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 Our sermon text tonight is Psalm 145.

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 So again, these are on the screens,

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 and you can have a look at the Bibles at the back

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! If you want to follow along there.

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 Okay.

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 I will extol you, my God and King,

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 and bless your name forever and ever.

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 Every day I will bless you

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 and praise your name forever and ever.

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 Great is the Lord,

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 and greatly to be praised,

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 and his greatness is unsearchable.

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 One generation shall commend

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 your works to another,

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 and shall declare your mighty acts.

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 On the glorious splendor of your majesty,

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 and on your wondrous works,

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 I will meditate.

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 They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,

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 and I will declare your greatness.

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 They shall pour forth in the fame

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 of your abundant goodness,

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 and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

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 The Lord is gracious and merciful,

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 slow to anger,

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 and abounding in steadfast love.

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 The Lord is good to all,

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 and his mercy is over all

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 that he has made.

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 All your works shall give thanks to you,

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 O Lord,

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 and all your saints shall bless you.

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 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom,

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 and tell of your power,

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 to make known to the children of man

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 your mighty deeds,

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 and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

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 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

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 and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

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 The Lord is faithful in all his words,

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 and kind in all his works.

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 The Lord upholds all who are falling,

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 and raises up all who are bowed down.

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 The eyes of all look to you,

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 and you give them their food in due season.

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 You open your hand,

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 you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

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 The Lord is righteous in all his ways,

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 and kind in all his works.

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 The Lord is near to all who call on him,

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 and to all who call on him in truth.

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 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him.

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 He also hears their cry,

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 and saves them.

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 The Lord preserves all who love him,

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 but all the wicked he will destroy.

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 My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord,

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 and let all flesh bless his holy name

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 forever and ever.

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 So we're looking at Psalm 145.

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 This is David's last psalm in the book,

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 and I think maybe even as we heard it read,

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 we're seeing that David is pulling out all the stops.

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 He gives us 21 verses of extolling,

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 and praising, and blessing God,

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 and he lists reason after reason

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 for why he is going to praise God.

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 And I think maybe this is perhaps not the David

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 that we give much time to.

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 We think of David's psalms,

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 and what do we think about?

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 We think about the valley in Psalm 23.

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 We think about him reckoning with his sin,

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 and the awful mistakes he's made in Psalm 51.

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 A couple of weeks ago,

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 we were looking at Psalm 61,

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 and there, what do we see?

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 He's crying from the ends of the earth.

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 That's the David, I think perhaps,

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 we most often resonate with.

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 And then we come to something like Psalm 145,

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 and we say, okay David,

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 I don't really feel like this right now.

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 This praising and extolling and blessing is great,

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 but being in the valley,

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 dealing with sin and shame,

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 struggling along,

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 that is what I'm doing right now.

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 When I was little,

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 I used to get very carsick when I was really young,

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 and especially sitting in the back,

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 and on longer journeys,

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 I wouldn't really help myself.

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 We didn't have phones.

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 We had Lego magazines and Action Man magazines,

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 so I was sitting in the back,

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 reading my magazine,

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 feeling iller and iller.

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 And my mom would always say to me,

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 Lewis, you need to look up and look out of that window

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 before you throw up,

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 or before you make yourself any sicker,

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 because it's in raising your eyes

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 and looking out the window

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 that you'll feel much better.

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 This Psalm, in many ways,

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 is about changing our focus,

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 shifting our focus,

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 and looking out of the window.

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 It's about having the discipline

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 of doing something

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 that perhaps we don't feel like doing.

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 So, we can say,

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 look,

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 adoring God,

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 praising God,

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 looking to Him

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 is just not what I feel like doing right now.

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 That's not what my circumstances make me want to do.

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 I need God to act.

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 I need Him to lift me up.

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 I need Him to save me from this pain

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 that I am experiencing.

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 And David comes in Psalm 145,

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 and he says,

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 no, no, this is not about your circumstances changing.

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 This is about shifting your focus

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 from your circumstances

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 and praising God still.

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 So, just two things from this Psalm.

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 What is praise?

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 In Psalm 145,

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 what is it that David is describing?

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 And then secondly,

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 why praise?

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 When we don't feel like it,

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 when we don't want to do it,

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 when it's the last thing on our minds,

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 why?

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 Why praise God even still?

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 So, firstly,

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 what is praise?

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 In Psalm 145,

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 you'll see at the top of the Psalm,

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 it's titled,

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 A Song of Praise.

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 And that word praise

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 comes up again and again and again

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 in the Psalms

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 all the way throughout the Bible.

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 This is the only time

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 that that word is used

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 in the title for a Psalm.

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 And so,

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 that's worth thinking about

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 just because,

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 firstly,

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 it sets up the end of this book,

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 150 chapters,

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 and we are nearing the crescendo

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 of praising God,

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 the Hallelujah Psalms.

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 with this title,

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 it also separates itself

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 from many of the other Psalms

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 that we are familiar with,

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 which describe praise

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 in many ways

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 as a response

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 or as an overflow

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 of our feelings.

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 very often praise

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 is reactive.

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 So,

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 in Psalm 40,

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 we sing it a lot.

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 What do we have?

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 He's in the pit

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 and God lifts him up.

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 And what does he say?

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 He put a new song

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 in my mouth,

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 a song,

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 a hymn of praise.

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 It's reactive.

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 God has lifted him up

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 and he responds in praise.

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 Psalm 126,

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 the people are freed from exile,

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 they are released from Babylon,

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 and what do they do?

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 What do they sing?

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 Songs of joy,

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 it says.

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 So many more Psalms

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 and places in the Bible

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 that we read about this.

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 Praise can absolutely be reactive

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 and it can be feelings-based.

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 You know,

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 perhaps tonight,

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 you look back

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 on this past week

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 and you say,

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 God has worked

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 in this situation

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 that I've been dealing with

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 in a way

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 that I never thought

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 he would.

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 You can think about

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 your health,

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 your finances,

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 your work fears.

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 And when those things

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 are relaxed

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 and you feel

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 these things are lifting,

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 praising God

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 is absolutely

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 the right response.

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 And we see that

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 over and over again

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 in the Bible.

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 But Psalm 145

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 gives us no hint whatsoever

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 at what David is experiencing

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 or what David is going through.

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 It's likely that he did write

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 this later in his life,

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 maybe towards the end

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 of his reign.

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 And some commentators,

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 you know,

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 they'll look at this

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 and they'll say,

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 David appears

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 much more mature

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 in this Psalm

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 than perhaps

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 his earlier ones.

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 And if David is,

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 if he is nearing

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 the end

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 of his reign,

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 as he thinks of Saul

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 chasing him

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 into the wilderness

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 to kill him,

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 as he thinks

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 of his affair

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 with Bathsheba

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 and having her husband killed

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 so he doesn't find out,

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 as he thinks

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 about his own son,

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 Absalom,

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 trying to seize

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 the throne from him,

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 in spite of all of that,

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 his reaction,

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 his discipline,

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 his attitude

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 is to praise God.

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 In reflection,

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 looking at a life

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 with many highs

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 but many,

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 many, many lows,

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 he says,

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 his attitude

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 has to be one of praise.

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 Great is the Lord,

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 he says,

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 and greatly

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 to be praised.

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 You can see,

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 we're just going to

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 push this a bit more,

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 you can see that the Psalm

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 has 21 verses.

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 The end of verse 13

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 is in brackets

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 because some question

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 over whether this is

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 original or not.

