WEBVTT 00:00:00.920 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.719 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.719 --> 00:00:08.900 in a year. For the next four days, we're going 00:00:08.900 --> 00:00:12.179 to be hearing psalms of song of praise of thanksgiving, 00:00:12.339 --> 00:00:14.800 speaking of God's deliverance and salvation. 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:21.379 Today's reading is Psalm 96, 105, and 106. Psalm 00:00:21.379 --> 00:00:25.280 96. O sing to the Lord a new song. Sing to the 00:00:25.280 --> 00:00:27.620 Lord all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His 00:00:27.620 --> 00:00:29.859 name. Proclaim the good news of his salvation 00:00:29.859 --> 00:00:32.979 from day to day. Declare his glory among the 00:00:32.979 --> 00:00:35.740 nations, his wonders among all peoples. For the 00:00:35.740 --> 00:00:38.460 Lord is great and greatly to be praised. He is 00:00:38.460 --> 00:00:40.700 to be feared above all gods. For all the gods 00:00:40.700 --> 00:00:43.259 of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the 00:00:43.259 --> 00:00:46.219 heavens. Honor and majesty are before him. Strength 00:00:46.219 --> 00:00:48.539 and beauty are in his sanctuary. Give to the 00:00:48.539 --> 00:00:50.700 Lord, O families of the peoples. Give to the 00:00:50.700 --> 00:00:53.060 Lord glory and strength. Give to the Lord the 00:00:53.060 --> 00:00:55.530 glory due his name. Bring an offering and come 00:00:55.530 --> 00:00:58.049 into his courts. O worship the Lord in the beauty 00:00:58.049 --> 00:01:00.490 of holiness. Tremble before him all the earth. 00:01:00.710 --> 00:01:03.689 Say among the nations, The Lord reigns. The world 00:01:03.689 --> 00:01:06.109 also is firmly established. It shall not be moved. 00:01:06.310 --> 00:01:08.969 He shall judge the peoples righteously. Let the 00:01:08.969 --> 00:01:11.370 heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad. Let 00:01:11.370 --> 00:01:13.930 the sea roar and all its fullness. Let the field 00:01:13.930 --> 00:01:16.489 be joyful and all that is in it. Then all the 00:01:16.489 --> 00:01:18.549 trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord. 00:01:18.969 --> 00:01:21.129 For he is coming, for he is coming to judge the 00:01:21.129 --> 00:01:23.310 earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness 00:01:23.310 --> 00:01:27.129 and all the peoples with his truth. Psalm 105 00:01:27.129 --> 00:01:30.629 O give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name. 00:01:30.810 --> 00:01:33.230 Make known his deeds among the peoples. Sing 00:01:33.230 --> 00:01:36.409 to him, sing psalms to him. Talk of all his wondrous 00:01:36.409 --> 00:01:39.209 works. Glory in his holy name. Let the hearts 00:01:39.209 --> 00:01:41.989 of those rejoice who seek the Lord. Seek the 00:01:41.989 --> 00:01:44.390 Lord and his strength. Seek his face evermore. 00:01:44.750 --> 00:01:47.049 Remember his marvelous works which he has done. 00:01:47.420 --> 00:01:49.719 His wonders and the judgments of His mouth. O 00:01:49.719 --> 00:01:52.200 seed of Abraham, His servant. You children of 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:55.060 Jacob, His chosen ones. He is the Lord our God. 00:01:55.299 --> 00:01:58.040 His judgments are in all the earth. He remembers 00:01:58.040 --> 00:02:00.780 His covenant forever. The word which He commanded 00:02:00.780 --> 00:02:03.480 for a thousand generations. The covenant which 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:06.579 He made with Abraham and His oath to Isaac. and 00:02:06.579 --> 00:02:09.319 confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, to Israel 00:02:09.319 --> 00:02:12.099 as an everlasting covenant, saying, To you I 00:02:12.099 --> 00:02:14.280 will give the land of Canaan, as the allotment 00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:16.879 of your inheritance, when they were few in number, 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:19.879 indeed very few, and strangers in it. When they 00:02:19.879 --> 00:02:22.020 went from one nation to another, from one kingdom 00:02:22.020 --> 00:02:24.240 to another people, he permitted no one to do 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:27.039 them wrong. Yes, he rebuked kings for their sakes, 00:02:27.139 --> 00:02:29.819 saying, Do not touch my anointed ones, and do 00:02:29.819 --> 00:02:32.509 my prophets no harm. Moreover, he called for 00:02:32.509 --> 00:02:34.889 a famine in the land. He destroyed all the provision 00:02:34.889 --> 00:02:37.490 of bread. He sent a man before them, Joseph, 00:02:37.729 --> 00:02:40.210 who was sold as a slave. They hurt his feet with 00:02:40.210 --> 00:02:43.110 fetters. He was laid in irons until the time 00:02:43.110 --> 00:02:45.550 that his word came to pass. The word of the Lord 00:02:45.550 --> 00:02:48.349 tested him. The king sent and released him. The 00:02:48.349 --> 00:02:50.650 ruler of the people let him go free. He made 00:02:50.650 --> 00:02:53.590 him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions, 00:02:53.750 --> 00:02:56.210 to bind his princes at his pleasure and teach 00:02:56.210 --> 00:02:59.449 his elders wisdom. Israel also came into Egypt, 00:02:59.569 --> 00:03:02.169 and Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. He increased 00:03:02.169 --> 00:03:05.030 his people greatly and made them stronger than 00:03:05.030 --> 00:03:07.289 their enemies. He turned their heart to hate 00:03:07.289 --> 00:03:10.090 his people, to deal craftily with his servants. 