WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.720 Psalm 63 was just read for us. 00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:09.200 A psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 00:00:11.279 --> 00:00:17.879 So David, the chosen king of Israel, chosen by God, is on the run. 00:00:19.620 --> 00:00:24.719 He has been king in Jerusalem for many years, but now he is fleeing his capital city, 00:00:25.019 --> 00:00:28.940 not knowing if he will ever return or even if he will survive the week. 00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:34.079 His adult son, Absalom, has spent the last four years plotting 00:00:34.079 --> 00:00:38.600 and quietly winning over the hearts of many of the people of Israel, 00:00:38.920 --> 00:00:41.200 and now Absalom has made his move. 00:00:41.899 --> 00:00:46.019 He has assembled those loyal to him and declared himself king over the nation. 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:52.260 He plans to kill his father David and establish his own rule. 00:00:54.260 --> 00:00:57.900 So David realizes the tide has turned against him very quickly. 00:00:57.899 --> 00:01:04.379 So he leaves Jerusalem that same day, not wanting to bring violence and destruction to his beloved city. 00:01:05.679 --> 00:01:09.060 And he takes his family and those who are still loyal to him, 00:01:09.739 --> 00:01:11.620 and he heads out into the wilderness. 00:01:14.299 --> 00:01:17.780 David is in the midst of losing absolutely everything. 00:01:17.780 --> 00:01:24.980 And one day he has gone from being king in comfort and peace to seeing everything slip away. 00:01:26.420 --> 00:01:34.900 His people, his kingship, his family, his security, and even maybe his own life. 00:01:34.900 --> 00:01:41.460 And it is that situation that inspires this psalm, Psalm 63. 00:01:41.700 --> 00:01:45.120 David wrote this psalm because of that experience, 00:01:45.360 --> 00:01:50.040 and that helps us see how this psalm connects to us today. 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:57.160 If you are facing a situation of serious physical need or lack of resources, 00:01:58.219 --> 00:02:02.280 whether it's groceries or housing or transportation or medical care, 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:07.660 or if you're in some situation of danger to yourself or to your family, 00:02:08.659 --> 00:02:13.360 if you're in the midst of intense family breakdown and conflict and hurt 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:15.500 that doesn't seem like it's ever going to be repaired, 00:02:15.500 --> 00:02:19.699 if you're facing the loss of your position or your career, 00:02:20.120 --> 00:02:21.960 facing the loss of your financial stability, 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:27.500 maybe even facing the loss of what it is that you thought God had called you to do in your life, 00:02:28.139 --> 00:02:32.500 if you're in a situation where your enemies are multiplying 00:02:32.500 --> 00:02:34.620 who want to see you go down in some way, 00:02:35.740 --> 00:02:41.879 or just in general, if you're in a situation where you don't feel like you have the resources 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:45.560 or the capacity to handle this, that it's gone way beyond you, 00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:49.939 that you've lost everything that you were relying upon to deal with life. 00:02:50.979 --> 00:02:55.900 If you're in a situation like that, Psalm 63 is helpful for you and for me 00:02:55.900 --> 00:03:02.159 because David models for us confidence in God's unequaled sufficiency. 00:03:02.919 --> 00:03:08.019 David models in Psalm 63 confidence in God's unequaled sufficiency, 00:03:08.020 --> 00:03:10.760 and so Psalm 63, if we're going to follow David, 00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:17.000 is a call for us to cultivate our own confidence in God's unequaled sufficiency. 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:22.120 Now I say we have to cultivate it because our confidence in God is not automatic, 00:03:22.320 --> 00:03:25.879 it's not default, it's not a switch that we can flip on and off. 00:03:26.140 --> 00:03:30.340 It requires attention, it requires development, it requires growth over time. 00:03:30.340 --> 00:03:36.780 When I talk about God being sufficient, I mean that He is more than enough 00:03:36.780 --> 00:03:38.980 for all of our needs in every situation. 00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:45.240 And I say that His sufficiency is unequaled because no one and nothing else in the world 00:03:45.240 --> 00:03:47.960 comes close to what He is for us. 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:53.480 So David models this confidence in God's unequaled sufficiency, 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:56.879 and this Psalm has three stanzas, and so in this Psalm, 00:03:56.879 --> 00:04:01.740 David expresses his confidence in God's unequaled sufficiency in three ways. 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:06.219 Three ways that God is sufficient for David, and that He is sufficient for us. 00:04:07.879 --> 00:04:10.639 Stanza 1, verses 1 through 4, 00:04:10.780 --> 00:04:15.819 David is confident that God is worth it like no one else. 00:04:16.920 --> 00:04:18.899 That's the first way that God is sufficient. 00:04:19.259 --> 00:04:21.019 God is worth it like no one else. 00:04:21.100 --> 00:04:22.420 David is confident of that. 00:04:22.420 --> 00:04:27.220 In the midst of the most personally and politically difficult time of his life, 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:32.840 David is taking the time here to reorient himself to his true source of confidence. 00:04:33.819 --> 00:04:38.420 Reorient himself to what really matters, to what's most important in his life 00:04:38.420 --> 00:04:39.840 when everything else has been stripped away. 00:04:41.160 --> 00:04:44.439 And at this point, he could have completely given up his confidence in God. 00:04:45.400 --> 00:04:48.439 It is very possible that he felt rejected by God. 00:04:48.439 --> 00:04:52.439 After all, he was in danger of losing the throne that was given to him by God, 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:54.819 and as he left Jerusalem, he said to those around him, 00:04:55.060 --> 00:04:57.300 I don't know if God is going to bring me back. 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:02.519 And so he could have said, God is of no help to me here. 00:05:03.500 --> 00:05:04.839 What good is God? 00:05:05.100 --> 00:05:06.879 What is God worth for me now? 00:05:07.399 --> 00:05:11.339 And then begun planning and strategizing as if he was all on his own. 00:05:13.420 --> 00:05:14.959 But that's not how he responds. 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:17.819 This is what he says in verse 1. 00:05:19.579 --> 00:05:22.000 Oh God, you are my God. 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:24.759 Earnestly I seek you. 00:05:25.680 --> 00:05:27.879 My soul thirsts for you. 00:05:28.699 --> 00:05:30.899 My flesh faints for you, 00:05:31.219 --> 00:05:34.719 as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 00:05:36.639 --> 00:05:39.759 David is not willing yet to believe that God has abandoned him. 00:05:39.819 --> 00:05:42.759 He might feel like that is what happened, but he doesn't accept it yet. 00:05:42.759 --> 00:05:47.180 And so he's choosing to focus on God as his most urgent need. 00:05:48.339 --> 00:05:50.339 You can hear the desperation in these verses. 00:05:50.500 --> 00:05:53.060 He is searching for God, and the word that he used here, 00:05:53.159 --> 00:05:56.399 earnestly seeking for God is a restless, desperate, 00:05:56.599 --> 00:05:59.259 not going to give up kind of search, back and forth, back and forth. 00:05:59.519 --> 00:06:00.219 Got to find him. 00:06:00.300 --> 00:06:00.879 Got to find him. 00:06:00.899 --> 00:06:01.379 Where is he? 00:06:03.219 --> 00:06:08.259 And what's driving this search is his compelling need for God that must be satisfied. 00:06:08.259 --> 00:06:11.300 He is thirsting and fainting for God, he says, 00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:14.000 like a man in a desert is desperate for water. 00:06:14.740 --> 00:06:17.879 When you're in the desert, water is your number one priority. 00:06:18.019 --> 00:06:20.459 You're constantly losing water through sweat. 00:06:20.579 --> 00:06:24.000 You're facing the heat of the sun on you that's baking your skin. 00:06:24.360 --> 00:06:27.879 And as you lose your hydration, your cells begin to contract. 