WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.040 Good morning. Please turn to Psalm 73. Psalm 73. I've been really enjoying the time we've been in the Psalms. 00:00:11.939 --> 00:00:19.839 ! It's kind of a where will we be this week type of deal. And so if you guessed Psalm 73, you would be correct. 00:00:20.379 --> 00:00:28.320 So I encourage you to guess what next week is. I have no idea. But I chose this, a bit of a challenge. 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:34.020 I think Nathan threw out some Psalms and I was like, yes, sure, I'll do it. 00:00:34.399 --> 00:00:40.980 So, and I, it's a joy to come up here and tell you to please turn with me into the Psalms. 00:00:41.120 --> 00:00:47.500 So turn there, but we're actually not going to read it at first thing. That's like a preaching 101 I'm going to break. 00:00:47.500 --> 00:01:01.380 So, hold your thumb or bookmark there and turn to Psalm 1. So Psalm 1. And it will become obvious in a bit why. 00:01:01.380 --> 00:01:11.460 So Psalm 1. This is, Psalm 1.1 is really, it sets up the entire Psalter. 00:01:12.320 --> 00:01:19.420 And what it says in this one verse repeats, expands over and over and over. 00:01:19.420 --> 00:01:23.420 And so, if you're there, read with me Psalm 1.1. 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:34.939 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. 00:01:34.939 --> 00:01:43.719 So, here we have a bit of a, it's a pattern for the rest of the Psalms. 00:01:43.799 --> 00:01:47.099 So you have, here you have blessed is the man, you have wicked. 00:01:47.819 --> 00:01:52.079 And so you have these two characters that are personified throughout the Psalms. 00:01:52.079 --> 00:01:58.019 And these can be done with like the wise road, the wicked road. 00:01:59.019 --> 00:02:02.159 And here in Psalm 73, we get an expansion of that. 00:02:02.219 --> 00:02:05.739 So I want you to have that in the back of your mind as we read this text. 00:02:08.939 --> 00:02:12.680 This is generally this theme of Psalm 73. 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:15.280 And here, here it is. 00:02:15.419 --> 00:02:18.699 If you're going to write something, it's underlined here, so it's important. 00:02:18.699 --> 00:02:24.859 So, what happens when the wicked seem to be wise and the blessed foolish? 00:02:26.299 --> 00:02:28.379 That is what this Psalm is about. 00:02:29.959 --> 00:02:34.539 This Psalm is just trying, is wrestling with, he knows Psalm 1.1. 00:02:35.299 --> 00:02:39.479 But, when he looks out in the world, he sees something different. 00:02:39.780 --> 00:02:40.780 And he's struggling with that. 00:02:41.859 --> 00:02:43.599 So, have all that in your mind. 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:48.699 So, now, with all that background, let's read Psalm 73. 00:02:52.579 --> 00:02:54.340 A Psalm of Asaph. 00:02:55.780 --> 00:03:00.359 Truly, God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:03.919 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled. 00:03:04.579 --> 00:03:06.680 My steps had nearly slipped. 00:03:07.259 --> 00:03:11.419 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 00:03:11.419 --> 00:03:15.479 For they have no pangs until death. 00:03:15.879 --> 00:03:18.000 Their bodies are fat and sleek. 00:03:18.579 --> 00:03:21.139 They are not in trouble as others are. 00:03:21.919 --> 00:03:24.739 They are not stricken like the rest of mankind. 00:03:25.799 --> 00:03:27.399 Therefore, pride is their necklace. 00:03:28.259 --> 00:03:30.039 Violence covers them as a garment. 00:03:30.939 --> 00:03:33.919 Their eyes swell out through fatness. 00:03:34.259 --> 00:03:36.419 Their hearts overflow with follies. 00:03:37.519 --> 00:03:40.019 They scoff and speak with malice. 00:03:40.020 --> 00:03:42.780 Loftily, they threaten oppression. 00:03:43.700 --> 00:03:45.760 They set their mouths against the heavens. 00:03:46.100 --> 00:03:48.420 And their tongue struts through the earth. 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:52.660 Therefore, his people turn back to them and find no fault in them. 00:03:53.340 --> 00:03:55.760 And they say, how can God know? 00:03:56.640 --> 00:03:58.760 Is there knowledge in the Most High? 00:04:00.060 --> 00:04:02.260 Behold, these are the wicked. 00:04:02.719 --> 00:04:03.820 Always at ease. 00:04:04.340 --> 00:04:05.740 They increase in riches. 00:04:05.740 --> 00:04:09.200 All in vain have I kept my heart clean. 00:04:09.420 --> 00:04:11.939 And washed my hands in innocence. 00:04:12.480 --> 00:04:14.939 For all the day long I have been stricken. 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:17.620 And rebuked every morning. 00:04:18.340 --> 00:04:20.259 If I had said, I will speak thus. 00:04:20.960 --> 00:04:23.780 I would have betrayed the generation of your children. 00:04:23.779 --> 00:04:30.339 But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task. 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:33.659 Until I went into the sanctuary of God. 00:04:34.139 --> 00:04:36.919 Then I discerned their end. 00:04:38.279 --> 00:04:40.959 Truly, you sent them in slippery places. 00:04:40.959 --> 00:04:43.620 They make them fall to ruin. 00:04:44.479 --> 00:04:47.060 How they are destroyed in a moment. 00:04:47.399 --> 00:04:50.699 Swept away utterly by terrors. 00:04:51.180 --> 00:04:52.959 Like a dream when one awakes. 00:04:53.159 --> 00:04:56.539 Oh Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms. 00:04:57.199 --> 00:04:58.839 When my soul was embittered. 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:00.519 When I was pricked in heart. 00:05:00.799 --> 00:05:02.620 I was brutish and ignorant. 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:04.620 I was like a beast towards you. 00:05:04.979 --> 00:05:05.459 Nevertheless, 00:05:05.459 --> 00:05:10.719 Nevertheless, I am continually with you. 00:05:11.180 --> 00:05:12.899 You hold my right hand. 00:05:13.599 --> 00:05:15.639 You guide me with your counsel. 00:05:16.019 --> 00:05:18.819 And afterwards, you will receive me to glory. 00:05:19.859 --> 00:05:22.439 Whom have I in heaven but you? 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:27.219 And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. 00:05:28.139 --> 00:05:30.039 My flesh and my heart may fail. 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:33.720 But God is the strength of my heart. 00:05:34.100 --> 00:05:35.740 And my portion forever. 00:05:37.900 --> 00:05:41.720 For behold, those who are far from you shall perish. 00:05:42.340 --> 00:05:46.400 You put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. 00:05:46.840 --> 00:05:50.300 But for me, it is good to be near God. 00:05:50.900 --> 00:05:54.460 I have made the Lord God my refuge. 00:05:55.120 --> 00:05:58.080 That I may tell of all your works. 