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 Here we go.

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 Tonight we're on Psalm 97.

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 And I thought I was going home first, so my Bible is at home.

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 So it's just... I know. I have the Bible on the phone, it just feels different.

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 So you just have to bear with me if I feel a little uncomfortable.

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 No, I'm just kidding. It's fine.

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 Psalm 97.

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 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice.

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 Let the many coastlands be glad.

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 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him.

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 Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

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 Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.

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 His lightnings light up the world.

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 The earth sees and trembles.

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 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.

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 The heavens proclaim his righteousness and all the peoples see his glory.

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 All worshipers of images are put to shame who make their boast in worthless idols.

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 Worship him, all you gods.

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 Zion hears and is glad.

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 And the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, O Lord.

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 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth.

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 You are exalted far above all gods.

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 O you who love the Lord, hate evil.

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 He preserves the lives of his saints.

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 He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

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 Light is sown for the righteous and joy for the upright in heart.

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 So rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name.

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 So the title in this psalm is The Lord Reigns.

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 A psalm, a hymn celebrating God's rule and reign over the universe,

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 over his creation, and over this world.

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 Described in terms of a king ruling over a kingdom.

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 But it's not describing just any king, but the king above all kings.

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 So we have a king who rules with righteousness and justice.

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 A king stronger than all his adversaries.

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 Not a king who rules over a nation, but a king who rules over all nations.

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 Not a king who is elected by any people, but created all people.

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 And not a king who is given control, but a king who has been, always been, in control.

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 So as we look at verse 1, it says,

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 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice.

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 Let the many coastlands be glad.

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 The coastlands here is, in other words, another way of saying it would be,

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 all the lands that ships can reach.

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 So it could be reworded, all the nations, all the known nations be glad.

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 And verse 2, clouds and thick darkness are all around him.

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 There's some imagery or some pictures here of connected back to Exodus.

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 So we're reminded of Exodus 19, where we see God coming down on Mount Sinai.

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 Verses 16 through 18 of Exodus says,

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 On the morning of the third day, there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain,

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 and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

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 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God,

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 and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.

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 Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because God had descended on it in fire.

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 And the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.

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 So we get a picture of God's unapproachable majesty as he comes down and settles on the mountain.

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 And then the second half of verse 2 follows that up by saying,

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 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

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 So when we first think of the clouds and the thick darkness and this unapproachable majesty,

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 it's easy to kind of get a disconnected, kind of distant feeling towards God.

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 But then the second half of that verse brings it back.

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 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

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 That's not a picture of a distant, unsympathetic king,

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 but one who cares about what is good and right.

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 If he's righteous and justice, then that's what he stands for.

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 He stands for perfect justice, and he rules with righteousness.

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 Verse 3 says,

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 Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries.

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 Again, looking back to the first couple books of the Bible,

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 we can think of areas where God judged with fire.

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 So you have Sodom and Gomorrah where he rained down fire on them.

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 You have him using fire in part of the ten plagues when Moses was coming against Pharaoh.

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 And we also have connections back to end times in Revelation.

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 Revelation 8-7 says,

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 So what's really cool about Psalm 97 is,

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 As you go through it, there's a lot of connections back to earlier in history,

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 and there's connections to the end.

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 But as you'll see in a few minutes,

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 it like is grounded in Jesus Christ and his salvation for us,

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 his death on the cross for us.

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 And we'll get into that in a couple of minutes.

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 Continue on with verses 4 and 5.

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 It says,

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 His lightnings light up the world.

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 The earth sees and trembles.

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 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth.

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 Now we know that God, because he created the mountains,

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 he has the power to melt them if he wanted to.

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 But I think here the psalmist is probably more referring to nations rather than mountains.

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 If you were to picture looking at a globe,

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 and you see nations are built up,

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 kind of like a mountain,

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 if you're looking at a globe in that sense.

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 And we know that God brings down nations,

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 and he lifts nations up.

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 Micah 1, 2, and 3 says this,

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 as we hear the word of the Lord given to Micah

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 concerning the judgment on Judah and Israel.

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 It says,

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 Here, you peoples, all of you,

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 pay attention, O earth,

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 and all that is in it,

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 and let the Lord God be a witness against you,

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 the Lord from his holy temple.

