July 30, 2025 • 45 mins
Welcome to the final episode of our journey through the Book of Psalms. In Episode 10 of Abide and Slumber, we read Psalms 129–150, a powerful passage that carries us from humble trust to the highest praise.
These final psalms, known as the Songs of Ascents and the Hallelujah Psalms, lift our hearts from struggle to thanksgiving. Psalm 139 reminds us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made; Psalm 145 declares the Lord’s greatness to every generation; and Psalms 146–150 overflow with “Praise the Lord,” inviting all creation to join the song.
Whether you listen at bedtime, during prayer, or in moments of quiet reflection, let these sacred words draw your spirit into worship and rest.
May this closing chapter fill your heart with gratitude, hope, and the unshakable peace of God’s presence.
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Welcome to abide in slumber, where we rest in His Word and
sleep in His peace. This is your time to unwind, to
let go, and to enter into God's presence with stillness and
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trust. Before we begin tonight's
scripture meditation, let's takea moment to quiet our hearts
using the rhythm of prey. Pause, reflect, ask and yield.
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Pause. Take a deep breath in and slowly
exhale. Release the weight of the day.
Let your body soften, your mind quiet, and your spirit rest in
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His presence. Reflect.
Consider God's faithfulness today.
Where did you see His goodness? What small moments of grace can
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you hold on to as you rest? Ask.
Whisper a prayer to God, whetherfor peace, comfort, or simply
the ability to let go and trust Him as you sleep.
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Yield now, surrender, release control.
Know that you are held, loved and watched over by the One who
never sleeps. Father, comfort us now as we
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drift into sleep. Calm our hearts, our minds, our
bodies, and our spirits as we meditate on Your Word tonight.
Give us deep rest so we can wakeup tomorrow.
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Refresh and ready to glorify youin all that we do.
Let's now rest in His word together as we journey through
Psalms. Psalms 129 A song of a sense.
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Since my youth they have often attacked me.
Let Israel say, since my youth they have often attacked me, but
they have not prevailed against me.
Plowmen plowed over my back. They made their furrows long.
The Lord is righteous. He has cut the ropes of the
wicked. Let all who hate Zion be driven
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back in disgrace. Let them be like grass on the
rooftops, which Withers before it grows up and can't even fill
the hands of the Reaper or the arms.
The one who binds sheeps. The nun who will pass by will
say, May the Lord's blessing be on you.
We bless you in the name of Yahweh.
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Psalms 130 Out of the depths I call to you, Yahweh.
Lord, listen to my voice, Let your ears be attentive to my cry
for help. Yahweh.
If you considered sins, Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness, so you may be
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revered. I wait for Yahweh.
I wait and put my hope in His word.
I wait for the Lord more than Watchmen for the morning.
Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for there is faithful love
with the Lord, and with Him is redemption in abundance, and He
will redeem Israel from all its sins.
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Psalms 131 Lord, my heart is notproud, my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things too great or too
difficult for me. Instead, I have calmed and
quieted myself like a little weaned child with his mother.
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I am like a child. Israel, put your hope in the
Lord both now and forever. Psalms 132A Song of a Sense
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Lord, remember David and all thehardships he endured and how he
swore an oath to the Lord, making a vow to the mighty One
of Jacob. I will not enter my house or get
into my bed. I will not allow my eyes to
sleep or my eyelids to slumber until I find a place for the
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Lord, a dwelling for the mighty one of Jacob.
We heard the ark in Ephrathah. We found it in the fields of
Jahar. Let us go to his dwelling place.
Let his worship at his footstool.
Rise up, Lord, Come to your resting place, you and your
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powerful ark. May your priests be clothed with
righteousness, and may your godly people shout for joy
because of your servant David. Do not reject your anointed one.
The Lord sworn oath to David, a promise he will not abandon.
I will set one of your descendants on your throne.
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If your sons keep my covenant and my decrees that I will teach
them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.
For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his home.
This is my resting place forever.
I will make my home here becauseI have desired it.
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I will abundantly bless its food.
I will satisfy its needy with bread.
I will clothe its priests with salvation, and it's godly people
with shout for joy there. I will make a horn grow for
David. I have prepared a lamp for my
Anointed 1. I will clothe his enemies with
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shame, but the crown he wears will be glorious.
Psalms 133A Davidic song of a sense.
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How good and pleasant is it whenbrothers live together in
harmony? It is like fine oil on the head,
running down the beard, running down Aaron's beard onto his
robes. It is like the dew of Herman
falling in the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord has appointedthe blessing.
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Life forevermore. Psalms 134A Song of Ascent.
Now praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand
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in the Lord's house at night, lift up your hands in the holy
place and praise the Lord. May the Lord the Maker of heaven
and earth bless you from Zion. Psalms 135 Hallelujah, praise
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the name of Yahweh. Give praise, you servants of
Yahweh, who stand in the House of Yahweh, in the courts of the
House of our God. Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is
good. Sing praise to His name, for it
is delightful. For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for
himself, Israel as his treasuredpossession.
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For I know that Yahweh is great.Our Lord is greater than all
gods. Yahweh does whatever He pleases
in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.
He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain and brings the wind from his
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storehouses. He struck down the first born of
Egypt, both man and beast. He sent signs and wonders
against you Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.
