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🗓️ 12 May 2023
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap. |
| 0:13.4 | Our first chapter for today, Psalm 65, was probably written as praise for a feast or harvest |
| 0:19.0 | time. |
| 0:20.0 | David starts out by saying praise is due to God in Zion, which as you may recall is another |
| 0:24.9 | way of referring to Jerusalem. |
| 0:27.1 | As Mount Zion is the highest peak in Jerusalem, the two names are often used interchangeably. |
| 0:32.9 | And they're also both used to refer to the nation and the people of Israel as a whole. |
| 0:38.0 | I love this Psalm. |
| 0:39.5 | Every line is so rich and dense. |
| 0:41.9 | I think there's something really beautiful about the way David lays out verse 3. |
| 0:46.0 | It says, |
| 0:47.0 | When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. |
| 0:52.2 | David's iniquities are stronger than his ability to rescue himself. |
| 0:55.4 | They prevail against him. |
| 0:57.6 | He knows he needs God's rescue and he praises God for making atonement for his sins. |
| 1:02.8 | David goes on praising God for the fact that he's the hope and joy of his people, his |
| 1:06.9 | the creator and sustainer of all things. |
| 1:09.4 | And as they're harvesting the crops, David sees the abundance God has given in this year. |
| 1:14.8 | David praises God's abundant provision in verse 11 when he says, |
| 1:19.2 | You crown the year with your bounty. |
| 1:22.3 | In Psalm 66, |
| 1:24.1 | David praises God for the ways he triumphs over his enemies and for protecting his people. |
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