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 This is one of the few cases

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 where a lot of the scholars

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 would say

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 it most likely

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 is original.

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 So you have

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 22 lines

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 in this Psalm.

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 There are

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 20,

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 we're getting

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 into the rabbit hole here

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 and I don't want to lose you

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 but we'll be quick.

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 There are 22 letters

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 in the Hebrew alphabet.

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 Each line

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 follows the next

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 letter in the alphabet.

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 It's an acrostic.

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 So David,

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 David frames this poem

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 in this way

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 using every letter

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 of the alphabet

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 for every line

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 to say that

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 there is a structure,

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 there is a completeness,

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 there is an actual discipline

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 in praising God.

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 So just as this poem

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 takes up all of the alphabet,

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 praise is a discipline

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 which should surround,

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 which should take up

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 all of life.

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 So yes,

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 praise is often a response

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 to changes in our circumstances

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 but David,

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 you know,

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 he doesn't mention any of that.

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 He doesn't point out

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 any particular area

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 in his life

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 that would lead him

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 to praise God.

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 If anything,

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 he's reflecting

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 on the whole of it

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 and he shifts his focus

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 and he says,

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 whether I feel like it or not,

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 my attitude

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 has to be one of praise.

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 Look at verses 1 to 3,

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 what does he say?

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 He says,

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 I will extol God.

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 Every day,

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 I will bless God

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 and praise Him

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 forever and ever.

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 he's speaking

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 about discipline here.

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 Primarily praise

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 needs to be a discipline,

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 a part of life.

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 David says,

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 whether we feel like it or not,

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 it's firstly

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 a continual act of the will,

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 a choice,

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 not a feeling.

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 Okay,

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 a bit more specific.

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 When David says

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 that he will extol,

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 he will bless

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 and he will praise,

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 praise carries this meaning

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 of celebrating God.

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 The word bless

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 follows that

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 and it just means

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 in a way

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 to speak well

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 about God

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 and extolling

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 means to lift

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 Him up.

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 And so,

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 what is praise

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 in Psalm 145?

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 We could define it

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 really simply like this.

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 Praising God

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 is not first a feeling,

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 but it is

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 your regular discipline

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 in celebrating God

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 and speaking well

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 of Him

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 and in lifting Him high

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 and acknowledging

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 that He knows

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 far better

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 than us

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 in all ways.

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 Now,

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 what do we do

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 on a Sunday

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 when we come together?

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 We come together

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 for worship

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 and a part of that

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 is praise.

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 We've sung tonight.

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 We're singing

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 in celebration

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 of who God is.

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 it's an outward expression

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 of celebrating God.

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 What do we do

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 in the middle of the week

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 when we pray

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 not my will

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 but yours?

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 We are praising God

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 and acknowledging

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 that He knows

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 far better than us

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 in all ways.

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 His understanding

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 is far beyond us.

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 See just one point

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 that David makes here.

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 He mentions

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 speaking well of God

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 in verse 4

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 and he says

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 that one generation

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 commends your works

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 to another.

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 One reason

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 that we have tonight

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 for being sure

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 that God is faithful

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 all the time

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 is because

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 David's generation

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 still speaks to us.

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 The prophets

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 still speak to us.

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 The writers

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 of the Gospels

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 and the New Testament

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 liars

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 still speak to us.

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 Through God's word

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 they speak

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 to the world today

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 about God

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 and they say

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 what David says

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 in verse 8.

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 The Lord is gracious

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 and merciful.

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 Now

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 just to end this point

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 we can apply this

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 really specifically.

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 Do we

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 make it

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 a regular practice

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 in our lives

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 to speak well

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 about God

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 to one another?

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 we spend time

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 together

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 praying for one another

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 caring for one another.

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 Do we make it

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 a practice

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 to speak well

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 about what God

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 has done

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 in our lives?

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 One thing

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 that's really

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 encouraged me

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 in my time

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 in St.

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 C's

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 one thing

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 that's really

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 encouraged me

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 has been

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 meeting up

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 with some

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 of the people

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 here

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 some of the guys

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 over the weeks

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 and

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 some of these

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 guys are

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 beyond me

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 by a few decades.

