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says,<00:12:39.899><c> Yahweh</c><00:12:40.519><c> hath</c><00:12:40.779><c> returned</c>

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suited<00:12:51.080><c> his</c><00:12:51.419><c> own</c><00:12:51.700><c> vicious</c><00:12:52.100><c> interpretation.</c>

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came.<00:13:02.399><c> And</c><00:13:02.580><c> as</c><00:13:02.860><c> David</c><00:13:03.240><c> came</c><00:13:03.919><c> across</c><00:13:04.460><c> the</c><00:13:04.659><c> horizon</c><00:13:05.019><c> toward</c><00:13:05.519><c> Chimei</c><00:13:06.259><c> he</c>

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who<00:15:57.639><c> finds</c>

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it<00:15:58.879><c> extremely</c><00:15:59.620><c> difficult.</c><00:16:01.980><c> Abishai,</c><00:16:02.759><c> the</c><00:16:02.919><c> son</c><00:16:03.240><c> of</c><00:16:03.519><c> Zerui,</c>

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said<00:16:04.179><c> unto</c><00:16:04.419><c> the</c><00:16:04.620><c> king,</c><00:16:04.940><c> why</c><00:16:05.059><c> should</c><00:16:05.320><c> this</c>

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dead<00:16:07.600><c> dog</c><00:16:08.080><c> curse</c><00:16:09.419><c> my</c><00:16:09.720><c> lord</c><00:16:09.919><c> the</c><00:16:10.179><c> king?</c><00:16:11.720><c> Just</c><00:16:11.899><c> give</c><00:16:12.019><c> me</c><00:16:12.159><c> a</c><00:16:12.279><c> couple</c><00:16:12.419><c> of</c>

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seconds<00:16:12.940><c> and</c><00:16:13.120><c> I'll</c><00:16:13.480><c> stop</c><00:16:13.720><c> those</c>

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insults<00:16:14.620><c> pretty</c><00:16:14.899><c> swiftly.</c><00:16:18.080><c> Abishai,</c><00:16:18.799><c> the</c><00:16:19.000><c> brother</c><00:16:19.259><c> of</c><00:16:19.779><c> Joab,</c>

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mighty<00:16:21.159><c> man</c><00:16:21.480><c> of</c><00:16:21.779><c> courage</c><00:16:22.159><c> and</c><00:16:22.519><c> valour,</c>

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intervened<00:16:24.080><c> and</c><00:16:24.360><c> saved</c><00:16:24.639><c> David's</c><00:16:25.340><c> life</c><00:16:25.539><c> once</c><00:16:25.919><c> when</c><00:16:26.620><c> Ishibena</c>

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was<00:16:27.559><c> about</c><00:16:27.899><c> to</c><00:16:28.240><c> slay</c><00:16:28.639><c> David.</c><00:16:29.460><c> And</c><00:16:29.700><c> he</c><00:16:29.779><c> had</c>

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a<00:16:30.320><c> great</c><00:16:30.559><c> affection</c><00:16:31.220><c> for</c><00:16:31.519><c> David,</c><00:16:31.940><c> an</c><00:16:32.179><c> absolute</c><00:16:32.659><c> affection.</c><00:16:33.440><c> And</c><00:16:33.580><c> he</c><00:16:33.659><c> had</c><00:16:33.759><c> a</c>

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burning<00:16:34.360><c> indignation</c><00:16:35.120><c> for</c><00:16:35.320><c> this</c>

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man<00:16:35.799><c> that</c><00:16:35.980><c> was</c><00:16:36.279><c> cursing</c><00:16:36.820><c> the</c><00:16:37.080><c> king.</c><00:16:37.580><c> And</c><00:16:37.899><c> he</c><00:16:38.120><c> wanted</c><00:16:38.419><c> justice.</c>

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And<00:16:41.879><c> just</c><00:16:42.080><c> a</c><00:16:42.220><c> whisper</c><00:16:42.559><c> from</c><00:16:43.019><c> David.</c><00:16:45.899><c> And</c>

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those<00:16:46.440><c> threats</c><00:16:46.700><c> would</c><00:16:46.919><c> have</c><00:16:47.080><c> stopped</c><00:16:47.220><c> very</c><00:16:47.559><c> swiftly.</c><00:16:50.519><c> But</c><00:16:50.860><c> David</c><00:16:51.240><c> had</c><00:16:51.500><c> absolute</c><00:16:52.120><c> control.</c><00:16:52.940><c> And</c><00:16:53.220><c> he</c><00:16:53.220><c> was</c>

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able<00:16:53.899><c> to</c><00:16:53.899><c> do</c><00:16:53.899><c> it.</c><00:16:53.899><c> You</c><00:16:53.899><c> know</c><00:16:54.059><c> it's</c><00:16:54.259><c> one</c><00:16:54.539><c> thing</c><00:16:54.740><c> to</c><00:16:54.980><c> endure</c><00:16:55.379><c> when</c>

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we<00:16:55.860><c> have</c><00:16:56.100><c> to</c><00:16:56.220><c> and</c><00:16:56.340><c> there's</c><00:16:56.500><c> nothing</c>

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that<00:16:56.980><c> we</c><00:16:57.100><c> can</c><00:16:57.240><c> do</c><00:16:57.460><c> about</c><00:16:57.740><c> it.</c><00:16:57.899><c> So</c><00:16:58.080><c> we</c><00:16:58.299><c> have</c><00:16:58.620><c> to</c><00:16:58.820><c> endure</c><00:16:59.139><c> the</c><00:16:59.379><c> pressure.</c><00:17:01.679><c> Different</c><00:17:02.059><c> thing</c><00:17:02.600><c> when</c><00:17:03.000><c> we</c><00:17:03.200><c> have</c>

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to<00:17:03.559><c> endure</c><00:17:04.019><c> because</c><00:17:04.579><c> we</c><00:17:04.900><c> know</c><00:17:05.200><c> we</c><00:17:05.539><c> should.</c><00:17:07.400><c> That's</c><00:17:07.779><c> the</c><00:17:07.960><c> real</c>

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test<00:17:08.579><c> of</c><00:17:09.079><c> invincibility</c><00:17:10.160><c> isn't</c><00:17:10.400><c> it?</c>

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When<00:17:11.460><c> we're</c><00:17:11.700><c> under</c><00:17:12.039><c> pressure</c><00:17:12.380><c> sometimes</c><00:17:12.940><c> there's</c><00:17:13.299><c> nothing</c>