00:06:30.099 --> 00:06:33.279 David says he's like that in a desert where there isn't any water. 00:06:33.279 --> 00:06:36.799 His soul is beginning to contract for lack of God. 00:06:38.019 --> 00:06:41.379 But just like you said, it's like I'm in a desert where there is no water. 00:06:41.479 --> 00:06:44.479 It seems like God is nowhere to be found right now for David. 00:06:46.059 --> 00:06:50.359 And the intentional poetic irony here is that David is actually physically 00:06:50.359 --> 00:06:52.079 in the wilderness right now. 00:06:52.719 --> 00:06:57.439 This isn't just a rhetorical, spiritualistic, overdramatic flourish on David's part. 00:06:57.839 --> 00:07:02.259 Food and water are real needs for him and for those around him right now. 00:07:02.259 --> 00:07:05.379 But it's not food and water that he's most concerned with. 00:07:06.579 --> 00:07:10.439 He's most concerned to find the God who seems to have abandoned him 00:07:10.439 --> 00:07:14.759 because he believes that God is worth it. 00:07:15.420 --> 00:07:18.219 He's worth that kind of search, that kind of desperation, 00:07:18.719 --> 00:07:23.579 that kind of prioritization that puts him above even immediate physical needs. 00:07:25.300 --> 00:07:27.860 God feels so distant and absent right now, 00:07:27.899 --> 00:07:31.079 and it may very well be that this situation is straight from God's hand. 00:07:31.079 --> 00:07:35.139 But instead of all that pushing David to put his confidence in something else, 00:07:35.240 --> 00:07:38.560 it actually drives him to be even more desperate for God. 00:07:39.959 --> 00:07:46.240 So in Psalm 63, he's reorienting himself away from the immediate tactical and survival concerns 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:50.219 and putting his confidence away from military planning and physical strength 00:07:50.219 --> 00:07:51.519 and putting it in God. 00:07:51.519 --> 00:07:58.680 Even when God doesn't seem to be coming through for him right now, 00:07:59.279 --> 00:08:01.759 because he says God is worth it. 00:08:03.219 --> 00:08:05.579 But this confidence that David has in God, 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:08.419 this desperation for God is not new for David. 00:08:09.199 --> 00:08:11.680 He isn't just turning to God because he's in trouble right now. 00:08:11.759 --> 00:08:13.199 This isn't a foxhole conversion. 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:16.539 This is the consistent pattern and practice of David's life. 00:08:16.540 --> 00:08:18.760 Verse 2, David says, 00:08:18.920 --> 00:08:21.600 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:24.500 beholding your power and glory. 00:08:26.300 --> 00:08:30.980 This is not the first time David has felt this kind of desperation for God. 00:08:31.520 --> 00:08:34.340 This is not the first time he has searched for God. 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:37.440 This same hunger and thirst that he has now 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:40.000 is the hunger and thirst that has driven him in the past 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:43.899 in happier and more comfortable times to the sanctuary in Jerusalem, 00:08:43.899 --> 00:08:47.000 to see God's power and glory and to praise him. 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:52.279 So David's confidence that God is worth more than any physical provision 00:08:52.279 --> 00:08:55.399 has been cultivated throughout his life. 00:08:55.819 --> 00:08:57.860 And this psalm, in the midst of so much danger, 00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:02.860 is just a natural continuation of what David's life has been like in times of peace. 00:09:04.220 --> 00:09:07.279 David has always been seeking God. 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:12.959 And there's something to be said here 00:09:12.959 --> 00:09:16.799 for the importance of regularly gathering with God's people 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:19.779 to worship God and hear from him. 00:09:21.360 --> 00:09:22.480 It changes you. 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:24.620 It's not just once in a while. 00:09:24.759 --> 00:09:26.399 It's not just when you're in trouble. 00:09:26.899 --> 00:09:29.299 Cultivating a confidence in God's unequal sufficiency 00:09:29.299 --> 00:09:32.579 means every week, whether you feel like you need it or not 00:09:32.579 --> 00:09:33.500 or you want it or not, 00:09:33.559 --> 00:09:35.480 you are gathering with God's people. 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:38.740 Verse 3. 00:09:39.980 --> 00:09:42.019 It's been referenced already this morning. 00:09:42.519 --> 00:09:44.060 Probably the best verse in the psalm 00:09:44.060 --> 00:09:46.500 and maybe the best verse in the whole book of psalms. 00:09:47.899 --> 00:09:49.279 Verses 3 and 4 say, 00:09:51.159 --> 00:09:55.200 Because your steadfast love is better than life, 00:09:55.899 --> 00:09:57.300 my lips will praise you. 00:09:58.220 --> 00:10:00.779 So I will bless you as long as I live. 00:10:00.879 --> 00:10:03.000 In your name I will lift up my hands. 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:07.259 In case the first few verses were just a little too poetic, 00:10:07.620 --> 00:10:09.039 a little too metaphorical, 00:10:09.100 --> 00:10:10.899 in case David hasn't been clear enough yet 00:10:10.899 --> 00:10:12.700 about his priorities in this situation, 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:13.980 he says it plainly. 00:10:14.360 --> 00:10:18.320 God's love, God's steadfast, covenantal, relational, 00:10:18.799 --> 00:10:22.120 unfailing love is worth more to him than his very life. 00:10:23.460 --> 00:10:24.919 And when David says this, 00:10:24.980 --> 00:10:27.080 he knows that he might not live out the weak. 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:32.960 The danger we have today reading the psalms 00:10:32.960 --> 00:10:35.480 is that they can seem just kind of like 00:10:35.480 --> 00:10:39.139 spiritualistic poems disconnected from reality, 00:10:39.520 --> 00:10:43.180 maybe written by monks who are out in a monastery 00:10:43.180 --> 00:10:44.180 somewhere in the mountains 00:10:44.180 --> 00:10:46.100 who spend all their time fasting and praying. 00:10:47.280 --> 00:10:48.600 But it's the exact opposite. 00:10:48.740 --> 00:10:50.780 The psalms were written by people 00:10:50.780 --> 00:10:52.220 in the midst of life, 00:10:52.320 --> 00:10:53.780 in the midst of challenging situations, 00:10:53.779 --> 00:10:56.480 and they are never overdramatic. 00:10:56.679 --> 00:10:58.059 They are never overly spiritual. 00:10:58.240 --> 00:11:01.079 They are always exactly what people think 00:11:01.079 --> 00:11:02.539 and what they mean and what they need 00:11:02.539 --> 00:11:05.360 in the midst of the most challenging situations in life. 00:11:06.079 --> 00:11:06.919 So when David says, 00:11:07.159 --> 00:11:08.959 your steadfast love is better than life, 00:11:09.019 --> 00:11:11.659 he means it because he knows his life may be about to end. 00:11:11.659 --> 00:11:16.539 In other words, 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:19.339 if the situation with Absalom continues to go sideways, 00:11:20.139 --> 00:11:22.159 if he ends up losing his throne, 00:11:22.299 --> 00:11:25.279 if everything he's built over the years as king falls apart, 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:27.740 if he spends the rest of his life on the run 00:11:27.740 --> 00:11:30.699 and eventually is killed at the command of his own son, 00:11:30.980 --> 00:11:33.360 but he knows that God's love is with him, 00:11:34.299 --> 00:11:36.019 David thinks he still comes out ahead. 00:11:36.019 --> 00:11:41.679 Because God and his love is worth so much more 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:42.860 than any of that. 00:11:43.319 --> 00:11:45.559 And he's going to spend whatever life he has left, 00:11:45.659 --> 00:11:47.319 whether it's a week or years, 00:11:47.439 --> 00:11:48.639 giving praise to God. 00:11:48.939 --> 00:11:51.220 Because when you have something that valuable, 00:11:52.120 --> 00:11:54.720 you can't help but praise it. 00:11:56.059 --> 00:11:58.159 And this right here is what keeps God 00:11:58.159 --> 00:12:00.939 from being some sort of genie in a bottle to David 00:12:00.939 --> 00:12:03.939 and to us if we follow David's example. 00:12:03.940 --> 00:12:06.940 God isn't just someone David calls on when he's in trouble, 00:12:07.040 --> 00:12:08.520 when he needs someone to swoop in 00:12:08.520 --> 00:12:10.580 and rescue him and defeat his enemies 00:12:10.580 --> 00:12:14.800 and then disappear once his wish has been granted. 