In this episode we hear the Psalmist ask God to "search me and know my heart". Chad has an interesting reflection on this passage, especially when he considers that new life happens in the dark. Izzi Ray sings "From Eternity Past".

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Lyrics for "From Eternity Past"

In the dark

You knew me

Before I was cast

You called me

Your thoughts of me 

Are even more,  than the sands of the sea

The sands of the sea

 

Chorus

From eternity past

You planned me

From darkness to light

From blindness to sight

From eternity past

You chose me

I was not hidden from You

I was not hidden from You  

In the dark

You loved me 

You saved me 

 

 

Every breath

I need You

Before I could see

You came for me

Your redeeming love

Is too wonderful, too wondrous for me

Like the sands of the sea

 

Search me, O God, and know my heart

Try me and know my thoughts

And see if there be any grievous way in me,

and lead me in the way 

Lead me in the way

Everlasting, everlasting, everlasting

Psalm 139 shows us God's loving care, for looking after us wherever we are. Chad quotes from Francis Thompson's Hound of Heaven, "How little worthy of any love thou art! Save Me, save only Me? I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years." Colin Henirch sings "Redeeming Love".

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Lyrics for "Redeeming Love"

Psalm 139a.

 

If I take the wings of morning

If I dwell in the deepest part of the sea

The dark is as bright as light to you

And you are always there with me

 

O my Lord, you alone have searched me

There is nothing you don't already know

You know my thoughts from far away

You surround me as I come and as I go 

 

(Chorus)

Where can I hide?

You will always find me

Where can I run?

You’re already there

I want You to find me

I want to be found

In Your redeeming love 

In Your redeeming love 

 

You alone created my being

You formed me in my mother’s womb

I have been so wonderfully made

I’ve never been hidden from you

 

(Chorus)

Where can I hide?

You will always find me

Where can I run?

You’re already there

I want You to find me

I want to be found

In Your redeeming love 

In Your redeeming love 

"Hand Made" sounds great, except when it comes to treating something hand made as though it were God. Chad gives a wonderful meditation on idolatry, and Aralyn Macare sings "Human Hands".

 

 

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Lyrics to "Human Hands"

Psalm 135bs   Human hands make idols Human hands don’t make God Human hands make idols Human hands don’t make God The idols don’t hear me The idols don’t see me They don’t have any feeling They're made by human hands   I don’t trust them But I trust in You Your hands were pierced And your word is true You name lives on You took my sin Forgave me, and Put Your Spirit  within   The idols of the nations Will never hear, Will never comfort Never calm the fear Those who bow down to them Lose their feeling Lose their hearing Lose their soul   I don’t trust them But I trust in You Your hands were pierced And your word is true You name lives on You took my sin Forgave me, and Put Your Spirit  within

 

In difficult times, we can take comfort in the knowledge that Christ has defeated death forever, that His name will be confessed as Lord by the whole world, and we will be with Him, because of His great love. Izzi Ray sings a stunningly beautiful version of Psalm 8, "How Majestic Is Your Name In All The Earth".

 

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In this first of 2 episodes on Psalm 135 Chad talks about our plenteous supply of other gods, and meditates on how the God aboves all gods cares for us. John and Cathy Schreiner sing "I Know That the Lord is Great"

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Lyrics to "I Know That the Lord is Great"

You send the wind

The clouds and rain

You send forth justice

And You send forth  pain

 

Whatever You please

Whatever You wish

You alone can do

And It is good 

 

Chorus

For I know the Lord is great

above all gods

Christ reigns as King   

Forever and ever

And You provide

Every loving, perfect gift

Whatever You please

Whatever You wish

Whatever You please

It is good

 

Kings and kingdoms

You raise them up

And strikes them down

And give us their land

 

And we fill Your temple

To praise the Lord

For His power and grace

I will praise His name

 

I know the Lord is great

I know the Lord is great

Verses 1 and 2 kind of say it all;

O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;     my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things     too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,     like a weaned child with its mother;     like a weaned child is my soul within me

We rest in the loving care of the God who has limitless love for His children, because of the work done on our behalf by our loving Savior. Rest for the weary, hope for the downcast and food for the soul. 

 

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Lyrics for "I Am Your Child"

 

Psalm 131

I am your child 

Resting in your arms

I am your child,

My heart is Yours

Under Your watch forever 

I bow before my Savior

I am your child 

 

Chorus:

All is quiet

All is calm

All is well

All is quiet

All is calm

All shall be well

From this time forth and forevermore

Resting beneath Your smile

With hope like a child

 

 

I am Your child

Weaned of it’s mother

My eyes look to You

I trust  you my Father

I am Your child 

You hear when I cry

My hope is in you 

In You I abide 

I am Your child

 

Chorus:

All is quiet

All is calm

All is well

All is quiet

All is calm

All shall be well

From this time forth and forevermore

Resting beneath Your smile

With hope like a child

 

 

Teach me your way

In everything I do

I am your child

I belong to You

In You there is pleasure 

And joy every day

Let me be your little one

Lord hear me when I pray

 

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord.

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In this episode we see the Levites stationed at the temple of the Lord, under the stars, singing praise to the Lord. This is the climax of the Psalms of Ascent, and is also a fitting analogy for our walk of faith, that ends in celebration and praise in the eternal city of God, the new Jerusalem. 

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In this final part of our look at Psalm 132, we see David wanting to build a temple for God, and God saying He has a better idea. Chad points us towards liberation in asking for God's will, know that His plans for us our always better than we can imagine. Chris Lizotte sings "Thy Will Be Done"

 

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No eye has ever seen

No ear has ever heard

The things you have prepared 

For all of  those who love You 

 

Blow the horn, salvation comes

Shining light from the holy one

You alone can wear the crown 

You are the Lord of heaven

 

Chorus:

Thy will be done

Thy will be done

Cause I don’t know what else I could say

You are the Truth, You are the Way

Thy will be done

Thy will be done

I place my trust into Your hands, 

Praying Lord, Thy will be done

 

 

All the joy, I could not see

My desires were too weak

You know I settled for  much less

I settled for my own righteousness

 

But You satisfy the poor 

With bread forevermore

The horn the light the crown

Your face that shines with  love

 

Chorus:

Thy will be done

Thy will be done

Cause I don’t  know what else to say

You are the Truth, You are the Way

Thy will be done

Thy will be done

I place my trust into Your hands, 

Thy will be done

In part 1 of this 2 part Psalm, we see David planning to build a temple for God. But God has better things in mind. Once again we that every good thing begins with God. We can offer nothing to God except our trust. Colin Heinrich sings "Come and Rest"

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Lyrics for "Come and Rest"

I will not give sleep to my eyes     or slumber to my eyelids,  until I find a place for the Lord,     a dwelling place for the Mighty One

I will not enter my house     or get into my bed,

 

Chorus:

Come and rest

Clothe me in Your righteousness

You make me a place for You, my Lord to dwell

Come, and rest here

Don’t turn your face away

Come, and rest here

Don’t turn your face away

From Your temple

For I am Your temple

 

So many have gone here before

Stones upon a stone united

Let us go up to Your house and worship as one at Your great throne

Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place,

 

Chorus:

Come and rest

Clothe me in Your righteousness

Make me a place for You, my Lord to dwell

Come, and rest here

Don’t turn your face away

Come, and rest here

Don’t turn your face away

From Your temple

For I am Your temple