Thy Strong Word - Psalms 99, 100, 119:1-24

Hosted by Rev. John Lukomski, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Darmstadt & St. Paul Lutheran Church in New Athens, Illinois.

With guest Rev. Dr. Martin Noland from Grace Lutheran Church in San Mateo, California.

Find the chanted Psalms from today’s episode at llpb.us/Canticles-Psalms-Ants.htm.

Psalms 99, 100, 119:1-24

Psalm 99

The Lord Our God Is Holy

99 The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
    He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
²The Lord is great in Zion;
    he is exalted over all the peoples.
³Let them praise your great and awesome name!
    Holy is he!
⁴The King in his might loves justice.^[a]
    You have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵Exalt the Lord our God;
    worship at his footstool!
    Holy is he!

⁶Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
    Samuel also was among those who called upon his name.
    They called to the Lord, and he answered them.
⁷In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
    they kept his testimonies
    and the statute that he gave them.

⁸O Lord our God, you answered them;
    you were a forgiving God to them,
    but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
⁹Exalt the Lord our God,
    and worship at his holy mountain;
    for the Lord our God is holy!

Footnotes:

Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice

Psalm 100

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

A Psalm for giving thanks.

100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
² Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!

³Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;^[a]
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

⁴Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!

⁵For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

Footnotes:

Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves

Psalm 119:1-24

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

119 ^[a] Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
    who walk in the law of the Lord!
²Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
    who seek him with their whole heart,
³who also do no wrong,
    but walk in his ways!
⁴You have commanded your precepts
    to be kept diligently.
⁵Oh that my ways may be steadfast
    in keeping your statutes!
⁶Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
⁷I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn your righteous rules.^[b]
⁸I will keep your statutes;
    do not utterly forsake me!

Beth

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
¹⁰With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not wander from your commandments!
¹¹I have stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹²Blessed are you, O Lord;
    teach me your statutes!
¹³With my lips I declare
    all the rules^[c] of your mouth.
¹⁴In the way of your testimonies I delight
    as much as in all riches.
¹⁵I will meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ways.
¹⁶I will delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

Gimel

¹⁷Deal bountifully with your servant,
    that I may live and keep your word.
¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold
    wondrous things out of your law.
¹⁹I am a sojourner on the earth;
    hide not your commandments from me!
²⁰My soul is consumed with longing
    for your rules^[d] at all times.
²¹You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
    who wander from your commandments.
²²Take away from me scorn and contempt,
    for I have kept your testimonies.
²³Even though princes sit plotting against me,
    your servant will meditate on your statutes.
²⁴Your testimonies are my delight;
    they are my counselors.

Footnotes:

Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter
Psalm 119:7 Or your just and righteous decrees; also verses 62, 106, 160, 164
Psalm 119:13 Or all the just decrees
Psalm 119:20 Or your just decrees; also verses 30, 39, 43, 52, 75, 102, 108, 137, 156, 175

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Rev. William Weedon

We have the distinct privilege of borrowing LCMS Director of Worship and International Center Chaplain Rev. William Chancellor Weedon for an hour a day to add Host of Thy Strong Word to his list of titles. Native to the central Maryland area just outside of Washington D.C., he enthusiastically enjoys his coffee, playing piano, and singing heartily, as well as spending time in the pool with his wife Cindi, three children and their spouses, and seven grandchildren. He’s one of those people that listens to Christmas music year-round, but we still let him in our studios. You may find him reading a good murder mystery or some writing by Johann Gerhard, Joseph Ratzinger, or Alexander Schmemann while eating a chocolate torte made by his wife Cindi. When he’s read all the books he can manage, he escapes outside to hike, bike, or even run in his Vivobarefoot shoes that Andy Bates, his favorite famous person, told him to buy.