00:12:15.920 --> 00:12:16.700 David says, 00:12:17.160 --> 00:12:18.280 everything can go wrong. 00:12:18.380 --> 00:12:20.700 You can choose to not give me anything, 00:12:21.020 --> 00:12:22.080 not save me at all, 00:12:22.160 --> 00:12:23.960 but if I have your love, 00:12:24.500 --> 00:12:26.180 I have what matters most. 00:12:26.800 --> 00:12:28.500 I will be satisfied. 00:12:28.500 --> 00:12:34.419 God is worth it like no one else. 00:12:34.500 --> 00:12:36.139 And we praise what we value. 00:12:36.220 --> 00:12:36.860 It's that simple. 00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:37.879 David says, 00:12:37.980 --> 00:12:39.879 I'm going to praise you with joyful lips 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:41.799 and your names are going to raise my hands 00:12:41.799 --> 00:12:43.460 because we praise what we value. 00:12:43.539 --> 00:12:44.720 We praise what's important to us. 00:12:44.779 --> 00:12:46.539 We praise what we think is special. 00:12:47.700 --> 00:12:49.279 We praise our favorite restaurant. 00:12:50.419 --> 00:12:52.500 We praise our preferred technology devices. 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:53.539 We praise our kids. 00:12:54.120 --> 00:12:55.940 We praise athletes and teams. 00:12:55.940 --> 00:12:58.380 We praise singers and political figures. 00:12:58.640 --> 00:13:00.920 We praise our country and our Bill of Rights. 00:13:02.560 --> 00:13:03.960 And David would say to us, 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:07.240 God's love is worth more than all of that. 00:13:07.560 --> 00:13:09.820 Try losing all of those things. 00:13:10.700 --> 00:13:12.960 Could you still overflow with praise 00:13:12.960 --> 00:13:14.600 and consider that you have 00:13:14.600 --> 00:13:16.320 what is most valuable in the whole world? 00:13:19.680 --> 00:13:23.340 So David is confident that God is worth it 00:13:23.340 --> 00:13:24.480 like no one else. 00:13:24.480 --> 00:13:26.840 Everything else can go. 00:13:27.200 --> 00:13:28.960 God is worth it like no one else. 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:31.860 Stanza two, 00:13:32.019 --> 00:13:33.220 David is confident 00:13:33.220 --> 00:13:36.500 that God satisfies like no one else. 00:13:36.639 --> 00:13:37.800 This is verses five through eight. 00:13:38.180 --> 00:13:39.320 So far in this psalm, 00:13:40.259 --> 00:13:41.200 God has been distant. 00:13:42.960 --> 00:13:44.480 David has been seeking God desperately, 00:13:44.740 --> 00:13:46.039 knowing that he's worth it, 00:13:46.120 --> 00:13:47.360 but he's still been thirsty. 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:51.039 But David isn't just confident 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:52.700 that God is worth the searching 00:13:52.700 --> 00:13:54.019 and the fainting and the praise. 00:13:54.100 --> 00:13:55.259 He is also confident 00:13:55.259 --> 00:13:57.700 that God actually will show up 00:13:57.700 --> 00:13:59.139 at some point and satisfy him. 00:14:00.259 --> 00:14:01.259 David is confident 00:14:01.259 --> 00:14:02.659 that his search for God 00:14:02.659 --> 00:14:03.620 has an end point. 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:05.639 Verse five, 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:17.279 In verse one, 00:14:17.360 --> 00:14:20.059 David's soul is fainting and thirsting for God 00:14:20.059 --> 00:14:23.100 and here his soul finds abundant provision. 00:14:24.100 --> 00:14:25.620 The fat in the rich food here 00:14:25.620 --> 00:14:27.879 refers to the best possible food 00:14:27.879 --> 00:14:29.700 in quantities that are more than enough. 00:14:29.700 --> 00:14:32.820 Fat in rich food means 00:14:32.820 --> 00:14:34.460 not a cheap frozen pizza, 00:14:34.840 --> 00:14:37.460 but a large Chicago style deep dish pizza 00:14:37.460 --> 00:14:39.379 where you try to scoop up a slice 00:14:39.379 --> 00:14:41.680 and the cheese just keeps stretching and stretching. 00:14:42.860 --> 00:14:44.700 Fat in rich food means not a hot dog, 00:14:44.780 --> 00:14:46.040 but a huge juicy steak 00:14:46.040 --> 00:14:47.720 that's seared perfectly on the outside 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:49.980 with the right amount of color on the inside. 00:14:51.460 --> 00:14:53.420 Fat in rich food is the kind of meal 00:14:53.420 --> 00:14:54.360 that's so delicious 00:14:54.360 --> 00:14:56.379 and so packed full of good things 00:14:56.379 --> 00:14:57.680 that when the server comes around 00:14:57.680 --> 00:14:58.560 to offer you dessert, 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:00.679 no matter how much of a sweet tooth you have, 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:02.039 you're just not interested 00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:03.179 because the main course 00:15:03.179 --> 00:15:04.459 has been so phenomenal 00:15:04.459 --> 00:15:05.599 and so filling. 00:15:07.259 --> 00:15:08.859 And that's how David expects 00:15:08.859 --> 00:15:10.119 that God will satisfy 00:15:10.119 --> 00:15:11.439 the hunger and thirst 00:15:11.439 --> 00:15:13.099 of his soul. 00:15:14.279 --> 00:15:15.239 David doesn't expect 00:15:15.239 --> 00:15:16.279 that God is going to give him 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:18.339 just enough scraps to scrape by, 00:15:18.659 --> 00:15:20.079 but instead that he's going to be 00:15:20.079 --> 00:15:22.079 completely satisfied. 00:15:23.339 --> 00:15:24.719 David knows that even if he is 00:15:24.719 --> 00:15:26.000 in the wilderness physically, 00:15:26.479 --> 00:15:28.179 his soul can have the best 00:15:28.179 --> 00:15:29.459 possible feast. 00:15:32.939 --> 00:15:34.179 So the question then is 00:15:34.179 --> 00:15:35.019 how does this happen? 00:15:36.239 --> 00:15:37.639 How does God provide 00:15:37.639 --> 00:15:39.459 this fat and rich soul food 00:15:39.459 --> 00:15:40.779 and how does David receive it? 00:15:42.319 --> 00:15:43.239 Verse 6 tells us, 00:15:43.259 --> 00:15:44.559 I'm going to read verses 5 through 7 00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:45.099 all together. 00:15:45.959 --> 00:15:46.319 David says, 00:15:46.320 --> 00:16:07.960 Meditation on God 00:16:07.960 --> 00:16:09.700 and what he has done 00:16:09.700 --> 00:16:12.540 is the means of soul satisfaction. 00:16:14.160 --> 00:16:16.280 David spends his uninterrupted time 00:16:16.280 --> 00:16:18.320 at night meditating on God. 00:16:18.680 --> 00:16:20.460 He could be spending this time 00:16:20.460 --> 00:16:22.420 sleeping or developing 00:16:22.420 --> 00:16:23.720 his military strategy 00:16:23.720 --> 00:16:25.240 or just plain worrying, 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:27.860 but he considers this quiet, 00:16:28.400 --> 00:16:29.820 alone time an opportunity 00:16:29.820 --> 00:16:32.120 to feed his soul with who God is 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:33.900 and what he has done for him 00:16:33.900 --> 00:16:34.600 in the past. 00:16:34.600 --> 00:16:38.379 The word meditation 00:16:38.379 --> 00:16:39.100 in our culture 00:16:39.100 --> 00:16:40.460 is primarily influenced 00:16:40.460 --> 00:16:42.139 by Eastern mystical concepts. 00:16:43.139 --> 00:16:43.899 And most commonly, 00:16:44.180 --> 00:16:45.279 the direction that those kinds 00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:46.180 of traditions give, 00:16:46.300 --> 00:16:47.040 generally speaking, 00:16:47.139 --> 00:16:48.180 is to clear your mind 00:16:48.180 --> 00:16:49.200 as much as possible. 00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:51.700 And that is the opposite 00:16:51.700 --> 00:16:52.879 of the biblical picture 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:53.560 of meditation. 00:16:54.659 --> 00:16:55.420 Biblically speaking, 00:16:55.540 --> 00:16:56.480 meditation involves 00:16:56.480 --> 00:16:57.320 filling your mind 00:16:57.320 --> 00:16:59.160 with some specific truth 00:16:59.160 --> 00:17:00.160 of God 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:02.179 and then turning it 00:17:02.179 --> 00:17:03.199 over and over 00:17:03.199 --> 00:17:03.879 in your head 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:05.099 over a period of time. 00:17:06.500 --> 00:17:07.639 The word meditate 00:17:07.639 --> 00:17:08.279 itself here 00:17:08.279 --> 00:17:08.859 can refer to 00:17:08.859 --> 00:17:09.940 muttering something 00:17:09.940 --> 00:17:10.740 under your breath 00:17:10.740 --> 00:17:11.420 over and over 00:17:11.420 --> 00:17:12.740 as you think about it. 00:17:13.480 --> 00:17:14.960 Kind of thinking out loud 00:17:14.960 --> 00:17:15.980 for a long time. 00:17:18.119 --> 00:17:19.279 And we all actually 00:17:19.279 --> 00:17:20.539 have a lot of experience 00:17:20.539 --> 00:17:21.159 meditating, 00:17:21.700 --> 00:17:22.799 believe it or not. 