00:03:10.330 --> 00:03:13.110 He sent Moses his servant and Aaron whom he had 00:03:13.110 --> 00:03:15.770 chosen. They performed his signs among them and 00:03:15.770 --> 00:03:18.030 wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness 00:03:18.030 --> 00:03:20.530 and made it dark, and they did not rebel against 00:03:20.530 --> 00:03:23.449 his word. He turned their waters into blood and 00:03:23.449 --> 00:03:26.129 killed their fish. Their land abounded with frogs, 00:03:26.330 --> 00:03:29.129 even in the chambers of their kings. He spoke, 00:03:29.330 --> 00:03:31.710 and there came swarms of flies and lice in all 00:03:31.710 --> 00:03:34.629 their territory. He gave them hail for rain and 00:03:34.629 --> 00:03:37.310 flaming fire in their land. He struck their vines 00:03:37.310 --> 00:03:40.129 also and their fig trees and splintered the trees 00:03:40.129 --> 00:03:42.889 of their territory. He spoke, and locusts came, 00:03:43.090 --> 00:03:45.870 young locusts without number, and ate up all 00:03:45.870 --> 00:03:48.289 the vegetation in their land and devoured the 00:03:48.289 --> 00:03:50.719 fruit of their ground. He also destroyed all 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:53.159 the firstborn in their land, the firstborn of 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:55.159 all their strength. He also brought them out 00:03:55.159 --> 00:03:57.719 with silver and gold, and there was none feeble 00:03:57.719 --> 00:04:00.740 among his tribes. Egypt was glad when they departed, 00:04:00.900 --> 00:04:03.259 for the fear of them had fallen upon them. He 00:04:03.259 --> 00:04:05.620 spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give 00:04:05.620 --> 00:04:07.819 light in the night. The people asked, and he 00:04:07.819 --> 00:04:10.020 brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread 00:04:10.020 --> 00:04:12.819 of heaven. He opened the rock, and water gushed 00:04:12.819 --> 00:04:16.279 out. It ran in the dry places like a river. For 00:04:16.279 --> 00:04:18.439 he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his 00:04:18.439 --> 00:04:20.660 servant. He brought out his people with joy, 00:04:20.819 --> 00:04:23.439 his chosen ones with gladness. He gave them the 00:04:23.439 --> 00:04:25.660 lands of the Gentiles, and they inherited the 00:04:25.660 --> 00:04:27.699 labor of the nations, that they might observe 00:04:27.699 --> 00:04:30.560 his statutes and keep his laws. Praise the Lord. 00:04:32.060 --> 00:04:35.600 Psalm 106 Praise the Lord. O give thanks to the 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:37.939 Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever. 00:04:38.180 --> 00:04:40.759 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who 00:04:40.759 --> 00:04:43.220 can declare all his praise? Blessed are those 00:04:43.220 --> 00:04:45.339 who keep justice, and he who does righteousness 00:04:45.339 --> 00:04:48.079 at all times. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:50.480 you have toward your people. O visit me with 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:52.660 your salvation, that I may see the benefit of 00:04:52.660 --> 00:04:55.259 your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness 00:04:55.259 --> 00:04:57.959 of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance. 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:00.560 We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:03.339 iniquity. We have done wickedly. Our fathers 00:05:03.339 --> 00:05:05.720 in Egypt did not understand your wonders. They 00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:07.860 did not remember the multitude of your mercies, 00:05:07.879 --> 00:05:10.980 but rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. Nevertheless, 00:05:11.259 --> 00:05:13.819 he saved them for his name's sake, that he might 00:05:13.819 --> 00:05:16.500 make his mighty power known. He rebuked the Red 00:05:16.500 --> 00:05:19.100 Sea also, and it dried up. So he led them through 00:05:19.100 --> 00:05:21.579 the depth, as through the wilderness. He saved 00:05:21.579 --> 00:05:23.779 them from the hand of him who hated them, and 00:05:23.779 --> 00:05:25.879 redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. The 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:28.339 waters covered their enemies. There was not one 00:05:28.339 --> 00:05:31.199 of them left. Then they believed his words. They 00:05:31.199 --> 00:05:33.899 sang his praise. They soon forgot his works, 00:05:34.040 --> 00:05:36.300 they did not wait for his counsel, but lusted 00:05:36.300 --> 00:05:38.480 exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:41.000 in the desert. And he gave them their request, 00:05:41.279 --> 00:05:43.939 