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else<00:17:13.779><c> we</c><00:17:13.960><c> can</c><00:17:14.180><c> do.</c><00:17:14.740><c> We've</c><00:17:15.180><c> got</c><00:17:15.299><c> to</c><00:17:15.539><c> endure</c>

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that<00:17:16.200><c> pressure.</c><00:17:17.880><c> What</c><00:17:18.160><c> about</c><00:17:18.460><c> when</c><00:17:18.740><c> we</c><00:17:18.980><c> don't</c><00:17:19.279><c> have</c><00:17:19.559><c> to</c><00:17:19.740><c> endure</c><00:17:20.019><c> that</c>

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pressure?<00:17:21.740><c> But</c><00:17:22.140><c> we</c><00:17:22.259><c> know</c><00:17:22.480><c> we</c><00:17:22.799><c> should</c>

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endure.<00:17:24.819><c> That's</c><00:17:25.099><c> when</c><00:17:25.240><c> the</c><00:17:25.460><c> test</c><00:17:25.859><c> of</c><00:17:26.440><c> control</c><00:17:27.259><c> and</c><00:17:27.579><c> invincibility</c><00:17:28.519><c> is</c><00:17:29.500><c> upon</c>

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us.<00:17:30.960><c> And</c><00:17:31.119><c> David</c><00:17:31.519><c> had</c><00:17:31.779><c> the</c>

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power<00:17:32.359><c> at</c><00:17:32.579><c> his</c><00:17:32.799><c> fingertips</c><00:17:33.420><c> to</c><00:17:34.559><c> remove</c><00:17:34.940><c> that</c><00:17:35.279><c> pressure.</c><00:17:36.740><c> To</c><00:17:36.900><c> remove</c><00:17:37.299><c> Shimei.</c><00:17:38.519><c> A</c>

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split<00:17:38.880><c> second</c><00:17:39.200><c> and</c><00:17:39.339><c> he</c><00:17:39.420><c> could</c>

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be<00:17:39.880><c> gone.</c><00:17:40.920><c> But</c><00:17:41.160><c> he</c><00:17:41.480><c> refused</c><00:17:41.859><c> because</c><00:17:42.359><c> he</c><00:17:42.599><c> was</c><00:17:42.940><c> prepared</c><00:17:43.539><c> to</c>

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endure.<00:17:48.720><c> And</c><00:17:48.980><c> that's</c><00:17:49.200><c> what</c><00:17:49.440><c> James</c><00:17:49.880><c> comments</c>

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upon<00:17:50.720><c> doesn't</c><00:17:51.079><c> he?</c><00:17:52.880><c> In</c><00:17:52.880><c> chapter</c><00:17:53.220><c> one</c><00:17:53.660><c> and</c><00:17:53.880><c> verses</c><00:17:54.220><c> two</c><00:17:54.519><c> to</c><00:17:54.720><c> four</c><00:17:55.240><c> he</c>

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says<00:17:56.920><c> my</c><00:17:57.220><c> brethren</c><00:17:58.279><c> count</c><00:17:59.660><c> it</c>

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all<00:18:00.140><c> joy</c><00:18:00.500><c> when</c><00:18:00.759><c> you</c><00:18:01.039><c> fall</c><00:18:01.319><c> into</c><00:18:01.579><c> difficult</c><00:18:02.140><c> situations</c><00:18:03.240><c> knowing</c><00:18:04.039><c> this.</c>

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of<00:18:08.079><c> your</c><00:18:08.480><c> faith</c><00:18:08.740><c> is</c><00:18:09.519><c> working</c><00:18:09.980><c> something.</c><00:18:11.119><c> It's</c><00:18:11.440><c> working</c><00:18:12.059><c> patience.</c><00:18:12.880><c> The</c>

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quality<00:18:13.240><c> of</c><00:18:13.579><c> patience</c><00:18:13.940><c> in</c><00:18:14.099><c> you.</c>

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And<00:18:14.759><c> that's</c><00:18:15.119><c> the</c><00:18:15.339><c> key</c><00:18:15.819><c> to</c><00:18:16.759><c> victory.</c><00:18:20.720><c> Defeat</c><00:18:21.099><c> makes</c><00:18:21.440><c> men</c><00:18:21.940><c> invincible.</c><00:18:23.640><c> Victory</c><00:18:24.039><c> comes</c>

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through<00:18:24.759><c> patience.</c>

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And<00:18:26.680><c> James</c><00:18:26.960><c> says</c><00:18:27.619><c> let</c><00:18:28.559><c> patience</c><00:18:29.619><c> have</c><00:18:30.200><c> her</c><00:18:30.519><c> perfect</c><00:18:31.039><c> work.</c><00:18:31.700><c> Let</c><00:18:31.880><c> it</c>

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come<00:18:32.460><c> forward</c><00:18:33.000><c> and</c><00:18:33.660><c> bear</c><00:18:33.920><c> fruit.</c>

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You<00:18:34.339><c> know</c><00:18:34.480><c> so</c><00:18:34.640><c> often</c><00:18:34.799><c> we</c><00:18:34.960><c> get</c><00:18:35.099><c> into</c><00:18:35.279><c> a</c><00:18:35.500><c> situation</c><00:18:35.940><c> don't</c><00:18:36.180><c> we?</c>

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We<00:18:36.400><c> say</c><00:18:36.440><c> well</c><00:18:36.559><c> that's</c><00:18:36.839><c> enough</c><00:18:37.019><c> and</c><00:18:37.160><c> we</c>

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jump<00:18:37.599><c> in.</c><00:18:39.480><c> James</c><00:18:39.859><c> says</c><00:18:40.259><c> look</c><00:18:41.039><c> let</c><00:18:42.200><c> patience</c><00:18:43.220><c> follow</c><00:18:43.960><c> through</c>

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all<00:18:44.299><c> of</c><00:18:44.299><c> us.</c><00:18:44.299><c> Let</c><00:18:44.299><c> patience</c><00:18:44.299><c> follow</c><00:18:44.299><c> through</c>

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all<00:18:44.700><c> the</c><00:18:44.819><c> way.</c><00:18:46.079><c> And</c><00:18:46.480><c> let</c><00:18:46.660><c> it</c><00:18:46.819><c> develop</c><00:18:47.200><c> that</c><00:18:47.500><c> fruit</c><00:18:47.859><c> in</c><00:18:48.240><c> our</c><00:18:48.660><c> characteristics</c><00:18:49.579><c> and</c>

