Hey everybody, welcome to a special live episode of the Matthew West podcast. I'm your host, Matthew West,

and just like I say at the beginning of every episode, I really hope you like it. Um, coming to you from

the storyhouse here in Nashville, Tennessee, for those of you who've never seen or listened to an episode of my podcast,

we release an episode every week.

And we record interviews with all kinds of incredible guests.

But it was on my heart just in the last few days to do something different.

We had an episode scheduled for tonight or to release earlier today and just decided in light of what's taken place in our nation this past week with the passing of Charlie Kirk.

I've just been praying a lot and reading my Bible and just

asking the Lord to help me be a voice of hope and encouragement at this time. And so I wanted to go

live tonight and just spend some time with you. And this is, I was talking to

my daughter about how I should start this episode. And my daughter Lulu said, Psalm 91. And so I'm going to

read Psalm 91. Just invite you just to, even if you want to close your eyes, if you're able to, just,

this is Psalm 91. Listen, whoever dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow

of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.

Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you

with his feathers and under his wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness will be your shield

and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the plague that destroys at midday.

A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

If you say the Lord is my refuge and you make the

most high your dwelling, no harm will overtake you. No disaster will come near your tent, for he will

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