00:05:59.080 --> 00:05:59.860 Pray with me. 00:06:00.040 --> 00:06:06.100 Father, we thank you that you have given us this time today. 00:06:07.240 --> 00:06:08.220 This place. 00:06:10.140 --> 00:06:11.080 In this word. 00:06:11.700 --> 00:06:13.879 We thank you that you have given us this word. 00:06:14.020 --> 00:06:18.740 And we pray that you would help us with all the many distractions. 00:06:19.220 --> 00:06:21.620 That we may be distracted with. 00:06:21.759 --> 00:06:25.080 Whether it is tomorrow morning. 00:06:25.439 --> 00:06:27.660 Or our children. 00:06:27.660 --> 00:06:30.720 We would take those things to you in prayer. 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:34.220 And to have a time that is focused on your word. 00:06:34.400 --> 00:06:36.500 To have eyes to see. 00:06:36.660 --> 00:06:37.460 Ears to hear. 00:06:37.560 --> 00:06:38.600 And a heart to understand. 00:06:38.700 --> 00:06:40.020 What you have given us this morning. 00:06:41.160 --> 00:06:41.600 Amen. 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:44.700 So. 00:06:44.700 --> 00:06:47.420 I almost want to stop there. 00:06:47.660 --> 00:06:48.460 And say that's it. 00:06:49.379 --> 00:06:49.640 I'm not. 00:06:50.040 --> 00:06:50.560 Because you know. 00:06:50.960 --> 00:06:51.780 That's not preaching I guess. 00:06:52.020 --> 00:06:52.140 So. 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:55.360 The structure is all about. 00:06:55.700 --> 00:06:56.740 The structure is very important. 00:06:56.860 --> 00:06:58.800 So I'm just going to say almost the same thing over and over. 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:00.800 Because the text preaches. 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:02.120 And so. 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:03.079 There are. 00:07:04.180 --> 00:07:05.060 Two bookends. 00:07:05.620 --> 00:07:06.600 The beginning and the end. 00:07:07.280 --> 00:07:08.560 And within these bookends. 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:09.280 There are three books. 00:07:09.560 --> 00:07:09.720 Alright. 00:07:09.980 --> 00:07:10.740 These three books. 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:11.740 Are three points. 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:13.180 Are three divisions. 00:07:13.860 --> 00:07:14.259 So. 00:07:14.439 --> 00:07:14.980 The bookend. 00:07:15.800 --> 00:07:16.220 Is. 00:07:17.000 --> 00:07:17.660 Verse two. 00:07:18.439 --> 00:07:18.840 One. 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:20.259 And then the second. 00:07:20.500 --> 00:07:21.240 Last bookend. 00:07:21.580 --> 00:07:21.960 Comes. 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:24.000 Verse twenty-eight. 00:07:24.060 --> 00:07:24.780 The last verse. 00:07:24.779 --> 00:07:25.699 And says. 00:07:26.059 --> 00:07:26.739 But as for me. 00:07:26.819 --> 00:07:28.579 My feet had almost stumbled. 00:07:28.919 --> 00:07:30.959 My steps have nearly slipped. 00:07:31.799 --> 00:07:32.639 Verse twenty-eight. 00:07:32.699 --> 00:07:33.359 At the very end. 00:07:34.579 --> 00:07:35.219 But for me. 00:07:35.339 --> 00:07:35.779 It is good. 00:07:36.079 --> 00:07:36.819 To be near God. 00:07:37.359 --> 00:07:39.319 I have made the Lord God my refuge. 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:41.099 That I may tell of all. 00:07:41.419 --> 00:07:41.819 Their works. 00:07:42.299 --> 00:07:43.500 We're going to spend some time. 00:07:44.559 --> 00:07:45.039 Looking. 00:07:45.359 --> 00:07:45.759 Considering. 00:07:47.139 --> 00:07:47.619 Time. 00:07:47.739 --> 00:07:48.199 In this. 00:07:48.299 --> 00:07:49.059 To see how. 00:07:49.859 --> 00:07:50.259 Asaph. 00:07:51.199 --> 00:07:52.079 Went from. 00:07:52.619 --> 00:07:53.539 Nearly slipped. 00:07:53.739 --> 00:07:54.579 Nearly slipped. 00:07:54.779 --> 00:07:55.819 Nearly stumbled. 00:07:57.099 --> 00:07:57.319 To. 00:07:58.179 --> 00:07:58.839 But as for me. 00:07:58.879 --> 00:07:59.939 It is good to be near God. 00:08:00.799 --> 00:08:02.159 That's what we'll be considering today. 00:08:02.659 --> 00:08:04.000 And within those two. 00:08:04.099 --> 00:08:05.199 But as for me's. 00:08:06.079 --> 00:08:06.959 There are. 00:08:07.779 --> 00:08:09.139 Three truly's. 00:08:09.219 --> 00:08:10.119 Or surely's. 00:08:10.599 --> 00:08:10.859 So. 00:08:11.019 --> 00:08:11.899 If you are astute. 00:08:12.279 --> 00:08:13.759 You probably only have two. 00:08:14.099 --> 00:08:14.279 But. 00:08:14.659 --> 00:08:15.319 Here's a. 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:18.439 Little weird thing about translation. 00:08:19.079 --> 00:08:19.359 And. 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:20.159 There's. 00:08:21.099 --> 00:08:21.279 In the. 00:08:21.359 --> 00:08:21.899 The second. 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:22.399 Truly. 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:22.479 Truly. 00:08:22.759 --> 00:08:23.719 Is not translated. 00:08:24.019 --> 00:08:24.319 Usually. 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:24.599 So. 00:08:24.599 --> 00:08:24.839 In my. 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:25.040 Is. 00:08:25.040 --> 00:08:25.079 Is. 00:08:25.079 --> 00:08:25.159 Is. 00:08:25.159 --> 00:08:25.680 Is. 00:08:25.680 --> 00:08:25.879 There's no. 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:26.099 Truly. 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:26.379 But. 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:27.399 If you are. 00:08:27.399 --> 00:08:27.800 A person. 00:08:27.800 --> 00:08:28.240 Who writes. 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:28.459 In your. 00:08:28.459 --> 00:08:28.699 Bible. 00:08:28.699 --> 00:08:29.040 You can. 00:08:29.040 --> 00:08:29.459 Totally. 00:08:29.459 --> 00:08:29.719 Put. 00:08:29.719 --> 00:08:30.399 Truly. 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:30.439 Truly. 00:08:30.439 --> 00:08:30.839 Or. 00:08:30.839 --> 00:08:31.199 Surely. 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:31.860 It's up to you. 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:32.659 In verse. 00:08:33.179 --> 00:08:34.100 The beginning. 00:08:34.740 --> 00:08:35.220 Of. 00:08:35.620 --> 00:08:36.019 Verse. 00:08:36.340 --> 00:08:36.779 13. 00:08:37.319 --> 00:08:38.000 All in vain. 00:08:38.120 --> 00:08:38.419 Have I. 00:08:38.639 --> 00:08:39.340 It's truly. 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:40.360 All in vain. 00:08:40.759 --> 00:08:41.860 I have kept my heart clean. 00:08:42.259 --> 00:08:42.439 So. 00:08:42.440 --> 00:08:42.520 God. 00:08:42.880 --> 00:08:43.500 Just so you know. 00:08:45.940 --> 00:08:46.340 So. 00:08:46.340 --> 00:08:46.760 The first. 00:08:46.960 --> 00:08:47.260 Truly. 00:08:47.260 --> 00:08:47.720 Comes in. 00:08:47.760 --> 00:08:47.960 Verse. 