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in<00:18:50.480><c> our</c><00:18:50.680><c> qualities</c>

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that<00:18:51.660><c> we</c><00:18:52.160><c> are</c><00:18:52.259><c> attempting</c><00:18:52.579><c> to</c><00:18:52.819><c> develop</c><00:18:53.160><c> in</c><00:18:53.299><c> our</c><00:18:53.579><c> service</c><00:18:53.819><c> to</c>

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Christ.<00:18:54.960><c> Let</c><00:18:55.299><c> it</c><00:18:55.640><c> have</c><00:18:55.900><c> its</c><00:18:56.279><c> perfect</c><00:18:56.900><c> work</c><00:18:57.460><c> says</c>

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James<00:18:58.200><c> that</c><00:18:58.420><c> we</c><00:18:58.660><c> ultimately</c><00:18:59.220><c> might</c><00:18:59.579><c> be</c><00:18:59.960><c> clothed</c><00:19:00.299><c> upon</c><00:19:00.779><c> with</c>

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perfection<00:19:02.079><c> wanting</c><00:19:02.500><c> nothing.</c><00:19:04.279><c> Let's</c>

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not<00:19:04.839><c> jump</c><00:19:05.160><c> into</c><00:19:05.480><c> a</c><00:19:05.700><c> situation</c><00:19:06.380><c> and</c><00:19:06.640><c> say</c><00:19:06.900><c> to</c><00:19:07.119><c> Abishay</c><00:19:07.559><c> yep</c><00:19:07.740><c> take</c>

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off<00:19:08.180><c> his</c><00:19:08.400><c> head</c><00:19:08.480><c> I've</c><00:19:08.740><c> had</c><00:19:08.880><c> enough.</c><00:19:10.839><c> Let</c>

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patience<00:19:11.740><c> take</c><00:19:12.119><c> us</c><00:19:12.359><c> through</c><00:19:12.759><c> all</c><00:19:13.380><c> the</c><00:19:13.519><c> way.</c><00:19:14.880><c> And</c><00:19:14.880><c> that's</c><00:19:15.099><c> what</c>

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we<00:19:15.420><c> see</c><00:19:15.579><c> in</c><00:19:15.660><c> this</c><00:19:15.900><c> situation</c><00:19:16.420><c> with</c>

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David.<00:19:17.259><c> He</c><00:19:17.440><c> refused</c><00:19:17.940><c> to</c><00:19:18.259><c> exercise</c><00:19:18.779><c> physical</c><00:19:19.420><c> strength</c><00:19:19.900><c> in</c><00:19:20.240><c> favour</c><00:19:20.680><c> of</c>

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character<00:19:22.220><c> strength.</c><00:19:24.319><c> And</c><00:19:24.460><c> his</c><00:19:24.619><c> command</c>

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to<00:19:25.220><c> Abishay</c><00:19:25.799><c> put</c><00:19:27.000><c> your</c><00:19:27.599><c> sword</c><00:19:27.759><c> away</c><00:19:28.039><c> Abishay</c><00:19:28.539><c> and</c><00:19:28.680><c> get</c><00:19:28.880><c> behind</c>

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me.<00:19:31.680><c> Similar</c><00:19:31.940><c> to</c><00:19:32.200><c> Christ</c><00:19:32.500><c> and</c><00:19:32.680><c> Peter</c>

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wasn't<00:19:33.180><c> it</c><00:19:33.339><c> in</c><00:19:33.420><c> the</c><00:19:33.519><c> Garden</c><00:19:33.740><c> of</c><00:19:33.920><c> Gethsemane.</c><00:19:34.519><c> Same</c><00:19:34.839><c> situation</c>

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there.<00:19:38.319><c> Defeat</c><00:19:38.779><c> makes</c><00:19:39.039><c> men</c><00:19:39.279><c> invincible.</c>

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And<00:19:39.940><c> here</c><00:19:40.240><c> is</c><00:19:40.420><c> the</c><00:19:40.640><c> Lord</c><00:19:40.880><c> in</c><00:19:41.019><c> the</c><00:19:41.180><c> Garden</c><00:19:41.420><c> of</c><00:19:41.640><c> Gethsemane</c><00:19:43.059><c> manifesting</c><00:19:44.380><c> that</c>

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same<00:19:45.019><c> quality</c><00:19:45.440><c> that</c><00:19:45.599><c> David</c><00:19:45.960><c> is</c>

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here.<00:19:48.420><c> And</c><00:19:48.460><c> he</c><00:19:48.619><c> tells</c><00:19:48.880><c> Peter</c><00:19:49.160><c> to</c><00:19:49.319><c> put</c><00:19:49.480><c> his</c><00:19:49.779><c> sword</c><00:19:49.940><c> away.</c><00:19:50.299><c> That's</c><00:19:50.539><c> not</c>

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patience<00:20:07.900><c> and</c><00:20:08.740><c> control.</c><00:20:11.579><c> And</c><00:20:11.579><c> what</c><00:20:11.779><c> is</c><00:20:11.980><c> the</c><00:20:12.119><c> purpose</c><00:20:12.559><c> of</c><00:20:13.200><c> the</c>

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slander<00:20:23.160><c> us</c><00:20:23.599><c> falsely?</c><00:20:24.839><c> Do</c><00:20:24.940><c> we</c><00:20:25.059><c> go</c><00:20:25.220><c> up</c>

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his<00:20:42.839><c> first</c><00:20:43.140><c> epistle</c><00:20:43.500><c> in</c><00:20:43.660><c> chapter</c><00:20:43.940><c> two.</c><00:20:45.700><c> And</c><00:20:45.759><c> he</c><00:20:45.839><c> says</c><00:20:46.019><c> this</c><00:20:46.200><c> is</c>

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doing<00:21:00.539><c> right.</c>

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nation<00:21:05.160><c> in</c><00:21:05.440><c> godly</c><00:21:05.779><c> principles.</c>

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sin<00:21:24.960><c> neither</c><00:21:25.319><c> was</c><00:21:25.759><c> guile</c><00:21:26.279><c> found</c><00:21:26.759><c> in</c>

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die.<00:21:51.819><c> But</c><00:21:51.960><c> he</c><00:21:52.099><c> committed</c><00:21:52.480><c> himself</c><00:21:53.220><c> under</c><00:21:53.539><c> him</c><00:21:53.839><c> that</c><00:21:53.960><c> judges</c>

