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We're talking through Psalms 46 through 50 today, which we're excited about.

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Okay, monumental day, one-third of the way

through the Psalms today, which is really exciting. I'm so loving going through the Psalms.

But Psalms 46 through 50, what do you want to draw out about these Psalms in our episode today, Paul?

Yeah, I want to highlight Psalm 49 for us. This is a wisdom psalm that addresses this question of God's

justice, kind of this question of why do the righteous encounter trouble while unfaithful people

seemingly get along so well. And the psalmist in verse four, I kind of like how he sets to solve

this riddle kind of through this song that he's writing.

And that's kind of a cool way to think about dealing with philosophical questions of artistically

in a way. And the song gives a pretty simple argument for the conundrum that God distinguishes

between the faithful and the unfaithful when they die. And so the singers of this psalm, you know, kind of assume that they are among the faithful.

They can boldly declare in verse 15, but God will ransom my soul from the power of sheal,

which is kind of the final resting place of the unfaithful shield.

And further, be not afraid when a man becomes rich, for when

he dies, he will carry nothing away. His glory will not go down after him. And so there's also this

theme of wealth here that the prosperity of the unfaithful should not be a reason for envy for the

faithful. And so the song essentially allows the community to together remind themselves

that what really matters is the final destination of their life with God and not necessarily

the circumstances and the prosperity that they encounter, that they have on earth. So all that

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