WEBVTT 00:00:00.999 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.740 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.740 --> 00:00:08.839 in a year. Starting today and for the next six 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:10.580 days, we're going to be going through a group 00:00:10.580 --> 00:00:12.660 of psalms referred to as the Psalms of Lament. 00:00:13.419 --> 00:00:16.120 Today's reading is from Psalms 4 through 6, as 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:19.579 well as Psalms 9 and 10. Psalm 4, inscription 00:00:19.579 --> 00:00:22.399 to the chief musician with stringed instruments, 00:00:22.620 --> 00:00:25.899 a Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God 00:00:25.899 --> 00:00:28.219 of my righteousness, you have relieved me in 00:00:28.219 --> 00:00:31.100 my distress. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. 00:00:31.339 --> 00:00:34.140 How long, O you sons of men, will you turn my 00:00:34.140 --> 00:00:36.659 glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness 00:00:36.659 --> 00:00:39.899 and seek falsehood? Salah. But know that the 00:00:39.899 --> 00:00:42.659 Lord has set apart for himself him who is godly. 00:00:42.740 --> 00:00:45.420 The Lord will hear when I call to him. Be angry 00:00:45.420 --> 00:00:47.939 and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on 00:00:47.939 --> 00:00:51.399 your bed and be still. Salah. Offer the sacrifices 00:00:51.399 --> 00:00:53.840 of righteousness and put your trust in the Lord. 00:00:54.179 --> 00:00:56.640 There are many who say, Who will show us any 00:00:56.640 --> 00:00:59.270 good? Lord, lift up the light of your countenance 00:00:59.270 --> 00:01:02.130 upon us. You have put gladness in my heart, more 00:01:02.130 --> 00:01:04.170 than in the season that their grain and wine 00:01:04.170 --> 00:01:06.829 increased. I will both lie down in peace and 00:01:06.829 --> 00:01:09.569 sleep. For you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in 00:01:09.569 --> 00:01:13.849 safety. Psalm 5 Inscription To the Chief Musician 00:01:13.849 --> 00:01:17.609 With Flutes A Psalm of David Give ear to my words, 00:01:17.650 --> 00:01:20.430 O Lord. Consider my meditation. Give heed to 00:01:20.430 --> 00:01:23.069 the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for 00:01:23.069 --> 00:01:25.739 to you I will pray. My voice you shall hear in 00:01:25.739 --> 00:01:27.920 the morning, O Lord. In the morning I will direct 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:30.459 it to you, and I will look up. For you are not 00:01:30.459 --> 00:01:32.920 a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, nor shall 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:35.719 evil dwell with you. The boastful shall not stand 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:38.480 in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity. 00:01:38.579 --> 00:01:40.659 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood. 00:01:40.799 --> 00:01:43.200 The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:45.700 man. But as for me, I will come into your house 00:01:45.700 --> 00:01:48.200 in the multitude of your mercy. In fear of you, 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:50.400 I will worship toward your holy temple. Lead 00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:52.359 me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of 00:01:52.359 --> 00:01:54.659 my enemies. Make your way straight before my 00:01:54.659 --> 00:01:57.620 face. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:00.219 Their inward part is destruction. Their throat 00:02:00.219 --> 00:02:02.459 is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue. 00:02:02.659 --> 00:02:05.319 Pronounce them guilty, O God. Let them fall by 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:07.719 their own counsels. Cast them out in the multitude 00:02:07.719 --> 00:02:09.939 of their transgressions, for they have rebelled 00:02:09.939 --> 00:02:12.680 against you. But let all those rejoice who put 00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:15.409 their trust in you. Let them ever shout for joy, 00:02:15.550 --> 00:02:18.009 because you defend them. Let those also who love 00:02:18.009 --> 00:02:20.449 your name be joyful in you. For you, O Lord, 00:02:20.610 --> 00:02:22.909 will bless the righteous. With favor you will 00:02:22.909 --> 00:02:26.530 surround him as with a shield. Psalm 6. Inscription. 