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:26.480 Whether you've done yoga 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:26.920 or not, 00:17:26.980 --> 00:17:28.039 you have a lot of experience 00:17:28.039 --> 00:17:28.659 meditating. 00:17:29.080 --> 00:17:29.779 Here's an example. 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:31.779 You know those times 00:17:31.779 --> 00:17:32.880 when someone says 00:17:32.880 --> 00:17:33.840 something to you 00:17:33.840 --> 00:17:35.360 that's hurtful 00:17:35.360 --> 00:17:37.860 and it really bothers you. 00:17:39.120 --> 00:17:39.779 And so you spend 00:17:39.779 --> 00:17:40.680 the rest of the day 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:41.759 replaying it over 00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:43.100 and over in your head. 00:17:44.040 --> 00:17:44.880 And you think about 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:45.580 the conversation 00:17:45.580 --> 00:17:46.779 led up to that statement 00:17:46.779 --> 00:17:48.420 and you think about 00:17:48.420 --> 00:17:49.279 their tone of voice 00:17:49.279 --> 00:17:50.160 and their body language 00:17:50.160 --> 00:17:51.100 as they said it 00:17:51.100 --> 00:17:53.140 and you ask yourself, 00:17:53.300 --> 00:17:53.920 is there any other way 00:17:53.920 --> 00:17:54.800 they could have meant it 00:17:54.800 --> 00:17:56.019 than what you originally thought? 00:17:57.040 --> 00:17:57.460 And of course, 00:17:57.540 --> 00:17:58.180 the best part, 00:17:58.180 --> 00:17:59.200 you think of all the things 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:00.019 that you could have said 00:18:00.019 --> 00:18:00.840 or should have said 00:18:00.840 --> 00:18:01.640 in the moment 00:18:01.640 --> 00:18:02.180 that would have been 00:18:02.180 --> 00:18:02.860 so perfect 00:18:02.860 --> 00:18:03.720 if you had just been 00:18:03.720 --> 00:18:04.340 quick enough. 00:18:05.840 --> 00:18:06.759 That's meditation. 00:18:08.360 --> 00:18:09.620 Chewing on something 00:18:09.620 --> 00:18:10.680 over and over 00:18:10.680 --> 00:18:11.500 and looking at it 00:18:11.500 --> 00:18:12.440 from different angles 00:18:12.440 --> 00:18:13.600 and we're all good 00:18:13.600 --> 00:18:14.180 at meditating 00:18:14.180 --> 00:18:15.279 on something. 00:18:16.500 --> 00:18:17.860 Meditating on insults, 00:18:18.940 --> 00:18:20.019 meditating on what it is 00:18:20.019 --> 00:18:20.940 that we don't have, 00:18:21.120 --> 00:18:22.600 meditating on what it is 00:18:22.600 --> 00:18:23.660 that we want to inquire, 00:18:23.759 --> 00:18:25.060 the next thing we want to buy, 00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:26.779 meditating on the movie 00:18:26.779 --> 00:18:27.660 that we just saw, 00:18:28.940 --> 00:18:30.639 meditating on the news. 00:18:33.420 --> 00:18:34.579 But few of us, 00:18:34.680 --> 00:18:35.399 including myself, 00:18:35.539 --> 00:18:36.720 take time to be good 00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:38.420 meditators on God. 00:18:39.879 --> 00:18:41.200 But if David is right 00:18:41.200 --> 00:18:41.920 in this psalm, 00:18:42.119 --> 00:18:43.319 and he is under the inspiration 00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:44.160 of the Holy Spirit, 00:18:45.619 --> 00:18:46.700 if David is right 00:18:46.700 --> 00:18:47.319 in this psalm, 00:18:47.399 --> 00:18:48.319 if we ever want 00:18:48.319 --> 00:18:49.740 to be truly satisfied 00:18:49.740 --> 00:18:50.619 in God, 00:18:50.720 --> 00:18:51.779 we have to learn 00:18:51.779 --> 00:18:53.119 to meditate on Him. 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:55.359 If we want to experience 00:18:55.359 --> 00:18:56.659 God's unequaled sufficiency 00:18:56.659 --> 00:18:57.759 in any situation 00:18:57.759 --> 00:18:58.659 of life we may be in, 00:18:58.839 --> 00:19:00.239 we must meditate. 00:19:02.439 --> 00:19:03.599 And so where do we get 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:04.799 this truth of God 00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:05.639 to meditate on? 00:19:06.879 --> 00:19:08.259 Well, it's from His Word, 00:19:08.399 --> 00:19:08.859 of course. 00:19:09.959 --> 00:19:11.099 Meditation is the way 00:19:11.099 --> 00:19:12.879 the food of who God is 00:19:12.879 --> 00:19:13.839 gets from the table 00:19:13.839 --> 00:19:15.019 of His words 00:19:15.019 --> 00:19:15.899 into our hearts 00:19:15.899 --> 00:19:16.899 where it can nourish 00:19:16.899 --> 00:19:18.339 and satisfy us. 00:19:18.339 --> 00:19:20.319 And if you're like me, 00:19:20.379 --> 00:19:21.419 you often expect God 00:19:21.419 --> 00:19:22.559 to instantaneously 00:19:22.559 --> 00:19:23.659 and effortlessly 00:19:23.659 --> 00:19:24.720 deposit His fullness 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:25.639 into your soul 00:19:25.639 --> 00:19:27.119 after about three minutes 00:19:27.119 --> 00:19:27.859 of Bible reading 00:19:27.859 --> 00:19:28.359 or prayer. 00:19:29.819 --> 00:19:30.839 And God may choose 00:19:30.839 --> 00:19:31.839 to do that once in a while. 00:19:33.299 --> 00:19:34.519 But most of the time, 00:19:34.619 --> 00:19:35.480 God sets His Word 00:19:35.480 --> 00:19:36.159 before us 00:19:36.159 --> 00:19:36.639 and He says, 00:19:36.759 --> 00:19:37.259 take a bite 00:19:37.259 --> 00:19:38.980 and start chewing. 00:19:41.619 --> 00:19:42.559 And practically speaking, 00:19:42.659 --> 00:19:44.179 I have two recommendations 00:19:44.179 --> 00:19:45.919 for how you can 00:19:45.919 --> 00:19:47.339 grow in meditation. 00:19:48.339 --> 00:19:49.259 First of all, 00:19:49.379 --> 00:19:49.959 memorization. 00:19:50.779 --> 00:19:52.740 Memorize God's Word. 00:19:53.419 --> 00:19:54.619 It's almost impossible 00:19:54.619 --> 00:19:55.399 to meditate 00:19:55.399 --> 00:19:56.559 on God's Word 00:19:56.559 --> 00:19:58.039 if you haven't memorized it 00:19:58.039 --> 00:19:59.559 and it's almost impossible 00:19:59.559 --> 00:20:00.720 to memorize God's Word 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:01.819 without meditating on it. 00:20:02.759 --> 00:20:04.279 So memorize God's Word. 00:20:04.799 --> 00:20:05.419 Choose a verse. 00:20:06.899 --> 00:20:07.500 Memorize it. 00:20:08.079 --> 00:20:08.799 Meditate on it. 00:20:09.459 --> 00:20:10.419 And then my suggestion would be 00:20:10.419 --> 00:20:11.459 instead of going then 00:20:11.459 --> 00:20:12.439 to some other verse 00:20:12.439 --> 00:20:13.299 somewhere else in the Bible, 00:20:13.599 --> 00:20:14.059 choose the verse 00:20:14.059 --> 00:20:14.779 right after that 00:20:14.779 --> 00:20:16.339 and memorize that one 00:20:16.339 --> 00:20:17.439 and keep going 00:20:17.439 --> 00:20:17.819 until you have 00:20:17.819 --> 00:20:18.559 a whole chapter 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:19.599 memorized. 00:20:20.859 --> 00:20:21.500 So memorization. 00:20:22.319 --> 00:20:23.259 Secondly, music. 00:20:24.319 --> 00:20:26.299 Music is an excellent 00:20:26.299 --> 00:20:27.819 aid to memorization. 00:20:29.039 --> 00:20:30.519 So find music 00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:32.379 that is either 00:20:32.379 --> 00:20:35.899 exactly the words of God 00:20:35.899 --> 00:20:36.740 said to music 00:20:36.740 --> 00:20:38.500 or music that is 00:20:38.500 --> 00:20:39.279 very clearly 00:20:39.279 --> 00:20:41.399 grounded in God's Word 00:20:41.399 --> 00:20:42.439 and has a lot of that 00:20:42.439 --> 00:20:43.579 content in it 00:20:43.579 --> 00:20:45.099 and listen to that music 00:20:45.099 --> 00:20:45.960 as you're in the car, 00:20:46.619 --> 00:20:47.799 as you're 00:20:47.799 --> 00:20:49.000 washing dishes. 