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 I don't know

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 how to word that

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 politely

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 I don't think

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 that was it

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 but

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 getting to know

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 them

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 and spending

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 time with them

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 and hearing

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 about what's

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 brought them

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 to where they

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 are

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 and hearing

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 about how

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 God has

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 worked

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 over the years

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 in so many

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 situations

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 in their lives

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 hearing that

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 I've come away

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 being encouraged

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 in my faith

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 and encouraged

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 in how I

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 think about

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 God

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 and David

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 says speaking

00:14:05.559 --> 00:14:06.059
 like that

00:14:06.059 --> 00:14:06.839
 to one another

00:14:06.839 --> 00:14:08.319
 is a form

00:14:08.319 --> 00:14:09.259
 of praise

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 what is praise

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 it's the regular

00:14:11.419 --> 00:14:12.919
 conscious

00:14:12.919 --> 00:14:13.919
 effort and

00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:14.279
 discipline

00:14:14.279 --> 00:14:14.980
 of celebrating

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 God

00:14:15.339 --> 00:14:15.939
 of speaking

00:14:15.939 --> 00:14:16.620
 well of him

00:14:16.620 --> 00:14:18.099
 and acknowledging

00:14:18.099 --> 00:14:18.899
 that he is higher

00:14:18.899 --> 00:14:19.279
 than us

00:14:19.279 --> 00:14:20.139
 in all his ways

00:14:20.139 --> 00:14:22.139
 and doing that

00:14:22.139 --> 00:14:22.620
 still

00:14:22.620 --> 00:14:24.000
 in light

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 of how

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 we feel

00:14:25.559 --> 00:14:27.059
 so secondly

00:14:27.059 --> 00:14:27.959
 why

00:14:27.959 --> 00:14:28.740
 why would we

00:14:28.740 --> 00:14:29.000
 do it

00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:29.799
 why praise God

00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:31.579
 maybe we want

00:14:31.579 --> 00:14:31.879
 to say

00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:32.179
 in light

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 of all this

00:14:32.740 --> 00:14:34.019
 I can't

00:14:34.019 --> 00:14:35.179
 do it

00:14:35.179 --> 00:14:36.959
 the pain

00:14:36.959 --> 00:14:37.979
 and the

00:14:37.979 --> 00:14:39.719
 doubt

00:14:39.719 --> 00:14:40.219
 that we

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 experience

00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:42.059
 we have

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 we experience

00:14:42.799 --> 00:14:43.259
 these things

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 to different

00:14:43.679 --> 00:14:44.079
 degrees

00:14:44.079 --> 00:14:44.779
 some of us

00:14:44.779 --> 00:14:45.039
 you know

00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:45.459
 some of us

00:14:45.459 --> 00:14:45.799
 tonight

00:14:45.799 --> 00:14:47.339
 might have

00:14:47.339 --> 00:14:48.139
 more questions

00:14:48.139 --> 00:14:49.439
 about why

00:14:49.439 --> 00:14:49.979
 life is

00:14:49.979 --> 00:14:50.279
 the way

00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:50.959
 that it is

00:14:50.959 --> 00:14:51.959
 tonight

00:14:51.959 --> 00:14:53.179
 we talk

00:14:53.179 --> 00:14:53.599
 you know

00:14:53.599 --> 00:14:53.879
 we talk

00:14:53.879 --> 00:14:54.179
 about these

00:14:54.179 --> 00:14:54.459
 acts

00:14:54.459 --> 00:14:54.919
 prayers

00:14:54.919 --> 00:14:55.579
 adoration

00:14:55.579 --> 00:14:56.339
 confession

00:14:56.339 --> 00:14:57.059
 thanksgiving

00:14:57.059 --> 00:14:57.759
 supplication

00:14:57.759 --> 00:14:58.379
 we jump

00:14:58.379 --> 00:14:58.779
 right to the

00:14:58.779 --> 00:14:58.959
 end

00:14:58.959 --> 00:14:59.439
 sometimes

00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:00.540
 and we

00:15:00.540 --> 00:15:01.020
 get straight

00:15:01.020 --> 00:15:01.520
 to sing

00:15:01.520 --> 00:15:01.740
 Lord

00:15:01.740 --> 00:15:02.140
 I need

00:15:02.140 --> 00:15:02.360
 you to

00:15:02.360 --> 00:15:02.640
 do this

00:15:02.640 --> 00:15:02.920
 for me

00:15:02.920 --> 00:15:03.340
 right now

00:15:03.340 --> 00:15:03.900
 I need

00:15:03.900 --> 00:15:04.140
 you to

00:15:04.140 --> 00:15:04.540
 help me

00:15:04.540 --> 00:15:05.320
 we jump

00:15:05.320 --> 00:15:05.880
 right past

00:15:05.880 --> 00:15:06.380
 praise

00:15:06.380 --> 00:15:07.400
 how do I

00:15:07.400 --> 00:15:08.260
 celebrate God

00:15:08.260 --> 00:15:08.760
 right now

00:15:08.760 --> 00:15:10.900
 and speak

00:15:10.900 --> 00:15:11.580
 well of him

00:15:11.580 --> 00:15:12.180
 and acknowledge

00:15:12.180 --> 00:15:12.660
 that he knows

00:15:12.660 --> 00:15:13.360
 better than me

00:15:13.360 --> 00:15:15.780
 when this week

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 or this month

00:15:17.500 --> 00:15:18.780
 or this year

00:15:18.780 --> 00:15:19.620
 is far

00:15:19.620 --> 00:15:20.660
 from what I

00:15:20.660 --> 00:15:21.760
 think is best

00:15:21.760 --> 00:15:22.200
 for me

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 if that's the

00:15:24.740 --> 00:15:25.820
 place you're at

00:15:25.820 --> 00:15:26.560
 and you know

00:15:26.559 --> 00:15:27.059
 we all say

00:15:27.059 --> 00:15:27.059


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 that at times

00:15:27.979 --> 00:15:28.419
 to different

00:15:28.419 --> 00:15:28.759
 degrees

00:15:28.759 --> 00:15:29.079
 in our

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 hearts

00:15:29.359 --> 00:15:30.299
 if that's

00:15:30.299 --> 00:15:30.659
 the place

00:15:30.659 --> 00:15:31.019
 you're at

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 I think

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 David

00:15:31.659 --> 00:15:32.599
 gives a

00:15:32.599 --> 00:15:33.059
 great answer

00:15:33.059 --> 00:15:33.779
 in verse

00:15:33.779 --> 00:15:34.019
 three

00:15:34.019 --> 00:15:34.439
 he says

00:15:34.439 --> 00:15:34.859
 great

00:15:34.859 --> 00:15:36.179
 is Lord

00:15:36.179 --> 00:15:36.939
 and greatly

00:15:36.939 --> 00:15:37.739
 to be praised

00:15:37.739 --> 00:15:38.219
 and his

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 greatness

00:15:38.659 --> 00:15:40.779
 is unsearchable

00:15:40.779 --> 00:15:42.419
 David's

00:15:42.419 --> 00:15:43.459
 reason

00:15:43.459 --> 00:15:45.099
 for extolling

00:15:45.099 --> 00:15:46.339
 and praising

00:15:46.339 --> 00:15:47.459
 and blessing

00:15:47.459 --> 00:15:47.899
 God

00:15:47.899 --> 00:15:48.279
 is

00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:49.899
 the fact

00:15:49.899 --> 00:15:50.099
 that we

00:15:50.099 --> 00:15:50.599
 will never

00:15:50.599 --> 00:15:51.719
 fully understand

00:15:51.719 --> 00:15:52.199
 how great

00:15:52.199 --> 00:15:52.819
 God actually

00:15:52.820 --> 00:15:53.140
 is

00:15:53.140 --> 00:15:55.340
 this word

00:15:55.340 --> 00:15:55.720
 greater

00:15:55.720 --> 00:15:56.080
 greatness

00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:56.879
 is so common

00:15:56.879 --> 00:15:57.800
 we see it

00:15:57.800 --> 00:15:58.100
 in the Bible

00:15:58.100 --> 00:15:58.480
 and we just

00:15:58.480 --> 00:15:59.580
 skim over it

00:15:59.580 --> 00:16:00.360
 and yet

00:16:00.360 --> 00:16:01.000
 David is making

00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:01.700
 a huge claim

00:16:01.700 --> 00:16:02.140
 he's saying

00:16:02.140 --> 00:16:02.900
 God's greatness

00:16:02.900 --> 00:16:04.280
 is unsearchable

00:16:04.280 --> 00:16:04.960
 in other words

00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:06.640
 he goes beyond

00:16:06.640 --> 00:16:07.940
 every limitation

00:16:07.940 --> 00:16:09.820
 that we live

00:16:09.820 --> 00:16:10.120
 with

00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:10.860
 God's

00:16:10.860 --> 00:16:11.860
 unsearchable

00:16:11.860 --> 00:16:12.240
 greatness

00:16:12.240 --> 00:16:13.320
 is the reason

00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:14.780
 for praise

00:16:14.780 --> 00:16:15.080
 so

00:16:15.080 --> 00:16:16.320
 what is it

00:16:16.320 --> 00:16:16.600
 that makes

00:16:16.600 --> 00:16:17.160
 God great

00:16:17.160 --> 00:16:18.580
 that's what

00:16:18.580 --> 00:16:18.900
 we have

00:16:18.900 --> 00:16:19.320
 in the rest

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 of the psalm

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 and we're not

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 going to do it

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 verse by verse

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 but

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 the rest

00:16:24.559 --> 00:16:25.059
 of the psalm

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 answers that

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 question

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 in two big

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 ways

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 I think

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 God is

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 great

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 in his

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 cosmic

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 rule

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 on one

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 end

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 and he is

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 great

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 on the other

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 end

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 in the fact

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 that he is

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 near to us

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 at the same

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 time

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 he's near

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 to his

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 people

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 why praise

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 why be

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 disciplined

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 in celebrating

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 God

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 because he is

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 great

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 in his

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 cosmic

00:16:46.759 --> 00:16:47.139
 rule

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 and because

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 he is

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 great

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 in how near

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 at the same

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 time

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 how near

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 he is

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 to his

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 people

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 a lot

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 of commentators

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 they would

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 say

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 they would

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 note

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 that there's

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 not really

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 a clear

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 structure

00:16:59.500 --> 00:16:59.899
 in this

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 psalm

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 if you're

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 looking at

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 a bible

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 or a

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 bulletin

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 you'll just

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 see that

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 David

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 talks about

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 God's

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 love

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 his power

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 his care

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 his kingdom

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 his common

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 grace

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 he lists

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 all these

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 things

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 the roughest

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 or simplest

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 outline

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 that some

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 writers

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 give the

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 psalm

00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:19.319
 is to

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 say

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 David

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 is moving

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 from a

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 wide

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 lens

00:17:22.619 --> 00:17:23.200
 view

00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:23.700
 of God

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 and he's

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 taking us

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 down to

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 the end

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 to a

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 narrow

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 lens

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 view

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 it's

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 almost

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 a contrast

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 he brings

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 out

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 from being

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 distant

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 to being

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 near

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 at the

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 same

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 time

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 so he

