Eternal Devotion (Psalm 146:2)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Pray the Word on Psalm 146:2, David Platt encourages us to dedicate ourselves to worshiping the Lord even beyond our earthly lives.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt as a resource from Radical.net.
0:05.7	Psalm chapter 146, verse two,
0:08.0	I will praise the Lord as long as I live.
0:11.0	I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
0:15.4	I love this verse.
0:17.6	In part because of a hymn written by Isaac Watts
0:22.0	and the early 18th century based on this Psalm
0:26.0	and the hymn starts this way.
0:27.7	Listen to these lines.
0:29.5	I'll praise my Maker while I've breathed
0:32.8	and when my voice is lost in death,
0:35.9	praise shall employ my nobler powers.
0:39.6	My days of praise shall never be passed
0:43.1	while life and thought and being last
0:46.3	or immortality endures.
0:49.1	Did you hear that?
0:50.1	It's exactly what Psalm 1462 is saying.
0:53.1	I'll praise the Lord as long as I live.
0:55.5	Isaac Watts writes,
0:56.9	I'll praise my Maker while I've breathed.
0:59.7	But then Psalm 146 verse two goes on to say,
1:02.5	I'll sing praises to God while I have my being.
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