of

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 writing

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 that

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 it

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 is

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 it's

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 wisdom

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 poetry

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 which

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 tells

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 us

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 the

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 way

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 god

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 usually

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 ordinarily

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 deals

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 with

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 his

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 people

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 number

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 four

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 know

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 that

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 god

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 has

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 a

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 long

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 term

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 plan

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 he

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 has

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 a

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 long

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 term

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 plan

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 of

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 salvation

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 and

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 protection

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 for

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 all

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 his

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 people

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 for

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 every

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 child

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 of

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 his

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 who

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 suffers

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 harm

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 or

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 disaster

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 there

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 is

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 a

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 way

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 that

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 god

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 will

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 make

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 good

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 on

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 all

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 of

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 these

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 statements

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 all

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 of

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 these

00:21:49.220 --> 00:21:49.460
 will

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 statements

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 there

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 there's

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 an

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 ultimate

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 sense

00:21:52.539 --> 00:21:52.679
 in

00:21:52.679 --> 00:21:52.879
 which

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 for

00:21:53.119 --> 00:21:53.399
 all

00:21:53.399 --> 00:21:53.619
 his

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 people

00:21:53.960 --> 00:21:54.159
 the

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 end

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 of

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 their

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 stories

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 will

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 be

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 yes

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 god

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 did