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 talks

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 amongst

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 other

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 things

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 about

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 his

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 rule

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 which

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 includes

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 his

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 power

00:17:38.879 --> 00:17:39.059
 and

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 kingdom

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 and

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 towards

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 the

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 end

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 about

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 his

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 nearness

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 his

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 presence

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 with

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 his

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 people

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 so

00:17:44.899 --> 00:17:45.259
 David

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 calls

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 God

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 his

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 king

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 verse

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 13

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 he

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 says

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 your

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 kingdom

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 is

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 an

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 everlasting

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 kingdom

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 and

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 your

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 dominion

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 endures

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 throughout

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 all

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 generations

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 you

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 think

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 about

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 David

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 at the

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 end

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 of his

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 reign

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 Saul

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 before

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 him

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 has

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 caused

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 so much

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 confusion

00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:06.019
 and upset

00:18:06.019 --> 00:18:06.279
 in his

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 reign

00:18:06.539 --> 00:18:07.079
 David

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 in many

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 ways

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 has

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 done

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 the

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 same

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 we

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 know

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 after

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 that

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 we

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 meet

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 these

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 kings

00:18:13.460 --> 00:18:13.700
 in the

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 Old

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 Testament

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 who

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 are

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 never

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 the

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 kings

00:18:15.559 --> 00:18:15.740
 that

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 we

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 want

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 or

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 expect

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 them

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 to

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 be

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 David

00:18:18.519 --> 00:18:18.960
 turns

00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:19.139
 and

00:18:19.139 --> 00:18:19.279
 he

00:18:19.279 --> 00:18:19.599
 says

00:18:19.599 --> 00:18:20.200
 God

00:18:20.200 --> 00:18:20.819
 God

00:18:20.819 --> 00:18:21.079
 is

00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:21.480
 king

00:18:21.480 --> 00:18:23.599
 and

00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:23.920
 his

00:18:23.920 --> 00:18:24.399
 kingdom

00:18:24.399 --> 00:18:25.240
 is

00:18:25.240 --> 00:18:25.819
 everlasting

00:18:25.819 --> 00:18:26.299
 in

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 other

00:18:26.539 --> 00:18:26.740
 words

00:18:26.740 --> 00:18:26.960
 this

00:18:26.960 --> 00:18:27.299
 isn't

00:18:27.299 --> 00:18:27.539
 about

00:18:27.539 --> 00:18:28.019
 area

00:18:28.019 --> 00:18:28.379
 or

00:18:28.379 --> 00:18:28.920
 land

00:18:28.920 --> 00:18:29.319
 or

00:18:29.319 --> 00:18:29.899
 political

00:18:29.899 --> 00:18:30.500
 order

00:18:30.500 --> 00:18:30.819
 or

00:18:30.819 --> 00:18:31.200
 political

00:18:31.200 --> 00:18:31.559
 power

00:18:31.559 --> 00:18:31.819
 he's

00:18:31.819 --> 00:18:32.299
 referring

00:18:32.299 --> 00:18:32.539
 to

00:18:32.539 --> 00:18:33.000
 God's

00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:33.680
 he's

00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:33.980
 referring

00:18:33.980 --> 00:18:34.220
 to

00:18:34.220 --> 00:18:34.539
 God's

00:18:34.539 --> 00:18:35.039
 rule

00:18:35.039 --> 00:18:37.000
 and

00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:37.339
 power

00:18:37.339 --> 00:18:37.659
 over

00:18:37.659 --> 00:18:37.879
 all

00:18:37.879 --> 00:18:38.339
 creation

00:18:38.339 --> 00:18:39.039
 and

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 every

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 single

00:18:39.700 --> 00:18:39.899
 thing

00:18:39.899 --> 00:18:40.039
 that

00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:40.399
 happens

00:18:40.399 --> 00:18:41.799
 we

00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:42.359
 live

00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:42.799
 today

00:18:42.799 --> 00:18:43.099
 in a

00:18:43.099 --> 00:18:43.480
 world

00:18:43.480 --> 00:18:44.960
 which

00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:45.480
 praises

00:18:45.480 --> 00:18:45.940
 self

00:18:45.940 --> 00:18:46.460
 sufficiency

00:18:46.460 --> 00:18:47.279
 we walk

00:18:47.279 --> 00:18:47.720
 out there

00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:48.380
 and what

00:18:48.380 --> 00:18:48.799
 does the world

00:18:48.799 --> 00:18:49.240
 tell us

00:18:49.240 --> 00:18:49.700
 it tells us

00:18:49.700 --> 00:18:49.940
 to be

00:18:49.940 --> 00:18:50.440
 self

00:18:50.440 --> 00:18:51.660
 dependent

00:18:51.660 --> 00:18:53.039
 it tells us

00:18:53.039 --> 00:18:53.299
 to be

00:18:53.299 --> 00:18:53.559
 self

00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:54.079
 reliant

00:18:54.079 --> 00:18:54.680
 if we're

00:18:54.680 --> 00:18:54.980
 going to

00:18:54.980 --> 00:18:55.420
 survive

00:18:55.420 --> 00:18:56.279
 if life

00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:57.180
 is going to

00:18:57.180 --> 00:18:57.460
 be the

00:18:57.460 --> 00:18:57.920
 beautiful

00:18:57.920 --> 00:18:58.539
 true thing

00:18:58.539 --> 00:18:58.779
 that we

00:18:58.779 --> 00:18:59.140
 want it

00:18:59.140 --> 00:18:59.539
 to be

00:18:59.539 --> 00:19:00.920
 then that's

00:19:00.920 --> 00:19:01.240
 down to

00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:01.620
 us

00:19:01.619 --> 00:19:02.479
 psalm

00:19:02.479 --> 00:19:03.439
 145

00:19:03.439 --> 00:19:03.739
 comes

00:19:03.739 --> 00:19:03.899
 to

00:19:03.899 --> 00:19:04.119
 that

00:19:04.119 --> 00:19:04.319
 and

00:19:04.319 --> 00:19:04.500
 says

00:19:04.500 --> 00:19:04.799
 no

00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:06.119
 that's

00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:06.419
 not

00:19:06.419 --> 00:19:06.619
 how

00:19:06.619 --> 00:19:06.759
 it

00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:07.000
 works

00:19:07.000 --> 00:19:07.179
 at

00:19:07.179 --> 00:19:07.459
 all

00:19:07.459 --> 00:19:09.479
 actually

00:19:09.479 --> 00:19:09.739
 there

00:19:09.739 --> 00:19:09.879
 is

00:19:09.879 --> 00:19:10.019
 a

00:19:10.019 --> 00:19:10.339
 higher

00:19:10.339 --> 00:19:10.759
 wisdom

00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:10.919
 and

00:19:10.919 --> 00:19:11.359
 authority

00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:11.659
 which

00:19:11.659 --> 00:19:12.199
 governs

00:19:12.199 --> 00:19:12.479
 without

00:19:12.479 --> 00:19:12.939
 fail

00:19:12.939 --> 00:19:13.500
 verse

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 17

00:19:13.979 --> 00:19:14.219
 the

00:19:14.219 --> 00:19:14.519
 Lord

00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:15.399
 is

00:19:15.399 --> 00:19:15.779
 righteous

00:19:15.779 --> 00:19:16.079
 in

00:19:16.079 --> 00:19:16.239
 all

00:19:16.239 --> 00:19:16.399
 his

00:19:16.399 --> 00:19:16.799
 ways

00:19:16.799 --> 00:19:17.659
 and

00:19:17.659 --> 00:19:18.099
 kind

00:19:18.099 --> 00:19:18.619
 in

00:19:18.619 --> 00:19:18.859
 all

00:19:18.859 --> 00:19:19.079
 his

00:19:19.079 --> 00:19:19.399
 works

00:19:19.399 --> 00:19:21.500
 God

00:19:21.500 --> 00:19:21.899
 knows

00:19:21.899 --> 00:19:22.099
 what

00:19:22.099 --> 00:19:22.259
 he's

00:19:22.259 --> 00:19:22.579
 doing

00:19:22.579 --> 00:19:23.799
 all

00:19:23.799 --> 00:19:23.959
 of

00:19:23.959 --> 00:19:24.079
 the

00:19:24.079 --> 00:19:24.379
 time

00:19:24.379 --> 00:19:26.439
 he

00:19:26.439 --> 00:19:26.619
 is

00:19:26.619 --> 00:19:27.059
 kind

00:19:27.059 --> 00:19:27.500
 in

00:19:27.500 --> 00:19:27.679
 all

00:19:27.679 --> 00:19:27.839
 that

00:19:27.839 --> 00:19:27.939
 he

00:19:27.939 --> 00:19:28.339
 does

00:19:28.339 --> 00:19:29.379
 above

00:19:29.379 --> 00:19:29.739
 the

00:19:29.739 --> 00:19:30.179
 universe

00:19:30.180 --> 00:19:31.259
 God

00:19:31.259 --> 00:19:31.539
 does

00:19:31.539 --> 00:19:31.920
 all

00:19:31.920 --> 00:19:32.240
 things

00:19:32.240 --> 00:19:32.620
 well

00:19:32.620 --> 00:19:34.560
 and

00:19:34.560 --> 00:19:34.660
 he

00:19:34.660 --> 00:19:34.759
 is

00:19:34.759 --> 00:19:35.220
 kind

00:19:35.220 --> 00:19:35.680
 in

00:19:35.680 --> 00:19:35.980
 every

00:19:35.980 --> 00:19:36.380
 single

00:19:36.380 --> 00:19:36.600
 thing

00:19:36.600 --> 00:19:36.759
 that

00:19:36.759 --> 00:19:36.840
 he

00:19:36.840 --> 00:19:37.100
 does

00:19:37.100 --> 00:19:37.380
 we

00:19:37.380 --> 00:19:37.660
 might

00:19:37.660 --> 00:19:37.820
 not

00:19:37.820 --> 00:19:38.080
 feel

00:19:38.080 --> 00:19:38.420
 that

00:19:38.420 --> 00:19:40.100
 and

00:19:40.100 --> 00:19:40.240
 we

00:19:40.240 --> 00:19:40.420
 might

00:19:40.420 --> 00:19:40.720
 say

00:19:40.720 --> 00:19:40.980
 that

00:19:40.980 --> 00:19:41.720
 we

00:19:41.720 --> 00:19:41.880
 would

00:19:41.880 --> 00:19:42.019
 do

00:19:42.019 --> 00:19:42.360
 things

00:19:42.360 --> 00:19:42.580
 a

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 bit

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 differently

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 to

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 how

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 they've

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 been

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 done

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 how

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 they've

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 been

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 worked

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 out

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 in

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 our

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 works

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 is

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 not

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 crippled

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 in

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 any

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 way

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 by

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 the

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 limitations

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 that

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 we

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 face

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 when

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 you

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 get up

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 in

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 the

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 morning

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 if

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 you

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 have

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 trusted

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 in

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 Christ

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 when

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 you

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 get up

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 in

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 the

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 morning

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 you

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 wake

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 up

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 with

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 one

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 who's

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 commanding

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 the

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 universe

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 out

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 of

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 kindness

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 for

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 your

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 sake

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 he

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 has

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 done

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 it

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 for

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 generations

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 and

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 nothing

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 will

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 stop

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 that

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 and

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 when

