David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
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… My heart instructs me in night seasons. Verse eight, he says, I have set the Lord always before me because he is at my right hand. I shall not be moved. I have set the Lord. That's, I don't know what you do with that phrase, but here's what I do. This isn't the Lord. This is a bottle of water, all right? But I'm going to set the bottle of water before me. The psalmist says, I set the Lord before me. now can you actually grab God and put him in front of you or is it the determination of heart I'm going to discover who is already there God is not manipulated by us. Here's the way I like to put it. Since I can't imagine a place where he isn't, I might as well imagine him with me. what would it be like if when you got up tomorrow morning you became actually aware of the manifest presence of God right in front of you i have set i have set my heart on it on the Lord in such a way that the presence of God i i live with the awareness of the manifest presence of God before me verse 9 therefore my heart is glad my glory rejoices my flesh will also rest in hope I love that phrase my glory rejoices did you know that you can't give God glory unless you have some everything that God has made has glory the psalms psalmist talks about the planets each planet has a …
… because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. David said about him, I saw the Lord always before me because he is at my right hand. I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices. My body also will live in hope because you will not abandon me to the grave nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life. You will fill me with joy in your presence. Now there he's quoting from Psalms. Anybody know where? Psalms chapter 16. You're catching on. All right. Verses 8 through 11. He's quoting from Psalms. So now we've got Joel. Then we've got Psalms chapter 16. Then he continues. Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried. And his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. …
… My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore, my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. My flesh also will rest in hope. For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption. you will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever more. Give me more, God. and I'm content. I'm content with what you've given me. I'm content with the influence and the impact and the territory and everything that you have blessed me with, I'm content with. But I ask for more because I don't want to stay stuck in what I think is good for me. I want to move forward in what you think is good for me and what you want to lead me in and how you want to use me and how you want to expand my territory for your glory. …