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Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #31 chapters 61 and 62. Psalms Chapter 61, Hear my cry, O God! Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Prolong the life of the king. So I will ever sing praise to your name. Psalms Chapter 62, My soul waits for God alone. He alone is my rock and my salvation. Trust in him at all times, O people....

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #30 chapters 59 and 60. Psalms Chapter 59, Deliver me from my enemies, O God. Each evening they return, howling like dogs. Destroy them in wrath! You, O God, are my fortress. Psalms Chapter 60, O God, you have rejected us, broken us. Now restore us! God has promised: "Judah is my sceptre." O grant u...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #29 chapters 57 and 58. Psalms Chapter 57, Be merciful to me, O God. I am in the midst of lions. My heart is steadfast, for great is your love. Be exalted above the heavens! Psalms Chapter 59, Do you rulers judge justly? No, you mete out violence. O God, break their teeth! The righteous will rejoice...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #28 chapters 55 and 56. Psalms Chapter 55, Give ear to my prayer, O God. My heart is in anguish. It is my equal, my friend, who rises against me! Cast your burden on the LORD. Psalms Chapter 56, Be gracious to me, O God, for my enemies trample on me. Are my tears not in your book? In God, whose word...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #27 chapters 53 and 54. Psalms Chapter 53, The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." There is no one who does good. Will evildoers never learn? God has rejected them. Psalms Chapter 54, Save me, O God! For strangers have risen against me. God is my helper. He will repay my enemies. I will prais...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #26 chapters 51 and 52. Psalms Chapter 51, Have mercy on me, O God! Cleanse me from my sin. Do not cast me away from your presence. A broken heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalms Chapter 52, Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? Surely God will bring you down to ruin. But I am like a green ol...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #25 chapters 49 and 50. Psalms Chapter 49, When I was silent, my anguish increased. O LORD, what is the measure of my days? My hope is in you. Deliver me from my transgressions. Psalms Chapter 50, I waited patiently for the LORD. He drew me up from the pit. I delight to do your will, O God. My heart...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #24 chapters 47 and 48. Psalms Chapter 47, Clap your hands, you nations. How awesome is the LORD Most High! Sing praises to our God, sing praises. He is king of all the earth. Psalms Chapter 48, Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! The joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion. O God, we ponder...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #23 chapters 45 and 46. Psalms Chapter 45, My heart overflows with verses for the king. Your God has anointed you with gladness. All glorious is the princess in her chamber. Psalms Chapter 46, God is our refuge. We will not fear, though the earth give way. The nations rage, kingdoms fall. "Be still...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #22 chapters 43 and 44. Psalms Chapter 43, Vindicate me, O God. Why have you rejected me? Send forth your light and your truth. Why are you downcast, O my soul? Hope in God. Psalms Chapter 44, O God, our fathers have told us how you drove out the nations. But now you have sold your people. Awake, O...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #21 chapters 41 and 42. Psalms Chapter 41, Blessed are those who consider the weak. My enemies say, "When will he die?" They gather slander. But you, O LORD, have upheld me. Psalms Chapter 42, As the deer pants for water, so my soul longs for you, O God. Your waves break over me. Why are you downcas...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #20 chapters 39 and 40. Psalms Chapter 39, When I was silent, my anguish increased. O LORD, what is the measure of my days? My hope is in you. Deliver me from my transgressions. Psalms Chapter 40, I waited patiently for the LORD. He drew me up from the pit. I delight to do your will, O God. My heart...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #19 chapters 37 and 38. Psalms Chapter 37, Do not be envious of evildoers, for they will fade like the grass. The righteous will inherit the earth. The LORD is their stronghold. Psalms Chapter 38, O LORD, your arrows have pierced me! My guilt has overwhelmed me. My strength fails me. I confess my si...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #18 chapters 35 and 36. Psalms Chapter 35, O LORD, fight against those who fight against me! Then I will rejoice. They repay evil for good. Vindicate me in your righteousness! Psalms Chapter 36, The wicked flatter themselves. Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens. In your light we see light. The...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #17 chapters 33 and 34. Psalms Chapter 33, Rejoice in the LORD! Make melody, play skilfully. Let all the earth fear the LORD. His eye is on those who hope in his steadfast love. Psalms Chapter 34, O magnify the LORD with me! I sought him and he answered. Taste and see that the LORD is good. He is cl...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #16 chapters 31 and 32. Psalms Chapter 31, In you, O LORD, I seek refuge. Into your hand I commit my spirit. Deliver me from my enemies. Praise the LORD for his steadfast love! Psalms Chapter 32, Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away. You surround me wit...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #15 chapters 29 and 30. Psalms Chapter 29, Ascribe to the LORD glory! The voice of the LORD is over the waters. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness. The LORD is king! Psalms Chapter 30, I will exalt you, O LORD, for you spared me from going down to the pit. I cried to you for mercy. You turn...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #14 chapters 27 and 28. Psalms Chapter 27, The LORD is my light and my salvation. My heart will not fear. I will seek your face, O LORD; do not forsake me! Wait for the LORD. Psalms Chapter 28, To you I cry, O LORD my rock. Repay the wicked according to their works! The LORD is my shield. He is the...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #13 chapters 25 and 26. Psalms Chapter 25, To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. Show me your ways, teach me your paths. Be gracious to me, forgive my sins. I take refuge in you. Psalms Chapter 26, Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked with integrity. I do not sit with deceitful men. I love the place...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #12 chapters 23 and 24. Psalms Chapter 23, The LORD is my shepherd. He leads me in paths of righteousness. I will fear no evil. I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Psalms Chapter 24, The earth is the LORD's! He who has a pure heart will receive blessing. Lift up your heads, O gates! The K...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #11 chapters 21 and 22. Psalms Chapter 21, O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength! You set a crown upon his head. You will destroy your enemies. We will praise your power! Psalms Chapter 22, My God, why have you forsaken me? I am despised. They have pierced my hands. You have answered me! The na...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #10 chapters 19 and 20. Psalms Chapter 19, The heavens declare the glory of God. The law of the LORD is perfect, making wise the simple. May my words be pleasing to you, O LORD. Psalms Chapter 20, May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May he remember your offerings. The LORD saves his anoin...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #09 chapters 17 and 18. Psalms Chapter 17, Hear a just cause, O LORD. My steps have held to your paths. Hide me in the shadow of your wings. Deliver my life from the wicked. Psalms Chapter 18, The LORD is my rock. I called and he thundered from heaven. He rescued me from my enemy. I will praise you...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #08 chapters 15 and 16. Psalms Chapter 15, Though Milkman ’s car has been repaired, it gives out once again while he is driving through a small town near Shalimar called Jistann. Milkman sells the car for twenty dollars and takes the bus instead. Psalms Chapter 16, The plea for God to “protect me” i...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Psalms. This is episode #07 chapters 13 and 14. Psalms Chapter 13, The title tells us both the author and the audience of the psalm: To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David . Some believe that the Chief Musician is the Lord GOD Himself, and others suppose him to be a leader of choirs or musicians in David’s time, such as H...