He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings.
See on king of the Amorites, allking of Bashan, and all the
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kings of Canaan. He gave their land as an
inheritance, an inheritance to His people Israel.
Yahweh, your name endures forever your reputation, Yahweh
through all generations. For Yahweh will vindicate His
people and have compassion on His servants.
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The idols of the nations are of silver and gold made by human
hands. They have mouths but cannot
speak, eyes but cannot see. They have ears but cannot hear.
Indeed there is no breath in their mouths.
Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust
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in them. House of Israel praise Yahweh.
House of Aaron praise Yahweh. House of Levi, praise Yahweh,
you who Revere the Lord, praise the Lord.
May the Lord be praised from Zion.
He dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
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Psalms 136 Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, His love is
eternal. Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love is eternal. Give thanks to the Lord of
Lords. His love is eternal.
He alone does wonders. His love is eternal.
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He made the heavens skillfully. His love is eternal.
He spread the land on the waters.
His love is eternal. He made the great lights.
His love is eternal. The sun to rule by day, His love
is eternal. The moon and stars to rule by
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night, His love is eternal. He struck the first born of the
Egyptians, His love is eternal, and brought Israel out from
among them. His love is eternal.
With a strong hand in an outstretched arm, His love is
eternal. He divided the Red Sea.
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His love is eternal, and LED Israel through His love is
eternal, but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.
His love is eternal. He led his people in the
wilderness. His love is eternal.
He struck down great kings, His love is eternal, and slaughtered
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famous kings, His love is eternal.
Sihan, king of the Amorites, hislove is eternal.
And Ogg, king of Bashan, his love is eternal.
And gave their land as an inheritance.
His love is eternal, an inheritance to Israel, His
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servant, His love is eternal. He remembered us in our
humiliation. His love is eternal and rescued
us from our foes. His love is eternal.
He gives food to every creature.His love is eternal.
Give thanks to the God of heaven.
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His love is eternal. Psalms 137 By the rivers of
Babylon. There we sat down and wept when
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we remembered Zion. There we hung up our liars on
the poplar's trees, For our captors there asked us for
songs, And our tormentors for rejoicing.
Sing as one of the songs, Zion. How can we sing the Lord's song
on foreign soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, May
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my right hand forget its skill, May my tongue stick to the roof
of my mouth. If I do not remember you, if I
do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy.
Remember, Lord, what the Edomitesaid that day at Jerusalem.
Destroy it, Destroy it down to its foundations.
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Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction.
Happy is the one who pays you back what you have done to us.
Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them
against the rocks. Psalms 138 Davidic, I will give
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thanks to you with all my heart.I will sing your praise before
the heavenly beings. I will bow down towards Your
holy temple and give thanks to Your name, Your constant love
and truth. You have exalted Your name and
Your promise above everything else.
On the day I called, You answered me.
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You increase strength within Me.All the kings on earth will give
you thanks, Lord. When they hear what you have
promised, they will sing of the Lord's ways, for the Lord's
glory is great. Though the Lord is exalted, He
takes note of the humble, but Heknows the haughty from a
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distance. If I walk into the thick of
danger, You will preserve my life from the anger of my
enemies. You will extend your hand.
Your right hand will save me. The Lord will fulfill His
purpose for me. Lord, your love is eternal.
Do not abandon the work of your hands.
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Psalms 139 for the choir director, a Davidic Psalm.
Lord, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I stand up.
You understand my thoughts from far away.
You observe my travels and my rest.
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You are aware of all of my ways before a word is on my tongue.
You know all about it. Lord, You have encircled me.
You have placed your hand on me.This extraordinary knowledge is
beyond me. It is lofty.
I am unable to reach it. Where can I go to escape your
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spirit? Where can I flee from your
presence? If I go up to heaven, You are
there. If I make my bed and shield, you
are there. If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,even there your hand will leave
me, Your right hand will hold onto me.
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If I say surely the darkness will hide me and the light
around me will be night. Even the darkness is not dark to
you. The night shines like the day,
darkness and light. Or I like to you, for it was you
who created my inward parts. You knit me together in my
mother's womb. I will praise you because I have
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been remarkably and wonderfully made.
Your works are wonderful, and I know this very well.
My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw me when I was formless.
All my days were written in yourbook and planned before a single
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one of them began. God, how difficult your thoughts
are for me to comprehend how vast their sum is.
If I counted them, they would outnumber the grains of the
sand. When I wake up, I am still with
you, God, if only you would killthe wicked.
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You bloodthirsty men, stay away from me who invoke you
deceitfully. Your enemies swear by you
falsely. Lord, don't I hate those who
hate you and attest those who rebel against you.
I hate them with extreme hatred.I consider them my enemies.
Search me God and know my heart.Test me and know my concerns.
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See if there is any offensive way in me.
Lead me in the everlasting way. Psalms 140 for the choir
director, a Davidic Psalm. Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
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Keep me safe from violent men who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long. They make their tongues as sharp
as a snake's bite. Viper's venom is under their
lips. Say Law.
Protect me, Lord, from the clutches of the wicked.
Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.
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The proud hide A trap with ropesfor me.
They spread a net along the pathand set snares for me.
Say Law, I say to the Lord, You are my God.
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.