00:20:49.579 --> 00:20:50.379 And that will help you 00:20:50.379 --> 00:20:51.859 meditate on who God is 00:20:51.859 --> 00:20:53.159 and what He has done. 00:20:55.960 --> 00:20:56.480 So, 00:20:56.799 --> 00:20:57.839 if you are hungry 00:20:57.839 --> 00:20:59.319 and thirsty for God 00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:00.699 and you do not feel 00:21:00.699 --> 00:21:02.000 that He is satisfying you, 00:21:02.699 --> 00:21:04.179 or if you are hungry 00:21:04.179 --> 00:21:05.539 and thirsty for something else 00:21:05.539 --> 00:21:06.500 and you've been feeding 00:21:06.500 --> 00:21:07.539 on something else 00:21:07.539 --> 00:21:09.199 and you are afraid 00:21:09.199 --> 00:21:10.179 that God actually 00:21:10.179 --> 00:21:11.000 will never be enough 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:11.879 to satisfy you 00:21:11.880 --> 00:21:12.380 and you're afraid 00:21:12.380 --> 00:21:13.240 to even try, 00:21:14.020 --> 00:21:15.260 you're always chasing 00:21:15.260 --> 00:21:15.940 something else 00:21:15.940 --> 00:21:16.400 because you really 00:21:16.400 --> 00:21:17.140 don't have confidence 00:21:17.140 --> 00:21:18.140 that God satisfies, 00:21:20.220 --> 00:21:21.180 let me ask you, 00:21:21.260 --> 00:21:22.020 based on this psalm, 00:21:22.080 --> 00:21:22.740 whatever situation 00:21:22.740 --> 00:21:23.220 you're in, 00:21:23.520 --> 00:21:24.520 how is your meditation? 00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:27.359 it's not all there is 00:21:27.359 --> 00:21:28.220 to the Christian life, 00:21:28.460 --> 00:21:29.240 it's not all there is 00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:30.400 to being satisfied in God, 00:21:30.460 --> 00:21:31.279 but it is essential. 00:21:31.720 --> 00:21:33.099 That is how David himself 00:21:33.099 --> 00:21:33.900 was satisfied 00:21:33.900 --> 00:21:35.519 by God's unequaled 00:21:35.519 --> 00:21:36.180 sufficiency. 00:21:38.119 --> 00:21:38.940 And I also think 00:21:38.940 --> 00:21:39.900 it's important for me 00:21:39.900 --> 00:21:40.720 to push a little bit 00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:41.639 harder on us 00:21:41.639 --> 00:21:42.940 as Christians today, 00:21:43.400 --> 00:21:44.539 followers of Jesus today. 00:21:45.740 --> 00:21:46.420 Here's why. 00:21:47.099 --> 00:21:48.259 David found God 00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:49.639 completely satisfying 00:21:49.639 --> 00:21:51.980 like no one else 00:21:51.980 --> 00:21:52.839 at a time 00:21:52.839 --> 00:21:53.259 when he had 00:21:53.259 --> 00:21:53.839 a much more 00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:54.920 limited revelation 00:21:54.920 --> 00:21:55.860 of who God is 00:21:55.860 --> 00:21:56.640 than we do today. 00:21:58.279 --> 00:21:59.380 He didn't even have 00:21:59.380 --> 00:22:00.559 the entire Old Testament, 00:22:00.720 --> 00:22:01.480 he's here writing 00:22:01.480 --> 00:22:02.079 part of it. 00:22:03.360 --> 00:22:04.059 And today we have 00:22:04.059 --> 00:22:05.200 something so much greater 00:22:05.200 --> 00:22:06.500 than what David had, 00:22:06.799 --> 00:22:08.039 we have the revelation 00:22:08.039 --> 00:22:09.099 of God the Son. 00:22:10.740 --> 00:22:11.720 Hebrews chapter 1 says, 00:22:12.019 --> 00:22:13.019 long ago at many times 00:22:13.019 --> 00:22:13.660 and in many ways 00:22:13.660 --> 00:22:14.740 God spoke to our fathers 00:22:14.740 --> 00:22:15.440 by the prophets. 00:22:15.799 --> 00:22:16.819 That's where David is, 00:22:17.220 --> 00:22:17.839 long ago, 00:22:18.140 --> 00:22:18.579 many times, 00:22:18.660 --> 00:22:19.039 many ways, 00:22:19.099 --> 00:22:19.539 God is speaking 00:22:19.539 --> 00:22:20.120 through the prophets. 00:22:20.119 --> 00:22:24.019 The author of Hebrews says, 00:22:24.139 --> 00:22:25.439 but in these last days, 00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:26.319 the days that we are 00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:27.219 living in right now, 00:22:27.559 --> 00:22:28.679 he has spoken to us 00:22:28.679 --> 00:22:29.839 by his Son, 00:22:30.099 --> 00:22:30.919 whom he appointed 00:22:30.919 --> 00:22:32.059 the heir of all things, 00:22:32.159 --> 00:22:32.839 through whom also 00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:33.739 he created the world. 00:22:34.119 --> 00:22:35.879 The Son is the radiance 00:22:35.879 --> 00:22:36.959 of the glory of God 00:22:36.959 --> 00:22:38.579 and the exact imprint 00:22:38.579 --> 00:22:39.519 of his nature. 00:22:42.439 --> 00:22:43.959 God has revealed himself 00:22:43.959 --> 00:22:44.939 most completely 00:22:44.939 --> 00:22:46.219 and most clearly 00:22:46.219 --> 00:22:47.759 in his Son, Jesus. 00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:50.480 So we have available 00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:51.500 to us today 00:22:51.500 --> 00:22:52.460 a better picture 00:22:52.460 --> 00:22:53.339 of who God is 00:22:53.339 --> 00:22:54.640 than David ever did. 00:22:55.740 --> 00:22:57.640 We have four whole Gospels 00:22:57.640 --> 00:22:58.279 telling us 00:22:58.279 --> 00:22:59.339 what Jesus did, 00:22:59.440 --> 00:23:00.180 what he was like, 00:23:00.299 --> 00:23:00.980 how he talked, 00:23:01.079 --> 00:23:01.720 what he said, 00:23:02.720 --> 00:23:03.700 how he responded 00:23:03.700 --> 00:23:04.319 to people, 00:23:04.879 --> 00:23:06.160 what his priorities were. 00:23:07.059 --> 00:23:07.720 And then we have 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:09.140 the rest of the New Testament 00:23:09.140 --> 00:23:10.259 expounding upon 00:23:10.259 --> 00:23:11.379 what all of that means. 00:23:12.039 --> 00:23:13.140 And we have the Old Testament 00:23:13.140 --> 00:23:14.019 to go back to 00:23:14.019 --> 00:23:15.319 with Jesus in mind 00:23:15.319 --> 00:23:16.419 to understand more 00:23:16.419 --> 00:23:17.899 of who Jesus is 00:23:17.899 --> 00:23:18.579 and what he is doing 00:23:18.579 --> 00:23:19.480 and what his mission is 00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:20.599 and what God has been up to 00:23:20.599 --> 00:23:21.359 all along. 00:23:22.619 --> 00:23:23.639 In the midst of all that, 00:23:23.720 --> 00:23:24.639 we have the Holy Spirit 00:23:24.639 --> 00:23:25.659 sent by Jesus 00:23:25.659 --> 00:23:26.259 to help us 00:23:26.259 --> 00:23:27.039 and give us insight. 00:23:29.619 --> 00:23:31.179 So here's the challenge 00:23:31.179 --> 00:23:32.220 for us as Christians. 00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:35.059 Maybe it sounds crazy. 00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:37.299 David was a man 00:23:37.299 --> 00:23:38.419 after God's own heart. 00:23:39.619 --> 00:23:41.339 A hero of the Old Testament 00:23:41.339 --> 00:23:42.240 who wrote part 00:23:42.240 --> 00:23:44.000 of Scripture itself. 00:23:44.000 --> 00:23:46.680 He is a model for us 00:23:46.680 --> 00:23:47.440 in many ways 00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:48.859 including in Psalm 63 00:23:48.859 --> 00:23:50.039 and yet 00:23:50.039 --> 00:23:52.039 any Christian today 00:23:52.039 --> 00:23:53.460 has the potential 00:23:53.460 --> 00:23:54.799 to know God better 00:23:54.799 --> 00:23:55.640 and to find 00:23:55.640 --> 00:23:57.400 more satisfaction in God 00:23:57.400 --> 00:23:58.579 than David ever did 00:23:58.579 --> 00:23:59.480 in his life 00:23:59.480 --> 00:24:00.059 here on earth. 00:24:00.579 --> 00:24:01.839 That is available 00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:03.980 to any Christian today. 00:24:06.240 --> 00:24:08.599 So let's be good stewards 00:24:08.599 --> 00:24:10.240 of the revelation 00:24:10.240 --> 00:24:11.259 of the Son 00:24:11.259 --> 00:24:12.440 that we've been given. 00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:15.420 If you have a competitive streak, 00:24:15.519 --> 00:24:16.119 it's okay 00:24:16.119 --> 00:24:18.440 to feel a little competition 00:24:18.440 --> 00:24:18.920 with David 00:24:18.920 --> 00:24:19.240 and say, 00:24:19.319 --> 00:24:19.839 I'm going to find 00:24:19.839 --> 00:24:21.200 more satisfaction in God 00:24:21.200 --> 00:24:21.940 than you did, David. 00:24:24.759 --> 00:24:26.059 David is confident 00:24:26.059 --> 00:24:27.640 that God satisfies 00:24:27.640 --> 00:24:28.900 like no one else 00:24:28.900 --> 00:24:29.839 and as he meditates 00:24:29.839 --> 00:24:30.420 on God, 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:31.859 his soul finds satisfaction 00:24:31.859 --> 00:24:32.980 and sustenance 00:24:32.980 --> 00:24:34.019 in the midst of trouble. 00:24:35.160 --> 00:24:35.900 And he restates 00:24:35.900 --> 00:24:36.400 this dynamic 00:24:36.400 --> 00:24:37.119 in verse 9. 00:24:39.400 --> 00:24:40.000 Verse 8, 00:24:40.059 --> 00:24:40.319 I'm sorry, 00:24:40.319 --> 00:24:41.940 my soul clings to you, 00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:43.259 your right hand 00:24:43.259 --> 00:24:43.920 upholds me. 00:24:44.559 --> 00:24:44.900 David says, 00:24:45.000 --> 00:24:46.240 I come with my desperation 00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:47.039 and my need 00:24:47.039 --> 00:24:47.980 and my thirst. 