00:08:49.300 --> 00:08:49.700 One. 00:08:50.160 --> 00:08:50.560 Truly. 00:08:50.760 --> 00:08:51.060 God. 00:08:51.120 --> 00:08:51.440 Is good. 00:08:51.520 --> 00:08:52.000 To Israel. 00:08:52.260 --> 00:08:52.840 To those. 00:08:52.900 --> 00:08:53.720 Who are pure in heart. 00:08:54.800 --> 00:08:55.680 That's the first. 00:08:57.360 --> 00:08:57.760 Second. 00:08:57.940 --> 00:08:58.340 Comes in. 00:08:58.400 --> 00:08:58.780 Like I said. 00:08:58.820 --> 00:08:59.240 In 13. 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:00.100 Truly. 00:09:00.300 --> 00:09:00.720 In all. 00:09:00.780 --> 00:09:01.480 All in vain. 00:09:01.540 --> 00:09:02.680 Have I kept my heart clean. 00:09:02.800 --> 00:09:03.620 And wash my hands. 00:09:03.680 --> 00:09:04.380 In innocence. 00:09:04.379 --> 00:09:07.740 And then the last. 00:09:07.740 --> 00:09:07.960 Is. 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:08.559 Verse. 00:09:09.620 --> 00:09:10.019 18. 00:09:11.059 --> 00:09:11.399 Truly. 00:09:11.580 --> 00:09:11.700 You. 00:09:12.259 --> 00:09:12.779 Truly. 00:09:12.919 --> 00:09:13.480 You set them. 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:14.360 In slippery places. 00:09:14.559 --> 00:09:15.139 You make them. 00:09:15.299 --> 00:09:15.539 Fall. 00:09:15.700 --> 00:09:16.100 To ruin. 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:17.259 So. 00:09:17.779 --> 00:09:18.240 Verse. 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:18.519 One. 00:09:19.259 --> 00:09:19.700 13. 00:09:19.879 --> 00:09:20.320 And 18. 00:09:20.460 --> 00:09:20.919 Are the beginnings. 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:21.720 Of the three sections. 00:09:21.799 --> 00:09:22.439 We'll be talking about. 00:09:22.539 --> 00:09:22.679 So. 00:09:23.120 --> 00:09:23.679 The first. 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:26.679 Truly. 00:09:27.379 --> 00:09:28.059 Comes in. 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:28.840 It's. 00:09:28.980 --> 00:09:29.460 The problem. 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:30.360 We can. 00:09:30.539 --> 00:09:30.960 Summarize that. 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:31.179 Saying. 00:09:31.240 --> 00:09:31.659 The problem. 00:09:32.980 --> 00:09:33.379 Second. 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:34.080 In verse. 00:09:34.080 --> 00:09:34.520 Beginning. 00:09:34.520 --> 00:09:35.220 In verse. 00:09:35.280 --> 00:09:35.600 13. 00:09:36.080 --> 00:09:36.340 Is. 00:09:36.639 --> 00:09:37.280 The struggle. 00:09:38.800 --> 00:09:39.060 And. 00:09:39.400 --> 00:09:39.740 Beginning. 00:09:39.860 --> 00:09:39.960 Of. 00:09:40.139 --> 00:09:40.580 Verse. 00:09:41.240 --> 00:09:41.680 18. 00:09:42.440 --> 00:09:42.759 Throughout. 00:09:42.900 --> 00:09:43.120 The rest. 00:09:43.180 --> 00:09:43.540 Of the psalm. 00:09:43.860 --> 00:09:44.240 It's. 00:09:44.740 --> 00:09:45.520 The solution. 00:09:45.960 --> 00:09:46.160 So. 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:46.700 The problem. 00:09:47.920 --> 00:09:48.700 The struggle. 00:09:49.360 --> 00:09:49.759 And. 00:09:49.820 --> 00:09:50.300 The solution. 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:52.840 We cannot. 00:09:52.980 --> 00:09:53.220 Understand. 00:09:53.220 --> 00:09:53.720 The solution. 00:09:54.120 --> 00:09:54.400 Without. 00:09:54.660 --> 00:09:55.180 Going through. 00:09:55.340 --> 00:09:56.000 What is the problem. 00:09:56.200 --> 00:09:56.980 What is the struggle. 00:09:57.759 --> 00:09:58.580 Before we get to. 00:09:58.700 --> 00:09:59.460 What is the solution. 00:10:00.920 --> 00:10:01.300 And. 00:10:01.620 --> 00:10:02.020 This. 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:02.700 Psalm. 00:10:02.780 --> 00:10:02.980 Is. 00:10:02.980 --> 00:10:04.279 A bit. 00:10:04.720 --> 00:10:05.159 Like. 00:10:05.759 --> 00:10:06.180 It is. 00:10:06.320 --> 00:10:07.019 The Christian life. 00:10:07.620 --> 00:10:07.840 So. 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:09.580 As we spend time in here. 00:10:10.300 --> 00:10:11.000 In this text. 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:11.980 Just think. 00:10:12.560 --> 00:10:13.240 This is. 00:10:13.460 --> 00:10:14.039 Our problem. 00:10:14.300 --> 00:10:14.580 This is. 00:10:14.840 --> 00:10:15.300 Our struggle. 00:10:15.700 --> 00:10:16.399 And we have. 00:10:16.539 --> 00:10:17.039 A solution. 00:10:19.539 --> 00:10:19.980 So. 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:20.700 First. 00:10:20.820 --> 00:10:21.000 First. 00:10:21.100 --> 00:10:21.259 First. 00:10:21.259 --> 00:10:21.879 The first verse. 00:10:23.480 --> 00:10:23.920 Is. 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:25.240 More of an affirmation. 00:10:26.460 --> 00:10:27.139 Read with me. 00:10:27.139 --> 00:10:27.659 Truly. 00:10:27.659 --> 00:10:28.039 God is good. 00:10:28.039 --> 00:10:28.340 Is good. 00:10:28.340 --> 00:10:28.919 To Israel. 00:10:29.059 --> 00:10:30.000 To those. 00:10:30.139 --> 00:10:30.840 Who are pure. 00:10:30.840 --> 00:10:31.500 In heart. 00:10:32.059 --> 00:10:32.340 You know. 00:10:32.360 --> 00:10:33.000 Anything about the psalm. 00:10:33.059 --> 00:10:34.059 You've heard this already. 00:10:34.059 --> 00:10:34.639 Over and over. 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:36.960 But this affirmation. 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:38.519 Become. 00:10:38.699 --> 00:10:38.960 It's. 00:10:39.059 --> 00:10:40.159 Almost like an intellectual. 00:10:40.159 --> 00:10:41.019 I know this. 00:10:41.819 --> 00:10:42.259 But. 00:10:42.419 --> 00:10:43.319 He will be working out. 00:10:45.059 --> 00:10:45.500 The. 00:10:45.759 --> 00:10:46.439 Real life. 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:47.439 Problem. 00:10:47.600 --> 00:10:47.960 Struggle. 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:48.759 And the solution. 00:10:48.860 --> 00:10:49.899 He will be reminded of. 00:10:50.699 --> 00:10:51.179 Knowing. 00:10:51.179 --> 00:10:52.080 This intellectual. 00:10:53.580 --> 00:10:54.100 Affirmation. 00:10:54.100 --> 00:10:54.899 That God. 00:10:55.379 --> 00:10:55.779 Is. 00:10:56.220 --> 00:10:56.420 Good. 00:10:56.659 --> 00:10:57.019 Truly. 00:10:57.180 --> 00:10:57.399 God. 00:10:57.440 --> 00:10:57.820 Is good. 00:10:59.060 --> 00:10:59.759 To Israel. 00:10:59.879 --> 00:11:00.460 To those. 00:11:00.580 --> 00:11:00.820 Who are. 00:11:00.940 --> 00:11:01.580 Pure. 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:02.060 In heart. 00:11:02.800 --> 00:11:04.220 Because at the very end. 00:11:05.180 --> 00:11:05.840 The last. 00:11:06.700 --> 00:11:07.460 Two verses. 00:11:07.759 --> 00:11:08.420 Is more of a. 00:11:08.860 --> 00:11:09.300 Confession. 00:11:10.019 --> 00:11:10.960 There's an affirmation. 