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 we

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 look

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 at

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 our

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 lives

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 and

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 we

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 say

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 why

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 I

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 think

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 it's

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 a

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 huge

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 comfort

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 to

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 know

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 that

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 there

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 is

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 one

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 who

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 knows

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 what

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 he

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 is

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 doing

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 all

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 of

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 the

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 time

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 we

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 get

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 worn

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 down

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 by

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 upset

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 and

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 things

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 not

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 going

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 the way

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 we

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 want

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 them

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 to

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 go

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 and

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 not

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 being

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 as

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 strong

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 or

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 as

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 reliant

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 as

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 we

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 think

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 we

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 should

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 be

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 David

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 simply

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 invites

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 us

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 to

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 look

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 up

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 to

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 shift

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 our

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 focus

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 and

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 see

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 that

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 there

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 is

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 one

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 who

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 cannot

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 be

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 distracted

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 or

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 hurt

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 or

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 confused

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 by

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 any

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 circumstances

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 that we

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 face

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 but

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 one

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 who

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 works

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 kindness

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 into

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 the

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 most

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 out

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 of

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 control

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 areas

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 of

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 your

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 life

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 why

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 praise

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 God

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 why

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 be

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 persistent

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 in

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 praising

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 him

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 when

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 we

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 say

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 life

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 is

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 not

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 what

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 we

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 want

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 it

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 to

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 be

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 because

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 the

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 Lord

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 reigns

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 and

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 all

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 of

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 his

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 works

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 are

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 kind

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 he

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 knows

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 what

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 he

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 is

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 doing

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 all

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 of

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 the

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 time

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 and

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 nothing

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 can

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 stop

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 that

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 his

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 rule

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 his

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 kingdom

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 endures

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 forever

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 does

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 knowing

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 that

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 does

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 believing

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 that

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 bring

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 us

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 to

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 praise

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 what

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 about

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 the

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 other

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 side

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 then

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 and

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 distantly

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 God

00:21:41.019 --> 00:21:41.319
 rules

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 over

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 all

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 things

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 that's

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 that's

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 the

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 picture

00:21:43.219 --> 00:21:43.899
 that

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 David

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 is

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 painting

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 for

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 us

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 on

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 the

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 other

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 side

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 of

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 that

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 look

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 at

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 verse

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 18

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 the

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 Lord

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 is

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 near

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 to

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 all

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 who

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 call

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 on

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 him

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 in

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 truth

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 he

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 fulfills

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 the

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 desire

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 of

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 those

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 who

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 fear

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 him

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 he

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 also

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 hears

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 the

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 and

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 saves

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 him

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 so

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 praising

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 God

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 for his

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 distance

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 and his

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 absolute

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 control

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 is one

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 thing

00:22:05.699 --> 00:22:07.219
 at the

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 same

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 time

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 David

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 says

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 he

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 is

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 very

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 present

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 it's

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 not

00:22:11.659 --> 00:22:11.819
 that

00:22:11.819 --> 00:22:11.919
 he

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 does

00:22:12.099 --> 00:22:12.379
 works

00:22:12.379 --> 00:22:12.519
 of

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 kindness

00:22:12.899 --> 00:22:13.339
 but

00:22:13.339 --> 00:22:13.739
 at the

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 same

00:22:13.899 --> 00:22:14.139
 time

00:22:14.139 --> 00:22:14.339
 he's

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 somehow

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 far

00:22:14.879 --> 00:22:15.079
 from

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 you

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 leaving

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 you

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 still

00:22:17.739 --> 00:22:18.179
 alone

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 in

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 your

00:22:18.519 --> 00:22:18.839
 fear

00:22:18.839 --> 00:22:19.019
 and

00:22:19.019 --> 00:22:19.159
 in

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 your

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 doubt

00:22:19.519 --> 00:22:19.799
 no

00:22:19.799 --> 00:22:20.519
 God

00:22:20.519 --> 00:22:20.719
 is

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 with

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 his

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 people

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 wholly

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 other

00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:24.239
 and yet

00:22:24.239 --> 00:22:24.739
 so

00:22:24.739 --> 00:22:25.459
 involved

00:22:25.459 --> 00:22:25.659
 in

00:22:25.659 --> 00:22:25.779
 your

00:22:25.779 --> 00:22:26.119
 life

00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:27.379
 that

00:22:27.379 --> 00:22:27.479
 he

00:22:27.479 --> 00:22:27.639
 would

00:22:27.639 --> 00:22:28.079
 stoop

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 down

00:22:28.319 --> 00:22:28.519
 like

00:22:28.519 --> 00:22:28.679
 a

00:22:28.679 --> 00:22:29.000
 father

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 to

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 his

00:22:29.779 --> 00:22:30.159
 child

00:22:30.159 --> 00:22:31.959
 and

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 hears

00:22:32.179 --> 00:22:32.459
 every

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 single

00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:33.099
