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Psalm Chapter 63

Season 7 Episode 63

Psalm 63: Thirst in the Wilderness

David is in the wilderness of Judah — sun-scorched, waterless, hunted — and he writes what may be the most passiona…

1 week, 3 days ago

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Psalm Chapter 62

Season 7 Episode 62

Psalm 62: The Weight of Silence

"Truly my soul waiteth upon God." Other translations say "in silence." That first word — truly, only, surely — hammers…

1 week, 4 days ago

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Psalm Chapter 61

Season 7 Episode 61

Psalm 61: The Rock That Is Higher Than I

"Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." There is something wonderfully honest in that little phrase — "h…

1 week, 5 days ago

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Psalm Chapter 60

Season 7 Episode 60

Psalm 60: The Banner and the Broken Land

This is the prayer of a nation that has been defeated, and it begins with an accusation that takes our breath…

1 week, 6 days ago

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Psalm Chapter 59

Season 7 Episode 59

Psalm 59: The Dogs That Circle the City

The scene is David's own house, surrounded by Saul's assassins in the night. And David gives us an image that …

2 weeks ago

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Psalm Chapter 58

Season 7 Episode 58

Psalm 58: The Deaf Adder and the God Who Judges

This is one of those psalms that makes the modern reader flinch, and perhaps it should. David turns hi…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Psalm Chapter 57

Season 7 Episode 57

Psalm 57: The Song That Wakes the Dawn

David is hiding in a cave — tradition says Adullam or En-gedi — with Saul's men prowling the landscape above. H…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Psalm Chapter 56

Season 7 Episode 56

Psalm 56: The Bottle of Tears

Here is one of the most arresting images in all of Scripture, and it comes in the middle of a hunted man's prayer. David…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Psalm Chapter 55

Season 7 Episode 55

Psalm 55: The Wings of a Dove

There is a moment in this psalm so achingly human that it transcends its ancient setting and lands in every living room …

2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Psalm Chapter 54

Season 7 Episode 54

Psalm 54: Saved by a Name

It is one of the shortest psalms in the Psalter and one of the most concentrated. David is hiding, and the Ziphites — his ow…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

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