Lord, God, my strong Savior, youshield my head on the day of
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battle. Lord, do not grant the desires
of the wicked. Do not let them achieve their
goals, otherwise they will become proud.
Say law, when those who surroundme rise up, may the trouble of
their lips cause overwhelm them.Let hot coals fall on them.
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Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never
again to rise. Do not let a slanderer stay in
the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down
a violent man. I know that the Lord upholds the
just cause of the poor. Justice for the needy.
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Surely the righteous will praiseyour name.
The upright will live in your presence.
Psalms 141A. Davidic Psalm Lord, I call on
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you. Hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on you.
May my prayer be set before you as incense the raising of my
hands as the evening offering. Lord, set up a guard for my
mouth. Keep watch at the door of my
lips. Do not let my heart turn to any
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evil thing or perform wicked acts.
Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing or perform wicked
acts with men who commit sin. Do not let me feast on their
delicacies. Let the righteous one strike me.
It is an act of faithful love. Let him rebuke me.
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It is oil for my head. Let me not refuse it.
Even now. My prayer is against the evil
acts of the wicked. When their rulers will be thrown
off the sides of a Cliff, the people will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing. As when 1 plows and breaks up
the soil, turning up rocks, so our bones have been scattered at
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the mouth of Sheol. But my eyes look to you, Lord
God, I seek refuge in you. Do not let me die.
Protect me from the trap they have set for me, and from the
snares of the evil doers of the wicked.
Fall into their own Nets while Ipass by safely.
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Psalms 142. I cry aloud to the Lord.
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.
I pour out my complaint before Him.
I reveal my trouble to Him. Although my spirit is weak
within me, you know my way alongthis path I travel.
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They have hidden a trap for me. Look to the right and see no one
stands up for me. There is no refuge for me.
No one cares about me. I cry to you, Lord, I say you
are my shelter, my portion in the land of the living.
Listen to my cry, for I am very weak.
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Rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for
me. Free me from prison so that I
can praise your name. The righteous will gather around
me because you deal generously with me.
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Psalms 143A Davidic Psalm Lord, hear my prayer.
In your faithfulness listen to my plea, and in your
righteousness answer me. Do not bring your servant into
judgment, for no one alive is righteous in your sight.
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For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground,
making me live in darkness like those long dead.
My spirit is weak within me. My heart is overcome with
dismay. I remember the days of old.
I meditate on all you have done.I reflect on the work of your
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hands. I spread out my hands to you.
I am like parched land before you say law.
Answer me quickly, Lord, my spirit fails.
Don't hide your face from me or I will be like those going down
to the pit. Let me experience your faithful
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love in the morning, for I trustin you.
Reveal to me the way I should go, because I long for you.
Rescue me from my enemies. Lord, I come to You for
protection. Teach me to do Your will, for
You are my God. May Your gracious Spirit lead me
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on level ground because of Your name.
Yahweh, let me live in Your righteousness, deliver me from
trouble, and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies.
Why about all those who attack me, for I am your servant.
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Psalms 144 Davidic May the Lord my rock be praised, who trains
my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.
He is my faithful love and my fortress, my stronghold and my
deliverer. He is my shield, and I take
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refuge in Him. He subdues my people under me.
Lord, what is man that you care for Him, The Son of Man that you
think of Him? Man is like a breath.
His days are like a passing shadow.
Lord, arch your heavens and comedown.
Touch the mountains and they will smoke.
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Flash your lightning and scatterthe foe.
Shoot your arrows and route them.
Reach down from heaven. Rescue me from deep water and
set me free from the grass of foreigners whose mouth speak
lies, whose right hands are deceptive.
God, I will sing a new song to you.
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I will play on A10 stringed harpfor you, the one who gives
victory to kings, who frees his servant David from the deadly
sword. Set me free and rescue me from
the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right
hands are deceptive. Then our sons will be like
plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner
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pillars that are carved in the palace style.
Our storehouses will be full, supplying all kinds of produce.
Our flocks will increase by thousands and 10s of thousands
in our open fields. Our cattle will be well fed.
There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity,
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and no cry of lament in our public squares.
Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.
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Psalm 145, a Davidic hymn. I exalt you, my God the King,
and praise your name forever andever.
I will praise you every day. I will honor Your name forever
and ever. Yahweh is great and highly
praised. His greatness is unsearchable.
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One generation will declare yourworks to the next and will
proclaim Your mighty acts. I will speak of Your splendor
and glorious majesty and your wonderful works.
They will proclaim the power of your awe inspiring acts and I
will declare Your greatness. They will give a testimony of
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Your great goodness and will joyfully sing of your
righteousness. The Lord is gracious and
compassionate, slow to anger, and great and faithful love.
The Lord is good to everyone. His compassion rests on all He
has made. All you have made will thank you
Lord. The godly will praise you.
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They will speak of the glory of your Kingdom and will declare
Your might, informing all peopleof Your mighty acts and of the
glorious splendor of Your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom.
Your rule is for all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all His words and gracious in all his
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actions. The Lord helps all who fall.
He raises up all who are oppressed.
All eyes look to you, and you give them their food.
At the proper time you open yourhand and satisfy the desire of
every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all His
ways and gracious in all His acts.