 cry

00:22:33.099 --> 00:22:33.959
 now

00:22:33.959 --> 00:22:34.219
 what does

00:22:34.219 --> 00:22:34.319
 he

00:22:34.319 --> 00:22:34.579
 mean

00:22:34.579 --> 00:22:35.039
 what does

00:22:35.039 --> 00:22:35.299
 David

00:22:35.299 --> 00:22:35.599
 mean

00:22:35.599 --> 00:22:36.739
 calling

00:22:36.739 --> 00:22:37.159
 on him

00:22:37.159 --> 00:22:37.419
 in

00:22:37.419 --> 00:22:37.759
 truth

00:22:37.759 --> 00:22:39.359
 David

00:22:39.359 --> 00:22:39.579
 is

00:22:39.579 --> 00:22:39.939
 saying

00:22:39.939 --> 00:22:41.659
 that

00:22:41.659 --> 00:22:42.039
 God

00:22:42.039 --> 00:22:42.559
 is near

00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:43.119
 to all

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 who are

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 genuine

00:22:44.099 --> 00:22:44.359
 in

00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:44.679
 faith

00:22:44.679 --> 00:22:45.799
 tonight

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 tonight

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 tonight

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 you might

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 be asking

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 questions

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 about

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 Christianity

00:22:49.220 --> 00:22:51.700
 you

00:22:51.700 --> 00:22:52.059
 might

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 read

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 a part

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 of the

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 Bible

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 like

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 this

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 and

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 wonder

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 is

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 this

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 just

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 a

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 case

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 of

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 me

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 calling

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 out

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 for

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 help

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 when

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 I

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 need

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 it

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 and

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 the

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 maker

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 of

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 the

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 whole

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 universe

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 bends

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 over

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 backwards

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 and

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 comes

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 and

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 helps

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 me

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 out

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 not

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 at

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 all

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 David

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 is

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 saying

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 calling

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 on

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 him

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 has

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 to

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 be

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 done

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 in

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 truth

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!

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 in

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 other

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 words

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 your

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 prayer

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 for

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 help

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 a

00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:15.640
 prayer

00:23:15.640 --> 00:23:15.840
 for

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 help

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 is

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 a

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 prayer

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 from

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 an

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 honest

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 heart

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 a

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 heart

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 that

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 says

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 I

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 am

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 broken

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 and

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 lost

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 and

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 without

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 hope

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 on

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 my

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 own

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 in

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 every

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 way

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 but

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 there

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 is

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 a

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 God

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 who

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 is

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 perfect

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 and

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 who

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 deserves

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 my

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 all

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 God's

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 nearness

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 is not

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 a

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 sweeping

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 promise

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 it's

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 for

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 those

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 who

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 know

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 they

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 are

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 weak

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 broken

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 sinful

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 people

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 but

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 who

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 know

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 that

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 they

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 need

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 a

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!

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 who

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 is

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 higher

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 and

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 wiser

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 than

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 them

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 to

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 come

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 down

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 and

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 save

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 them

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 and

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 give

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 them

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 freedom

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 fulfilled

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 God's

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 promise

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 to be

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 near

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 by

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 coming

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 as

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 a

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 baby

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 and

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 spending

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 the

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 next

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 30

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 years

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 of

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 his

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 life

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 experiencing

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 the

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 tears

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 and

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 pain

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 and

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 temptation

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 and

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 rejection

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 that

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 we

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 all

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 face

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 and

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 eventually

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 dying

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 the

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 very

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 death

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 that

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 we

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 deserved

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 and

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 coming

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 near

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 to

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 us

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 the

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 son

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 of

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 God

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 has

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 given

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 us

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 life

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 as

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 it's

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 meant

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 to

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 be

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 Jesus

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 went

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 outside

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 the gate

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 we read

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 in Hebrews

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 13

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 and

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 his

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 blood

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 was

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 spilt

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 where we

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 wondered

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 looking for

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 self

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 dependency

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 and self

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 control

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 and authority

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 Christ

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 drew

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 near

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 and

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 he

00:24:34.699 --> 00:24:35.039
 died

00:24:35.039 --> 00:24:35.439
 the

00:24:35.439 --> 00:24:35.759
 Lord

00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:36.139
 is

00:24:36.139 --> 00:24:36.539
 righteous

00:24:36.539 --> 00:24:36.899
 in

00:24:36.899 --> 00:24:37.079
 all

00:24:37.079 --> 00:24:37.259
 his

00:24:37.259 --> 00:24:37.639
 ways

00:24:37.639 --> 00:24:37.919
 and

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 kind

00:24:38.359 --> 00:24:39.500
 in

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 all

00:24:39.699 --> 00:24:39.919
 his

00:24:39.919 --> 00:24:40.259
 works

00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:40.859
 if

00:24:40.859 --> 00:24:41.079
 you

00:24:41.079 --> 00:24:41.480
 ask

00:24:41.480 --> 00:24:41.859
 tonight

00:24:41.859 --> 00:24:42.039
 is

00:24:42.039 --> 00:24:42.279
 God

00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:42.559
 near

00:24:42.559 --> 00:24:43.059
 is

00:24:43.059 --> 00:24:43.179
 he

00:24:43.179 --> 00:24:43.460
 really

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 near

00:24:43.759 --> 00:24:44.000
 me

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 if

00:24:45.399 --> 00:24:45.519
 you

00:24:45.519 --> 00:24:45.740
 feel

00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:45.859
 he

00:24:45.859 --> 00:24:46.039
 is

00:24:46.039 --> 00:24:46.500
 distant

00:24:46.500 --> 00:24:47.240
 his

00:24:47.240 --> 00:24:47.599
 his

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 his

00:24:48.199 --> 00:24:48.599
 nearness

00:24:48.599 --> 00:24:48.939
 is

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 not

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 based

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 on

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 what

00:24:50.359 --> 00:24:50.519
 you

00:24:50.519 --> 00:24:50.939
 feel

00:24:50.939 --> 00:24:51.819
 it

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 is

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 based

00:24:52.339 --> 00:24:52.500
 on

00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:52.659
 what

00:24:52.659 --> 00:24:52.799
 you

00:24:52.799 --> 00:24:53.079
 know

00:24:53.079 --> 00:24:53.119
!