but sent leanness into their soul. When they 00:05:43.939 --> 00:05:46.220 envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the saint 00:05:46.220 --> 00:05:48.459 of the Lord, the earth opened up and swallowed 00:05:48.459 --> 00:05:51.579 Dathan, and covered the faction of Abiram. A 00:05:51.579 --> 00:05:54.100 fire was kindled in their company, and a flame 00:05:54.100 --> 00:05:56.740 burnt up the wicked. They made a calf in Horeb, 00:05:56.879 --> 00:05:59.139 and worshipped the molded image. Thus they changed 00:05:59.139 --> 00:06:01.500 their glory into the glory of an ox that eats 00:06:01.500 --> 00:06:04.360 grass. They forgot God their Savior, who had 00:06:04.360 --> 00:06:07.240 done great things in Egypt, wondrous works in 00:06:07.240 --> 00:06:09.720 the land of Ham, awesome things by the Red Sea. 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:11.819 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, 00:06:11.899 --> 00:06:14.459 had not Moses his chosen one stood before him 00:06:14.459 --> 00:06:17.060 in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he 00:06:17.060 --> 00:06:19.199 destroy them. Then they despised the pleasant 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:21.819 land. They did not believe his word, but complained 00:06:21.819 --> 00:06:23.839 in their tents, and did not heed the voice of 00:06:23.839 --> 00:06:26.180 the Lord. Therefore he raised his hand in an 00:06:26.180 --> 00:06:28.439 oath against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness, 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:31.060 to overthrow their descendants among the nations, 00:06:31.220 --> 00:06:33.660 and to scatter them in the lands. They joined 00:06:33.660 --> 00:06:36.819 themselves also to Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices 00:06:36.819 --> 00:06:39.720 made to the dead. Thus they provoked him to anger 00:06:39.720 --> 00:06:42.120 with their deeds, and a plague broke out among 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:44.939 them. Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, 00:06:44.939 --> 00:06:47.180 and the plague was stopped, and that was accounted 00:06:47.180 --> 00:06:50.220 to him for righteousness to all generations forevermore. 00:06:50.620 --> 00:06:52.879 They angered him also at the waters of strife, 00:06:53.040 --> 00:06:55.879 so that it went ill with Moses on account of 00:06:55.879 --> 00:06:58.180 them, because they rebelled against his spirit, 00:06:58.399 --> 00:07:01.339 so that he spoke rashly with his lips. They did 00:07:01.339 --> 00:07:03.740 not destroy the peoples concerning whom the Lord 00:07:03.740 --> 00:07:05.899 had commanded them, but they mingled with the 00:07:05.899 --> 00:07:08.579 Gentiles and learned their works. They served 00:07:08.579 --> 00:07:11.000 their idols, which became a snare to them. They 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:13.240 even sacrificed their sons and their daughters 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:15.779 to demons, and shed innocent blood, the blood 00:07:15.779 --> 00:07:18.120 of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:20.639 to the idols of Canaan. and the land was polluted 00:07:20.639 --> 00:07:23.220 with blood. Thus they were defiled by their own 00:07:23.220 --> 00:07:25.720 works, and played the harlot by their own deeds. 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:28.360 Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against 00:07:28.360 --> 00:07:30.980 his people, so that he abhorred his own inheritance. 00:07:31.319 --> 00:07:33.500 And he gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, 00:07:33.579 --> 00:07:36.180 and those who hated them ruled over them. Their 00:07:36.180 --> 00:07:38.560 enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought 00:07:38.560 --> 00:07:41.180 into subjection under their hand. Many times 00:07:41.180 --> 00:07:43.360 he delivered them, but they rebelled in their 00:07:43.360 --> 00:07:45.680 counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 00:07:46.029 --> 00:07:48.509 Nevertheless, he regarded their affliction when 00:07:48.509 --> 00:07:51.209 he heard their cry, and for their sake he remembered 00:07:51.209 --> 00:07:53.670 his covenant and relented according to the multitude 00:07:53.670 --> 00:07:56.569 of his mercies. He also made them to be pitied 00:07:56.569 --> 00:07:59.730 by all those who carried them away captive. Save 00:07:59.730 --> 00:08:02.089 us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among 00:08:02.089 --> 00:08:04.310 the Gentiles, to give thanks to your holy name, 00:08:04.430 --> 00:08:07.170 to triumph in your praise. Blessed be the Lord 00:08:07.170 --> 00:08:09.449 God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. 00:08:09.790 --> 00:08:12.970 And let all the people say, Amen. Praise the 00:08:12.970 --> 00:08:20.449 Lord. I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much 00:08:20.449 --> 00:08:22.689 as I did and I look forward to seeing you again 00:08:22.689 --> 00:08:25.129 tomorrow to continue on our journey. God bless 00:08:25.129 --> 00:08:26.189 you and have a great day.