00:02:26.770 --> 00:02:29.169 To the chief musician, with stringed instruments, 00:02:29.490 --> 00:02:31.870 on an eight -stringed harp. A Psalm of David. 00:02:32.389 --> 00:02:35.229 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, nor chasten 00:02:35.229 --> 00:02:37.629 me in your hot displeasure. Have mercy on me, 00:02:37.710 --> 00:02:40.129 O Lord, for I am weak. O Lord, heal me, for my 00:02:40.129 --> 00:02:42.909 bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled. 00:02:43.370 --> 00:02:46.150 But you, O Lord, how long? Return, O Lord, deliver 00:02:46.150 --> 00:02:49.710 me. O save me for your mercy's sake. For in death 00:02:49.710 --> 00:02:51.909 there is no remembrance of you. In the grave, 00:02:51.930 --> 00:02:54.469 who will give you thanks? I am weary with my 00:02:54.469 --> 00:02:57.469 groaning. All night I make my bed swim. I drench 00:02:57.469 --> 00:03:00.530 my couch with my tears. My eye wastes away because 00:03:00.530 --> 00:03:03.270 of grief. It grows old because of all my enemies. 00:03:03.810 --> 00:03:05.810 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity. 00:03:05.909 --> 00:03:08.129 For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. 00:03:08.330 --> 00:03:10.590 The Lord has heard my supplication. The Lord 00:03:10.590 --> 00:03:13.009 will receive my prayer. Let all my enemies be 00:03:13.009 --> 00:03:15.509 ashamed and greatly troubled. Let them turn back 00:03:15.509 --> 00:03:19.169 and be ashamed suddenly. Psalm 9. Inscription. 00:03:19.449 --> 00:03:22.530 To the chief musician. To the tune of Death of 00:03:22.530 --> 00:03:25.530 the Son. A Psalm of David. I will praise you, 00:03:25.550 --> 00:03:27.750 O Lord, with my whole heart. I will tell of all 00:03:27.750 --> 00:03:30.050 your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice 00:03:30.050 --> 00:03:32.229 in you. I will sing praise to your name almost 00:03:32.229 --> 00:03:35.110 high. When my enemies turn back, they shall fall 00:03:35.110 --> 00:03:37.569 and perish at your presence. For you have maintained 00:03:37.569 --> 00:03:40.219 my right and my cause. You sat on the throne 00:03:40.219 --> 00:03:42.479 judging in righteousness. You have rebuked the 00:03:42.479 --> 00:03:44.740 nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have 00:03:44.740 --> 00:03:47.580 blotted out their name forever and ever. O enemy, 00:03:47.780 --> 00:03:50.120 destructions are finished forever, and you have 00:03:50.120 --> 00:03:52.719 destroyed cities. Even their memory has perished, 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:55.379 but the Lord shall endure forever. He has prepared 00:03:55.379 --> 00:03:57.800 his throne for judgment. He shall judge the world 00:03:57.800 --> 00:04:00.419 in righteousness, and he shall administer judgment 00:04:00.419 --> 00:04:03.300 for the peoples in uprightness. The Lord also 00:04:03.300 --> 00:04:05.520 will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:07.870 in times of trouble. and those who know your 00:04:07.870 --> 00:04:10.330 name will put their trust in you. For you, Lord, 00:04:10.490 --> 00:04:13.250 have not forsaken those who seek you. Sing praises 00:04:13.250 --> 00:04:16.290 to the Lord who dwells in Zion. Declare his deeds 00:04:16.290 --> 00:04:19.129 among the people. When he avenges blood, he remembers 00:04:19.129 --> 00:04:21.750 them. He does not forget the cry of the humble. 00:04:21.990 --> 00:04:24.149 Have mercy on me, O Lord. Consider my trouble 00:04:24.149 --> 00:04:26.790 from those who hate me. You who lift me up from 00:04:26.790 --> 00:04:29.129 the gates of death, that I may tell of all your 00:04:29.129 --> 00:04:31.110 praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion, 00:04:31.250 --> 00:04:33.720 I will rejoice in your salvation. The nations 00:04:33.720 --> 00:04:36.399 have sung down in the pit which they made. In 00:04:36.399 --> 00:04:38.759 the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. 00:04:39.060 --> 00:04:41.480 The Lord is known by the judgment he executes. 