00:11:11.019 --> 00:11:11.600 Which is important. 00:11:11.920 --> 00:11:13.100 But there's also faith. 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:13.700 And there's. 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:14.440 Confession. 00:11:15.180 --> 00:11:15.920 You see that end. 00:11:16.139 --> 00:11:16.800 So you see these. 00:11:17.259 --> 00:11:17.740 Parallels. 00:11:17.899 --> 00:11:18.660 Throughout the whole psalm. 00:11:20.019 --> 00:11:20.860 So verse two. 00:11:21.160 --> 00:11:21.820 But as for me. 00:11:22.660 --> 00:11:23.660 Our first bookend. 00:11:24.100 --> 00:11:25.060 My feet. 00:11:25.200 --> 00:11:25.860 Had almost. 00:11:26.200 --> 00:11:26.519 Stumbled. 00:11:27.180 --> 00:11:27.940 My steps. 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:28.740 Had nearly. 00:11:29.879 --> 00:11:30.440 Slipped. 00:11:31.820 --> 00:11:32.440 So. 00:11:32.620 --> 00:11:33.200 There's a problem. 00:11:34.740 --> 00:11:35.519 For I was envious. 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:36.460 Of the arrogant. 00:11:36.620 --> 00:11:37.420 When I saw. 00:11:37.820 --> 00:11:38.620 The prosperity. 00:11:39.300 --> 00:11:39.600 Of. 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:40.480 The wicked. 00:11:41.500 --> 00:11:41.759 Now. 00:11:42.480 --> 00:11:43.300 You've seen. 00:11:43.980 --> 00:11:45.060 This before. 00:11:45.659 --> 00:11:46.300 In Psalms. 00:11:46.580 --> 00:11:46.759 But. 00:11:47.779 --> 00:11:48.100 If. 00:11:48.660 --> 00:11:49.620 The question he asks. 00:11:49.700 --> 00:11:50.580 Is why do. 00:11:50.920 --> 00:11:51.399 The wicked. 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:52.080 Prosper. 00:11:52.660 --> 00:11:53.399 Why do. 00:11:53.399 --> 00:11:53.959 The wicked. 00:11:54.279 --> 00:11:54.639 Prosper. 00:11:55.059 --> 00:11:55.419 And if. 00:11:55.620 --> 00:11:56.539 You've asked this. 00:11:56.679 --> 00:11:57.659 Looking out in the world. 00:11:58.399 --> 00:11:59.220 The same question. 00:11:59.579 --> 00:12:00.319 You are in good company. 00:12:00.480 --> 00:12:00.840 Because. 00:12:01.779 --> 00:12:02.179 Job. 00:12:03.220 --> 00:12:03.620 Solomon. 00:12:04.439 --> 00:12:04.899 And. 00:12:06.500 --> 00:12:06.980 Jeremiah. 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:07.959 Have all asked. 00:12:08.039 --> 00:12:08.699 The same question. 00:12:09.240 --> 00:12:09.419 So. 00:12:09.860 --> 00:12:10.319 In Job. 00:12:10.679 --> 00:12:11.279 Flip with me. 00:12:11.340 --> 00:12:11.720 If you want. 00:12:11.720 --> 00:12:12.579 To Job. 00:12:13.419 --> 00:12:14.459 Chapter 21. 00:12:16.459 --> 00:12:16.899 Job. 00:12:17.059 --> 00:12:17.899 Chapter 21. 00:12:18.500 --> 00:12:19.059 Verse 7. 00:12:19.059 --> 00:12:19.500 Job. 00:12:19.500 --> 00:12:20.339 This is just. 00:12:20.739 --> 00:12:21.219 Many. 00:12:21.619 --> 00:12:21.979 References. 00:12:22.379 --> 00:12:22.859 To Job. 00:12:22.939 --> 00:12:23.239 So if you. 00:12:23.379 --> 00:12:23.699 If your bible. 00:12:23.859 --> 00:12:24.779 Has cross references. 00:12:25.919 --> 00:12:26.659 Like in the margin. 00:12:26.779 --> 00:12:27.479 Or at the end of the page. 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:28.299 You will see. 00:12:28.379 --> 00:12:28.579 Job. 00:12:28.659 --> 00:12:28.799 Job. 00:12:28.879 --> 00:12:29.019 Job. 00:12:29.099 --> 00:12:29.279 Job. 00:12:29.500 --> 00:12:29.899 Over. 00:12:30.099 --> 00:12:30.379 And over. 00:12:30.559 --> 00:12:31.139 For good reason. 00:12:32.079 --> 00:12:32.839 Because this theme. 00:12:33.059 --> 00:12:33.919 Of Psalm 73. 00:12:34.399 --> 00:12:34.739 Is. 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:35.479 Very much. 00:12:36.319 --> 00:12:36.819 Jobish. 00:12:37.039 --> 00:12:37.359 If you will. 00:12:38.699 --> 00:12:39.139 So. 00:12:40.599 --> 00:12:41.379 Chapter 21. 00:12:41.479 --> 00:12:41.959 Verse 7. 00:12:42.359 --> 00:12:42.779 In Job. 00:12:43.099 --> 00:12:43.739 Job says. 00:12:43.740 --> 00:12:47.700 Why do the wicked live. 00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:49.539 Reach old age. 00:12:49.779 --> 00:12:51.240 And grow mighty. 00:12:51.680 --> 00:12:52.159 In power. 00:12:52.740 --> 00:12:53.419 This one question. 00:12:53.659 --> 00:12:54.060 He repeats. 00:12:54.460 --> 00:12:54.940 Differently. 00:12:55.340 --> 00:12:56.039 Over and over and over. 00:12:58.060 --> 00:12:58.899 And then. 00:12:59.080 --> 00:12:59.820 If you turn. 00:13:00.820 --> 00:13:01.200 To. 00:13:02.159 --> 00:13:02.440 Psalm. 00:13:03.779 --> 00:13:04.899 Psalm 37. 00:13:06.960 --> 00:13:08.139 Psalm 37. 00:13:08.440 --> 00:13:09.100 Verse 7. 00:13:13.740 --> 00:13:17.220 David. 00:13:17.659 --> 00:13:17.980 Writes. 00:13:18.659 --> 00:13:19.379 Be still. 00:13:19.519 --> 00:13:20.440 Before the Lord. 00:13:20.620 --> 00:13:21.480 And wait patiently. 00:13:21.680 --> 00:13:22.100 For him. 00:13:23.440 --> 00:13:23.860 Fret. 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:24.360 Not. 00:13:24.480 --> 00:13:24.919 Yourself. 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:25.580 Over the one. 00:13:25.740 --> 00:13:25.879 Who. 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:26.500 Prospers. 00:13:26.560 --> 00:13:27.039 In his way. 00:13:29.019 --> 00:13:29.960 Over the man. 00:13:30.039 --> 00:13:30.740 Who carries out. 00:13:30.860 --> 00:13:31.519 Evil devices. 00:13:34.600 --> 00:13:35.440 You see this. 00:13:35.759 --> 00:13:36.000 And then. 00:13:36.139 --> 00:13:36.560 Last place. 00:13:36.680 --> 00:13:37.120 Jeremiah. 00:13:40.120 --> 00:13:40.639 Jeremiah. 00:13:40.879 --> 00:13:41.560 Chapter 12. 00:13:42.019 --> 00:13:42.560 Verse 1. 00:13:42.559 --> 00:13:44.439 And Jeremiah says. 00:13:45.500 --> 00:13:46.339 Righteous are you. 00:13:46.399 --> 00:13:46.779 O Lord. 00:13:46.839 --> 00:13:47.719 When I complain. 00:13:47.719 --> 00:13:48.379 To you. 00:13:49.139 --> 00:13:49.579 Yet. 00:13:49.759 --> 00:13:50.639 I would plead. 00:13:50.639 --> 00:13:51.419 My case. 00:13:51.539 --> 00:13:52.039 Before you. 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:53.759 Why does the way. 00:13:53.759 --> 00:13:54.279 Of the wicked. 00:13:54.479 --> 00:13:54.879 Prosper. 00:13:55.579 --> 00:13:56.500 Why do all. 00:13:56.639 --> 00:13:57.579 Who are treacherous. 00:13:58.119 --> 00:13:58.679 Thrive. 00:13:59.939 --> 00:14:00.339 So you see. 00:14:00.419 --> 00:14:00.859 This is a. 00:14:02.019 --> 00:14:02.459 Prevalent. 00:14:02.739 --> 00:14:03.159 Theme. 00:14:03.199 --> 00:14:03.519 In scripture. 00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:05.199 Why do. 00:14:05.719 --> 00:14:06.359 The prosper. 00:14:06.699 --> 00:14:06.799 Or. 00:14:07.119 --> 00:14:07.719 Why do the wicked. 00:14:08.159 --> 00:14:08.519 Seemingly. 00:14:08.839 --> 00:14:09.159 Prosper. 00:14:09.619 --> 00:14:10.539 That is the problem. 