WWUTT 314 Happy Thanksgiving!

Psalm 92 begins, It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name,

O Most High, to declare your steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night.

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Here's your teacher, Pastor Gabe. Thank you, Becky, and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Give thanks to the

Lord, for He is good, His love endures forever. In our study of 1

Samuel, we would be up to the story of David and Goliath today, but I'm going to save 1 Samuel chapters 16 and 17 until next week.

Being Thanksgiving Day, we're going to read from the Psalms. I'm going to begin with Psalm 9.

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.

I will be glad and exult in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before your presence, for you have maintained my just cause.

You have sat on the throne giving righteous judgment. You have rebuked the nations. You have made the wicked perish.

You have blotted out their name forever and ever. The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins.

Their cities you rooted out. The very memory of them has perished. But the Lord sits enthroned forever.

He has established His throne for justice, and He judges the world with righteousness. He judges the peoples with uprightness.

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you,

O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. Sing praises to the Lord who sits enthroned in Zion.

Tell among the peoples His deeds, for He who avenges blood is mindful of them. He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Be gracious to me, O Lord. See my affliction from those who hate me. O you who lift me up from the gates of death, that I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation.

The nations have sunk in the pit that they have made. In the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.

The Lord has made Himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.

The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

Arise, O Lord. Let not man prevail. Let the nations be judged before you.

Put them in fear, O Lord. Let the nations know that they are but men.

This next one is Psalm 28. David writes, To you, O Lord, I call. My rock, be not deaf to me.

Lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy when

I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands towards your most holy sanctuary. Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.

Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds. Give to them according to the work of their hands.

Render them their due reward. Because they do not regard the works of the Lord or the work of His hands,

He will tear them down and build them up no more. Blessed be the Lord, for He has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

The Lord is my strength and my shield. In Him my heart trusts, and I am helped.

My heart exalts, and with my song I give thanks to Him. The Lord is the strength of His people.

He is the saving refuge of His anointed. O, save your people and bless your heritage.

Be their shepherd and carry them forever. Psalm 30 I will extol

You, O Lord, for You have drawn me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You have healed me. O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol.

You restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. Sing praises to the

Lord. O You His saints, and give thanks to His holy name, for His anger is but for a moment, and His favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. By Your favor, O Lord, You made my mountain stand strong.

You hid Your face. I was dismayed. To You, O Lord, I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy.

What profit is there in my death if I go down to the pit?

Will the dust praise You? Will it tell of Your faithfulness? Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me,

O Lord, my Helper. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing. You have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing

Your praise, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Psalm 33. Shout for joy to the Lord, O You Righteous.

Praise befits the upright. Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre. Make melody to Him with the harp of ten strings.

Sing to Him a new song. Play skillfully on the strings with loud shouts. For the word of the

Lord is upright, and all His work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice.

The earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.

He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap. He puts the deeps in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

For He spoke, and it came to be. He commanded, and it stood firm.

The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose

God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen as His heritage. The Lord looks down from heaven.

He sees all the children of man. From where He sits in throne, He looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth.

He who fashions the heart of them all and observes all their deeds. The king is not saved by his great army.

A warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His steadfast love, that He may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.

Our soul waits for the Lord. He is our help and our shield, for our heart is glad in Him, because we trust in His holy name.

Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in You. Psalm 54

O God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might.

O God, hear my prayer, give ear to the words of my mouth. For strangers have risen against me.

Ruthless men seek my life. They do not set God before themselves. Behold, God is my helper.

The Lord is the upholder of my life. He will return the evil to my enemies.

In Your faithfulness, put an end to them. With a freewill offering, I will sacrifice to You.

I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good. For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

Psalm 57 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For in You my soul takes refuge.

In the shadow of Your wings, I will take refuge till the storms of destruction pass by.

I cry out to God most high, to God who fulfills His purpose for me. He will send from heaven and save me.

He will put to shame Him who tramples on me. God will send out His steadfast love and His faithfulness.

My soul is in the midst of lions. I lie down amid fiery beasts, the children of man whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth. They set a net for my steps.

My soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make melody.

Awake my glory. Awake, O harp and lyre. I will awake the dawn. I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples.

I will sing praises to You among the nations. For Your steadfast love is great to the heavens,

Your faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth.

Psalm 86 Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Preserve my life, for I am godly. Save Your servant who trusts in You. You are my

God. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to You do I cry all the day. Gladden the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, do

I lift up my soul. For You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon You.