00:24:48.460 --> 00:24:49.539 I cling to you 00:24:49.539 --> 00:24:50.460 and you provide 00:24:50.460 --> 00:24:50.880 what I need. 00:24:50.940 --> 00:24:51.539 You satisfy, 00:24:51.820 --> 00:24:52.420 you uphold, 00:24:52.620 --> 00:24:53.340 you sustain. 00:24:56.160 --> 00:24:57.960 God is sufficient. 00:25:00.259 --> 00:25:01.240 David is confident 00:25:01.240 --> 00:25:02.400 that God is worth it 00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:03.440 like no one else. 00:25:05.080 --> 00:25:05.880 Regardless of what 00:25:05.880 --> 00:25:06.880 he may lose in this life, 00:25:06.960 --> 00:25:07.559 he is confident 00:25:07.559 --> 00:25:08.700 that God satisfies 00:25:08.700 --> 00:25:10.120 like no one else. 00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:12.799 But so far, 00:25:12.899 --> 00:25:13.659 David hasn't said 00:25:13.659 --> 00:25:14.439 anything about 00:25:14.439 --> 00:25:15.159 his present 00:25:15.159 --> 00:25:16.599 dangerous situation. 00:25:17.779 --> 00:25:18.779 He's made a reference 00:25:18.779 --> 00:25:19.819 to being in the wilderness, 00:25:21.379 --> 00:25:21.899 but he hasn't said 00:25:21.899 --> 00:25:22.919 anything about his enemies, 00:25:23.019 --> 00:25:23.459 about the fact 00:25:23.459 --> 00:25:24.119 that people are trying 00:25:24.119 --> 00:25:24.679 to kill him, 00:25:24.739 --> 00:25:25.299 that people are trying 00:25:25.299 --> 00:25:26.219 to take his throne. 00:25:28.159 --> 00:25:28.979 David doesn't yet 00:25:28.979 --> 00:25:29.839 have deliverance 00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:30.339 and this is where 00:25:30.339 --> 00:25:31.399 he turns in the final 00:25:31.399 --> 00:25:33.119 stanza of the psalm, 00:25:33.399 --> 00:25:34.399 verses 9 through 11. 00:25:34.400 --> 00:25:36.500 And here we see 00:25:36.500 --> 00:25:38.140 that David is confident 00:25:38.140 --> 00:25:40.100 that God comes through 00:25:40.100 --> 00:25:42.019 like no one else. 00:25:45.620 --> 00:25:46.620 David says, 00:25:46.860 --> 00:25:48.180 but those who seek 00:25:48.180 --> 00:25:49.860 to destroy my life 00:25:49.860 --> 00:25:51.140 shall go down 00:25:51.140 --> 00:25:51.880 into the depths 00:25:51.880 --> 00:25:52.560 of the earth. 00:25:53.860 --> 00:25:54.680 They shall be given 00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:55.680 over to the power 00:25:55.680 --> 00:25:56.420 of the sword. 00:25:56.580 --> 00:25:57.580 They shall be a portion 00:25:57.580 --> 00:25:58.540 for jackals. 00:25:59.440 --> 00:26:00.560 But the king 00:26:00.560 --> 00:26:02.440 shall rejoice in God. 00:26:02.440 --> 00:26:04.180 All who swear by him 00:26:04.180 --> 00:26:04.940 shall exult, 00:26:05.220 --> 00:26:05.840 for the mouths 00:26:05.840 --> 00:26:06.500 of liars 00:26:06.500 --> 00:26:07.340 will be stopped. 00:26:11.660 --> 00:26:12.759 David has made it 00:26:12.759 --> 00:26:13.360 very clear 00:26:13.360 --> 00:26:14.500 that God is more 00:26:14.500 --> 00:26:15.539 than enough for him 00:26:15.539 --> 00:26:16.580 regardless of 00:26:16.580 --> 00:26:17.400 what he may lose. 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:20.580 But he also believes 00:26:20.580 --> 00:26:21.539 that God is ultimately 00:26:21.539 --> 00:26:22.440 a God of justice 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:23.660 and that wrongdoers 00:26:23.660 --> 00:26:24.820 won't prevail forever. 00:26:26.100 --> 00:26:26.820 He believes 00:26:26.820 --> 00:26:28.320 that God will save him 00:26:28.320 --> 00:26:29.259 and that God's salvation 00:26:29.259 --> 00:26:30.080 will be decisive 00:26:30.080 --> 00:26:30.920 and clear. 00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:33.420 He believes 00:26:33.420 --> 00:26:34.440 that God will uphold 00:26:34.440 --> 00:26:35.420 his own glory. 00:26:38.100 --> 00:26:38.820 In reference 00:26:38.820 --> 00:26:39.539 to his enemies, 00:26:40.740 --> 00:26:41.820 the many people 00:26:41.820 --> 00:26:42.539 who have joined 00:26:42.539 --> 00:26:43.700 in Absalom's rebellion, 00:26:43.880 --> 00:26:45.059 all the turncoats 00:26:45.059 --> 00:26:45.840 and the sycophants 00:26:45.840 --> 00:26:46.360 who have just been 00:26:46.360 --> 00:26:47.720 biding their time, 00:26:48.160 --> 00:26:49.340 waiting for an opportunity 00:26:49.340 --> 00:26:50.400 to take David out 00:26:50.400 --> 00:26:51.539 and elevate themselves. 00:26:53.259 --> 00:26:54.220 David says three things 00:26:54.220 --> 00:26:54.640 are going to happen 00:26:54.640 --> 00:26:54.980 to them. 00:26:56.259 --> 00:26:57.039 They're going to go down 00:26:57.039 --> 00:26:57.420 into the depths 00:26:57.420 --> 00:26:57.860 of the earth, 00:26:58.680 --> 00:26:59.019 they're going to be 00:26:59.019 --> 00:27:00.000 given over to the sword, 00:27:00.700 --> 00:27:01.240 and they're going to be 00:27:01.240 --> 00:27:02.440 a portion for jackals, 00:27:03.120 --> 00:27:03.819 scavengers. 00:27:05.559 --> 00:27:06.240 To go down 00:27:06.240 --> 00:27:06.680 in the depths 00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:07.160 of the earth, 00:27:07.740 --> 00:27:08.500 obviously to go down 00:27:08.500 --> 00:27:09.620 to the lowest place 00:27:09.620 --> 00:27:11.299 possible in the Bible, 00:27:11.380 --> 00:27:12.220 not just to die, 00:27:12.299 --> 00:27:13.480 but to be swallowed up. 00:27:15.180 --> 00:27:16.319 In Psalm 63 here, 00:27:16.380 --> 00:27:17.259 to be swallowed up 00:27:17.259 --> 00:27:18.259 in God's judgment, 00:27:19.859 --> 00:27:20.599 to be given over 00:27:20.599 --> 00:27:21.079 to the power 00:27:21.079 --> 00:27:21.579 of the sword 00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:22.220 means that they will 00:27:22.220 --> 00:27:23.279 not die quietly. 00:27:25.180 --> 00:27:25.920 Their deaths 00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:26.840 will be violent 00:27:26.840 --> 00:27:28.240 and bloody. 00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:31.920 To be a portion 00:27:31.920 --> 00:27:32.620 for jackals 00:27:32.620 --> 00:27:33.320 means that they will 00:27:33.320 --> 00:27:34.340 not have an honorable 00:27:34.340 --> 00:27:35.700 burial or a peaceful 00:27:35.700 --> 00:27:36.640 resting place. 00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:39.539 To be left 00:27:39.539 --> 00:27:40.220 for jackals 00:27:40.220 --> 00:27:41.340 was a shameful thing. 00:27:43.620 --> 00:27:44.640 In other words, 00:27:45.840 --> 00:27:46.560 David is saying 00:27:46.560 --> 00:27:47.960 that by God's decree 00:27:47.960 --> 00:27:48.960 and power, 00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:50.900 all of his enemies 00:27:50.900 --> 00:27:51.900 will be damned, 00:27:52.400 --> 00:27:53.019 slaughtered, 00:27:53.019 --> 00:27:54.160 and dishonored forever. 00:27:55.619 --> 00:27:57.319 When God finally acts 00:27:57.319 --> 00:27:58.339 on David's behalf, 00:27:58.420 --> 00:27:59.079 it's not going to be 00:27:59.079 --> 00:27:59.779 half-hearted 00:27:59.779 --> 00:28:00.700 or subtle. 00:28:02.879 --> 00:28:03.579 It's going to be 00:28:03.579 --> 00:28:04.960 decisive and clear. 00:28:05.539 --> 00:28:06.139 God's going to come 00:28:06.139 --> 00:28:07.220 through like no one else. 00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:08.160 These traitors 00:28:08.160 --> 00:28:08.700 that are trying 00:28:08.700 --> 00:28:09.720 to take David's kingdom, 00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:11.019 God is going 00:28:11.019 --> 00:28:12.400 to take absolutely 00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:13.619 everything from them. 00:28:17.619 --> 00:28:18.599 Now David knows 00:28:18.599 --> 00:28:19.259 that there are times 00:28:19.259 --> 00:28:20.160 when God allows 00:28:20.160 --> 00:28:21.000 his people to suffer 00:28:21.000 --> 00:28:21.579 in the wilderness. 00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:22.720 He's experiencing 00:28:22.720 --> 00:28:23.740 that in the moment. 00:28:25.140 --> 00:28:26.380 But he also believes 00:28:26.380 --> 00:28:27.519 that part of God's 00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:28.579 unequaled sufficiency 00:28:28.579 --> 00:28:29.980 means that when God 00:28:29.980 --> 00:28:30.660 comes through 00:28:30.660 --> 00:28:31.400 for his people, 00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:33.480 he really comes through. 00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:37.259 And notice here 00:28:37.259 --> 00:28:38.140 that David is not 00:28:38.140 --> 00:28:38.779 taking vengeance 00:28:38.779 --> 00:28:39.920 into his own hands. 