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 For behold, the Lord is coming out of his place,

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 and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth,

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 and the mountains will melt under him,

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 and the valleys will split open like wax before the fire,

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 like waters poured down a steep place.

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 All this for the transgression of Jacob,

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 and for the sins of the house of Israel.

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 And, you know,

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 that sounds similar to some of the chapters

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 we just went through with in Jeremiah,

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 where there's just constant judgment

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 that's being given to the people of Israel

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 as they continue to live in sin

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 and rebel against God.

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 So we see this picture of God's power and his judgment.

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 But like I mentioned before,

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 there's a lot more going on in this psalm than just that.

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 If this is a psalm of celebration,

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 which looking at some of these verses,

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 this is very much a psalm of celebration,

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 then it's got to be more than just power and judgment.

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 Not that there's anything wrong with that,

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 but it's hard to feel celebration

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 when you're talking about judgment

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 and you're talking about God's power.

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 So if we take a closer look at verse 1,

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 the Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice.

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 The psalm is celebrating the reign of the Lord

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 and praising who he is.

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 The Lord reigns.

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 Just saying the Lord reigns

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 is like the centerpiece of the gospel that we preach.

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 Jesus has come.

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 He's risen.

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 He reigns.

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 That's the cornerstone of the gospel.

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 Jesus is the cornerstone of the church.

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 He's risen and all the power that's in heaven

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 and on earth has been given to him.

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 So that's the celebration that we start to realize

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 as we look at even just verse 1 starting out.

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 And then as we move to verse 6,

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 it says the heavens proclaim his righteousness

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 and all the people see his glory.

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 So we see his reign and we also see his righteousness.

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 The Lord reigns with

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 and never moves from

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 a foundation of pure righteousness

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 and complete holiness.

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 And it's from that foundation,

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 that throne that he judges.

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 So while we don't understand what God is doing,

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 we can rest in the fact

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 that he's never going to do us wrong

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 because of his righteousness.

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 If he does,

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 then he wouldn't be righteous.

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 Charles Spurgeon says,

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 absolute power is safe

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 in the hands of him

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 who cannot err or act unrighteously.

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 I couldn't help but think of

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 some of the Avenger movies

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 where superheroes have all this power,

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 but even with that,

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 they're not perfect.

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 And they fight for

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 who's doing the right thing.

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 They fight for

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 who should have

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 kind of governance

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 over these special powers.

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 So they fight amongst themselves.

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 It isn't a problem

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 when we're talking about God

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 because he doesn't err.

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 He doesn't act unrighteously.

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 And so for that,

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 we can glory

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 and we can proclaim

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 the greatness

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 in that righteousness.

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 Verse 7 says,

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 All worshipers of images

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 are put to shame

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 who make their boast

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 in worthless idols.

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 Worship him,

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 all you gods.

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 Just accenting the fact

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 that putting our trust

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 in idols

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 or anything that are made

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 with human hands

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 is an empty act.

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 So if you think

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 of the progression

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 of a person

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 before and after

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 they're saved,

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 they worship things

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 of this world.

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 They worship idols

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 and then God opens

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 their eyes

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 to the one true God

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 and they see that shame

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 in what they used

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 to worship.

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 So while God

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 doesn't look at them

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 in shame,

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 it's easy to see

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 where it talks about

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 they're put to shame

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 because they think

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 about what they used

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 to worship,

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 about what they used

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 to live for

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 and go after

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 and now they go

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 after the one true God.

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 Verse 8 says,

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 Zion hears

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 and is glad

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 and the daughters

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 of Judah rejoice

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 because of your judgments,

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 O Lord.

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 This verse could be

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 referring to

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 a specific occasion

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 that has taken place

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 with the people

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 of Israel

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 and judgment

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 that has been

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 put out

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 against their enemy.

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 That could be

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 why this psalm

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 was written.

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 I'm not sure.

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 but

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 we also know

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 that there will be

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 a time in the end

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 where

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 there will be

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 a remnant

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 of God's

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 first,

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 if you will,

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 his first

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 chosen people,

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 the Israelites

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 or the Jews

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 when he will

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 open their eyes

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 and he will

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 save them.