00:04:41.579 --> 00:04:43.879 The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. 00:04:44.279 --> 00:04:47.180 Meditation. Salah. The wicked shall be turned 00:04:47.180 --> 00:04:49.699 into hell, and all the nations that forget God. 00:04:49.920 --> 00:04:51.800 For the needy shall not always be forgotten. 00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:54.319 The expectation of the poor shall not perish 00:04:54.319 --> 00:04:57.360 forever. Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail. 00:04:57.519 --> 00:05:00.439 Let the nations be judged in your sight. Put 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:02.660 them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know 00:05:02.660 --> 00:05:07.220 themselves to be but men. Salah Psalm 10 Why 00:05:07.220 --> 00:05:09.720 do you stand afar off, O Lord? Why do you hide 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:12.019 in times of trouble? The wicked in his pride 00:05:12.019 --> 00:05:14.540 persecutes the poor. Let them be caught in the 00:05:14.540 --> 00:05:16.800 plots which they have devised, for the wicked 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:19.300 boasts of his heart's desire. He blesses the 00:05:19.300 --> 00:05:21.519 greedy and renounces the Lord. The wicked in 00:05:21.519 --> 00:05:24.220 his proud countenance does not seek God. God 00:05:24.220 --> 00:05:26.379 is in none of his thoughts. His ways are always 00:05:26.379 --> 00:05:29.079 prospering. Your judgments are far above, out 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:31.839 of his sight. As for all his enemies, he sneers 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:34.259 at them. He has said in his heart, I shall not 00:05:34.259 --> 00:05:36.819 be moved, I shall never be in adversity. His 00:05:36.819 --> 00:05:39.259 mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. 00:05:39.620 --> 00:05:41.980 Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity. He 00:05:41.980 --> 00:05:44.180 sits in the lurking places of the villages, in 00:05:44.180 --> 00:05:46.860 the secret places he murders the innocent. His 00:05:46.860 --> 00:05:49.379 eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless. He lies 00:05:49.379 --> 00:05:52.379 in wait secretly, as a lion in his den. He lies 00:05:52.379 --> 00:05:54.779 in wait to catch the poor. He catches the poor 00:05:54.779 --> 00:05:57.439 when he draws him into his net. So he crouches, 00:05:57.459 --> 00:06:00.019 he lies low, that the helpless may fall by his 00:06:00.019 --> 00:06:02.899 strength. He has said in his heart, God has forgotten. 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:06.319 He hides his face, he will never see. Arise, 00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:08.980 O Lord. O God, lift up your hand. Do not forget 00:06:08.980 --> 00:06:11.839 the humble. Why do the wicked renounce God? He 00:06:11.839 --> 00:06:14.240 has said in his heart, you will not require an 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:16.560 account. But you have seen, for you observe trouble 00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:19.300 and grief, to repay it by your hand. The helpless 00:06:19.300 --> 00:06:21.600 commits himself to you. You are the helper of 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:24.000 the fatherless. Break the arm of the wicked and 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:26.600 the evil man. Seek out his wickedness until you 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:29.079 find none. The Lord is king forever and ever. 00:06:29.220 --> 00:06:31.800 The nations have perished out of his land. Lord, 00:06:31.980 --> 00:06:34.019 you have heard the desire of the humble. You 00:06:34.019 --> 00:06:36.060 will prepare his heart. You will cause your ear 00:06:36.060 --> 00:06:38.540 to hear, to do justice to the fatherless and 00:06:38.540 --> 00:06:40.660 the oppressed. that the man of the earth may 00:06:40.660 --> 00:06:48.360 oppress no more. I hope you enjoyed today's reading 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:50.680 as much as I did and I look forward to seeing 00:06:50.680 --> 00:06:52.740 you again tomorrow to continue on our journey. 00:06:52.899 --> 00:06:54.540 God bless you and have a great day.