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 this

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 for

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 me

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 he

00:22:01.119 --> 00:22:01.440
 watched

00:22:01.440 --> 00:22:01.700
 over

00:22:01.700 --> 00:22:01.879
 me

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 he

00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:02.599
 protected

00:22:02.599 --> 00:22:02.960
 me

00:22:02.960 --> 00:22:03.720
 he

00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:03.980
 gave

00:22:03.980 --> 00:22:04.119
 me

00:22:04.119 --> 00:22:04.319
 the

00:22:04.319 --> 00:22:04.819
 victory

00:22:04.819 --> 00:22:05.839
 over

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 everything

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 even

00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:07.899
 death

00:22:07.899 --> 00:22:09.940
 let

00:22:09.940 --> 00:22:10.220
 me show

00:22:10.220 --> 00:22:10.419
 you

00:22:10.419 --> 00:22:10.899
 what

00:22:10.899 --> 00:22:11.200
 jesus

00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:11.500
 said

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 on

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 one

00:22:11.819 --> 00:22:12.179
 occasion

00:22:12.179 --> 00:22:12.399
 to

00:22:12.399 --> 00:22:12.619
 his

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 disciples

00:22:13.119 --> 00:22:14.319
 this

00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:14.480
 from

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 the

00:22:14.619 --> 00:22:14.940
 gospel

00:22:14.940 --> 00:22:15.179
 of

00:22:15.179 --> 00:22:15.379
 luke

00:22:15.379 --> 00:22:15.679
 chapter

00:22:15.679 --> 00:22:16.319
 21

00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:17.200
 verse

00:22:17.200 --> 00:22:17.740
 16

00:22:17.740 --> 00:22:18.720
 he

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 was

00:22:18.839 --> 00:22:19.160
 talking

00:22:19.160 --> 00:22:19.359
 to

00:22:19.359 --> 00:22:19.519
 the

00:22:19.519 --> 00:22:19.960
 apostles

00:22:19.960 --> 00:22:20.940
 and

00:22:20.940 --> 00:22:21.039
 he

00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:21.220
 said

00:22:21.220 --> 00:22:21.359
 to

00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:21.500
 them

00:22:21.500 --> 00:22:21.640
 you

00:22:21.640 --> 00:22:21.799
 will

00:22:21.799 --> 00:22:21.940
 be

00:22:21.940 --> 00:22:22.339
 betrayed

00:22:22.339 --> 00:22:22.640
 even

00:22:22.640 --> 00:22:22.839
 by

00:22:22.839 --> 00:22:23.420
 parents

00:22:23.420 --> 00:22:24.099
 brothers

00:22:24.099 --> 00:22:24.380
 and

00:22:24.380 --> 00:22:24.839
 sisters

00:22:24.839 --> 00:22:26.500
 relatives

00:22:26.500 --> 00:22:26.920
 and

00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:27.440
 friends

00:22:27.440 --> 00:22:28.339
 and

00:22:28.339 --> 00:22:28.460
 they

00:22:28.460 --> 00:22:28.599
 will

00:22:28.599 --> 00:22:28.900
 put

00:22:28.900 --> 00:22:29.240
 some

00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:29.420
 of

00:22:29.420 --> 00:22:29.559
 you

00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:29.799
 to

00:22:29.799 --> 00:22:30.200
 death

00:22:30.200 --> 00:22:32.160
 everyone

00:22:32.160 --> 00:22:32.519
 will

00:22:32.519 --> 00:22:32.839
 hate

00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:33.059
 you

00:22:33.059 --> 00:22:33.400
 because

00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:33.620
 of

00:22:33.620 --> 00:22:33.900
 me

00:22:33.900 --> 00:22:35.000
 but

00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:35.960
 not

00:22:35.960 --> 00:22:36.180
 a

00:22:36.180 --> 00:22:36.500
 hair

00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:36.839
 of

00:22:36.839 --> 00:22:36.980
 your

00:22:36.980 --> 00:22:37.319
 head

00:22:37.319 --> 00:22:38.140
 will

00:22:38.140 --> 00:22:38.599
 perish

00:22:38.599 --> 00:22:40.200
 stand

00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:40.579
 firm

00:22:40.579 --> 00:22:41.620
 and

00:22:41.620 --> 00:22:41.759
 you

00:22:41.759 --> 00:22:41.920
 will

00:22:41.920 --> 00:22:42.180
 win

00:22:42.180 --> 00:22:42.880
 life

00:22:42.880 --> 00:22:44.859
 you

00:22:44.859 --> 00:22:45.019
 hear

00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:45.299
 that

00:22:45.299 --> 00:22:45.740
 they

00:22:45.740 --> 00:22:45.859
 will

00:22:45.859 --> 00:22:46.120
 put

00:22:46.120 --> 00:22:46.680
 some

00:22:46.680 --> 00:22:46.839
 of

00:22:46.839 --> 00:22:47.079
 you

00:22:47.079 --> 00:22:47.480
 to

00:22:47.480 --> 00:22:47.939
 death

00:22:47.939 --> 00:22:50.559
 but

00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:50.740
 not

00:22:50.740 --> 00:22:50.899
 a

00:22:50.899 --> 00:22:51.079
 hair

00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:51.220
 of

00:22:51.220 --> 00:22:51.339
 your

00:22:51.339 --> 00:22:51.579
 head

00:22:51.579 --> 00:22:51.759
 will

00:22:51.759 --> 00:22:52.220
 perish

00:22:52.220 --> 00:22:55.119
 stand

00:22:55.119 --> 00:22:55.539
 firm

00:22:55.539 --> 00:22:56.619
 and

00:22:56.619 --> 00:22:56.720
 you

00:22:56.720 --> 00:22:56.879
 will

00:22:56.879 --> 00:22:57.059
 win