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 So we have

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 Zion hearing

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 because their eyes

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 have been opened

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 and now

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 they'll be glad

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 and they'll rejoice

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 because they're

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 reminded of

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 their deliverance

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 that they were

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 promised

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 and the judgment

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 against those

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 who were against

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 them that they

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 were promised

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 and that we get

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 to see.

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 So we get to see

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 a picture of that

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 that they could be

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 going through

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 here in psalm

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 and also

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 in the future

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 when God

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 opens their

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 eyes to the gospel.

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 verse 9 says,

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 For you, O Lord,

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 are most high

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 over all the earth.

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 You are exalted

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 far above all

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 gods.

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 This was used

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 in part of

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 Paul's introduction

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 to the

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 Christians

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 in Ephesus

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 when he says

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 this in Ephesians

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 chapter 1.

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 And what is

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 the immeasurable

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 greatness of his

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 power towards us?

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 Speaking of God,

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 obviously.

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 According to the

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 working of his

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 great might

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 that he

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 worked in Christ

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 when he raised

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 him from the dead

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 and seated him

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 on the right hand

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 in the heavenly places.

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 Far above all

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 rule and authority

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 and power

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 and dominion

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 above every name

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 that is named

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 not only in this age

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 but also

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 in the one to come.

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 So we see

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 this

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 high above

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 every name

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 this high

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 above all

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 the earth

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 exalted above

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 all gods

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 little g

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 and that's

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 part of

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 this

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 introduction

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 this encouragement

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 that Paul

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 has given to

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 the Corinthians

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 even in the

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 New Testament.