00:14:11.259 --> 00:14:11.959 He'll flesh that out. 00:14:12.779 --> 00:14:13.839 In the coming verses. 00:14:14.399 --> 00:14:14.639 So. 00:14:14.839 --> 00:14:15.179 Verse 4. 00:14:15.619 --> 00:14:16.319 Chapter 73. 00:14:16.719 --> 00:14:16.959 Psalm. 00:14:18.500 --> 00:14:19.439 For they have no pangs. 00:14:19.439 --> 00:14:20.099 Until death. 00:14:20.199 --> 00:14:21.399 Their bodies are fat. 00:14:21.419 --> 00:14:21.859 And sleek. 00:14:21.959 --> 00:14:22.500 This is the wicked. 00:14:23.699 --> 00:14:24.699 They are not in trouble. 00:14:24.779 --> 00:14:25.639 As others are. 00:14:25.859 --> 00:14:27.019 They are not stricken. 00:14:27.019 --> 00:14:27.779 Like the rest. 00:14:27.859 --> 00:14:28.459 Of mankind. 00:14:29.739 --> 00:14:30.139 Therefore. 00:14:30.359 --> 00:14:30.799 Pride. 00:14:30.939 --> 00:14:31.579 Is their necklace. 00:14:32.199 --> 00:14:32.659 Violence. 00:14:32.779 --> 00:14:33.299 Covers them. 00:14:33.439 --> 00:14:33.859 As a garment. 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:34.959 Their eyes. 00:14:35.039 --> 00:14:35.679 Swell out. 00:14:35.879 --> 00:14:36.479 Through fatness. 00:14:36.939 --> 00:14:37.719 Their hearts. 00:14:38.259 --> 00:14:38.779 Overflow. 00:14:38.839 --> 00:14:39.459 With follies. 00:14:39.460 --> 00:14:41.040 They scoff. 00:14:41.300 --> 00:14:42.019 And speak. 00:14:42.139 --> 00:14:42.980 With malice. 00:14:43.540 --> 00:14:43.980 Loftily. 00:14:44.120 --> 00:14:44.900 They threaten. 00:14:45.019 --> 00:14:45.379 Oppression. 00:14:45.740 --> 00:14:46.759 They set their mouths. 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:47.560 Against the heavens. 00:14:47.900 --> 00:14:49.080 And their tongue. 00:14:49.280 --> 00:14:49.600 Struts. 00:14:49.720 --> 00:14:50.220 Through the earth. 00:14:51.180 --> 00:14:51.519 Therefore. 00:14:51.600 --> 00:14:51.980 His people. 00:14:52.080 --> 00:14:52.820 Turn back to them. 00:14:53.280 --> 00:14:53.900 And find. 00:14:54.080 --> 00:14:54.940 No fault in them. 00:14:55.240 --> 00:14:55.720 And they say. 00:14:55.780 --> 00:14:56.780 How can God know. 00:14:57.300 --> 00:14:58.540 Is their knowledge. 00:14:58.600 --> 00:14:59.220 In the most high. 00:14:59.660 --> 00:15:00.060 Behold. 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:01.019 These are the wicked. 00:15:01.400 --> 00:15:02.300 Always at ease. 00:15:02.300 --> 00:15:03.360 They increase. 00:15:03.680 --> 00:15:04.139 In riches. 00:15:04.799 --> 00:15:05.879 That is the problem. 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:07.259 Why do. 00:15:07.539 --> 00:15:07.899 The wicked. 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:08.519 Seemingly. 00:15:08.939 --> 00:15:09.360 Prosper. 00:15:09.860 --> 00:15:10.519 In this world. 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:13.059 So. 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:14.519 There are. 00:15:15.120 --> 00:15:16.080 Things that he thinks. 00:15:16.299 --> 00:15:16.980 That he sees. 00:15:17.059 --> 00:15:17.580 He's looking out. 00:15:17.779 --> 00:15:18.340 In the world. 00:15:18.460 --> 00:15:19.019 And he's seeing. 00:15:19.100 --> 00:15:19.620 That the wicked. 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:20.220 Get. 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:21.120 Escape. 00:15:21.740 --> 00:15:22.580 God's judgment. 00:15:22.580 --> 00:15:22.939 On. 00:15:23.259 --> 00:15:23.939 These things. 00:15:24.460 --> 00:15:24.699 They are. 00:15:24.799 --> 00:15:25.419 They seem to be. 00:15:25.659 --> 00:15:25.980 Free. 00:15:27.059 --> 00:15:27.580 From. 00:15:28.139 --> 00:15:29.240 Several different things. 00:15:29.419 --> 00:15:29.580 So. 00:15:30.580 --> 00:15:31.120 Verse four. 00:15:32.120 --> 00:15:32.860 They seem to be. 00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:33.559 Free. 00:15:33.559 --> 00:15:33.639 Free. 00:15:33.759 --> 00:15:33.879 From. 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:34.279 Pain. 00:15:36.179 --> 00:15:37.059 Verse five. 00:15:37.539 --> 00:15:38.319 They seem to be. 00:15:38.479 --> 00:15:38.579 Free. 00:15:38.699 --> 00:15:38.819 From. 00:15:38.899 --> 00:15:39.219 Trouble. 00:15:43.259 --> 00:15:44.059 In verse. 00:15:44.419 --> 00:15:44.859 Six. 00:15:46.459 --> 00:15:47.019 They. 00:15:47.199 --> 00:15:47.859 Seem to be. 00:15:48.119 --> 00:15:48.319 Free. 00:15:48.319 --> 00:15:48.339 Free. 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:48.639 From. 00:15:49.039 --> 00:15:49.519 Humility. 00:15:49.859 --> 00:15:50.159 And. 00:15:51.239 --> 00:15:51.759 Notice. 00:15:52.359 --> 00:15:53.099 Their pride. 00:15:53.159 --> 00:15:53.739 And violence. 00:15:54.379 --> 00:15:55.159 It is not secret. 00:15:55.519 --> 00:15:56.099 It is visible. 00:15:56.259 --> 00:15:56.619 To all. 00:15:57.739 --> 00:15:58.259 They do not. 00:15:58.419 --> 00:15:58.759 Hide. 00:15:59.359 --> 00:16:00.039 Their wickedness. 00:16:02.279 --> 00:16:03.019 Verse eight. 00:16:03.019 --> 00:16:05.340 They seem to be. 00:16:05.460 --> 00:16:05.740 From. 00:16:06.299 --> 00:16:06.480 Free. 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:06.899 From. 00:16:07.059 --> 00:16:07.399 Judgment. 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:08.779 Nine. 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:09.819 They seem to be. 00:16:09.980 --> 00:16:10.199 Free. 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:10.559 From. 00:16:11.079 --> 00:16:11.600 Discipline. 00:16:12.259 --> 00:16:12.480 Free. 00:16:12.579 --> 00:16:12.699 From. 00:16:12.819 --> 00:16:13.220 Discipline. 00:16:15.539 --> 00:16:16.299 All the kids. 00:16:16.419 --> 00:16:16.779 Perked up. 00:16:16.960 --> 00:16:17.379 When I said that. 00:16:19.620 --> 00:16:20.340 Verse 10. 00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:21.240 Free. 00:16:21.720 --> 00:16:22.079 From. 00:16:22.159 --> 00:16:22.620 The fear. 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:23.059 Of. 00:16:23.059 --> 00:16:23.340 God. 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:25.779 These are the wicked. 00:16:25.779 --> 00:16:28.259 They seem to be. 00:16:28.259 --> 00:16:28.579 Free. 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:29.079 From. 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:29.480 Judgment. 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:29.720 Of. 00:16:29.799 --> 00:16:30.059 The Lord. 00:16:30.939 --> 00:16:31.179 And. 00:16:31.539 --> 00:16:32.379 In the eyes. 00:16:32.459 --> 00:16:32.799 Of. 00:16:32.919 --> 00:16:33.419 This psalmist. 00:16:34.539 --> 00:16:35.539 This is injustice. 00:16:35.939 --> 00:16:36.740 So this is the problem. 00:16:37.059 --> 00:16:37.559 Why do. 00:16:37.980 --> 00:16:38.299 The. 00:16:38.860 --> 00:16:39.100 Wicked. 