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righteously.<00:21:57.960><c> Shimei</c><00:21:58.420><c> continued</c><00:21:59.119><c> to</c><00:21:59.359><c> cast</c>

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he<00:22:44.460><c> cursed</c><00:22:44.740><c> as</c><00:22:44.960><c> he</c><00:22:45.180><c> went</c><00:22:45.319><c> and</c><00:22:45.500><c> he</c><00:22:45.740><c> threw</c>

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annoying<00:22:54.019><c> that</c><00:22:54.140><c> would</c><00:22:54.339><c> be?</c><00:22:55.980><c> These</c><00:22:56.140><c> mighty</c><00:22:56.519><c> warriors.</c>

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verse<00:23:03.839><c> 6</c><00:23:04.200><c> Shimei</c><00:23:04.700><c> cast</c><00:23:05.099><c> stones</c><00:23:05.500><c> at</c><00:23:05.700><c> David</c><00:23:06.079><c> and</c><00:23:06.220><c> all</c><00:23:06.440><c> the</c><00:23:06.720><c> servants</c><00:23:07.000><c> of</c><00:23:07.200><c> the</c><00:23:07.359><c> king.</c><00:23:07.880><c> Jump</c><00:23:08.140><c> over</c><00:23:08.359><c> to</c><00:23:08.480><c> verse</c>

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Gath.<00:23:49.220><c> And</c><00:23:49.359><c> they'd</c>

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endured<00:23:50.059><c> with</c><00:23:50.400><c> David.</c><00:23:52.339><c> Great</c><00:23:52.700><c> difficulty.</c><00:23:54.400><c> And</c><00:23:54.660><c> they're</c><00:23:54.859><c> on</c>

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his<00:23:55.200><c> right</c><00:23:55.640><c> hand</c><00:23:55.880><c> and</c><00:23:56.019><c> on</c><00:23:56.180><c> his</c><00:23:56.400><c> left</c><00:23:56.839><c> hand.</c>

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And<00:23:59.839><c> Shimei</c><00:24:00.299><c> threw</c><00:24:00.619><c> stones</c><00:24:01.099><c> at</c><00:24:01.259><c> him</c><00:24:01.960><c> and</c><00:24:02.920><c> he</c><00:24:03.240><c> cast</c><00:24:03.539><c> dust</c><00:24:04.099><c> as</c>

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well.<00:24:04.700><c> Can</c><00:24:04.819><c> you</c><00:24:04.980><c> imagine</c><00:24:05.359><c> how</c><00:24:05.680><c> annoying</c>

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that<00:24:06.160><c> would</c><00:24:06.359><c> be</c><00:24:06.640><c> to</c><00:24:06.779><c> these</c><00:24:07.059><c> great</c><00:24:07.380><c> Gaborim?</c><00:24:08.099><c> Muscles</c><00:24:08.599><c> rippling.</c><00:24:10.519><c> Just</c><00:24:11.059><c> itching</c><00:24:11.579><c> to</c>

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get<00:24:11.960><c> up</c><00:24:12.119><c> that</c><00:24:12.380><c> hill</c>

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to<00:24:12.799><c> get</c><00:24:13.019><c> Shimei.</c><00:24:14.059><c> And</c><00:24:14.660><c> he's</c><00:24:14.940><c> throwing</c><00:24:15.140><c> dust</c><00:24:15.559><c> at</c><00:24:15.779><c> them.</c><00:24:16.920><c> It's</c>

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in<00:24:17.220><c> their</c><00:24:17.519><c> eyes.</c><00:24:19.200><c> Wouldn't</c><00:24:19.619><c> that</c><00:24:19.900><c> be</c><00:24:20.180><c> annoying?</c>

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But<00:24:21.799><c> David's</c><00:24:22.319><c> teaching</c><00:24:22.599><c> them</c><00:24:22.960><c> victory</c><00:24:23.640><c> comes</c><00:24:24.140><c> through</c><00:24:24.599><c> patience</c><00:24:25.119><c> brethren.</c><00:24:26.920><c> And</c>

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truly<00:24:27.480><c> they</c><00:24:27.880><c> bore</c><00:24:28.059><c> the</c>

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mark<00:24:28.599><c> of</c><00:24:28.839><c> Gaborim.</c><00:24:29.619><c> Great</c><00:24:29.940><c> men.</c><00:24:31.140><c> Not</c><00:24:31.380><c> only</c><00:24:31.720><c> physically</c><00:24:32.359><c> but</c>

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as<00:24:32.799><c> they</c><00:24:33.240><c> fellowshiped</c><00:24:34.700><c> the</c><00:24:35.160><c> sufferings</c><00:24:35.779><c> of</c>

00:24:35.960 --> 00:24:41.079
David.<00:24:37.559><c> They</c><00:24:37.559><c> bore</c><00:24:37.799><c> the</c><00:24:38.059><c> mark</c><00:24:38.279><c> of</c><00:24:38.559><c> great</c><00:24:38.819><c> men.</c><00:24:40.400><c> And</c><00:24:40.579><c> sometimes</c>

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brothers<00:24:41.380><c> and</c><00:24:41.640><c> sisters</c><00:24:41.839><c> it's</c><00:24:42.059><c> not</c><00:24:42.240><c> difficult</c>

00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:47.539
for<00:24:42.779><c> us</c><00:24:42.940><c> to</c><00:24:43.160><c> face</c><00:24:43.400><c> the</c><00:24:43.619><c> foe</c><00:24:43.880><c> is</c><00:24:44.019><c> it?</c><00:24:44.799><c> You</c><00:24:44.920><c> know</c><00:24:45.039><c> we're</c><00:24:45.259><c> travelling</c><00:24:45.599><c> along</c><00:24:46.019><c> the</c><00:24:46.339><c> pathway</c><00:24:46.759><c> of</c>

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life.<00:24:48.299><c> Kingdom</c>

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is<00:24:49.099><c> in</c><00:24:49.299><c> front</c><00:24:49.400><c> of</c><00:24:49.519><c> us.</c><00:24:49.660><c> We're</c><00:24:49.880><c> travelling</c><00:24:50.200><c> along</c><00:24:50.539><c> and</c><00:24:51.059><c> an</c><00:24:51.500><c> adversary</c><00:24:51.819><c> pops</c>

