Episode 45
Scripture for Today | Psalm 89:20-29 (with Pastor Nick)
January 11th, 2022
8 mins 49 secs
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About this Episode
Opening Song:
Psalm 89 by Poor Bishop Hooper
Lyrics:
i will sing of your steadfast love
forever forever
young and old they will all hear of
forever forever
unfailing love and faithfulness
forever forever
enduring as the heavens
forever forever
you have said of your chosen one
forever forever
to your servant david sworn
forever forever
i will make your sons as kings
forever forever
they will have the throne for eternity
forever forever
the north the south you created them
forever forever
and you hold it all in your strong right hand
forever forever
righteousness and justice
forever forever
are the foundation where your throne sits
forever
and to the godly ones you spoke of old
forever forever
it is david i have exalted
forever forever
with my holy oil i anointed him
forever forever
so that my hand can be established
forever forever
oh lord how long will this go on
forever forever
oh lord how long will your anger burn
forever forever
where’s your steadfast love of old
forever forever
the love you swore to david’s own
forever forever
Passage:
20 I have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have anointed him,
21 so that my hand shall be established with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24 My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
and my covenant will stand firm for him.
29 I will establish his offspring forever
and his throne as the days of the heavens.
(Psalm 89:20–29 ESV)
Musical Reflection:
O Lord, Hear My Prayer by Jacques Berthier
Reflection Notes:
This song from the Taizé community contains a series of pleas: “O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer; when I call, answer me.” The repeated notes emphasize the insistence of the sung prayer, while the descending lines indicate a deep, almost despairing desire to connect.
Prayer:
O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.