00:22:57.059 --> 00:22:57.439
 life

00:22:57.439 --> 00:22:57.819
 what's

00:22:57.819 --> 00:22:58.119
 Jesus

00:22:58.119 --> 00:22:58.539
 saying

00:22:58.539 --> 00:22:58.919
 here

00:22:58.919 --> 00:23:01.179
 calamity

00:23:01.179 --> 00:23:02.699
 suffering

00:23:02.699 --> 00:23:03.500
 and

00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:03.779
 yes

00:23:03.779 --> 00:23:04.139
 even

00:23:04.139 --> 00:23:04.460
 death

00:23:04.460 --> 00:23:04.720
 at the

00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:04.980
 hands

00:23:04.980 --> 00:23:05.139
 of

00:23:05.139 --> 00:23:05.480
 enemies

00:23:05.480 --> 00:23:05.740
 will

00:23:05.740 --> 00:23:06.240
 happen

00:23:06.240 --> 00:23:06.939
 at

00:23:06.939 --> 00:23:07.460
 times

00:23:07.460 --> 00:23:08.399
 for

00:23:08.399 --> 00:23:08.579
 his

00:23:08.579 --> 00:23:08.960
 people

00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:10.000
 but

00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:10.259
 these

00:23:10.259 --> 00:23:10.539
 things

00:23:10.539 --> 00:23:10.899
 don't

00:23:10.899 --> 00:23:11.279
 win

00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:12.079
 over

00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:12.319
 his

00:23:12.319 --> 00:23:12.699
 people

00:23:12.699 --> 00:23:14.279
 not

00:23:14.279 --> 00:23:14.419
 in

00:23:14.419 --> 00:23:14.539
 the

00:23:14.539 --> 00:23:14.799
 long

00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:15.119
 term

00:23:15.119 --> 00:23:16.519
 not

00:23:16.519 --> 00:23:16.639
 in

00:23:16.639 --> 00:23:16.819
 the

00:23:16.819 --> 00:23:17.379
 ultimate

00:23:17.379 --> 00:23:17.799
 in

00:23:17.799 --> 00:23:17.940
 the

00:23:17.940 --> 00:23:18.339
 end

00:23:18.339 --> 00:23:19.119
 even

00:23:19.119 --> 00:23:19.500
 death

00:23:19.500 --> 00:23:20.240
 can't

00:23:20.240 --> 00:23:20.440
 beat

00:23:20.440 --> 00:23:20.819
 God's

00:23:20.819 --> 00:23:21.139
 people

00:23:21.139 --> 00:23:23.279
 every

00:23:23.279 --> 00:23:23.799
 hair

00:23:23.799 --> 00:23:24.139
 of

00:23:24.139 --> 00:23:24.279
 your

00:23:24.279 --> 00:23:24.579
 head

00:23:24.579 --> 00:23:24.799
 will

00:23:24.799 --> 00:23:24.940
 be

00:23:24.940 --> 00:23:25.440
 restored

00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:26.900
 will

00:23:26.900 --> 00:23:27.059
 be

00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:27.259
 given

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 back

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 to

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 you

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 how

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 does

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 it

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 happen

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 as

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 Jesus

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 said

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 John

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 6

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 38

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 this

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 the

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 lastw

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 day

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 for my Father's will

00:23:51.799 --> 00:23:54.199
 is that everyone who looks to the Son

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 and believes in Him

00:23:55.500 --> 00:23:57.359
 shall have eternal life

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 and I will raise them up

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 at the last day.

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 So this is the ultimate way

00:24:04.259 --> 00:24:05.779
 that God will keep all of these

00:24:05.779 --> 00:24:07.639
 will statements to His people.

00:24:08.519 --> 00:24:09.819
 Psalm 91 is not saying

00:24:09.819 --> 00:24:11.619
 that God's people will never suffer,

00:24:12.379 --> 00:24:13.539
 that they will never die.

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 It's saying that God is our protector.

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 He generally keeps His people

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 from calamity and death

00:24:21.440 --> 00:24:22.360
 throughout their lives

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 and when He doesn't,

00:24:24.280 --> 00:24:26.259
 He has a good and loving purpose

00:24:26.259 --> 00:24:28.740
 and one day when Jesus comes back,

00:24:29.400 --> 00:24:31.040
 He will finally undo

00:24:31.040 --> 00:24:33.200
 the effects that any sickness

00:24:33.200 --> 00:24:36.120
 or plagues had on our bodies.

00:24:36.360 --> 00:24:38.400
 He will finally undo any damage

00:24:38.400 --> 00:24:40.900
 that any enemy caused to our bodies,

00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:44.020
 whether by arrow, sword, bullet,

00:24:44.620 --> 00:24:46.360
 bomb, car accident,

00:24:46.640 --> 00:24:50.000
 He will finally bring us

00:24:50.000 --> 00:24:51.280
 to that place of triumph

00:24:51.280 --> 00:24:52.520
 over all of it.