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer. Listen to my plea for grace. In the day of my trouble

I call upon You, for You answer me. There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours.

All the nations You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify

Your name. For You are great and do wondrous things. You alone are

God. Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth. Unite my heart to fear

Your name. I give thanks to You, O Lord, my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify

Your name forever. For great is Your steadfast love toward me. You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

O God, insolent men have risen up against me. A band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set

You before them. But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give Your strength to Your servant and save the son of Your maidservant.

Show me a sign of Your favor that those who hate me may see and be put to shame, because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Psalm 92 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name,

O Most High, to declare Your steadfast love in the morning and Your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.

For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your work. At the works of Your hands, I sing for joy.

How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep. The stupid man cannot know, the fool cannot understand this, that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever.

But You, O Lord, are on high forever. For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, for behold,

Your enemies shall perish, all evildoers shall be scattered. But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox.

You have poured over me fresh oil. My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies.

My ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

They are planted in the house of the Lord. They flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age.

They are ever full of sap and green. To declare that the Lord is upright, He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Psalm 97 The Lord reigns. Let the earth rejoice. Let the many coastlands be glad.

Clouds and thick darkness are all around Him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Fire goes before Him and burns up His adversaries all around. His lightnings light up the world.

The earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the

Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness, and all the peoples see

His glory. All worshippers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols.

Worship Him, all you gods. Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments,

O Lord. For You, O Lord, are most high over all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.

O you who love the Lord, hate evil. He preserves the lives of His saints.

He delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to His holy name.

Psalm 105. O give thanks to the Lord. Call upon His name.

Make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him. Sing praises to Him. Tell of all of His wondrous works.

Glory in His holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Seek the

Lord in His strength. Seek His presence continually. Remember the wondrous works that He has done,

His miracles, and the judgments He uttered. O offspring of Abraham, His servant, children of Jacob, His chosen ones,

He is the Lord our God. His judgments are in all the earth. He remembers His covenant forever, the word that He commanded for a thousand generations.

The covenant that He made with Abraham, His sworn promise to Isaac, which He confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, saying to you,

I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance. When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,

He allowed no one to oppress them. He rebuked kings on their account, saying, Touch not

My anointed ones, do My prophets no harm. When He summoned a famine on the land,

He broke all supply of bread. He had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

His feet were hurt with fetters, His neck was put in a collar of iron, until what He had had came to pass.

The word of the Lord tested Him. The king sent and released Him. The ruler of the people set

Him free. He made Him lord of His house, and ruler of all His possessions, to bind

His princes at His pleasure, and to teach His elders wisdom. Then Israel came to Egypt.

Jacob sojourned in all the land of Ham. And the Lord made His people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes.

He turned their hearts to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants. He sent

Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen. They performed His signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness, and made the land dark. They did not rebel against His words. He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.

Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. He spoke, and there were swarms of flies and gnats throughout their country.

He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land. He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.

He spoke, and a locust came, young locust without number, which devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength. Then He brought out

Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among His tribes who stumbled. Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.

He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night. They asked, and He brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.

He opened the rock, and water gushed out. It flowed through the desert like a river, for He remembered

His holy promise, and Abraham His servant. So He brought His people out with joy, His chosen ones with singing.

And He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the people's toil, that they might keep

His statutes, and observe His laws. Praise the Lord. And finally,

Psalm 145. I will extol You, my God and King, and bless

Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and praise Your name forever and ever.

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable.

One generation shall commend Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts. On the glorious splendor of Your majesty and on Your wondrous works

I will meditate. They shall speak of the might of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare

Your greatness. They shall pour forth the fame of Your abundant goodness, and shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.

The Lord is good to all, and His mercy is over all that He has made. All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord, and all

Your saints shall bless You. They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, and tell of Your power, to make known to the children of man

Your mighty works, and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

The Lord is faithful in all His words, and kind in all His works.

The Lord upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in due season. You open

Your hand, You satisfy the desire of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all

His ways, and kind in all His works. The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.

He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him. He also hears their cry, and saves them.

The Lord preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all the flesh bless His holy name forever and ever.

Amen. Sing Thy grace, streams of mercy never ceasing.

Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above.

Praise the mountain, fixed upon it, mount of Thy redeeming love.

Here I raise mine Ebenezer, hither by Thy help

I'm come, by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sorts me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God.

He to rescue me from danger, interposed His precious blood.

O to grace, how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be.

Let Thy grace, Lord, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the

God I love. Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the

God I love. Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.

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