00:16:39.279 --> 00:16:39.639 Seem. 00:16:40.939 --> 00:16:41.939 To be free. 00:16:42.220 --> 00:16:42.399 From. 00:16:42.539 --> 00:16:43.079 God's judgment. 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:44.120 And seem. 00:16:44.199 --> 00:16:44.620 To prosper. 00:16:47.179 --> 00:16:47.620 So. 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:48.959 Second. 00:16:49.759 --> 00:16:50.860 Let's go into the struggle. 00:16:51.319 --> 00:16:52.100 Let's move towards. 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:52.579 The solution. 00:16:52.580 --> 00:16:54.000 Like I said. 00:16:54.060 --> 00:16:54.680 We cannot. 00:16:55.480 --> 00:16:55.960 Understand. 00:16:56.100 --> 00:16:56.580 The last. 00:16:56.759 --> 00:16:57.340 Of the psalm. 00:16:57.520 --> 00:16:58.040 Before we. 00:16:58.420 --> 00:16:58.860 Understand. 00:16:59.379 --> 00:16:59.800 The beginning. 00:16:59.920 --> 00:17:00.259 And the middle. 00:17:01.120 --> 00:17:01.800 So the struggle. 00:17:02.400 --> 00:17:02.740 Is from. 00:17:02.940 --> 00:17:03.080 Verse. 00:17:03.360 --> 00:17:03.879 13. 00:17:04.460 --> 00:17:05.340 Through 17. 00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:06.039 So. 00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:09.039 All in vain. 00:17:09.420 --> 00:17:10.140 Have I kept. 00:17:10.220 --> 00:17:10.920 My heart clean. 00:17:12.559 --> 00:17:13.180 Back to. 00:17:13.299 --> 00:17:13.380 Verse. 00:17:13.380 --> 00:17:14.160 Verse 1. 00:17:15.340 --> 00:17:16.160 And washed. 00:17:16.259 --> 00:17:16.819 My hands. 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:17.480 In innocence. 00:17:18.440 --> 00:17:19.700 For all the day. 00:17:19.980 --> 00:17:20.340 Long. 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:21.120 I have been. 00:17:21.340 --> 00:17:21.740 Stricken. 00:17:22.579 --> 00:17:22.839 Again. 00:17:22.919 --> 00:17:23.720 Back to verse 5. 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:25.879 And rebuked. 00:17:26.059 --> 00:17:26.740 Every morning. 00:17:27.879 --> 00:17:28.980 And here's the turning point. 00:17:29.299 --> 00:17:29.839 Verse 15. 00:17:29.879 --> 00:17:30.539 Is the turning point. 00:17:31.500 --> 00:17:32.619 If I had said. 00:17:32.779 --> 00:17:33.699 I will speak. 00:17:33.899 --> 00:17:34.220 Thus. 00:17:34.980 --> 00:17:36.339 I would have betrayed. 00:17:36.339 --> 00:17:37.159 The generation. 00:17:37.159 --> 00:17:38.099 Of your children. 00:17:39.299 --> 00:17:39.799 But. 00:17:40.539 --> 00:17:41.619 When I thought. 00:17:41.619 --> 00:17:42.980 How to understand this. 00:17:43.220 --> 00:17:43.759 It seemed. 00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:44.559 To me. 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:45.899 A wearisome. 00:17:46.539 --> 00:17:46.980 Task. 00:17:48.980 --> 00:17:49.859 Until I went. 00:17:49.939 --> 00:17:50.720 Into the sanctuary. 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:51.319 Of God. 00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:52.079 Then. 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:52.099 Then. 00:17:52.339 --> 00:17:53.079 I discerned. 00:17:53.740 --> 00:17:54.339 Their end. 00:17:55.819 --> 00:17:56.539 So here. 00:17:57.099 --> 00:17:57.879 What is the struggle? 00:17:59.240 --> 00:18:00.079 The struggle. 00:18:00.419 --> 00:18:01.500 Is knowing God's word. 00:18:02.619 --> 00:18:02.980 The psalm. 00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:03.679 The psalmist. 00:18:03.839 --> 00:18:04.519 Knowing God's word. 00:18:04.639 --> 00:18:05.399 But also seeing. 00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:06.259 The current state. 00:18:06.339 --> 00:18:06.679 Of the wicked. 00:18:07.379 --> 00:18:08.200 He's wrestling. 00:18:08.419 --> 00:18:09.159 With how this. 00:18:09.379 --> 00:18:10.019 This tension. 00:18:10.559 --> 00:18:11.659 That he feels. 00:18:12.119 --> 00:18:12.639 Knowing. 00:18:13.220 --> 00:18:13.619 That. 00:18:15.359 --> 00:18:15.799 Truly. 00:18:15.879 --> 00:18:16.399 God is good. 00:18:16.400 --> 00:18:16.880 To Israel. 00:18:16.880 --> 00:18:17.519 To those. 00:18:17.519 --> 00:18:18.259 Who are pure. 00:18:18.259 --> 00:18:18.680 In heart. 00:18:19.820 --> 00:18:20.019 But. 00:18:20.140 --> 00:18:21.100 What is this good? 00:18:21.560 --> 00:18:21.860 If. 00:18:22.580 --> 00:18:23.259 In this world. 00:18:23.360 --> 00:18:23.640 The wicked. 00:18:23.780 --> 00:18:24.400 Seem to prosper. 00:18:27.100 --> 00:18:28.040 In verse 16. 00:18:28.060 --> 00:18:28.500 And 17. 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:28.920 We'll. 00:18:29.759 --> 00:18:30.620 Spend a few minutes. 00:18:30.700 --> 00:18:30.880 There. 00:18:31.540 --> 00:18:32.420 But when I thought. 00:18:32.500 --> 00:18:33.759 How to understand this. 00:18:33.980 --> 00:18:34.980 It seemed to me. 00:18:35.220 --> 00:18:36.040 A wearisome. 00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:36.759 Task. 00:18:37.180 --> 00:18:38.040 Wearisome task. 00:18:38.980 --> 00:18:39.420 Think about. 00:18:39.500 --> 00:18:39.940 Where have you. 00:18:40.000 --> 00:18:40.940 Where you have. 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:41.620 Seen that. 00:18:42.440 --> 00:18:42.840 Trouble. 00:18:43.619 --> 00:18:44.039 Is this. 00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:44.659 Wearisome. 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:45.119 Trouble. 00:18:46.099 --> 00:18:46.500 Ecclesiastes. 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:47.439 That's almost. 00:18:47.539 --> 00:18:48.159 The entire book. 00:18:48.459 --> 00:18:48.720 He's. 00:18:49.019 --> 00:18:49.679 Fleshing this. 00:18:49.980 --> 00:18:50.519 Struggle out. 00:18:50.619 --> 00:18:51.179 Maybe that's why. 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:51.419 It's. 00:18:51.419 --> 00:18:52.099 So. 00:18:56.019 --> 00:18:56.959 So good. 00:18:57.759 --> 00:18:58.699 To read. 00:18:59.179 --> 00:18:59.519 But it's also. 00:18:59.679 --> 00:19:00.119 A struggle to read. 00:19:00.199 --> 00:19:00.459 That book. 00:19:00.599 --> 00:19:01.059 Because he's. 00:19:01.319 --> 00:19:02.259 Struggling so much. 00:19:02.339 --> 00:19:02.679 And he's being. 00:19:02.819 --> 00:19:03.399 Very honest. 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:04.459 About this struggle. 00:19:04.619 --> 00:19:04.859 Right here. 00:19:05.419 --> 00:19:05.939 Ecclesiastes. 00:19:07.899 --> 00:19:08.679 And here. 00:19:08.919 --> 00:19:09.439 17. 00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:11.259 Until I went. 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:12.240 Into the sanctuary. 00:19:12.839 --> 00:19:13.439 Of God. 00:19:13.899 --> 00:19:14.319 We could put. 00:19:14.539 --> 00:19:15.240 Holy places. 00:19:15.619 --> 00:19:16.119 For sanctuary. 00:19:17.079 --> 00:19:17.519 Then. 00:19:17.740 --> 00:19:18.740 I discerned. 