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Pray the Word with David Platt

Revere the Word (Psalm 138:1–2)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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

4.8 β€’ 1.4K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Pray the Word on Psalm 138:1–2, David Platt teaches us how God exalts his name and his word above all things.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.

0:05.7

Psalm chapter 138 verses 1 and 2.

0:08.4

I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart.

0:10.7

Before the gods, I sing your praise.

0:13.0

I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name,

0:17.5

for your steadfast love and your faithfulness.

0:20.8

For you have exalted above all things your name and your word.

0:27.3

Did you hear that?

0:28.3

And there's this very familiar language in these Psalms,

0:31.1

giving thanks with our whole heart, singing God's praises,

0:34.8

bowing down, giving thanks to God's name for his steadfast love.

0:39.9

Prayed about that, according to Psalm 136, his faithfulness,

0:43.8

then listened to the last phrase of Psalm 138 verse 2.

0:48.1

For you have exalted above all things your name and your word.

0:53.2

What a picture of the supremacy of God's word and name.

0:58.4

Now, we often think about God's name being exalted above all.

1:01.9

But Psalm 138 verse 2 makes clear it's not just his name.

1:05.6

It's his word.

1:06.5

God actually puts his word on the same plane as his name and supremacy.

1:12.7

There is a sense in which the word of God here,

1:15.7

alongside the name of God, is exalted above all,

1:19.2

above all things.

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