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The Lord is near all who call out to Him, all who call out to
Him. With integrity He fulfills the
desires of those who fear Him. He he hears their cry for help
and saves them. The Lord guards all those who
love Him, but he destroys all the wicked.
My mouth will declare He always praise that every living thing
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praise His holy name forever andever.
Psalms 146 Hallelujah, my soul, praise the Lord.
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I will praise the Lord all my life.
I will sing to my God as long asI live.
I do not trust in nobles, in manwho cannot save.
When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground on the day
his plans die. Happy is the one whose help is
the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord.
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Is God the maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in
them. He remains faithful, forever
executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the
hungry. The Lord frees prisoners.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord raises up those who areoppressed.
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The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects foreigners and
helps the fatherless and the widow.
But he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
The Lord reigns forever. Zion, your God reigns for all
generations. Hallelujah.
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Psalms 147 Hallelujah. How good is it to sing to our
God? For praise is pleasant and
lovely. The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem.
He gathers Israel's exiled people.
He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.
He counts the number of stars. He gives names to all of them.
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Our Lord is great, fast in power, His understanding is
infinite. The Lord helps the afflicted,
but brings the wicked to the ground.
Sing to the Lord with Thanksgiving.
Play the lyre to our God, who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth, andcauses grass to grow on the
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hills. He provides the animals with
their food and the young Ravens what they cry for.
He is not impressed by the strength of a horse.
He does not value the power of aman.
The Lord values those who fear him, those who put their hope
and his faithful love exalt the Lord.
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Jerusalem, praise your God Zion,where He strengthens the bars of
your gates and blesses your children within you.
He endows your territory with prosperity.
He satisfies you with the finestwheat.
He sends his command throughout the earth.
His word runs swiftly. He spreads snow like wool.
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He scatters frost like ashes. He throws his hailstones like
crumbs. Who can withstand his cold?
He sends his word and melts them.
He unleashes his winds and the waters flow.
He declares his word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to
Israel. He has not done this for any
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nation. They do not know his judgments.
Hallelujah. Psalms 148.
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Hallelujah. Praise the Lord from the
heavens. Praise him in the heights.
Praise him all his angels, praise Him all his hosts.
Praise him sun and moon. Praise Him, all you shining
stars, praise Him highest heavens, and you waters above
the heavens. Let them praise the name of
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Yahweh, for He commanded and they were created.
He set them in position forever and ever.
He gave an order that will neverpass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean
depths, lightning and hail, snowand cloud, powerful wind that
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executes His command, mountains and all hills, fruit trees and
all Cedars, wild animals and allcattle, creatures that crawl and
flying birds. Kings of the earth and all
peoples, Princess and all judgesof the earth, Young men as well
as young women, old and young together.
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Let them praise the name of Yahweh, for His name alone is
exalted. His Majesty covers heaven and
earth. He has raised up a horn for His
people, resulting in praise to all His godly ones, to the
Israelite, the people close to Him.
Hallelujah. Psalms 149 Hallelujah.
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Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise in the assembly of
the godly. Let Israel celebrate its Maker.
Let the children of Zion rejoicein their king.
Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him
with tambourine and lyre. For Yahweh takes pleasure in His
people. He adorned the humble with
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salvation. Let the godly celebrate and
triumphal glory. Let them shout for joy on their
beds. Let the exaltation of God be in
their mouths, a double edged sword in their hands, inflicting
vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
binding their kings with chains and their dignitaries with iron
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shackles, carrying out the judgment to create against them.
This honor is for all His godly people.
Hallelujah, Psalms 150.
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Hallelujah. Praise God and His sanctuary.
Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
Praise Him for His powerful acts.
Praise Him for His abundant greatness.
Praise Him with trumpet blast. Praise Him with harp and lyre.
Praise Him with tambourine and dance, praise him with flute and
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strings, praise him with resounding symbols, praise him
with clashing cymbals. But everything that breathes,
praise the Lord. Hallelujah.
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Tonight we conclude book five ofthe Psalms and the entire
Psalter. This final section as a song of
redemption, Thanksgiving, and unshakable hope in God's
enduring love. Book 5 opens with words that
echo again and again. Give thanks to the Lord, for he
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is good. His steadfast love endures
forever. Psalms 107, verse one.
These Psalms invite us to remember.
God rescues the wondering, the imprisoned, the sick, and the
storm tossed. No matter where we find
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ourselves, His mercy reaches us.Then come the songs of a Sense.
Psalms 120 through 134. Pilgrim song sung on the journey
to Jerusalem. I lift my eyes to the hills.
Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the
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Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 120 through 1, one through
2. They remind us that life itself
is a pilgrimage and we are neveralone on the road.
Those who sow in tears will reapwith songs of joy.
Psalm 126, verse 5, Book 5 overflows with psalms of deep
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praise and devotion. Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, oh
Lord my God, you are very great.Psalms 104, verse one in the
magnificent Psalm 139. You have searched me Lord, and
you know me. You hem me in behind and before,
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and you lay your hand upon me. Even in our hidden places, God
sees, knows, and loves us. The closing psalms build into a
crescendo of praise. Great is the Lord, and most
worthy of praise. His greatness no one can fathom.
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Psalm 145, verse 3. And finally, the Psalter ends
with a series of Hallelujah psalms from Psalms 146 to 150,
calling everything that has breaths to praise the Lord.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. Book 5 is a song of hope.
