Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his love,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

whole. you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the Word Ford today, Pastor Chuck continues with the shortest

of all songs as we pick up in Psalm chapter 117 verse one and now with

today's message here's pastor Chuck beginning with Psalm 113 you have what are known as the Halel Psalms, meaning the Psalms of praise,

Halel meaning praise in Hebrew, and Hallelujah, the Hallelujah, praise to

Yahweh. So these are the Psalms of Praise, 113 through 118, and they are the Psalms that were traditionally sung at their

their holidays or at the feast days

the feast of Passover the Feast of Tabernacles and the Feast of Pentecost

There were traditional Psalms that were sung for each of these feast. And so as we get into these songs, 113 through 118, these are no doubt Psalms that Jesus sang with his disciples.

And I think it would be absolutely classic

to. absolutely classic to be able to hear Jesus singing with his disciples these Halleel songs.

Now we do read on the night that Jesus was betrayed, when he celebrated the Passover Supper with the disciples.

It said, and after they had sung a Psalm,

they went out to the Mount of Olives. The Psalm that they sang was probably

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