00:25:00.079 --> 00:25:00.319
 you

00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:02.299
 and

00:25:02.299 --> 00:25:02.480
 in

00:25:02.480 --> 00:25:02.779
 faith

00:25:02.779 --> 00:25:03.159
 calling

00:25:03.159 --> 00:25:03.339
 on

00:25:03.339 --> 00:25:03.500
 him

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:03.819
 tonight

00:25:03.819 --> 00:25:04.059
 to

00:25:04.059 --> 00:25:04.399
 stoop

00:25:04.399 --> 00:25:04.740
 down

00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:05.720
 and

00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:06.099
 comfort

00:25:06.099 --> 00:25:07.079
 why

00:25:07.079 --> 00:25:07.699
 praise

00:25:07.699 --> 00:25:08.059
 God

00:25:08.059 --> 00:25:09.659
 when

00:25:09.659 --> 00:25:09.879
 my

00:25:09.879 --> 00:25:10.519
 circumstances

00:25:10.519 --> 00:25:10.859
 don't

00:25:10.859 --> 00:25:11.279
 encourage

00:25:11.279 --> 00:25:11.539
 me

00:25:11.539 --> 00:25:11.799
 and

00:25:11.799 --> 00:25:11.919
 it

00:25:11.919 --> 00:25:12.099
 feels

00:25:12.099 --> 00:25:12.399
 so

00:25:12.399 --> 00:25:12.839
 difficult

00:25:12.839 --> 00:25:13.079
 to

00:25:13.079 --> 00:25:13.559
 why

00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:14.059
 why

00:25:14.059 --> 00:25:14.419
 praise

00:25:14.419 --> 00:25:14.579
 him

00:25:14.579 --> 00:25:16.579
 because

00:25:16.579 --> 00:25:16.839
 he

00:25:16.839 --> 00:25:16.960
 is

00:25:16.960 --> 00:25:17.419
 far

00:25:17.419 --> 00:25:17.799
 above

00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:18.179
 us

00:25:18.179 --> 00:25:18.659
 in

00:25:18.659 --> 00:25:19.019
 every

00:25:19.019 --> 00:25:19.259
 way

00:25:19.259 --> 00:25:19.439
 he

00:25:19.439 --> 00:25:19.599
 is

00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:20.099
 kind

00:25:20.099 --> 00:25:20.399
 in

00:25:20.399 --> 00:25:20.679
 all

00:25:20.679 --> 00:25:20.859
 that

00:25:20.859 --> 00:25:20.960
 he

00:25:20.960 --> 00:25:21.359
 does

00:25:21.359 --> 00:25:21.960
 and

00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:22.079
 he

00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:22.299
 knows

00:25:22.299 --> 00:25:22.460
 what

00:25:22.460 --> 00:25:22.539
 he

00:25:22.539 --> 00:25:22.619
 is

00:25:22.619 --> 00:25:22.859
 doing

00:25:22.859 --> 00:25:23.139
 all

00:25:23.139 --> 00:25:23.339
 the

00:25:23.339 --> 00:25:23.579
 time

00:25:23.579 --> 00:25:23.740
 and

00:25:23.740 --> 00:25:23.899
 at

00:25:23.899 --> 00:25:24.079
 the

00:25:24.079 --> 00:25:24.379
 same

00:25:24.379 --> 00:25:24.819
 time

00:25:24.819 --> 00:25:26.000
 he

00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:26.199
 is

00:25:26.199 --> 00:25:26.679
 near

00:25:26.679 --> 00:25:27.779
 and

00:25:27.779 --> 00:25:27.879
 he

00:25:27.879 --> 00:25:28.000
 is

00:25:28.000 --> 00:25:28.179
 with

00:25:28.179 --> 00:25:28.339
 his

00:25:28.339 --> 00:25:28.619
 people

00:25:28.619 --> 00:25:29.199
 always

00:25:29.199 --> 00:25:30.879
 ready

00:25:30.879 --> 00:25:31.119
 and

00:25:31.119 --> 00:25:31.419
 able

00:25:31.419 --> 00:25:31.619
 to

00:25:31.619 --> 00:25:31.879
 help

00:25:31.879 --> 00:25:32.079
 when

00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:32.219
 we

00:25:32.219 --> 00:25:32.479
 cry

00:25:32.479 --> 00:25:32.819
 out

00:25:32.819 --> 00:25:33.759
 in

00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:34.179
 genuine

00:25:34.179 --> 00:25:34.639
 faith

00:25:34.639 --> 00:25:35.500
 just

00:25:35.500 --> 00:25:35.659
 to

00:25:35.659 --> 00:25:35.979
 close

00:25:35.979 --> 00:25:36.599
 the

00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:36.799
 writer

00:25:36.799 --> 00:25:36.979
 to

00:25:36.979 --> 00:25:37.079
 the

00:25:37.079 --> 00:25:37.379
 Hebrews

00:25:37.379 --> 00:25:37.899
 says

00:25:37.899 --> 00:25:38.119
 that

00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:38.339
 we

00:25:38.339 --> 00:25:39.679
 have

00:25:39.679 --> 00:25:39.859
 no

00:25:39.859 --> 00:25:40.259
 lasting

00:25:40.259 --> 00:25:40.739
 city

00:25:40.739 --> 00:25:40.939
 but

00:25:40.939 --> 00:25:41.079
 we're

00:25:41.079 --> 00:25:41.299
 waiting

00:25:41.299 --> 00:25:41.439
 for

00:25:41.439 --> 00:25:41.579
 the

00:25:41.579 --> 00:25:41.819
 city

00:25:41.819 --> 00:25:42.000
 to

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 come

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 we're

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 waiting

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 for

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 life

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 to

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 be

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 fulfilled

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 and

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 beautiful

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 and

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 true

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 like

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 it's

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 meant

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 to

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 be

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 and

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 he

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 says

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 in

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 that

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 time

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 in

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 this

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 in

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 between

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 he

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 says

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 we

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 praise

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 God

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 through

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 him

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 through

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 Christ

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 praise

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 God

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 for

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 power

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 over

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 all

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 aspects

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 of

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 life

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 and

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 for

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 his

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 nearness

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 through

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 Christ

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 he

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 says

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 what

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 does

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 he

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 mean

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 how

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 do

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 we

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 praise

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 God

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 through

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 him

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 it

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 means

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 that

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 it

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 means

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 that

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 even

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 when

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 you

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 are

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 weary

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 and

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 you

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 feel

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 discouraged

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 in

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 your

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 faith

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 and

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 in

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 your

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 walk

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 and

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 you

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 don't

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 think

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 you

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 can

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 praise