00:24:52.960 --> 00:24:53.660
 Jesus will.

00:24:55.960 --> 00:24:57.220
 In the short term,

00:24:57.840 --> 00:24:58.900
 it may seem,

00:24:59.020 --> 00:25:00.440
 it may feel like cancer

00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:02.200
 is overtaking you.

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:05.440
 But did it really overtake you

00:25:05.440 --> 00:25:07.820
 if by the power of Jesus

00:25:07.820 --> 00:25:09.540
 you are raised back to life

00:25:09.540 --> 00:25:10.240
 from the dead

00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:11.880
 when He returns?

00:25:11.880 --> 00:25:15.400
 So we need to read these promises

00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:18.160
 in light of God's long-term plan

00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:20.120
 of salvation and protection.

00:25:21.300 --> 00:25:21.780
 And finally,

00:25:22.100 --> 00:25:24.980
 we need to see that God's protection

00:25:24.980 --> 00:25:26.440
 doesn't always mean

00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:29.460
 being kept from calamity,

00:25:29.740 --> 00:25:32.000
 but sometimes it means

00:25:32.000 --> 00:25:34.680
 being kept through calamity.

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 And there's pointers to this reality

00:25:37.640 --> 00:25:39.120
 throughout the psalm.

00:25:39.759 --> 00:25:40.519
 Verse 3 says,

00:25:40.600 --> 00:25:41.299
 He will save you

00:25:41.299 --> 00:25:42.519
 from the fowler's snare.

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 But does that mean

00:25:44.019 --> 00:25:45.340
 that you won't even be caught in it

00:25:45.340 --> 00:25:46.460
 for a moment, ever?

00:25:47.980 --> 00:25:48.880
 Verse 5 says,

00:25:48.960 --> 00:25:50.060
 You will not fear the arrow

00:25:50.060 --> 00:25:51.060
 that flies by day,

00:25:51.160 --> 00:25:51.920
 but does that mean

00:25:51.920 --> 00:25:53.140
 that you'll never see war

00:25:53.140 --> 00:25:56.320
 or be in the midst

00:25:56.320 --> 00:25:57.420
 of a crossfire?

00:25:58.500 --> 00:25:59.660
 Verse 12 says,

00:25:59.720 --> 00:26:01.340
 God's angels will lift you up

00:26:01.339 --> 00:26:02.819
 so that you don't strike your foot

00:26:02.819 --> 00:26:03.679
 against a stone.

00:26:04.819 --> 00:26:05.659
 But does that mean

00:26:05.659 --> 00:26:06.619
 that you are never allowed

00:26:06.619 --> 00:26:07.720
 to fall from the rooftop?

00:26:09.759 --> 00:26:10.720
 Verse 13,

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 You will tread on the lion

00:26:12.079 --> 00:26:12.699
 and the serpent.

00:26:14.199 --> 00:26:15.000
 But does that mean

00:26:15.000 --> 00:26:16.379
 that you will never see

00:26:16.379 --> 00:26:17.299
 or face the lion

00:26:17.299 --> 00:26:17.839
 or the serpent?

00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:18.740
 Or does it only mean

00:26:18.740 --> 00:26:19.379
 that in the end

00:26:19.379 --> 00:26:20.379
 you'll have the victory

00:26:20.379 --> 00:26:22.059
 over the lion

00:26:22.059 --> 00:26:24.500
 by God's safekeeping power?

00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:27.799
 Verse 15 is perhaps

00:26:27.799 --> 00:26:28.759
 the clearest statement

00:26:28.759 --> 00:26:29.599
 of this truth.

00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:31.759
 He will call on me

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 and I will answer him.

00:26:33.879 --> 00:26:35.259
 I will be with him

00:26:35.259 --> 00:26:36.859
 in trouble.

00:26:37.719 --> 00:26:39.059
 I will deliver him

00:26:39.059 --> 00:26:40.619
 and honor him.

00:26:41.619 --> 00:26:43.039
 God will be with us

00:26:43.039 --> 00:26:44.879
 in trouble,

00:26:45.559 --> 00:26:46.719
 in the midst of it.