00:28:40.619 --> 00:28:41.279 He's not putting 00:28:41.279 --> 00:28:42.700 any timetable on this. 00:28:43.779 --> 00:28:44.900 David was a warrior, 00:28:45.259 --> 00:28:46.400 but this violent picture 00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:48.099 here is inspired by God 00:28:48.099 --> 00:28:48.839 and is a description 00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:49.900 of God's judgment, 00:28:49.900 --> 00:28:50.800 not David's 00:28:50.800 --> 00:28:51.560 personal vendetta. 00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:56.180 David is confident 00:28:56.180 --> 00:28:57.340 that God is going 00:28:57.340 --> 00:28:58.040 to come through. 00:28:59.140 --> 00:28:59.780 He's not going to have 00:28:59.780 --> 00:29:00.900 to try to fight 00:29:00.900 --> 00:29:02.040 and scratch for it 00:29:02.040 --> 00:29:02.519 himself. 00:29:05.900 --> 00:29:06.900 So if that's what 00:29:06.900 --> 00:29:08.620 happens to David's enemies, 00:29:08.759 --> 00:29:09.660 what will be the result 00:29:09.660 --> 00:29:10.759 for David and for others 00:29:10.759 --> 00:29:11.680 who trust in God 00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:12.180 with him? 00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:13.360 Verse 11, 00:29:13.720 --> 00:29:14.460 but the king 00:29:14.460 --> 00:29:16.440 shall rejoice in God. 00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:18.559 All who swear by him 00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:19.519 shall exult, 00:29:19.799 --> 00:29:21.420 for the mouths of liars 00:29:21.420 --> 00:29:22.380 will be stopped. 00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:26.000 The king shall rejoice 00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:27.759 not in his restored throne 00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:28.900 or his return 00:29:28.900 --> 00:29:29.940 to a comfortable life 00:29:29.940 --> 00:29:30.539 in Jerusalem. 00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:32.240 The king shall rejoice 00:29:32.240 --> 00:29:33.019 in God. 00:29:34.120 --> 00:29:35.440 David sang for joy 00:29:35.440 --> 00:29:36.320 and praised God 00:29:36.320 --> 00:29:37.080 for his sufficiency 00:29:37.080 --> 00:29:38.500 when he was in the desert, 00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:39.840 when his life was in danger, 00:29:39.840 --> 00:29:40.720 and he's going to do 00:29:40.720 --> 00:29:41.420 the same thing 00:29:41.420 --> 00:29:42.340 when he gets back home. 00:29:43.000 --> 00:29:43.960 He's going to rejoice 00:29:43.960 --> 00:29:44.860 in God. 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:46.120 David's confidence 00:29:46.120 --> 00:29:47.400 in God's unequaled 00:29:47.400 --> 00:29:47.960 sufficiency, 00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:49.019 it's not temporary. 00:29:50.920 --> 00:29:52.200 His praise for God 00:29:52.200 --> 00:29:53.460 is not just on the basis 00:29:53.460 --> 00:29:55.600 of his need for God 00:29:55.600 --> 00:29:56.140 in the moment. 00:29:56.940 --> 00:29:57.759 When everything 00:29:57.759 --> 00:29:58.880 is restored to David, 00:29:59.940 --> 00:30:01.140 he's going to rejoice 00:30:01.140 --> 00:30:01.640 in God, 00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:02.600 just like when he was 00:30:02.600 --> 00:30:03.380 in the wilderness. 00:30:06.140 --> 00:30:07.279 So what about us? 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:09.720 How does God 00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:11.240 come through for us 00:30:11.240 --> 00:30:12.340 like no one else? 00:30:13.960 --> 00:30:15.799 There are certainly times 00:30:15.799 --> 00:30:17.039 in the life of everyone 00:30:17.039 --> 00:30:19.059 who is a follower of Jesus 00:30:19.059 --> 00:30:20.299 when God saves 00:30:20.299 --> 00:30:21.240 and restores 00:30:21.240 --> 00:30:22.180 and vindicates 00:30:22.180 --> 00:30:23.960 in clear and amazing ways. 00:30:24.900 --> 00:30:26.120 God does what no one else 00:30:26.120 --> 00:30:26.600 can do, 00:30:27.240 --> 00:30:28.140 whether that is healing 00:30:28.140 --> 00:30:29.759 the body in miraculous ways 00:30:29.759 --> 00:30:30.700 or breaking an addiction 00:30:30.700 --> 00:30:32.360 that seemed unbreakable 00:30:32.360 --> 00:30:33.779 or providing financially 00:30:33.779 --> 00:30:35.279 in impossible situations 00:30:35.279 --> 00:30:37.579 or moving geopolitical people 00:30:37.579 --> 00:30:38.539 and forces 00:30:38.539 --> 00:30:39.720 that seemed immovable. 00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:42.420 but he doesn't always 00:30:42.420 --> 00:30:43.140 save his people 00:30:43.140 --> 00:30:43.799 in the short term 00:30:43.799 --> 00:30:44.279 in the ways 00:30:44.279 --> 00:30:45.420 that we would like him to. 00:30:48.140 --> 00:30:49.620 So how can we lean 00:30:49.620 --> 00:30:51.660 on verses 9 through 11 today? 00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:55.480 Can we put our full weight 00:30:55.480 --> 00:30:55.900 on them 00:30:55.900 --> 00:30:56.620 that God is going to 00:30:56.620 --> 00:30:57.360 come through for us 00:30:57.360 --> 00:30:58.059 like this? 00:30:58.799 --> 00:30:59.819 Not just sometime, 00:30:59.940 --> 00:31:00.579 but for sure. 00:31:01.160 --> 00:31:01.960 Can we have confidence 00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:02.640 in that? 00:31:02.640 --> 00:31:06.980 We can lean 00:31:06.980 --> 00:31:08.800 on verses 9 through 11 today 00:31:08.800 --> 00:31:09.840 if we remember 00:31:09.840 --> 00:31:11.620 that we are in a different 00:31:11.620 --> 00:31:13.900 and better situation 00:31:13.900 --> 00:31:15.020 than David was. 00:31:17.100 --> 00:31:18.700 Verses 9 through 11 00:31:18.700 --> 00:31:20.040 are a picture 00:31:20.040 --> 00:31:21.980 of God defeating 00:31:21.980 --> 00:31:22.780 the enemies 00:31:22.780 --> 00:31:24.120 of his anointed king, 00:31:24.620 --> 00:31:26.080 establishing his king 00:31:26.080 --> 00:31:26.920 as supreme, 00:31:27.340 --> 00:31:28.780 and bringing joyful peace 00:31:28.780 --> 00:31:29.460 to all those 00:31:29.460 --> 00:31:30.020 who are faithful 00:31:30.020 --> 00:31:30.680 to that king. 00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:33.600 You can probably see 00:31:33.600 --> 00:31:34.420 where this is going. 00:31:36.860 --> 00:31:38.380 Jesus is the last 00:31:38.380 --> 00:31:39.500 and the greatest king 00:31:39.500 --> 00:31:40.480 in the line of David. 00:31:41.380 --> 00:31:42.460 Jesus is the king 00:31:42.460 --> 00:31:43.380 that God promised 00:31:43.380 --> 00:31:44.759 would sit on David's throne 00:31:44.759 --> 00:31:45.259 forever, 00:31:45.600 --> 00:31:46.340 and we, 00:31:46.940 --> 00:31:48.360 whose faith is in Jesus, 00:31:48.519 --> 00:31:49.440 we are those 00:31:49.440 --> 00:31:50.759 who swear 00:31:50.759 --> 00:31:51.660 by King Jesus. 00:31:54.600 --> 00:31:56.400 And Jesus has enemies 00:31:56.400 --> 00:31:57.680 in this universe. 00:31:57.680 --> 00:32:01.720 sin and death 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:03.299 and the devil 00:32:03.299 --> 00:32:04.140 and all who are 00:32:04.140 --> 00:32:05.700 under the devil's control. 00:32:07.480 --> 00:32:08.779 We see evidence 00:32:08.779 --> 00:32:10.000 of them every day. 00:32:10.380 --> 00:32:11.920 Jesus has enemies. 00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:15.080 And because we swear 00:32:15.080 --> 00:32:16.240 by King Jesus, 00:32:17.060 --> 00:32:18.600 all of them hate us too. 00:32:20.539 --> 00:32:21.759 And sometimes in this life, 00:32:21.860 --> 00:32:23.220 we are in the desert 00:32:23.220 --> 00:32:24.400 pursued by our enemies, 00:32:24.600 --> 00:32:25.759 especially our brothers 00:32:25.759 --> 00:32:26.240 and sisters 00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:26.920 in other parts 00:32:26.920 --> 00:32:27.420 of the world. 00:32:27.680 --> 00:32:28.920 in the desert, 00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:30.320 pursued by the enemies 00:32:30.320 --> 00:32:31.360 of King Jesus. 