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 it

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 simply

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 means

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 that

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 Christ

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 is

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 your

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 praise

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 leader

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 already

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 and

00:26:27.299 --> 00:26:27.439
 when

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 you

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 feel

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 inadequate

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 he

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 has

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 already

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 given

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 you

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 the

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 power

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 to

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 praise

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 that's

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 what

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 it

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 means

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 to

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 praise

00:26:36.360 --> 00:26:36.580
 through

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 him

00:26:36.740 --> 00:26:37.280
 praise

00:26:37.280 --> 00:26:37.520
 is

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 the

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 task

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 of

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 every

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 Christian

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 we

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 have

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 so

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 much

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 to be

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 thankful

00:26:41.460 --> 00:26:41.820
 for

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 God

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 God's

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 cosmic

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 rule

00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:45.139
 and

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 his

00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:45.639
 nearness

00:26:45.639 --> 00:26:45.859
 and

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 everything

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 in

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 between

00:26:46.980 --> 00:26:47.159
 that

00:26:47.159 --> 00:26:47.339
 we've

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 read

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 tonight

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 why

00:26:51.139 --> 00:26:51.279
 do

00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:51.399
 we

00:26:51.399 --> 00:26:51.659
 praise

00:26:51.659 --> 00:26:52.019
 God

00:26:52.019 --> 00:26:53.240
 because

00:26:53.240 --> 00:26:53.539
 he

00:26:53.539 --> 00:26:54.019
 deserves

00:26:54.019 --> 00:26:54.279
 it

00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:55.519
 because

00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:55.779
 he

00:26:55.779 --> 00:26:56.200
 deserves

00:26:56.200 --> 00:26:56.519
 to be

00:26:56.519 --> 00:26:56.899
 praised

00:26:56.899 --> 00:26:58.000
 Martin

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 Luther

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 on the

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 psalm

00:26:59.000 --> 00:26:59.359
 he says

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 Christ

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 is

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 the

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 king

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 of

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 the

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 poor

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 afflicted

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 and

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 fallen

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 the

00:27:05.759 --> 00:27:06.179
 king

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 went

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 outside

00:27:07.139 --> 00:27:07.480
 of the

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 gate

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 to

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 save

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 us

00:27:09.399 --> 00:27:12.500
 and

00:27:12.500 --> 00:27:12.599
 he

00:27:12.599 --> 00:27:12.819
 gives

00:27:12.819 --> 00:27:13.000
 us

00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:13.139
 the

00:27:13.139 --> 00:27:13.339
 power

00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:13.539
 to

00:27:13.539 --> 00:27:13.819
 praise

00:27:13.819 --> 00:27:14.079
 will

00:27:14.079 --> 00:27:14.299
 we

00:27:14.299 --> 00:27:14.460
 be

00:27:14.460 --> 00:27:14.839
 people

00:27:14.839 --> 00:27:15.799
 who

00:27:15.799 --> 00:27:16.079
 praise

00:27:16.079 --> 00:27:16.339
 God

00:27:16.339 --> 00:27:16.519
 as

00:27:16.519 --> 00:27:16.659
 we

00:27:16.659 --> 00:27:16.879
 ought

00:27:16.879 --> 00:27:18.099
 let's

00:27:18.099 --> 00:27:18.259
 pray

00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:18.619
 together

00:27:18.619 --> 00:27:19.159
 Lord

00:27:19.159 --> 00:27:21.500
 we

00:27:21.500 --> 00:27:21.759
 thank

00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:21.919
 you

00:27:21.919 --> 00:27:22.139
 for

00:27:22.139 --> 00:27:22.319
 the

00:27:22.319 --> 00:27:22.759
 ways

00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:23.099
 you

00:27:23.099 --> 00:27:23.240
 have

00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:23.659
 worked

00:27:23.659 --> 00:27:25.299
 in

00:27:25.299 --> 00:27:25.439
 the

00:27:25.439 --> 00:27:25.939
 universe

00:27:25.939 --> 00:27:26.559
 working

00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:27.220
 kindness

00:27:27.220 --> 00:27:28.480
 into

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 our

00:27:28.720 --> 00:27:29.220
 lives

00:27:29.220 --> 00:27:31.559
 knowing

00:27:31.559 --> 00:27:32.519
 the

00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:32.879
 end

00:27:32.879 --> 00:27:33.119
 from

00:27:33.119 --> 00:27:33.259
 the

00:27:33.259 --> 00:27:33.599
 beginning

00:27:33.599 --> 00:27:36.659
 doing

00:27:36.659 --> 00:27:36.899
 all

00:27:36.899 --> 00:27:37.139
 things

00:27:37.139 --> 00:27:37.559
 well

00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:38.859
 and

00:27:38.859 --> 00:27:39.240
 not

00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:39.519
 being

00:27:39.519 --> 00:27:39.939
 limited

00:27:39.939 --> 00:27:40.219
 by

00:27:40.219 --> 00:27:40.439
 what

00:27:40.439 --> 00:27:40.779
 limits

00:27:40.779 --> 00:27:41.139
 us

00:27:41.139 --> 00:27:42.099
 and

00:27:42.099 --> 00:27:42.219
 at

00:27:42.219 --> 00:27:42.379
 the

00:27:42.379 --> 00:27:42.619
 same

00:27:42.619 --> 00:27:42.939
 time

00:27:42.939 --> 00:27:43.139
 you're

00:27:43.139 --> 00:27:43.500
 near

00:27:43.500 --> 00:27:44.859
 and

00:27:44.859 --> 00:27:45.059
 you're

00:27:45.059 --> 00:27:45.339
 present

00:27:45.339 --> 00:27:45.519
 with

00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:45.659
 your

00:27:45.659 --> 00:27:46.000
 people

00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:47.579
 Christ

00:27:47.579 --> 00:27:47.819
 came

00:27:47.819 --> 00:27:48.139
 near

00:27:48.139 --> 00:27:49.240
 so

00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:49.559
 near

00:27:49.559 --> 00:27:49.740
 that

00:27:49.740 --> 00:27:49.839
 he

00:27:49.839 --> 00:27:50.299
 died

00:27:50.299 --> 00:27:51.219
 to

00:27:51.219 --> 00:27:51.459
 make

00:27:51.459 --> 00:27:51.699
 us

00:27:51.699 --> 00:27:52.099
 children

00:27:52.099 --> 00:27:52.319
 of

00:27:52.319 --> 00:27:52.619
 God

00:27:52.619 --> 00:27:53.079
 help

00:27:53.079 --> 00:27:53.259
 us

00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:53.439
 to

00:27:53.439 --> 00:27:53.759
 praise

00:27:53.759 --> 00:27:53.919
 you

00:27:53.919 --> 00:27:54.119
 well

00:27:54.119 --> 00:27:54.259
 in

00:27:54.259 --> 00:27:54.419
 light

00:27:54.419 --> 00:27:54.519
 of

00:27:54.519 --> 00:27:54.659
 these

00:27:54.659 --> 00:27:55.000
 things

00:27:55.000 --> 00:27:55.779
 and

00:27:55.779 --> 00:27:56.059
 to

00:27:56.059 --> 00:27:56.479
 grow

00:27:56.479 --> 00:27:57.099
 in

00:27:57.099 --> 00:27:58.199
 being

00:27:58.199 --> 00:27:58.799
 people

00:27:58.799 --> 00:27:59.019
 of

00:27:59.019 --> 00:27:59.359
 praise

00:27:59.359 --> 00:27:59.579
 we

00:27:59.579 --> 00:27:59.779
 ask

00:27:59.779 --> 00:27:59.919
 for

00:27:59.919 --> 00:28:00.119
 Jesus

00:28:00.119 --> 00:28:00.479
 sake

00:28:00.479 --> 00:28:01.039
 Amen