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up<00:24:52.440><c> and</c><00:24:52.619><c> yes</c><00:24:52.900><c> we</c><00:24:53.380><c> defeat</c>

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that<00:24:54.079><c> adversary</c><00:24:54.500><c> and</c><00:24:54.720><c> we</c><00:24:55.380><c> continue</c><00:24:55.880><c> on</c><00:24:56.119><c> for</c><00:24:56.359><c> a</c><00:24:56.480><c> while.</c><00:24:58.839><c> What</c><00:24:59.140><c> about</c><00:24:59.440><c> a</c>

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consistent<00:25:01.359><c> walk</c><00:25:02.440><c> in</c><00:25:02.680><c> the</c><00:25:02.859><c> midst</c>

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of<00:25:04.000><c> difficult</c><00:25:04.579><c> pressure?</c><00:25:06.839><c> Not</c><00:25:07.000><c> an</c><00:25:07.220><c> adversary</c><00:25:07.519><c> that</c><00:25:07.700><c> pops</c><00:25:07.940><c> up</c>

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every<00:25:08.440><c> now</c><00:25:08.619><c> and</c><00:25:08.759><c> again</c><00:25:09.019><c> but</c><00:25:09.180><c> what</c><00:25:09.420><c> about</c>

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one<00:25:09.940><c> who's</c><00:25:11.119><c> walking</c><00:25:11.500><c> alongside</c><00:25:12.299><c> the</c><00:25:12.660><c> hill</c><00:25:12.839><c> all</c><00:25:13.180><c> the</c><00:25:13.359><c> way</c><00:25:14.039><c> and</c>

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he's<00:25:14.960><c> throwing</c><00:25:15.339><c> dust</c><00:25:15.779><c> at</c><00:25:16.079><c> us.</c><00:25:17.420><c> Continual</c>

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pressure.<00:25:21.700><c> Continual</c><00:25:22.299><c> difficulty</c><00:25:22.900><c> in</c><00:25:23.140><c> our</c><00:25:23.339><c> life.</c><00:25:24.700><c> How</c><00:25:24.980><c> do</c><00:25:25.140><c> we</c>

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bear<00:25:25.480><c> with</c><00:25:25.740><c> that?</c><00:25:28.039><c> Well</c><00:25:28.259><c> David</c><00:25:29.279><c> in</c><00:25:29.579><c> Psalm</c>

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55<00:25:30.400><c> gives</c><00:25:30.720><c> us</c><00:25:31.000><c> the</c><00:25:31.079><c> key</c><00:25:31.359><c> to</c><00:25:31.500><c> how</c><00:25:31.680><c> we</c><00:25:31.799><c> can</c><00:25:32.019><c> bear</c><00:25:32.240><c> that.</c><00:25:33.220><c> It's</c><00:25:33.339><c> a</c>

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beautiful<00:25:33.839><c> Psalm.</c><00:25:35.279><c> It's</c><00:25:35.559><c> written</c><00:25:35.859><c> in</c><00:25:36.220><c> the</c>

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context<00:25:36.920><c> of</c><00:25:37.079><c> this</c><00:25:37.559><c> whole</c><00:25:38.380><c> scenario</c><00:25:38.980><c> of</c><00:25:39.160><c> events.</c><00:25:40.880><c> Psalm</c><00:25:41.059><c> 55</c><00:25:41.839><c> and</c><00:25:42.039><c> verse</c><00:25:42.299><c> 13</c>

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and<00:25:42.779><c> 14</c><00:25:43.220><c> gives</c><00:25:43.500><c> us</c><00:25:43.759><c> that</c>

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indication<00:25:44.619><c> when</c><00:25:45.539><c> it</c><00:25:45.660><c> talks</c><00:25:45.980><c> about</c><00:25:46.299><c> a</c><00:25:46.500><c> Hithophil</c><00:25:48.619><c> defecting</c>

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to<00:25:50.240><c> Absalom.</c><00:25:51.980><c> It</c><00:25:51.980><c> says</c><00:25:52.220><c> it</c><00:25:52.279><c> was</c><00:25:52.460><c> thou</c>

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a<00:25:52.880><c> man</c><00:25:53.079><c> mine</c><00:25:53.240><c> equal</c><00:25:53.500><c> my</c><00:25:53.740><c> guide</c><00:25:54.079><c> mine</c><00:25:54.319><c> acquaintance.</c><00:25:54.980><c> We</c><00:25:54.980><c> took</c>

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sweet<00:25:55.500><c> counsel</c><00:25:55.859><c> together</c><00:25:56.180><c> and</c><00:25:56.279><c> look</c><00:25:56.420><c> what</c>

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you've<00:25:56.740><c> done.</c><00:25:57.880><c> So</c><00:25:57.960><c> this</c><00:25:58.440><c> Psalm</c><00:25:58.759><c> 55</c><00:25:59.359><c> is</c><00:25:59.559><c> written</c><00:25:59.799><c> in</c><00:25:59.920><c> the</c><00:26:00.119><c> context</c><00:26:00.559><c> of</c>

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these<00:26:01.200><c> events.</c><00:26:05.859><c> David</c><00:26:06.299><c> says</c>

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to<00:26:06.940><c> his</c><00:26:07.119><c> mighty</c><00:26:07.480><c> men</c><00:26:07.759><c> in</c><00:26:07.940><c> verse</c><00:26:08.259><c> 22</c><00:26:09.019><c> don't</c><00:26:10.440><c> be</c><00:26:10.720><c> concerned</c><00:26:11.839><c> with</c>

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what<00:26:13.039><c> others</c><00:26:13.400><c> cast</c><00:26:14.099><c> upon</c><00:26:14.539><c> us.</c><00:26:16.599><c> Verse</c><00:26:16.900><c> 22</c><00:26:17.880><c> cast</c>

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thy<00:26:19.880><c> burden</c><00:26:20.579><c> upon</c><00:26:21.519><c> the</c><00:26:21.819><c> Lord</c><00:26:22.319><c> and</c><00:26:23.539><c> he</c><00:26:23.940><c> will</c><00:26:24.240><c> sustain</c><00:26:24.779><c> thee.</c><00:26:25.160><c> He</c>

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will<00:26:25.480><c> never</c><00:26:25.819><c> suffer</c><00:26:26.279><c> the</c><00:26:26.500><c> wrath</c><00:26:26.500><c> of</c><00:26:26.500><c> the</c>

