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PA554 Psalm 139:7-24 mp3 In this message, we continue this psalm in which David speaks of God’s constant knowledge of him, yet does that mean God takes such constant knowledge of all people, and pays attention to everything that happens? David as God’s representative could not escape from His presence. He had formed him in the womb, and fashioned his days in advance. God’s thoughts were precious to David. He calls on God to destroy the wicked, and to search him to see if there is any wicked way in him, and then lead him in the outflowing way.…

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Psalm 138:1-139:6

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PA553 Psalm 138:1-139:6 mp3 In this message, in Psalm 138, King David writes a psalm of public thanks to God for advancing him to the throne of Israel. Yet this psalm also looks forward prophetically to the day when God governs the earth and Jesus Christ reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords. In Psalm 139, David speaks of Yehovah’s knowledge of him, and that He pays attention to the intimate details of his life. Many spread this out to everyone and say that God pays attention to every little thing about us. But is it correct to take these statements about David’s relationship with Yahweh and spread them out to everyone?…

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Psalm 136:1-137:9

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PA552 Psalm 136:1-137:9 mp3 In this message, we consider Psalm 136, a great psalm of thanksgiving to Yahweh. Thanks is given in light of His power in creation, His rescuing of the people of Israel from Egypt, His power in causing them to conquer Canaan and take over the land, and the fact that He was still with them in trouble to help them. In Psalm 137, we have a psalm of Judean exiles to Babylon during the conquest by Assyria of many of the cities of Judah before Yehovah gave them the victory when He destroyed the Assyrian army before Jerusalem and they had to return home defeated, which allowed the exiles to go back to their land. The one-time exile remembers sorrowing in Babylon, and wishes blessings upon Jerusalem and destruction upon Babylon for their treatment of them.…

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Psalm 135:1-21

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PA551 Psalm 135:1-21 mp3 In this psalm, we continue the series of Hallelujah psalms from Psalm 117. Probably by Hezekiah, it follows up on his “Psalms of the Degrees,” and begins a series of psalms used for Temple worship. Those in the house of the Yehovah are called on to praise Him. He brings the rain, He defeated Egypt before Israel, and He defeated the nations of Canaan. He is in great contrast to idols, who are carved with human organs of sense and yet cannot sense anything. All Israel in their various parts are called on to praise Yahweh, Who makes His dwelling in Jerusalem.…

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Psalm 132:1-134:3

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PA550 Psalm 132:1-134:3 mp3 Concluding the psalms of the degrees, that series of fifteen songs written or dedicated by Hezekiah to that time when he nearly died, but the LORD graciously added fifteen years to his life, a sign of which was the shadow moving backwards ten degrees on his father’s sundial. In Psalm 132, Hezekiah calls on Jehovah to remember David, both his words and the promises of Jehovah to him, and calls on him to remember this and spare David’s house and the temple he built from the Assyrian invaders. In Psalm 133, David celebrates the reunited nation after the sad civil war that developed by Absalom’s instigation, which psalm also applies well to Hezekiah’s great Passover attended by brother Israelites from the northern kingdom. In Psalm 134, the night servants in the temple who serve there during the night shift offer their praises to Yahweh, so that such praises emanate from the temple both day and night.…

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Psalms 128:1-131:3

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PA549 Psalms 128:1-131:3 mp3 In this message, we continue our consideration of the Psalms of the Degrees, written by Hezekiah to commemorate his fifteen extra years of life, granted by Jehovah after the shadow moved backwards ten degrees on the Sundial of Ahaz. The blessed man whose family is healthy and in order is described in Psalm 128. In Psalm 129, Israel had been oppressed by enemies since her youth, but Yahweh had cut their cords asunder. In Psalm 130, perhaps written by Hezekiah on his sickbed, he cries to Yehovah to hear his voice and deliver him from his distress. In Psalm 131, David writes in distress after he was told he would be king of Israel. He had never been ambitious, and did not look for such a responsibility. Yet he quieted himself by looking to the LORD, Who would be the One to bring this great prophecy about.…

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Psalms 124:1-127:5

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PA548 Psalms 124:1-127:5 mp3 In this message, we continue the Songs of the Degrees dedicated by Hezekiah to the time when the LORD added fifteen years to his life after his illness when he saw the shadow move ten degrees backwards on the sundial of Ahaz. Psalm 124 is by David, crediting Jehovah with sparing His people from certain doom, as He did many times in David’s lifetime. In Psalm 125, King Hezekiah probably writes to encourage his people in light of the terrible Assyrian invasion to trust in Yahweh. Psalm 126 celebrates the incredible turn of the situation when Yehovah delivered Zion from the Assyrians and returned their captives to them, yet it looks forward to another difficulty as the crops of the land have been destroyed. Finally, Psalm 127 is either by or to Solomon, and recognizes that the LORD must build the house if he is to succeed at building His temple, a reality Hezekiah had to recognize in seeking the same temple’s restoration.…

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Psalms 120:1-123:4

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PA547 Psalms 120:1-123:4 mp3 In this message, we begin a study of the fifteen “Songs of the Degrees” written or dedicated by Hezekiah to the fifteen years the LORD added to his life after he watched the shadow move back ten degrees on his father’s sundial. First, in Psalm 120, Hezekiah must deal with counsellors who advise him for war rather than depending on Jehovah, as he was determined to do. In Psalm 121, Hezekiah looks at the nations around him with which he could try to make a league against Assyria, and realizes that his help comes not from them, but from Yahweh. A timid counsellor and a strong counsellor, perhaps Isaiah, speak, and Hezekiah knows he has chosen the right course. In Psalm 122, Hezekiah uses a psalm of David for his songs of degrees, talking about the joy of going up to the house of Yehovah. In Psalm 123, Hezekiah looks up to the LORD like a slave looks diligently to the hand of his master, waiting for Him to answer the contempt of the proud who act against him.…

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Psalm 119:145-176

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PA546 Psalm 119:145-176 mp3 In this message, we conclude the superlative Psalm 119, covering the last four letters of the Hebrew alphabet in this acrostic psalm, the longest chapter in the Scriptures. Hezekiah, whom we believe to be the author, writes of his wholehearted devotion to God’s Word. He then considers deliverance in the light of God’s Word. He speaks of the great value he places on God’s Word. Finally, he speaks of the choice of God’s Word. Thus we conclude this great psalm exalting the Word of God.…

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Psalm 119:121-144

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