00:19:18.740 --> 00:19:19.379 Their end. 00:19:19.679 --> 00:19:20.519 Now we don't know. 00:19:21.199 --> 00:19:22.199 What holy places. 00:19:22.339 --> 00:19:23.279 Or what specifically. 00:19:23.599 --> 00:19:24.119 He means. 00:19:24.179 --> 00:19:24.659 By sanctuary. 00:19:24.839 --> 00:19:25.899 Maybe he means. 00:19:25.899 --> 00:19:26.359 The temple. 00:19:28.059 --> 00:19:28.980 And maybe. 00:19:29.459 --> 00:19:29.919 He's. 00:19:30.139 --> 00:19:31.179 Walking into the temple. 00:19:31.399 --> 00:19:31.799 And the temple. 00:19:32.139 --> 00:19:32.779 Has been. 00:19:32.959 --> 00:19:33.899 If you know your old testament. 00:19:34.259 --> 00:19:34.559 It is. 00:19:35.139 --> 00:19:35.899 Modeled after. 00:19:36.379 --> 00:19:36.740 The cosmos. 00:19:37.339 --> 00:19:37.839 The universe. 00:19:38.519 --> 00:19:39.259 And he's seeing. 00:19:39.519 --> 00:19:40.279 All these symbols. 00:19:40.819 --> 00:19:41.220 And he's. 00:19:41.379 --> 00:19:42.199 Being reminded. 00:19:42.200 --> 00:19:43.240 Of. 00:19:44.519 --> 00:19:45.059 God. 00:19:45.740 --> 00:19:46.819 Is the creator. 00:19:47.500 --> 00:19:48.740 He is the creation. 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:49.360 The psalmist. 00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:51.180 And being. 00:19:51.559 --> 00:19:51.920 Humbled. 00:19:52.700 --> 00:19:53.039 That. 00:19:53.279 --> 00:19:53.700 God. 00:19:54.259 --> 00:19:55.039 Is the creator. 00:19:55.039 --> 00:19:55.980 Of all things. 00:19:56.640 --> 00:19:56.940 Maybe. 00:19:57.480 --> 00:19:58.160 I like to think so. 00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:00.680 So. 00:20:00.920 --> 00:20:01.700 Here's the turning point. 00:20:02.220 --> 00:20:02.759 And finally. 00:20:03.400 --> 00:20:03.980 Welcome to. 00:20:04.420 --> 00:20:04.980 The solution. 00:20:04.980 --> 00:20:05.539 So. 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:07.660 The solution. 00:20:08.299 --> 00:20:08.720 Let's read. 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:09.319 18. 00:20:09.480 --> 00:20:09.920 Through the rest. 00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:12.740 Truly. 00:20:13.700 --> 00:20:14.559 You set them. 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:14.980 The wicked. 00:20:15.620 --> 00:20:15.920 In. 00:20:16.200 --> 00:20:16.640 Slippery. 00:20:16.900 --> 00:20:17.339 Places. 00:20:18.500 --> 00:20:19.440 Back to verse 2. 00:20:20.720 --> 00:20:21.480 You make them. 00:20:21.720 --> 00:20:22.559 Fall to ruin. 00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:25.600 How they are destroyed. 00:20:25.740 --> 00:20:26.400 In a moment. 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:27.579 Remember in verse 2. 00:20:27.620 --> 00:20:27.819 He said. 00:20:27.900 --> 00:20:28.839 Almost slipped. 00:20:29.539 --> 00:20:29.900 But now. 00:20:29.980 --> 00:20:30.360 The wicked. 00:20:31.220 --> 00:20:31.880 Are destroyed. 00:20:31.980 --> 00:20:32.460 In a moment. 00:20:34.019 --> 00:20:34.900 Swept away. 00:20:35.220 --> 00:20:35.660 Utterly. 00:20:35.660 --> 00:20:36.580 By terrors. 00:20:37.140 --> 00:20:38.060 Like a dream. 00:20:38.180 --> 00:20:39.240 When one awakes. 00:20:39.500 --> 00:20:40.040 Oh Lord. 00:20:40.040 --> 00:20:41.160 When you rouse yourself. 00:20:41.340 --> 00:20:42.519 You despise them. 00:20:42.759 --> 00:20:42.820 As. 00:20:43.700 --> 00:20:44.140 Phantoms. 00:20:44.700 --> 00:20:45.800 When my soul. 00:20:46.019 --> 00:20:46.740 Was embittered. 00:20:47.360 --> 00:20:48.779 When I was pricked in heart. 00:20:49.300 --> 00:20:50.600 I was brutish. 00:20:51.160 --> 00:20:51.680 And arrogant. 00:20:52.480 --> 00:20:53.500 I was like a beast. 00:20:53.840 --> 00:20:54.220 Towards you. 00:20:55.040 --> 00:20:55.440 Nevertheless. 00:20:56.060 --> 00:20:57.080 I am continually. 00:20:57.080 --> 00:20:57.660 With you. 00:20:58.180 --> 00:20:58.900 You hold. 00:20:59.040 --> 00:20:59.700 My right hand. 00:21:00.300 --> 00:21:01.040 You guide me. 00:21:01.140 --> 00:21:01.820 With your counsel. 00:21:02.340 --> 00:21:02.660 Remember. 00:21:02.900 --> 00:21:03.440 Psalm 1. 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:05.120 You guide me. 00:21:05.200 --> 00:21:05.779 With your counsel. 00:21:06.420 --> 00:21:07.220 And afterwards. 00:21:07.420 --> 00:21:08.559 You will receive me. 00:21:08.700 --> 00:21:09.180 To glory. 00:21:10.100 --> 00:21:11.340 Whom have I. 00:21:11.460 --> 00:21:11.900 In heaven. 00:21:12.019 --> 00:21:12.380 But you. 00:21:13.200 --> 00:21:14.240 And there is nothing. 00:21:14.240 --> 00:21:14.700 On earth. 00:21:14.759 --> 00:21:15.500 That I desire. 00:21:15.600 --> 00:21:16.340 Besides you. 00:21:17.500 --> 00:21:18.340 My flesh. 00:21:18.660 --> 00:21:19.460 And my heart. 00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:20.340 May fail. 00:21:20.940 --> 00:21:21.700 Or be spent. 00:21:22.620 --> 00:21:23.559 But God. 00:21:23.740 --> 00:21:24.960 Is the strength. 00:21:25.120 --> 00:21:25.900 Or rock. 00:21:26.440 --> 00:21:27.160 Of my. 00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:28.120 Heart. 00:21:28.120 --> 00:21:29.380 And my portion. 00:21:30.420 --> 00:21:30.900 Forever. 00:21:30.900 --> 00:21:30.980 Forever. 00:21:33.080 --> 00:21:33.540 For behold. 00:21:33.640 --> 00:21:34.800 Those who are far. 00:21:34.800 --> 00:21:35.360 From you. 00:21:35.960 --> 00:21:36.880 Shall perish. 00:21:38.100 --> 00:21:38.720 But you. 00:21:38.860 --> 00:21:39.040 Put. 00:21:39.780 --> 00:21:40.660 An end. 00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:41.320 To everyone. 00:21:41.560 --> 00:21:42.600 Who is unfaithful. 00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:43.460 To you. 00:21:44.340 --> 00:21:45.060 And here comes. 00:21:45.120 --> 00:21:45.700 That confession. 00:21:46.860 --> 00:21:47.960 You mentioned earlier. 00:21:48.280 --> 00:21:49.080 But for me. 00:21:49.080 --> 00:21:49.840 It is good. 00:21:49.840 --> 00:21:50.980 To be near God. 00:21:53.400 --> 00:21:54.500 As compared to. 00:21:54.720 --> 00:21:54.940 Just. 00:21:55.840 --> 00:21:57.019 The previous verse. 00:21:57.320 --> 00:21:57.660 For behold. 00:21:57.740 --> 00:21:58.660 Those who are far. 00:21:58.660 --> 00:21:59.000 From you. 00:21:59.060 --> 00:21:59.519 Shall perish. 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:00.079 But. 00:22:00.500 --> 00:22:01.059 In 28. 00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:01.940 But for me. 00:22:02.079 --> 00:22:02.680 It is good. 00:22:02.759 --> 00:22:03.779 To be near God. 00:22:04.740 --> 00:22:05.940 I have made. 00:22:05.940 --> 00:22:06.940 The Lord God. 00:22:07.059 --> 00:22:08.119 My refuge. 00:22:08.779 --> 00:22:10.160 That I may tell. 00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:10.900 Or recount. 00:22:11.339 --> 00:22:12.299 Of all. 00:22:12.859 --> 00:22:13.779 Your works. 