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Pray the Word with David Platt

Our Desires and God's Glory (Psalm 20:4–5)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

Bible Study, Spirituality, Devotional, Bible, Christianity, Prayer, Christian, Religion & Spirituality, David Platt, John Piper, Pray, Louie Giglio, Baptist, Radical

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🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Pray the Word on Psalm 20:4–5, David Platt points to the transformative effect of aligning our wants with God's desires. Explore more content from Radical.

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Psalm chapter 20 verses 4 and 5, may he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your

1:04.2

plans. May we shout for joy over your salvation. And in the name of our God, set up our

1:10.7

banners. May the Lord fulfill all your

1:14.1

petitions. Oh, isn't this a great picture of encouragement? It's like a prayer for blessing over each other.

1:21.8

May God grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans. I just want to pray that over you as I read it,

1:31.1

that your heart's desire would come from God and would be granted by God, that your plans for

1:39.3

your life would align with God's plans for your life.

1:46.6

And may they be fulfilled.

1:50.0

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

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Like this is an invitation that we see all throughout the Bible to call out to God for help in our lives, to call out for a help on behalf of others.

2:03.6

Our petitions for ourselves. our petitions for others. And as we ask for those things according to his word, the basis for this podcast,

2:11.1

we pray according to God's word, may the Lord fulfill all that we're asking. I'm sure I'll mention it in the future at other points.

2:20.1

The two-fold secret to prayer.

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