00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:48.639
 Meaning that at times,

00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:50.219
 yes, we will see

00:26:50.219 --> 00:26:53.039
 and face difficulty,

00:26:53.199 --> 00:26:53.619
 hardship,

00:26:54.119 --> 00:26:57.439
 but God is with us in it

00:26:57.440 --> 00:26:59.120
 and ultimately he will

00:26:59.120 --> 00:27:00.820
 deliver us out of it,

00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:01.539
 all of it.

00:27:03.720 --> 00:27:04.720
 Verse 16,

00:27:05.580 --> 00:27:06.559
 With long life

00:27:06.559 --> 00:27:07.740
 I will satisfy him

00:27:07.740 --> 00:27:08.980
 and show him

00:27:08.980 --> 00:27:10.340
 my salvation.

00:27:11.080 --> 00:27:11.720
 Does this mean

00:27:11.720 --> 00:27:12.480
 that God will never

00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:13.220
 allow his people

00:27:13.220 --> 00:27:13.920
 to die young?

00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:15.620
 I think we know

00:27:15.620 --> 00:27:16.440
 the answer to that

00:27:16.440 --> 00:27:16.860
 is no.

00:27:17.559 --> 00:27:18.660
 But God will keep

00:27:18.660 --> 00:27:20.039
 his promise of long life

00:27:20.039 --> 00:27:20.700
 and salvation

00:27:20.700 --> 00:27:21.820
 to all his people.

00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:23.840
 It'll just come

00:27:23.840 --> 00:27:24.539
 a little differently

00:27:24.539 --> 00:27:25.240
 than we thought.

00:27:25.240 --> 00:27:27.440
 ultimate long life,

00:27:28.279 --> 00:27:29.120
 eternal life,

00:27:29.400 --> 00:27:29.900
 resurrection

00:27:29.900 --> 00:27:31.299
 from the dead

00:27:31.299 --> 00:27:32.079
 kind of life

00:27:32.079 --> 00:27:33.180
 when Jesus returns.

00:27:35.160 --> 00:27:36.240
 So God's protection

00:27:36.240 --> 00:27:37.460
 doesn't always mean

00:27:37.460 --> 00:27:38.799
 being kept

00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:39.720
 from trouble.

00:27:40.599 --> 00:27:42.140
 Sometimes it means

00:27:42.140 --> 00:27:42.740
 being kept

00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:43.940
 through trouble.

00:27:45.700 --> 00:27:46.960
 God is faithful.

00:27:48.240 --> 00:27:49.660
 He always keeps

00:27:49.660 --> 00:27:50.299
 his promises.

00:27:51.559 --> 00:27:52.460
 He may not always

00:27:52.460 --> 00:27:53.120
 keep them

00:27:53.119 --> 00:27:54.359
 in the way

00:27:54.359 --> 00:27:55.399
 that we would expect.

00:27:56.159 --> 00:27:56.979
 But at the end

00:27:56.979 --> 00:27:57.419
 of it all,

00:27:57.819 --> 00:27:58.979
 when we look back,

00:27:59.079 --> 00:28:00.439
 we will never doubt

00:28:00.439 --> 00:28:02.339
 that he was faithful,

00:28:02.459 --> 00:28:02.959
 that he kept

00:28:02.959 --> 00:28:03.439
 his word.

00:28:03.959 --> 00:28:04.639
 We'll look back

00:28:04.639 --> 00:28:05.379
 on Psalm 91

00:28:05.379 --> 00:28:06.319
 and say yes

00:28:06.319 --> 00:28:07.299
 and amen.

00:28:07.639 --> 00:28:08.559
 That's how the Lord

00:28:08.559 --> 00:28:09.559
 treated me

00:28:09.559 --> 00:28:10.359
 all my life.

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:12.039
 His love

00:28:12.039 --> 00:28:13.059
 never fails.

00:28:14.559 --> 00:28:15.639
 He always keeps,

00:28:16.299 --> 00:28:17.099
 always guards,

00:28:17.279 --> 00:28:18.319
 always protects

00:28:18.319 --> 00:28:19.779
 his people.