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We are pilgrims, upheld by grace.
We are known, forgiven, and surrounded by steadfast love
that endures forever. And so the ancient song ends,
not in sorrow, but in praise. May your heart join in this
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final chorus tonight. Praise the Lord, for he is good.
His steadfast love endures forever, and may your life
itself become a Psalm of praise.Amen.
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Music. The.
Welcome to abide in slumber, where we rest in His Word and
sleep in His peace. This is your time to unwind, to
let go, and to enter into God's presence with stillness and
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trust. Before we begin tonight's
scripture meditation, let's takea moment to quiet our hearts
using the rhythm of prey. Pause, reflect, ask and yield.
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Pause. Take a deep breath in and slowly
exhale. Release the weight of the day.
Let your body soften, your mind quiet, and your spirit rest in
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His presence. Reflect.
Consider God's faithfulness today.
Where did you see His goodness? What small moments of grace can
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you hold on to as you rest? Ask.
Whisper a prayer to God, whetherfor peace, comfort, or simply
the ability to let go and trust Him as you sleep.
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Yield now, surrender, release control.
Know that you are held, loved and watched over by the One who
never sleeps. Father, comfort us now as we
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drift into sleep. Calm our hearts, our minds, our
bodies, and our spirits as we meditate on Your Word tonight.
Give us deep rest so we can wakeup tomorrow.
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Refresh and ready to glorify youin all that we do.
Let's now rest in His word together as we journey through
Psalms. Psalms 129 A song of a sense.
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Since my youth they have often attacked me.
Let Israel say, since my youth they have often attacked me, but
they have not prevailed against me.
Plowmen plowed over my back. They made their furrows long.
The Lord is righteous. He has cut the ropes of the
wicked. Let all who hate Zion be driven
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back in disgrace. Let them be like grass on the
rooftops, which Withers before it grows up and can't even fill
the hands of the Reaper or the arms.
The one who binds sheeps. The nun who will pass by will
say, May the Lord's blessing be on you.
We bless you in the name of Yahweh.
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Psalms 130 Out of the depths I call to you, Yahweh.
Lord, listen to my voice, Let your ears be attentive to my cry
for help. Yahweh.
If you considered sins, Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness, so you may be
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revered. I wait for Yahweh.
I wait and put my hope in His word.
I wait for the Lord more than Watchmen for the morning.
Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for there is faithful love
with the Lord, and with Him is redemption in abundance, and He
will redeem Israel from all its sins.
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Psalms 131 Lord, my heart is notproud, my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things too great or too
difficult for me. Instead, I have calmed and
quieted myself like a little weaned child with his mother.
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I am like a child. Israel, put your hope in the
Lord both now and forever. Psalms 132A Song of a Sense
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Lord, remember David and all thehardships he endured and how he
swore an oath to the Lord, making a vow to the mighty One
of Jacob. I will not enter my house or get
into my bed. I will not allow my eyes to
sleep or my eyelids to slumber until I find a place for the
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Lord, a dwelling for the mighty one of Jacob.
We heard the ark in Ephrathah. We found it in the fields of
Jahar. Let us go to his dwelling place.
Let his worship at his footstool.
Rise up, Lord, Come to your resting place, you and your
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powerful ark. May your priests be clothed with
righteousness, and may your godly people shout for joy
because of your servant David. Do not reject your anointed one.
The Lord sworn oath to David, a promise he will not abandon.
I will set one of your descendants on your throne.
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If your sons keep my covenant and my decrees that I will teach
them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.
For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his home.
This is my resting place forever.
I will make my home here becauseI have desired it.
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I will abundantly bless its food.
I will satisfy its needy with bread.
I will clothe its priests with salvation, and it's godly people
with shout for joy there. I will make a horn grow for
David. I have prepared a lamp for my
Anointed 1. I will clothe his enemies with
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shame, but the crown he wears will be glorious.
Psalms 133A Davidic song of a sense.
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How good and pleasant is it whenbrothers live together in
harmony? It is like fine oil on the head,
running down the beard, running down Aaron's beard onto his
robes. It is like the dew of Herman
falling in the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord has appointedthe blessing.
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Life forevermore. Psalms 134A Song of Ascent.
Now praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand
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in the Lord's house at night, lift up your hands in the holy
place and praise the Lord. May the Lord the Maker of heaven
and earth bless you from Zion. Psalms 135 Hallelujah, praise
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the name of Yahweh. Give praise, you servants of
Yahweh, who stand in the House of Yahweh, in the courts of the
House of our God. Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is
good. Sing praise to His name, for it
is delightful. For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for
himself, Israel as his treasuredpossession.
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For I know that Yahweh is great.Our Lord is greater than all
gods. Yahweh does whatever He pleases
in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.
He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain and brings the wind from his
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storehouses. He struck down the first born of
Egypt, both man and beast. He sent signs and wonders
against you Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.
He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings.
See on king of the Amorites, allking of Bashan, and all the
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kings of Canaan. He gave their land as an
inheritance, an inheritance to His people Israel.
Yahweh, your name endures forever your reputation, Yahweh
through all generations. For Yahweh will vindicate His
people and have compassion on His servants.
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The idols of the nations are of silver and gold made by human
hands. They have mouths but cannot
speak, eyes but cannot see. They have ears but cannot hear.