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righteous<00:26:27.200><c> to</c><00:26:28.359><c> be</c><00:26:28.660><c> moved.</c><00:26:30.980><c> And</c><00:26:31.160><c> as</c><00:26:31.380><c> Shimei</c><00:26:31.720><c> was</c><00:26:32.180><c> casting</c><00:26:32.960><c> stones</c><00:26:33.940><c> and</c>

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pressure<00:26:35.599><c> upon</c><00:26:35.980><c> those</c><00:26:36.400><c> men</c><00:26:36.700><c> David</c>

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said<00:26:37.359><c> look</c><00:26:37.559><c> just</c><00:26:37.980><c> transfer</c><00:26:38.500><c> that</c><00:26:39.180><c> into</c><00:26:39.839><c> the</c><00:26:40.039><c> hands</c><00:26:40.220><c> of</c><00:26:40.480><c> Yahweh.</c><00:26:42.160><c> Cast</c>

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your<00:26:42.920><c> burden</c><00:26:43.299><c> upon</c><00:26:43.640><c> the</c><00:26:43.859><c> Lord</c>

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and<00:26:44.319><c> he'll</c><00:26:44.680><c> give</c><00:26:44.819><c> you</c><00:26:44.980><c> the</c><00:26:45.220><c> strength</c><00:26:45.539><c> and</c><00:26:45.839><c> support</c><00:26:46.259><c> to</c><00:26:46.619><c> sustain</c><00:26:47.240><c> you</c><00:26:47.799><c> in</c>

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a<00:26:48.220><c> very</c><00:26:48.559><c> difficult</c><00:26:49.099><c> walk.</c><00:26:51.400><c> Some</c>

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of<00:26:51.680><c> us</c><00:26:51.859><c> are</c><00:26:52.079><c> called</c><00:26:52.220><c> upon</c><00:26:52.480><c> in</c><00:26:52.680><c> life</c><00:26:52.859><c> to</c><00:26:53.039><c> endure</c><00:26:53.799><c> boulders,</c><00:26:55.539><c> rocks,</c><00:26:58.500><c> others</c><00:26:58.859><c> dust.</c><00:27:01.660><c> But</c>

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each<00:27:02.460><c> of</c><00:27:02.619><c> us</c><00:27:02.920><c> is</c><00:27:03.279><c> a</c><00:27:03.460><c> burden</c>

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and<00:27:04.079><c> a</c><00:27:04.240><c> weight</c><00:27:04.539><c> that</c><00:27:05.660><c> Yahweh</c><00:27:06.039><c> has</c><00:27:06.299><c> promised</c><00:27:06.759><c> to</c><00:27:07.059><c> relieve</c><00:27:07.319><c> and</c>

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he<00:27:07.680><c> does</c><00:27:07.940><c> doesn't</c><00:27:08.400><c> he?</c><00:27:08.759><c> When</c><00:27:08.900><c> we</c><00:27:09.180><c> bow</c><00:27:09.480><c> our</c><00:27:10.079><c> knees</c>

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in<00:27:10.700><c> prayer</c><00:27:11.000><c> and</c><00:27:12.059><c> the</c><00:27:12.240><c> dust</c><00:27:12.519><c> and</c><00:27:12.720><c> the</c><00:27:12.960><c> stones</c><00:27:13.279><c> that</c><00:27:13.539><c> we've</c><00:27:13.960><c> carried</c><00:27:14.200><c> with</c>

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us<00:27:15.500><c> we</c><00:27:16.039><c> can</c><00:27:16.500><c> give</c><00:27:17.359><c> to</c><00:27:17.559><c> him</c><00:27:17.759><c> and</c>

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we<00:27:18.079><c> feel</c><00:27:18.180><c> relieved</c><00:27:18.640><c> of</c><00:27:18.839><c> that</c><00:27:19.039><c> pressure.</c><00:27:22.180><c> He</c><00:27:22.220><c> can</c><00:27:22.460><c> sustain</c><00:27:22.900><c> us</c>

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and<00:27:23.200><c> give</c><00:27:23.319><c> us</c><00:27:23.500><c> the</c><00:27:23.660><c> true</c><00:27:23.839><c> perspective</c>

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of<00:27:24.599><c> life</c><00:27:25.079><c> and</c><00:27:26.460><c> sometimes</c><00:27:27.119><c> those</c><00:27:28.480><c> great</c><00:27:28.779><c> unbearable</c><00:27:29.619><c> rocks</c><00:27:30.220><c> sometimes</c><00:27:30.960><c> grow</c><00:27:31.200><c> to</c>

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mountains<00:27:31.920><c> in</c><00:27:32.180><c> our</c><00:27:32.420><c> lives</c>

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if<00:27:33.059><c> we</c><00:27:33.220><c> let</c><00:27:33.420><c> them</c><00:27:34.220><c> they</c><00:27:35.400><c> can</c><00:27:35.579><c> be</c><00:27:35.779><c> reduced</c><00:27:36.180><c> to</c><00:27:36.380><c> just</c><00:27:36.680><c> stones</c><00:27:37.079><c> and</c>

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dust<00:27:38.779><c> and</c><00:27:39.539><c> Yahweh</c><00:27:39.839><c> can</c><00:27:40.180><c> blow</c><00:27:40.500><c> them</c><00:27:40.720><c> away</c>

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and<00:27:42.619><c> that's</c><00:27:42.900><c> what</c><00:27:42.980><c> happened</c><00:27:43.259><c> with</c><00:27:43.400><c> David</c><00:27:43.799><c> as</c><00:27:43.940><c> he</c><00:27:44.079><c> walked</c><00:27:44.319><c> along</c><00:27:44.980><c> gradually</c><00:27:46.079><c> back</c>

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in<00:27:46.700><c> 2</c><00:27:46.859><c> Samuel</c><00:27:47.960><c> 16</c>

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their<00:27:48.960><c> roads</c><00:27:49.400><c> diverged</c><00:27:50.180><c> as</c><00:27:50.240><c> it</c><00:27:50.500><c> were.</c><00:27:51.500><c> Shimei</c><00:27:51.720><c> was</c><00:27:51.960><c> left</c><00:27:52.259><c> behind</c><00:27:52.880><c> and</c>

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David<00:27:53.539><c> and</c><00:27:53.740><c> his</c><00:27:54.000><c> mighty</c><00:27:54.460><c> Gaborim</c>