00:28:19.779 --> 00:28:19.839
 people.

00:28:21.420 --> 00:28:22.779
 The question is,

00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:24.680
 are you

00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:26.160
 one of his people?

00:28:27.680 --> 00:28:28.660
 Have you run

00:28:28.660 --> 00:28:29.139
 to him,

00:28:29.680 --> 00:28:30.460
 the one who is

00:28:30.460 --> 00:28:31.019
 the shelter,

00:28:31.519 --> 00:28:32.819
 the hiding place,

00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:34.940
 the fortress?

00:28:35.579 --> 00:28:36.559
 Have you made him

00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:37.240
 your safety,

00:28:37.899 --> 00:28:39.299
 your protector?

00:28:40.599 --> 00:28:41.619
 Maybe you're wondering,

00:28:41.759 --> 00:28:41.859
 well,

00:28:41.940 --> 00:28:42.839
 how do I do that?

00:28:42.839 --> 00:28:43.399
 Well,

00:28:44.619 --> 00:28:45.399
 he kind of tells us

00:28:45.399 --> 00:28:46.259
 all through the psalm

00:28:46.259 --> 00:28:46.539
 here,

00:28:46.879 --> 00:28:47.819
 if you're listening

00:28:47.819 --> 00:28:48.619
 closely,

00:28:49.359 --> 00:28:50.199
 in verse 2,

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.879
 my God in whom

00:28:51.879 --> 00:28:52.559
 I trust.

00:28:55.119 --> 00:28:56.240
 It's about believing.

00:28:56.519 --> 00:28:57.139
 It's about putting

00:28:57.139 --> 00:28:57.819
 your trust

00:28:57.819 --> 00:28:58.740
 in him

00:28:58.740 --> 00:29:00.000
 and in the son

00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:01.139
 that he later

00:29:01.139 --> 00:29:01.919
 sent,

00:29:02.699 --> 00:29:03.000
 Jesus.

00:29:05.000 --> 00:29:06.059
 Verse 15,

00:29:06.059 --> 00:29:08.779
 we become his

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:10.879
 by calling on him

00:29:10.879 --> 00:29:13.059
 and his promise

00:29:13.059 --> 00:29:13.659
 is that he will

00:29:13.659 --> 00:29:14.079
 answer

00:29:14.079 --> 00:29:16.119
 and so that's

00:29:16.119 --> 00:29:17.220
 simply a prayer.

00:29:18.619 --> 00:29:18.940
 Lord,

00:29:19.339 --> 00:29:20.059
 save me.

00:29:21.399 --> 00:29:22.279
 Be my refuge.

00:29:23.500 --> 00:29:24.399
 Be my God.

00:29:26.619 --> 00:29:27.619
 And his promise

00:29:27.619 --> 00:29:28.139
 is yes,

00:29:28.240 --> 00:29:29.000
 I will answer.

00:29:29.259 --> 00:29:30.379
 I will deliver you.

00:29:32.099 --> 00:29:33.819
 I will satisfy you

00:29:33.819 --> 00:29:34.599
 with long life.

00:29:34.599 --> 00:29:36.539
 I will show you

00:29:36.539 --> 00:29:37.459
 my salvation.

00:29:39.839 --> 00:29:41.039
 Verse 14,

00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:43.799
 because he loves me,

00:29:44.159 --> 00:29:44.919
 says the Lord,

00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:47.439
 I will rescue him.

00:29:48.879 --> 00:29:49.919
 Do you love

00:29:49.919 --> 00:29:50.959
 the Lord?

00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:53.679
 Do you love Jesus?

00:29:54.519 --> 00:29:55.439
 That word kind of

00:29:55.439 --> 00:29:56.179
 has a sense of

00:29:56.179 --> 00:29:57.719
 cling to in love.

00:29:58.439 --> 00:29:59.219
 Are you clinging

00:29:59.219 --> 00:30:00.659
 to the Lord Jesus?