Indeed there is no breath in their mouths.
Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust
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in them. House of Israel praise Yahweh.
House of Aaron praise Yahweh. House of Levi, praise Yahweh,
you who Revere the Lord, praise the Lord.
May the Lord be praised from Zion.
He dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
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Psalms 136 Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, His love is
eternal. Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love is eternal. Give thanks to the Lord of
Lords. His love is eternal.
He alone does wonders. His love is eternal.
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He made the heavens skillfully. His love is eternal.
He spread the land on the waters.
His love is eternal. He made the great lights.
His love is eternal. The sun to rule by day, His love
is eternal. The moon and stars to rule by
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night, His love is eternal. He struck the first born of the
Egyptians, His love is eternal, and brought Israel out from
among them. His love is eternal.
With a strong hand in an outstretched arm, His love is
eternal. He divided the Red Sea.
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His love is eternal, and LED Israel through His love is
eternal, but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.
His love is eternal. He led his people in the
wilderness. His love is eternal.
He struck down great kings, His love is eternal, and slaughtered
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famous kings, His love is eternal.
Sihan, king of the Amorites, hislove is eternal.
And Ogg, king of Bashan, his love is eternal.
And gave their land as an inheritance.
His love is eternal, an inheritance to Israel, His
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servant, His love is eternal. He remembered us in our
humiliation. His love is eternal and rescued
us from our foes. His love is eternal.
He gives food to every creature.His love is eternal.
Give thanks to the God of heaven.
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His love is eternal. Psalms 137 By the rivers of
Babylon. There we sat down and wept when
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we remembered Zion. There we hung up our liars on
the poplar's trees, For our captors there asked us for
songs, And our tormentors for rejoicing.
Sing as one of the songs, Zion. How can we sing the Lord's song
on foreign soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, May
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my right hand forget its skill, May my tongue stick to the roof
of my mouth. If I do not remember you, if I
do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy.
Remember, Lord, what the Edomitesaid that day at Jerusalem.
Destroy it, Destroy it down to its foundations.
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Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction.
Happy is the one who pays you back what you have done to us.
Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them
against the rocks. Psalms 138 Davidic, I will give
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thanks to you with all my heart.I will sing your praise before
the heavenly beings. I will bow down towards Your
holy temple and give thanks to Your name, Your constant love
and truth. You have exalted Your name and
Your promise above everything else.
On the day I called, You answered me.
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You increase strength within Me.All the kings on earth will give
you thanks, Lord. When they hear what you have
promised, they will sing of the Lord's ways, for the Lord's
glory is great. Though the Lord is exalted, He
takes note of the humble, but Heknows the haughty from a
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distance. If I walk into the thick of
danger, You will preserve my life from the anger of my
enemies. You will extend your hand.
Your right hand will save me. The Lord will fulfill His
purpose for me. Lord, your love is eternal.
Do not abandon the work of your hands.
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Psalms 139 for the choir director, a Davidic Psalm.
Lord, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I stand up.
You understand my thoughts from far away.
You observe my travels and my rest.
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You are aware of all of my ways before a word is on my tongue.
You know all about it. Lord, You have encircled me.
You have placed your hand on me.This extraordinary knowledge is
beyond me. It is lofty.
I am unable to reach it. Where can I go to escape your
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spirit? Where can I flee from your
presence? If I go up to heaven, You are
there. If I make my bed and shield, you
are there. If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,even there your hand will leave
me, Your right hand will hold onto me.
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If I say surely the darkness will hide me and the light
around me will be night. Even the darkness is not dark to
you. The night shines like the day,
darkness and light. Or I like to you, for it was you
who created my inward parts. You knit me together in my
mother's womb. I will praise you because I have
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been remarkably and wonderfully made.
Your works are wonderful, and I know this very well.
My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw me when I was formless.
All my days were written in yourbook and planned before a single
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one of them began. God, how difficult your thoughts
are for me to comprehend how vast their sum is.
If I counted them, they would outnumber the grains of the
sand. When I wake up, I am still with
you, God, if only you would killthe wicked.
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You bloodthirsty men, stay away from me who invoke you
deceitfully. Your enemies swear by you
falsely. Lord, don't I hate those who
hate you and attest those who rebel against you.
I hate them with extreme hatred.I consider them my enemies.
Search me God and know my heart.Test me and know my concerns.
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See if there is any offensive way in me.
Lead me in the everlasting way. Psalms 140 for the choir
director, a Davidic Psalm. Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
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Keep me safe from violent men who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long. They make their tongues as sharp
as a snake's bite. Viper's venom is under their
lips. Say Law.
Protect me, Lord, from the clutches of the wicked.
Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.
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The proud hide A trap with ropesfor me.
They spread a net along the pathand set snares for me.
Say Law, I say to the Lord, You are my God.
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.
Lord, God, my strong Savior, youshield my head on the day of
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battle. Lord, do not grant the desires
of the wicked. Do not let them achieve their
goals, otherwise they will become proud.
Say law, when those who surroundme rise up, may the trouble of
their lips cause overwhelm them.Let hot coals fall on them.
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Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never
again to rise. Do not let a slanderer stay in
the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down
a violent man. I know that the Lord upholds the
just cause of the poor. Justice for the needy.
