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Podcast Introduction

Today is Psalms Wednesday. We’ll read chapters 131-133. I’m calling today’s episode “No Room For Pride.”

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Comments on Psalm 131

Psalm 131 is David's song in which he declares that pride has no place in his heart.

For someone with as many accomplishments as David had, it can be very difficult not to harbor pride or arrogance. We know from Scripture that David had at least one bout with pride, when he got into trouble with Bathsheba. To be sure, lust was a big part of his sin, but pride was at the root of his fall. He thought that he could get away with his sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent sin of the murder of her husband. But the cascading consequences of the first sin reverberated for many years. 

David learned the hard way that pride will inevitably wreak havoc on one's life, and in this psalm he says that he has learned that it is much better to be content with God, and the blessings He brings to a contrite heart. 

Oh, beloved. Would that we would learn this lesson early in life, instead of spending wasted years in pursuit of glory, riches and power. A heart in pursuit of a vital, dynamic, deep relationship with God will always result in a life infinitely more fulfilled. It will be a life that leaves an eternal legacy. 

But even if we learn the lesson later in life, as David did, we know from this psalm that our heart can find peace with God, despite earlier failures. Coming to Christ, admitting that we need the forgiveness that only He can bring, is but the first step in laying down our pride. From that point on, He begins the work of making us a new person, the person He created us to be. 

Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 131-133 ESV

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STEVE WEBB - 0:00It can be very difficult not to harbor pride or arrogance.

INTRO S12E315 - 0:11Coming to you from Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring Family Audio Bible. And podcasting since 2004, I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. This is the daily show where we're reading through the entire Bible in a year and this episode is pre-recorded, but I should be back for tomorrow's show, Lord willing. Today is Psalms Wednesday. We'll read chapters 131 through 133, and, of course, I'll have an introduction before each chapter. And then at the end of the reading, I've got a few comments for you. I'm calling today's episode, “No Room for Pride”. The show notes page for today's episode is at lifespringmedia.com/s12e315. My email address is [email protected]. Let's get going.

INTRO TO PSALM 131 - 0:52Psalm 131 is also one of the Songs of Ascent and this is one of David's. Commentators think it may have been written when David was being hunted by King Saul or after David's wife, Michal, accused him of vulgar, undignified behavior when he danced in celebration,