00:32:33.820 --> 00:32:35.120 But someday, 00:32:35.740 --> 00:32:37.980 God is going to come 00:32:37.980 --> 00:32:39.019 through for us 00:32:39.019 --> 00:32:40.180 like no one else can. 00:32:42.180 --> 00:32:43.680 God is going to come 00:32:43.680 --> 00:32:45.160 through for us 00:32:45.160 --> 00:32:48.960 like money can't, 00:32:49.900 --> 00:32:50.940 like the United States 00:32:50.940 --> 00:32:52.259 military can't, 00:32:53.480 --> 00:32:55.560 like the Bill of Rights 00:32:55.559 --> 00:32:56.200 can't. 00:33:00.519 --> 00:33:01.339 God's King 00:33:01.339 --> 00:33:02.119 is going to return 00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:02.740 to the world 00:33:02.740 --> 00:33:03.879 that belongs to Him. 00:33:04.779 --> 00:33:05.639 He will gather 00:33:05.639 --> 00:33:06.279 His people 00:33:06.279 --> 00:33:07.000 to Himself 00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:07.799 and the Father 00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:08.559 of lies 00:33:08.559 --> 00:33:09.279 and everyone 00:33:09.279 --> 00:33:10.319 who has joined Him 00:33:10.319 --> 00:33:11.359 in His lies 00:33:11.359 --> 00:33:12.200 will be silenced. 00:33:13.940 --> 00:33:14.639 And instead, 00:33:14.839 --> 00:33:15.859 every knee will bow 00:33:15.859 --> 00:33:16.480 and every tongue 00:33:16.480 --> 00:33:17.039 will confess 00:33:17.039 --> 00:33:17.919 that Jesus Christ 00:33:17.919 --> 00:33:18.759 is Lord, 00:33:19.019 --> 00:33:19.619 is King 00:33:19.619 --> 00:33:20.319 to the glory 00:33:20.319 --> 00:33:21.139 of God the Father. 00:33:21.140 --> 00:33:22.380 God is going to 00:33:22.380 --> 00:33:23.740 to happen. 00:33:24.700 --> 00:33:25.940 Everyone in this room 00:33:25.940 --> 00:33:26.920 is going to experience 00:33:26.920 --> 00:33:27.900 that in one way 00:33:27.900 --> 00:33:28.420 or another. 00:33:31.420 --> 00:33:33.100 You can have confidence 00:33:33.100 --> 00:33:34.300 in that. 00:33:35.400 --> 00:33:37.000 You can stake your life 00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:37.480 on that. 00:33:37.600 --> 00:33:38.700 Verses 9 through 11 00:33:38.700 --> 00:33:40.259 are relevant to you 00:33:40.259 --> 00:33:41.400 because that is part 00:33:41.400 --> 00:33:42.280 of God's plan. 00:33:42.279 --> 00:33:43.379 We saw that 00:33:43.379 --> 00:33:44.019 worked out 00:33:44.019 --> 00:33:44.740 for months 00:33:44.740 --> 00:33:45.519 as we worked through 00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:46.559 the book of Revelation. 00:33:46.980 --> 00:33:47.559 God's plan 00:33:47.559 --> 00:33:48.700 for the fullness of time, 00:33:48.980 --> 00:33:49.700 He's going to come through 00:33:49.700 --> 00:33:50.019 for us 00:33:50.019 --> 00:33:50.940 like no one else can. 00:33:57.819 --> 00:33:59.079 And when you have confidence 00:33:59.079 --> 00:34:00.000 in that, 00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:01.279 when your confidence 00:34:01.279 --> 00:34:02.259 is there, 00:34:03.839 --> 00:34:04.759 everything else 00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:05.700 that pops up 00:34:05.700 --> 00:34:06.319 in life 00:34:06.319 --> 00:34:08.059 that is scary to you, 00:34:08.119 --> 00:34:09.179 is challenging to you, 00:34:09.239 --> 00:34:10.300 is a loss to you, 00:34:10.300 --> 00:34:12.560 gets put into perspective 00:34:12.560 --> 00:34:13.320 a little bit more. 00:34:14.780 --> 00:34:15.680 And everything else 00:34:15.680 --> 00:34:16.260 that you're tempted 00:34:16.260 --> 00:34:17.220 to put your confidence 00:34:17.220 --> 00:34:18.200 feels very, 00:34:18.320 --> 00:34:18.900 very small 00:34:18.900 --> 00:34:21.380 when you see 00:34:21.380 --> 00:34:22.240 that, 00:34:22.360 --> 00:34:22.840 when you see 00:34:22.840 --> 00:34:23.880 the way that God 00:34:23.880 --> 00:34:24.440 has promised 00:34:24.440 --> 00:34:25.220 to come through 00:34:25.220 --> 00:34:25.680 for you. 00:34:31.640 --> 00:34:32.620 The psalm 00:34:32.620 --> 00:34:33.200 is a call 00:34:33.200 --> 00:34:33.820 for us 00:34:33.820 --> 00:34:34.740 to cultivate 00:34:34.740 --> 00:34:35.539 our confidence 00:34:35.539 --> 00:34:36.360 in God's 00:34:36.360 --> 00:34:37.460 unequal sufficiency. 00:34:37.460 --> 00:34:40.940 God is worth it 00:34:40.940 --> 00:34:41.900 like no one else. 00:34:43.699 --> 00:34:45.019 God satisfies 00:34:45.019 --> 00:34:46.420 like no one else. 00:34:47.099 --> 00:34:48.220 God comes through 00:34:48.220 --> 00:34:49.500 like no one else. 00:34:51.500 --> 00:34:52.500 So today, 00:34:53.220 --> 00:34:54.019 whatever trouble 00:34:54.019 --> 00:34:54.780 or loss 00:34:54.780 --> 00:34:55.599 you're facing, 00:34:56.260 --> 00:34:56.880 and every day 00:34:56.880 --> 00:34:57.559 that comes 00:34:57.559 --> 00:34:59.000 until our King returns, 00:34:59.220 --> 00:34:59.800 let's put 00:34:59.800 --> 00:35:00.900 our confidence 00:35:00.900 --> 00:35:02.079 in God's 00:35:02.079 --> 00:35:03.119 unequaled sufficiency 00:35:03.119 --> 00:35:04.480 for us 00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:05.579 as His people. 00:35:05.579 --> 00:35:09.980 And to close, 00:35:10.079 --> 00:35:11.099 instead of praying 00:35:11.099 --> 00:35:12.199 my own prayer, 00:35:13.199 --> 00:35:13.819 I'm going to pray 00:35:13.819 --> 00:35:15.400 Psalm 63 aloud 00:35:15.400 --> 00:35:16.139 one more time, 00:35:16.199 --> 00:35:16.739 and I'm going to make it 00:35:16.739 --> 00:35:17.119 plural. 00:35:18.279 --> 00:35:18.639 So it's going to be 00:35:18.639 --> 00:35:20.059 a prayer from us 00:35:20.059 --> 00:35:20.940 as Christ the King 00:35:20.940 --> 00:35:21.440 Church 00:35:21.440 --> 00:35:23.559 to our sufficient 00:35:23.559 --> 00:35:23.980 God. 00:35:26.360 --> 00:35:27.059 Let's pray. 00:35:27.059 --> 00:35:30.779 O God, 00:35:30.880 --> 00:35:31.599 You are 00:35:31.599 --> 00:35:32.579 our God. 00:35:34.599 --> 00:35:35.059 Earnestly, 00:35:35.340 --> 00:35:35.840 we seek 00:35:35.840 --> 00:35:36.360 You. 00:35:37.460 --> 00:35:38.380 Our souls 00:35:38.380 --> 00:35:38.920 thirst 00:35:38.920 --> 00:35:39.659 for You. 00:35:40.699 --> 00:35:41.420 Our flesh 00:35:41.420 --> 00:35:41.900 faints 00:35:41.900 --> 00:35:42.639 for You 00:35:42.639 --> 00:35:43.559 as in a dry 00:35:43.559 --> 00:35:44.299 and weary land 00:35:44.299 --> 00:35:44.739 where there is 00:35:44.739 --> 00:35:45.279 no water. 00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:47.779 So we have 00:35:47.779 --> 00:35:48.500 looked upon You 00:35:48.500 --> 00:35:49.340 in the sanctuary, 00:35:51.139 --> 00:35:52.199 beholding Your power 00:35:52.199 --> 00:35:52.940 and Your glory. 00:35:52.940 --> 00:35:56.099 Because Your steadfast 00:35:56.099 --> 00:35:56.860 love is better 00:35:56.860 --> 00:35:57.380 than life, 00:35:57.460 --> 00:35:57.840 our lips 00:35:57.840 --> 00:35:58.639 will praise You. 00:35:59.500 --> 00:36:00.740 So we will bless 00:36:00.740 --> 00:36:01.280 You as long 00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:01.820 as we live, 00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:02.440 and in Your name 00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:03.099 we will lift up 00:36:03.099 --> 00:36:03.639 our hands. 00:36:05.720 --> 00:36:06.720 Our souls 00:36:06.720 --> 00:36:07.740 will be satisfied 00:36:07.740 --> 00:36:08.579 as with fat 00:36:08.579 --> 00:36:09.420 and rich food, 00:36:09.519 --> 00:36:10.159 and our mouths 00:36:10.159 --> 00:36:10.840 will praise You 00:36:10.840 --> 00:36:11.780 with joyful lips 00:36:11.780 --> 00:36:13.260 when we remember 00:36:13.260 --> 00:36:14.200 You upon our beds 00:36:14.200 --> 00:36:15.159 and meditate on You 00:36:15.159 --> 00:36:15.740 in the watches 00:36:15.740 --> 00:36:16.400 of the night. 00:36:17.740 --> 00:36:18.800 For You have been 00:36:18.800 --> 00:36:19.300 our help, 00:36:19.340 --> 00:36:19.880 and in the shadow 00:36:19.880 --> 00:36:20.460 of Your wings 00:36:20.460 --> 00:36:21.700 we will sing for joy. 00:36:21.699 --> 00:36:24.239 Our souls 00:36:24.239 --> 00:36:25.119 cling to You. 00:36:26.879 --> 00:36:27.939 Your right hand 00:36:27.939 --> 00:36:28.759 upholds us. 00:36:30.799 --> 00:36:31.599 For those who 00:36:31.599 --> 00:36:32.539 seek to destroy 00:36:32.539 --> 00:36:33.299 our lives 00:36:33.299 --> 00:36:34.739 and the lives 00:36:34.739 --> 00:36:35.179 of our brothers 00:36:35.179 --> 00:36:35.759 and sisters 00:36:35.759 --> 00:36:36.639 around the world 00:36:36.639 --> 00:36:37.980 shall go down 00:36:37.980 --> 00:36:38.739 into the depths 00:36:38.739 --> 00:36:39.500 of the earth. 00:36:40.739 --> 00:36:41.539 They shall be given 00:36:41.539 --> 00:36:42.259 over to the power 00:36:42.259 --> 00:36:42.759 of the sword. 00:36:42.859 --> 00:36:43.719 They shall be a portion 00:36:43.719 --> 00:36:44.439 for jackals, 00:36:44.799 --> 00:36:45.519 but the King 00:36:45.519 --> 00:36:47.119 shall rejoice in God. 00:36:47.480 --> 00:36:48.899 All who swear by Him 00:36:48.899 --> 00:36:49.759 shall exult. 00:36:50.419 --> 00:36:51.139 For the mouths 00:36:51.139 --> 00:36:51.599 of liars 00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:52.360 will be stopped. 00:36:54.039 --> 00:36:54.480 Amen.