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Surely the righteous will praiseyour name.
The upright will live in your presence.
Psalms 141A. Davidic Psalm Lord, I call on
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you. Hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on you.
May my prayer be set before you as incense the raising of my
hands as the evening offering. Lord, set up a guard for my
mouth. Keep watch at the door of my
lips. Do not let my heart turn to any
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evil thing or perform wicked acts.
Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing or perform wicked
acts with men who commit sin. Do not let me feast on their
delicacies. Let the righteous one strike me.
It is an act of faithful love. Let him rebuke me.
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It is oil for my head. Let me not refuse it.
Even now. My prayer is against the evil
acts of the wicked. When their rulers will be thrown
off the sides of a Cliff, the people will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing. As when 1 plows and breaks up
the soil, turning up rocks, so our bones have been scattered at
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the mouth of Sheol. But my eyes look to you, Lord
God, I seek refuge in you. Do not let me die.
Protect me from the trap they have set for me, and from the
snares of the evil doers of the wicked.
Fall into their own Nets while Ipass by safely.
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Psalms 142. I cry aloud to the Lord.
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.
I pour out my complaint before Him.
I reveal my trouble to Him. Although my spirit is weak
within me, you know my way alongthis path I travel.
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They have hidden a trap for me. Look to the right and see no one
stands up for me. There is no refuge for me.
No one cares about me. I cry to you, Lord, I say you
are my shelter, my portion in the land of the living.
Listen to my cry, for I am very weak.
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Rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for
me. Free me from prison so that I
can praise your name. The righteous will gather around
me because you deal generously with me.
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Psalms 143A Davidic Psalm Lord, hear my prayer.
In your faithfulness listen to my plea, and in your
righteousness answer me. Do not bring your servant into
judgment, for no one alive is righteous in your sight.
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For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground,
making me live in darkness like those long dead.
My spirit is weak within me. My heart is overcome with
dismay. I remember the days of old.
I meditate on all you have done.I reflect on the work of your
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hands. I spread out my hands to you.
I am like parched land before you say law.
Answer me quickly, Lord, my spirit fails.
Don't hide your face from me or I will be like those going down
to the pit. Let me experience your faithful
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love in the morning, for I trustin you.
Reveal to me the way I should go, because I long for you.
Rescue me from my enemies. Lord, I come to You for
protection. Teach me to do Your will, for
You are my God. May Your gracious Spirit lead me
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on level ground because of Your name.
Yahweh, let me live in Your righteousness, deliver me from
trouble, and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies.
Why about all those who attack me, for I am your servant.
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Psalms 144 Davidic May the Lord my rock be praised, who trains
my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.
He is my faithful love and my fortress, my stronghold and my
deliverer. He is my shield, and I take
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refuge in Him. He subdues my people under me.
Lord, what is man that you care for Him, The Son of Man that you
think of Him? Man is like a breath.
His days are like a passing shadow.
Lord, arch your heavens and comedown.
Touch the mountains and they will smoke.
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Flash your lightning and scatterthe foe.
Shoot your arrows and route them.
Reach down from heaven. Rescue me from deep water and
set me free from the grass of foreigners whose mouth speak
lies, whose right hands are deceptive.
God, I will sing a new song to you.
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I will play on A10 stringed harpfor you, the one who gives
victory to kings, who frees his servant David from the deadly
sword. Set me free and rescue me from
the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right
hands are deceptive. Then our sons will be like
plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner
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pillars that are carved in the palace style.
Our storehouses will be full, supplying all kinds of produce.
Our flocks will increase by thousands and 10s of thousands
in our open fields. Our cattle will be well fed.
There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity,
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and no cry of lament in our public squares.
Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.
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Psalm 145, a Davidic hymn. I exalt you, my God the King,
and praise your name forever andever.
I will praise you every day. I will honor Your name forever
and ever. Yahweh is great and highly
praised. His greatness is unsearchable.
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One generation will declare yourworks to the next and will
proclaim Your mighty acts. I will speak of Your splendor
and glorious majesty and your wonderful works.
They will proclaim the power of your awe inspiring acts and I
will declare Your greatness. They will give a testimony of
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Your great goodness and will joyfully sing of your
righteousness. The Lord is gracious and
compassionate, slow to anger, and great and faithful love.
The Lord is good to everyone. His compassion rests on all He
has made. All you have made will thank you
Lord. The godly will praise you.
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They will speak of the glory of your Kingdom and will declare
Your might, informing all peopleof Your mighty acts and of the
glorious splendor of Your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom.
Your rule is for all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all His words and gracious in all his
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actions. The Lord helps all who fall.
He raises up all who are oppressed.
All eyes look to you, and you give them their food.
At the proper time you open yourhand and satisfy the desire of
every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all His
ways and gracious in all His acts.
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The Lord is near all who call out to Him, all who call out to
Him. With integrity He fulfills the
desires of those who fear Him. He he hears their cry for help
and saves them. The Lord guards all those who
love Him, but he destroys all the wicked.
My mouth will declare He always praise that every living thing
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praise His holy name forever andever.
Psalms 146 Hallelujah, my soul, praise the Lord.
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I will praise the Lord all my life.
I will sing to my God as long asI live.
I do not trust in nobles, in manwho cannot save.