00:30:02.439 --> 00:30:03.439
 If so,

00:30:03.440 --> 00:30:05.400
 then he is

00:30:05.400 --> 00:30:05.980
 your faithful

00:30:05.980 --> 00:30:06.539
 protector

00:30:06.539 --> 00:30:07.700
 in all things.

00:30:08.360 --> 00:30:09.140
 And it doesn't matter

00:30:09.140 --> 00:30:09.900
 what life

00:30:09.900 --> 00:30:11.180
 throws at us.

00:30:13.019 --> 00:30:14.000
 Let's drive it

00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:14.720
 all the way home.

00:30:14.900 --> 00:30:15.580
 Most of us here

00:30:15.580 --> 00:30:16.200
 don't fear

00:30:16.200 --> 00:30:17.019
 plague

00:30:17.019 --> 00:30:17.660
 or

00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:19.259
 diseases,

00:30:20.200 --> 00:30:20.860
 arrows,

00:30:21.820 --> 00:30:22.320
 snakes,

00:30:23.180 --> 00:30:23.620
 lions.

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.740
 None of these

00:30:25.740 --> 00:30:26.200
 are common

00:30:26.200 --> 00:30:27.220
 in our lives today.

00:30:28.220 --> 00:30:29.220
 Maybe cancer.

00:30:30.519 --> 00:30:31.759
 But what is common?

00:30:31.759 --> 00:30:32.539
 What are those things

00:30:32.539 --> 00:30:33.339
 that we are tempted

00:30:33.339 --> 00:30:34.539
 to fear?

00:30:38.539 --> 00:30:40.000
 The Lord is my refuge

00:30:40.000 --> 00:30:40.680
 and fortress,

00:30:40.839 --> 00:30:41.420
 my savior

00:30:41.420 --> 00:30:42.299
 and protector.

00:30:42.579 --> 00:30:43.279
 We need not fear

00:30:43.279 --> 00:30:44.279
 car accidents,

00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:45.819
 cancer.

00:30:46.579 --> 00:30:47.400
 We need not fear

00:30:47.400 --> 00:30:48.339
 when the bank account

00:30:48.339 --> 00:30:49.339
 gets low

00:30:49.339 --> 00:30:51.480
 or when the vehicle

00:30:51.480 --> 00:30:52.119
 breaks down

00:30:52.119 --> 00:30:53.079
 on the side of the road.

00:30:54.039 --> 00:30:55.160
 We need not fear

00:30:55.160 --> 00:30:56.099
 getting stranded

00:30:56.099 --> 00:30:56.759
 out in the middle

00:30:56.759 --> 00:30:57.220
 of the night

00:30:57.220 --> 00:30:57.720
 in the cold,

00:30:57.859 --> 00:30:58.379
 dark winter

00:30:58.379 --> 00:30:59.539
 on the road.

00:30:59.539 --> 00:31:01.639
 We need not fear

00:31:01.639 --> 00:31:02.339
 that what happened

00:31:02.339 --> 00:31:02.819
 in the news

00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:04.119
 to someone yesterday

00:31:04.119 --> 00:31:05.180
 is going to be

00:31:05.180 --> 00:31:06.539
 happening to us today.

00:31:07.680 --> 00:31:08.700
 We need not fear

00:31:08.700 --> 00:31:09.279
 injury,

00:31:10.359 --> 00:31:11.019
 health troubles.

00:31:12.480 --> 00:31:13.460
 We need not fear

00:31:13.460 --> 00:31:14.119
 hostility

00:31:14.119 --> 00:31:14.859
 from opponents

00:31:14.859 --> 00:31:16.399
 who disagree with us,

00:31:16.940 --> 00:31:18.139
 who think badly

00:31:18.139 --> 00:31:18.480
 of us

00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:19.440
 because of our faith.