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went<00:27:56.099><c> through</c><00:27:56.339><c> that</c><00:27:56.579><c> situation.</c><00:27:58.940><c> No</c><00:27:58.940><c> more</c><00:27:59.220><c> choking</c><00:27:59.559><c> dust</c><00:27:59.900><c> now.</c><00:28:01.359><c> Stones</c><00:28:01.740><c> fell</c><00:28:02.079><c> short</c><00:28:02.380><c> of</c>

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tranquility<00:31:24.990><c> and</c><00:31:25.130><c> a</c><00:31:25.369><c> serenity</c>

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distances<00:31:58.829><c> and</c>

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Psalm<00:32:17.049><c> 41</c><00:32:17.690><c> it's</c><00:32:18.009><c> interesting</c><00:32:18.369><c> again</c>

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verse<00:32:30.069><c> 9</c><00:32:30.430><c> gives</c><00:32:30.630><c> us</c>

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Psalm<00:32:39.769><c> 41</c><00:32:40.230><c> was</c><00:32:40.490><c> written</c><00:32:40.690><c> at</c><00:32:40.890><c> this</c><00:32:41.109><c> time</c>

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David<00:32:45.589><c> paused</c><00:32:46.009><c> and</c><00:32:46.269><c> refreshed</c><00:32:46.569><c> himself</c><00:32:47.009><c> that</c>

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he<00:32:47.849><c> may</c><00:32:48.009><c> have</c><00:32:48.190><c> written</c><00:32:48.509><c> this</c><00:32:48.849><c> Psalm</c><00:32:49.049><c> as</c><00:32:49.309><c> well</c><00:32:49.869><c> and</c><00:32:50.150><c> his</c><00:32:50.329><c> mind</c>

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and<00:32:52.109><c> his</c><00:32:52.390><c> friend</c><00:32:52.569><c> that</c><00:32:52.710><c> was</c><00:32:53.009><c> patiently</c><00:32:53.470><c> enduring</c><00:32:53.869><c> there</c><00:32:54.170><c> because</c><00:32:55.490><c> in</c><00:32:55.869><c> verses</c><00:32:56.210><c> 1</c>

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to<00:32:56.750><c> 3</c><00:32:56.990><c> you'll</c><00:32:57.250><c> notice</c>

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the<00:32:58.690><c> personal</c><00:32:59.150><c> pronoun</c><00:32:59.730><c> is</c><00:33:00.150><c> him</c><00:33:00.490><c> and</c><00:33:00.750><c> he</c><00:33:01.250><c> and</c><00:33:01.829><c> it</c><00:33:02.049><c> changes</c><00:33:02.410><c> in</c>

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prayer<00:33:08.089><c> for</c><00:33:08.630><c> Hushai</c><00:33:09.170><c> his</c><00:33:10.190><c> second</c><00:33:11.049><c> aged</c><00:33:11.410><c> companion</c><00:33:12.009><c> back</c><00:33:12.329><c> in</c><00:33:12.549><c> Jerusalem</c><00:33:13.230><c> verse</c><00:33:14.490><c> 1</c>

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blessed<00:33:15.130><c> is</c><00:33:15.430><c> he</c><00:33:15.789><c> who</c>

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considers<00:33:16.750><c> the</c><00:33:17.930><c> weak</c><00:33:18.089><c> if</c><00:33:18.269><c> you've</c><00:33:18.470><c> got</c><00:33:18.569><c> the</c><00:33:18.829><c> authorised</c><00:33:19.450><c> you'll</c><00:33:19.789><c> notice</c><00:33:19.970><c> there's</c><00:33:20.269><c> a</c>

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marginal<00:33:20.890><c> rendition</c>

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that<00:33:23.089><c> says</c><00:33:24.109><c> and</c><00:33:24.910><c> I'm</c><00:33:25.049><c> just</c><00:33:25.230><c> trying</c><00:33:25.430><c> to</c><00:33:25.430><c> look</c><00:33:25.650><c> for</c><00:33:25.930><c> it</c><00:33:26.769><c> number</c><00:33:26.769><c> 8</c>

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it<00:33:29.250><c> says</c><00:33:29.490><c> something</c><00:33:29.809><c> concerning</c><00:33:30.470><c> sickness</c>

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there<00:33:31.269><c> it</c><00:33:31.430><c> is</c><00:33:31.569><c> the</c><00:33:31.769><c> weak</c><00:33:31.990><c> or</c><00:33:32.230><c> the</c><00:33:32.470><c> sick</c><00:33:32.970><c> blessed</c><00:33:33.950><c> is</c><00:33:34.190><c> he</c><00:33:34.430><c> who</c><00:33:34.589><c> considers</c><00:33:35.049><c> the</c><00:33:35.309><c> weak</c><00:33:35.450><c> or</c>

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the<00:33:35.849><c> sick</c><00:33:36.269><c> Yahweh</c>

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will<00:33:37.430><c> deliver</c><00:33:37.829><c> him</c><00:33:38.230><c> in</c><00:33:38.509><c> time</c><00:33:38.750><c> of</c><00:33:39.009><c> evil</c><00:33:39.289><c> Yahweh</c><00:33:40.470><c> will</c><00:33:40.750><c> protect</c>

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him<00:33:41.849><c> and</c><00:33:42.390><c> keep</c><00:33:42.569><c> him</c><00:33:42.829><c> alive</c><00:33:43.369><c> he</c><00:33:43.890><c> shall</c><00:33:44.089><c> be</c>

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called<00:33:44.569><c> blessed</c><00:33:44.910><c> in</c><00:33:45.089><c> the</c><00:33:45.269><c> land</c><00:33:45.509><c> and</c><00:33:45.609><c> you</c><00:33:45.809><c> will</c><00:33:45.990><c> not</c><00:33:46.170><c> deliver</c>

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him<00:33:47.109><c> into</c><00:33:47.470><c> the</c><00:33:47.690><c> will</c><00:33:47.789><c> of</c><00:33:47.990><c> his</c><00:33:48.210><c> enemies</c><00:33:48.670><c> Yahweh</c>

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will<00:33:49.589><c> sustain</c><00:33:50.390><c> him</c><00:33:50.750><c> on</c><00:33:50.869><c> his</c><00:33:51.210><c> bed</c><00:33:51.349><c> of</c><00:33:51.630><c> languishing</c><00:33:52.130><c> and</c><00:33:52.329><c> bring</c>