When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground on the day
his plans die. Happy is the one whose help is
the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord.
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Is God the maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in
them. He remains faithful, forever
executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the
hungry. The Lord frees prisoners.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord raises up those who areoppressed.
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The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects foreigners and
helps the fatherless and the widow.
But he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
The Lord reigns forever. Zion, your God reigns for all
generations. Hallelujah.
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Psalms 147 Hallelujah. How good is it to sing to our
God? For praise is pleasant and
lovely. The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem.
He gathers Israel's exiled people.
He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.
He counts the number of stars. He gives names to all of them.
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Our Lord is great, fast in power, His understanding is
infinite. The Lord helps the afflicted,
but brings the wicked to the ground.
Sing to the Lord with Thanksgiving.
Play the lyre to our God, who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth, andcauses grass to grow on the
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hills. He provides the animals with
their food and the young Ravens what they cry for.
He is not impressed by the strength of a horse.
He does not value the power of aman.
The Lord values those who fear him, those who put their hope
and his faithful love exalt the Lord.
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Jerusalem, praise your God Zion,where He strengthens the bars of
your gates and blesses your children within you.
He endows your territory with prosperity.
He satisfies you with the finestwheat.
He sends his command throughout the earth.
His word runs swiftly. He spreads snow like wool.
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He scatters frost like ashes. He throws his hailstones like
crumbs. Who can withstand his cold?
He sends his word and melts them.
He unleashes his winds and the waters flow.
He declares his word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to
Israel. He has not done this for any
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nation. They do not know his judgments.
Hallelujah. Psalms 148.
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Hallelujah. Praise the Lord from the
heavens. Praise him in the heights.
Praise him all his angels, praise Him all his hosts.
Praise him sun and moon. Praise Him, all you shining
stars, praise Him highest heavens, and you waters above
the heavens. Let them praise the name of
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Yahweh, for He commanded and they were created.
He set them in position forever and ever.
He gave an order that will neverpass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean
depths, lightning and hail, snowand cloud, powerful wind that
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executes His command, mountains and all hills, fruit trees and
all Cedars, wild animals and allcattle, creatures that crawl and
flying birds. Kings of the earth and all
peoples, Princess and all judgesof the earth, Young men as well
as young women, old and young together.
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Let them praise the name of Yahweh, for His name alone is
exalted. His Majesty covers heaven and
earth. He has raised up a horn for His
people, resulting in praise to all His godly ones, to the
Israelite, the people close to Him.
Hallelujah. Psalms 149 Hallelujah.
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Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise in the assembly of
the godly. Let Israel celebrate its Maker.
Let the children of Zion rejoicein their king.
Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him
with tambourine and lyre. For Yahweh takes pleasure in His
people. He adorned the humble with
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salvation. Let the godly celebrate and
triumphal glory. Let them shout for joy on their
beds. Let the exaltation of God be in
their mouths, a double edged sword in their hands, inflicting
vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
binding their kings with chains and their dignitaries with iron
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shackles, carrying out the judgment to create against them.
This honor is for all His godly people.
Hallelujah, Psalms 150.
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Hallelujah. Praise God and His sanctuary.
Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
Praise Him for His powerful acts.
Praise Him for His abundant greatness.
Praise Him with trumpet blast. Praise Him with harp and lyre.
Praise Him with tambourine and dance, praise him with flute and
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strings, praise him with resounding symbols, praise him
with clashing cymbals. But everything that breathes,
praise the Lord. Hallelujah.
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Tonight we conclude book five ofthe Psalms and the entire
Psalter. This final section as a song of
redemption, Thanksgiving, and unshakable hope in God's
enduring love. Book 5 opens with words that
echo again and again. Give thanks to the Lord, for he
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is good. His steadfast love endures
forever. Psalms 107, verse one.
These Psalms invite us to remember.
God rescues the wondering, the imprisoned, the sick, and the
storm tossed. No matter where we find
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ourselves, His mercy reaches us.Then come the songs of a Sense.
Psalms 120 through 134. Pilgrim song sung on the journey
to Jerusalem. I lift my eyes to the hills.
Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the
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Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 120 through 1, one through
2. They remind us that life itself
is a pilgrimage and we are neveralone on the road.
Those who sow in tears will reapwith songs of joy.
Psalm 126, verse 5, Book 5 overflows with psalms of deep
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praise and devotion. Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, oh
Lord my God, you are very great.Psalms 104, verse one in the
magnificent Psalm 139. You have searched me Lord, and
you know me. You hem me in behind and before,
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and you lay your hand upon me. Even in our hidden places, God
sees, knows, and loves us. The closing psalms build into a
crescendo of praise. Great is the Lord, and most
worthy of praise. His greatness no one can fathom.
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Psalm 145, verse 3. And finally, the Psalter ends
with a series of Hallelujah psalms from Psalms 146 to 150,
calling everything that has breaths to praise the Lord.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. Book 5 is a song of hope.
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We are pilgrims, upheld by grace.
We are known, forgiven, and surrounded by steadfast love
that endures forever. And so the ancient song ends,
not in sorrow, but in praise. May your heart join in this
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final chorus tonight. Praise the Lord, for he is good.
His steadfast love endures forever, and may your life
itself become a Psalm of praise.Amen.
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