00:31:20.519 --> 00:31:21.639
 We need not fear

00:31:21.639 --> 00:31:22.859
 political persecution

00:31:22.859 --> 00:31:24.539
 or presidents

00:31:24.539 --> 00:31:25.379
 or prime ministers

00:31:25.379 --> 00:31:26.180
 who are going to

00:31:26.180 --> 00:31:27.099
 bring in policies

00:31:27.099 --> 00:31:27.639
 that are going to

00:31:27.639 --> 00:31:28.279
 make it harder

00:31:28.279 --> 00:31:28.799
 for us

00:31:28.799 --> 00:31:29.720
 to live out

00:31:29.720 --> 00:31:30.579
 our faith in Jesus.

00:31:30.859 --> 00:31:31.639
 We need not fear

00:31:31.639 --> 00:31:33.460
 that great serpent,

00:31:34.059 --> 00:31:35.460
 the devil,

00:31:36.259 --> 00:31:37.240
 or his minions.

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.639
 If you say

00:31:39.639 --> 00:31:40.379
 the Lord Jesus

00:31:40.379 --> 00:31:41.619
 is my refuge

00:31:41.619 --> 00:31:42.660
 and you make

00:31:42.660 --> 00:31:43.720
 the most high

00:31:43.720 --> 00:31:44.899
 your dwelling,

00:31:45.220 --> 00:31:45.899
 no harm

00:31:45.899 --> 00:31:46.839
 will overtake you.

00:31:47.779 --> 00:31:48.759
 No disaster

00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:49.839
 will come near you.

00:31:50.879 --> 00:31:51.700
 God commands

00:31:51.700 --> 00:31:52.480
 his angels

00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:53.960
 concerning you.

00:31:55.960 --> 00:31:57.279
 He is your shield.

00:31:57.279 --> 00:31:58.779
 He will be with you

00:31:58.779 --> 00:31:59.680
 in trouble.

00:32:00.500 --> 00:32:01.799
 He will answer you

00:32:01.799 --> 00:32:02.460
 when you call

00:32:02.460 --> 00:32:04.099
 and he will show you

00:32:04.099 --> 00:32:05.240
 his great salvation.

00:32:06.139 --> 00:32:07.779
 So what's your trouble today?

00:32:10.839 --> 00:32:11.720
 What's the trouble

00:32:11.720 --> 00:32:12.920
 that you're in this week?

00:32:14.819 --> 00:32:16.440
 Is it a difficult week

00:32:16.440 --> 00:32:17.379
 of work ahead of you?

00:32:17.500 --> 00:32:18.339
 Is it that you're feeling

00:32:18.339 --> 00:32:18.859
 spent,

00:32:19.519 --> 00:32:19.859
 weary,

00:32:20.559 --> 00:32:21.019
 exhausted,

00:32:21.480 --> 00:32:22.440
 troubles with health,

00:32:22.859 --> 00:32:24.259
 not sure what to do

00:32:24.259 --> 00:32:25.619
 in a particular situation?

00:32:25.619 --> 00:32:27.859
 Is it a relationship

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 that's precious,

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 that's broken?

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 Call on the Lord Jesus.

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 He will answer.

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 Say of him,

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 he is my refuge

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 and my fortress,

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 my God

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 in whom I trust.

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 Rest in the shadow

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 of the Almighty.

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 Take refuge

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 under his wings.

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 He will never

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 let you down.

00:32:54.299 --> 00:32:57.960
 let's pray.

00:33:05.639 --> 00:33:06.419
 Father in heaven,

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 we thank you

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 for these

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 words

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 which give us

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 such courage

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 and confidence.

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 And we thank you

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 for Jesus,

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 the one

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 who guarantees

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 that all of them

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 are true

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 and are for us.

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 I pray that you

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 would dispel

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 all of the fear

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 in our lives.

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 All of it.

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 Except the fear

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 of you.

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 That we would be able

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 to go forth

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 in courage

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 and live

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 and work

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 and talk

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 and do things

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 with no anxiety,

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 no fear

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 of disaster

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 because you

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 are our God.

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 Put that deep

00:33:47.259 --> 00:33:47.879
 in our hearts.

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 let us

00:33:48.880 --> 00:33:49.620
 be a testimony

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 to the world

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 around us.

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 We ask

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 in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.