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him<00:33:52.829><c> back</c><00:33:53.069><c> into</c><00:33:53.329><c> health</c><00:33:53.809><c> and</c><00:33:54.349><c> then</c><00:33:54.650><c> the</c>

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pronoun<00:33:55.349><c> changes</c><00:33:55.950><c> I</c><00:33:56.190><c> said</c><00:33:56.450><c> Yahweh</c><00:33:56.849><c> be</c><00:33:57.089><c> merciful</c><00:33:57.490><c> unto</c><00:33:57.869><c> me</c><00:33:59.049><c> heal</c><00:33:59.430><c> my</c>

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soul<00:34:00.250><c> so</c><00:34:01.490><c> perhaps</c><00:34:01.789><c> there</c><00:34:01.950><c> was</c>

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a<00:34:02.369><c> reflection</c><00:34:02.710><c> there</c><00:34:02.950><c> for</c><00:34:03.150><c> a</c><00:34:03.269><c> moment</c><00:34:03.430><c> and</c><00:34:03.589><c> a</c><00:34:03.849><c> consideration</c>

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for<00:34:04.950><c> Hushai</c><00:34:05.450><c> his</c><00:34:06.170><c> friend</c><00:34:06.769><c> back</c><00:34:07.470><c> in</c><00:34:07.670><c> Jerusalem</c><00:34:08.289><c> but</c>

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when<00:34:10.250><c> we</c><00:34:10.409><c> come</c><00:34:10.570><c> back</c><00:34:10.869><c> to</c><00:34:11.230><c> 2</c><00:34:11.489><c> Samuel</c><00:34:11.929><c> 16</c><00:34:12.489><c> if</c><00:34:12.670><c> that</c><00:34:12.849><c> is</c><00:34:13.070><c> the</c><00:34:13.269><c> case</c>

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and<00:34:13.690><c> if</c><00:34:13.909><c> Hushai</c><00:34:14.269><c> is</c><00:34:14.630><c> sick</c><00:34:14.969><c> and</c><00:34:15.289><c> aged</c><00:34:15.690><c> if</c>

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he<00:34:17.610><c> is</c><00:34:18.090><c> burdened</c><00:34:18.849><c> with</c><00:34:18.909><c> physical</c><00:34:19.409><c> weakness</c><00:34:20.469><c> then</c><00:34:22.329><c> he</c><00:34:22.429><c> has</c><00:34:22.710><c> no</c>

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hesitation<00:34:23.829><c> in</c><00:34:24.150><c> approaching</c><00:34:24.570><c> Solomon</c>

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that<00:34:25.230><c> doesn't</c><00:34:25.550><c> seem</c><00:34:25.829><c> to</c><00:34:26.030><c> bother</c><00:34:26.210><c> him</c><00:34:26.949><c> he's</c><00:34:27.989><c> there</c><00:34:28.230><c> to</c><00:34:28.550><c> confront</c><00:34:29.030><c> Absalom</c>

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you<00:34:29.590><c> notice</c><00:34:29.849><c> it's</c><00:34:30.050><c> not</c><00:34:30.250><c> the</c>

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other<00:34:30.610><c> way</c><00:34:30.849><c> round</c><00:34:31.469><c> it's</c><00:34:32.070><c> not</c><00:34:32.210><c> Absalom</c><00:34:32.769><c> coming</c><00:34:33.190><c> to</c><00:34:33.590><c> Hushai</c><00:34:34.210><c> but</c>

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it's<00:34:37.090><c> Hushai</c><00:34:37.750><c> coming</c><00:34:38.929><c> to</c><00:34:39.210><c> Absalom</c>

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Yahweh<00:34:41.889><c> save</c><00:34:42.429><c> the</c><00:34:42.730><c> king</c><00:34:43.349><c> who</c><00:34:44.869><c> was</c><00:34:45.070><c> the</c><00:34:45.269><c> king</c><00:34:45.909><c> Absalom</c><00:34:47.590><c> he</c><00:34:47.590><c> saved</c><00:34:47.590><c> the</c>

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king<00:34:47.590><c> he</c><00:34:47.590><c> saved</c><00:34:47.590><c> the</c><00:34:47.590><c> king</c><00:34:47.590><c> he</c><00:34:47.590><c> saved</c>

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Absalom<00:34:47.610><c> hadn't</c><00:34:47.849><c> taken</c><00:34:48.190><c> the</c><00:34:48.329><c> position</c><00:34:48.670><c> of</c><00:34:48.869><c> king</c><00:34:49.110><c> yet</c><00:34:49.809><c> David</c>

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was<00:34:51.530><c> still</c><00:34:51.909><c> the</c><00:34:52.210><c> king</c><00:34:53.070><c> and</c><00:34:54.230><c> Absalom</c><00:34:54.610><c> clearly</c>

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recognizes<00:34:55.769><c> him</c><00:34:55.989><c> not</c><00:34:56.170><c> as</c><00:34:56.349><c> a</c><00:34:56.469><c> defector</c><00:34:56.849><c> but</c><00:34:56.929><c> as</c><00:34:57.110><c> a</c><00:34:57.329><c> friend</c><00:34:57.469><c> of</c>

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David<00:34:57.929><c> he</c><00:34:58.070><c> says</c><00:34:58.250><c> well</c><00:34:58.829><c> is</c><00:34:59.170><c> this</c><00:34:59.369><c> the</c><00:34:59.610><c> kindness</c>

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your<00:35:04.530><c> friend</c><00:35:05.010><c> and</c><00:35:07.050><c> what</c><00:35:07.269><c> a</c><00:35:07.590><c> cutting</c>

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remark<00:35:08.409><c> to</c><00:35:08.889><c> Hushai</c><00:35:09.409><c> he</c><00:35:11.409><c> says</c><00:35:11.949><c> what</c><00:35:13.309><c> a</c><00:35:13.510><c> weak</c><00:35:13.690><c> man</c><00:35:13.929><c> you</c><00:35:14.210><c> are</c><00:35:14.889><c> is</c>

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similarities<00:35:25.349><c> between</c><00:35:25.789><c> David</c><00:35:26.190><c> and</c><00:35:26.389><c> Hushai</c><00:35:26.730><c> this</c><00:35:27.030><c> perfect</c><00:35:28.150><c> self</c><00:35:28.650><c> control</c><00:35:29.550><c> both</c><00:35:31.110><c> of</c>

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