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 If idols

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 and gods

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 are worthless

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 and God

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 so they're like

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 down here

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 as much

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 as we want

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 to put

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 worth

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 and price

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 to them

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 if things

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 that man

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 makes

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 is down

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 here

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 at the bottom

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 worthlessness

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 and God

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 is most

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 high

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 over all

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 the earth

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 then

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 what does

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 it

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 profit

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 us

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 to spend

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 our energy

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 on those

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 things

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 versus

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 the creator

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 over us

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 they're not

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 even like

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 close to

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 each other

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 so

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 thinking back

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 to verse

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 one

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 where it

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 says

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 the Lord

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 reigns

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 Jesus

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 being alive

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 and us

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 being saved

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 we're going

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 to keep that

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 in mind

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 as we read

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 these last

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 three verses

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 because I

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 think it

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 just helps

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 bring it

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 more to

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 life

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 and give

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 us more

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 depth

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 as to

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 what it

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 is that

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 we're

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 rejoicing

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 over

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 and why

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 this is

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 a celebratory

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 song

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 verse 10

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 says

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 oh you

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 who love

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 the Lord

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 hate evil

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 the reason

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 why we're

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 told to

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 hate evil

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 is because

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 Jesus died

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 for us

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 to cover

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 our sins

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 and so

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 if we love

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 him

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 we have

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 to hate

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 evil

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 it's what

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 he died

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 for

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 he preserves

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 the lives

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 of his

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 saints

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 he delivers

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 them from

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 the hand

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 of the

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 wicked

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 Jesus

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 was victorious

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 over death

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 it was for

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 us his

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 saints

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 that sin

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 has no

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 power

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 and he

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 has ripped

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 us

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 from the

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 hands

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 of

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 Satan

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 verse 11

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 says

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 light is

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 sown

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 for the

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 righteous

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 and joy

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 for the

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 upright

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 in heart

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 so the

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 phrase

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 light

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 is

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 sown

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 is

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 I think

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 is a

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 little

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 easier

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 understood

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 if we

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 say

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 light

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 is

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 dawning

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 or in

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 other

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 words

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 made

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 visible

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 as

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 God's

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 guidance

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 for

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 those

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 who are

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 righteous

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 so if

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 you think

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 of it

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 as

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 God

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 opening

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 our eyes

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 to his

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 leading

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 to what

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 he has

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 for us

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 that's

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 the

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 light

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 or the

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 the

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 I don't want to

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 guidance

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 is the best

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 word

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 he's opening

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 our eyes

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 to what

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 he has

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 for us

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 that's

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 that's

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 what

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 is

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 dawning

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 for us

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 and likewise

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 the joy

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 dawns

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 or is

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 made

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 visible

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 for those

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 who are

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 upright

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 and heart

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 those

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 who follow

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 after

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 God

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 he's

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 he fills

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 with

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 instruction

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 and guidance

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 and with

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 joy

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 and the

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 verse 12

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 rejoice in the

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 Lord

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 oh you

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 righteous

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 and give

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 thanks to

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 his holy

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 name

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 so we

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 see

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 returning

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 back to

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 verse 1

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 where

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 verse 1

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 says

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 the Lord

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 reigns

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 and let

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 the earth

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 rejoice

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 here it

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 says

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 rejoice

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 in the

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 Lord

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 oh you

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 righteous

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 and in

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 verse 1

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 when it

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 says the

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 earth is

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 to rejoice

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 it isn't

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 it isn't

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 those who

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 don't know

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 God that

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 are rejoicing

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 it's his

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 saints that

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 are rejoicing

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 so we're

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 called to

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 rejoice in

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 him and

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 give thanks

00:17:08.700 --> 00:17:09.019
 to his

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 name

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 because

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 we are

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 the ones

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 who have

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 been forgiven

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 we've been

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 rescued

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 delivered

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 guided

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 blessed

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 we're your

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 joyful

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 servants

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 and we

00:17:22.420 --> 00:17:22.779
 get to

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 worship a

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 holy

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 righteous

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 and glorious

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 God who

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 is above

00:17:26.059 --> 00:17:26.440
 all

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 in

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 in

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 in that

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 vein

00:17:36.339 --> 00:17:36.759
 in that

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 thought

00:17:37.180 --> 00:17:37.940
 of just

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 praising

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 God for

00:17:40.920 --> 00:17:41.319
 who he

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 is

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 so it

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 would be

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 good just

00:17:42.539 --> 00:17:42.860
 to take

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 a couple

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 minutes

00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:43.980
 where we

00:17:43.980 --> 00:17:44.259
 just

00:17:44.259 --> 00:17:44.740
 we

00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:45.240
 pray

00:17:45.240 --> 00:17:46.420
 whatever

00:17:46.420 --> 00:17:46.900
 comes to

00:17:46.900 --> 00:17:47.039
 our

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 mind

00:17:47.420 --> 00:17:47.660
 we

00:17:47.660 --> 00:17:48.200
 praise

00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:49.000
 God

00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:49.279
 for

00:17:49.279 --> 00:17:49.500
 who

00:17:49.500 --> 00:17:49.700
 he

00:17:49.700 --> 00:17:50.000
 is

00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:51.519
 and I

00:17:51.519 --> 00:17:51.740
 want to

00:17:51.740 --> 00:17:52.039
 encourage

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 you

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 if there's

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 times of

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 silence

00:17:54.299 --> 00:17:55.359
 allow that

00:17:55.359 --> 00:17:55.680
 to be

00:17:55.680 --> 00:17:56.480
 times where

00:17:56.480 --> 00:17:58.579
 we let

00:17:58.579 --> 00:17:59.059
 the Holy

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 Spirit

00:17:59.460 --> 00:18:00.079
 speak to

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 us

00:18:00.339 --> 00:18:00.880
 often we

00:18:00.880 --> 00:18:01.119
 don't know

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 what to

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 say

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 and the

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 Holy

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 Spirit

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 can give

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 us

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 words

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 so

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 not

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 that

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 silence

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 needs to

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 be

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 where

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 somebody

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 would

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 pray

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 because

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 it's

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 quiet

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 but

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 a time

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 where

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 we're

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 silent

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 before

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 the

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 Lord

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 and

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 if

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 there's

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 something

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 that

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 we're

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 to

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 praise

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 or

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 ask

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 for

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 then

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 that

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 will

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 be

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 laid

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 on

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 our

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 heart

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 if

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 we

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 don't

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 know

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 what

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 that

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 is

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 already

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 so

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 let's

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 take a few

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 minutes

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 just to

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 praise

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 to