00:22:16.139 --> 00:22:17.019 The solution. 00:22:18.759 --> 00:22:19.639 The long. 00:22:20.059 --> 00:22:20.460 Definition. 00:22:20.460 --> 00:22:21.319 Of what the solution. 00:22:21.319 --> 00:22:21.660 Is. 00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:22.379 That we just read. 00:22:22.839 --> 00:22:23.200 Is that. 00:22:23.539 --> 00:22:24.579 God is God. 00:22:24.879 --> 00:22:26.119 And he will accomplish. 00:22:26.660 --> 00:22:27.500 What he. 00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:28.480 Has promised. 00:22:28.480 --> 00:22:29.559 Again. 00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:31.079 If you have read Job. 00:22:31.240 --> 00:22:32.460 You have already. 00:22:33.220 --> 00:22:33.660 Seen this. 00:22:34.160 --> 00:22:35.019 In this small psalm. 00:22:35.120 --> 00:22:35.220 He. 00:22:35.740 --> 00:22:36.140 Summarizes. 00:22:37.059 --> 00:22:37.460 Job's. 00:22:37.900 --> 00:22:38.380 Struggle. 00:22:38.860 --> 00:22:39.740 And God's answer. 00:22:40.160 --> 00:22:40.779 What does God say. 00:22:40.860 --> 00:22:41.360 In the end of Job. 00:22:42.579 --> 00:22:43.680 I am the creator. 00:22:43.940 --> 00:22:44.940 And you are the creation. 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:46.860 Who are you. 00:22:47.900 --> 00:22:48.539 For I am God. 00:22:49.380 --> 00:22:49.680 So. 00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:50.740 God is God. 00:22:51.220 --> 00:22:52.339 And he will accomplish. 00:22:52.339 --> 00:22:53.500 What he has promised. 00:22:53.500 --> 00:22:55.579 No matter what you may see. 00:22:56.200 --> 00:22:57.019 In this life. 00:22:57.819 --> 00:22:58.220 Because. 00:22:58.539 --> 00:22:59.160 The justice. 00:22:59.799 --> 00:23:00.759 And judgment of God. 00:23:01.900 --> 00:23:02.640 Will come. 00:23:02.779 --> 00:23:03.759 Because he has promised. 00:23:05.180 --> 00:23:06.119 So the short answer. 00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:06.900 If you want a short answer. 00:23:07.400 --> 00:23:08.099 Short answer. 00:23:08.099 --> 00:23:09.519 To what the solution is. 00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:10.920 Is God's presence. 00:23:11.759 --> 00:23:12.640 God's presence. 00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:13.660 Is the solution. 00:23:14.319 --> 00:23:14.519 For. 00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:16.200 Seeing. 00:23:16.539 --> 00:23:17.380 A wicked world. 00:23:17.880 --> 00:23:18.759 That may seem. 00:23:18.859 --> 00:23:19.619 To be prospering. 00:23:19.619 --> 00:23:20.979 Where. 00:23:21.699 --> 00:23:22.699 The blessed man. 00:23:23.919 --> 00:23:24.739 Pure in heart. 00:23:25.299 --> 00:23:26.500 Does not seem to prosper. 00:23:27.299 --> 00:23:28.279 But there is an. 00:23:28.719 --> 00:23:29.839 An end. 00:23:30.099 --> 00:23:30.959 An eschological. 00:23:32.159 --> 00:23:32.599 Prospering. 00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:33.299 For us. 00:23:33.399 --> 00:23:34.419 Who are in pure in heart. 00:23:34.899 --> 00:23:36.099 Not on our own works. 00:23:36.399 --> 00:23:36.659 But. 00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:37.759 Purely. 00:23:38.399 --> 00:23:39.779 Because God's presence. 00:23:41.239 --> 00:23:41.759 And. 00:23:42.399 --> 00:23:42.719 Grace. 00:23:46.739 --> 00:23:47.219 So. 00:23:49.619 --> 00:23:51.579 Is. 00:23:52.019 --> 00:23:52.379 God. 00:23:52.699 --> 00:23:53.439 Your strength. 00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:54.839 Is God. 00:23:54.959 --> 00:23:55.500 Your rock. 00:23:56.579 --> 00:23:57.179 Is he. 00:23:57.239 --> 00:23:57.919 Your portion. 00:23:58.139 --> 00:23:58.500 Forever. 00:23:59.299 --> 00:23:59.679 No matter. 00:24:00.259 --> 00:24:00.579 How. 00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:01.719 What's going on. 00:24:01.759 --> 00:24:02.219 In the moment. 00:24:02.939 --> 00:24:03.719 This day. 00:24:03.859 --> 00:24:04.799 This week. 00:24:05.159 --> 00:24:05.659 This year. 00:24:06.879 --> 00:24:07.519 Is he. 00:24:07.599 --> 00:24:07.919 Your rock. 00:24:08.919 --> 00:24:09.259 Is he. 00:24:09.339 --> 00:24:09.899 Your strength. 00:24:10.219 --> 00:24:10.379 Is he. 00:24:10.439 --> 00:24:10.779 Your portion. 00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:12.559 Is it. 00:24:12.559 --> 00:24:12.839 Is it. 00:24:13.000 --> 00:24:13.219 Good. 00:24:13.339 --> 00:24:13.799 For you. 00:24:13.939 --> 00:24:14.379 To be. 00:24:14.959 --> 00:24:15.759 Near God. 00:24:16.639 --> 00:24:17.339 In the mornings. 00:24:17.579 --> 00:24:18.159 Whenever you open. 00:24:18.339 --> 00:24:18.619 Scripture. 00:24:18.619 --> 00:24:19.899 Is. 00:24:20.699 --> 00:24:20.979 It. 00:24:21.219 --> 00:24:21.519 Good. 00:24:21.859 --> 00:24:22.199 To be. 00:24:22.299 --> 00:24:22.759 In the scriptures. 00:24:27.519 --> 00:24:28.079 Is. 00:24:28.439 --> 00:24:28.899 God. 00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:29.739 Your refuge. 00:24:31.699 --> 00:24:32.359 Have you. 00:24:32.519 --> 00:24:32.879 Made. 00:24:33.279 --> 00:24:33.739 The Lord. 00:24:33.819 --> 00:24:34.179 God. 00:24:34.679 --> 00:24:35.679 Your refuge. 00:24:36.539 --> 00:24:37.059 So. 00:24:37.179 --> 00:24:37.379 Much. 00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:37.719 So. 00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:38.359 That you. 00:24:38.579 --> 00:24:39.199 Cannot help. 00:24:39.419 --> 00:24:39.959 But tell. 00:24:40.159 --> 00:24:40.559 Or recount. 00:24:40.959 --> 00:24:41.479 Of all. 00:24:41.579 --> 00:24:42.039 He has done. 00:24:44.259 --> 00:24:45.199 If you have said. 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:45.619 Yes. 00:24:45.899 --> 00:24:46.699 Praise the Lord. 00:24:47.139 --> 00:24:47.979 If you had said. 00:24:47.980 --> 00:24:48.360 No. 00:24:49.180 --> 00:24:49.680 Pray. 00:24:49.680 --> 00:24:50.700 To the Lord. 00:24:51.500 --> 00:24:51.960 To. 00:24:53.160 --> 00:24:53.720 Convert. 00:24:53.819 --> 00:24:54.259 Your heart. 00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:55.500 From. 00:24:57.099 --> 00:24:57.920 Being wicked. 00:24:58.420 --> 00:24:58.900 To being. 00:24:59.160 --> 00:24:59.579 Blessed. 00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:00.940 Only through. 00:25:01.640 --> 00:25:02.059 Christ. 00:25:02.299 --> 00:25:03.160 And what he has done. 00:25:04.660 --> 00:25:05.740 Through his son. 00:25:05.920 --> 00:25:06.539 Can you. 00:25:07.539 --> 00:25:08.420 Not be wicked. 00:25:08.940 --> 00:25:09.680 But be blessed. 00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:12.080 God. 00:25:12.080 --> 00:25:12.080 00:25:12.080 --> 00:25:12.080 00:25:12.080 --> 00:25:13.620 God. 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:13.620 00:25:13.620 --> 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