I had intended to upload all 6 chapters of Galatians with NO MUSIC, but 4 of the "build files" refused to load, so I have just 2 chapters Ch1 (complete), & Ch2 verses 1-16. I do like Scott Buckley's music, but I believe one should listen to the Scriptures (even paraphrases) with both ears listening to the Holy Spirit's guidance, with no distractions. Thank you. Listen to GALATIANS (with music) here, "GALATIANS the Message (MSG) - MUSIC by Scott Buckley" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzIzHfWux9c&list=PLgl7ryoHplad5KWmhoSXkzf3voezLxGGk ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DDrWG-CJ2w

Previously uploaded (without music) as "PSALM 77 - HE LISTENS - the MESSAGE (MSG)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O30FHEgKFnU PSALM 77 - HE LISTENS - the MESSAGE (MSG), a paraphrase into modern down-to-earth English by the late, highly appreciated, Eugene H. Peterson. Psalm 77 The Message (MSG) An Asaph Psalm 77:1 I yell out to my God, I yell with all my might, I yell at the top of my lungs. HE LISTENS. 2-6 I found myself in trouble and went looking for my Lord; my life was an open wound that wouldn’t heal. When friends said, “Everything will turn out all right,” I didn’t believe a word they said. I remember God—and shake my head. I bow my head—then wring my hands. I’m awake all night—not a wink of sleep; I can’t even say what’s bothering me. I go over the days one by one, I ponder the years gone by. I strum my lute all through the night, wondering how to get my life together. 7-10 Will the Lord walk off and leave us for good? Will he never smile again? Is his love worn threadbare? Has his salvation promise burned out? Has God forgotten his manners? Has he angrily stalked off and left us? “Just my luck,” I said. “The High God goes out of business just the moment I need him.” 11-12 Once again I’ll go over what God has done, lay out on the table the ancient wonders; I’ll ponder all the things you’ve accomplished, and give a long, loving look at your acts. 13-15 O God! Your way is holy! No god is great like God! You’re the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can do— You pulled your people out of the worst kind of trouble, rescued the children of Jacob and Joseph. 16-19 Ocean saw you in action, God, saw you and trembled with fear; Deep Ocean was scared to death. Clouds belched buckets of rain, Sky exploded with thunder, your arrows flashing this way and that. From Whirlwind came your thundering voice, Lightning exposed the world, Earth reeled and rocked. You strode right through Ocean, walked straight through roaring Ocean, but nobody saw you come or go. 20 Hidden in the hands of Moses and Aaron, You led your people like a flock of sheep. The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson https://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+77&version=MSG ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nceff3hTiVc

Original "2022 Q2 Lesson 8: The Promise (May 21)" https://odysee.com/@ComeAndReason:4/HD_2022_Q2_L08_the_promise:3 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YuPvhsSh3k

Psalms Chapter 9 Verse 1 I stand before the universe to proclaim with all my heart my adoration for you, O Lord; I will tell of your marvelous ways — your perfect design of love. 2 In you only do I have life, health and joy; before the universe my life is a song revealing your character of love, O Creator God. 3 My enemies run from love and truth; selfishness and lies disintegrate in your presence. 4 You always do what is right, governing the universe in harmony with your design of love. 5 You overthrow the selfish nations and destroy wickedness; you permanently eradicate selfishness and lies — all deviations from your design. 6 Our enemies cease to exist: cut off from you, their cohesion, organization and life disintegrate; the names of their gangs, syndicates and institutions will be forgotten. 7 Understand this: The Creator reigns forever; from his throne he governs the universe, sustaining the laws upon which life is built. 8 He rules the universe in harmony with his character and design of love; he will govern with honor and integrity — in harmony with his principles of love. 9 The Lord is a sanctuary of healing and safety for the battered and abused, a fortress of freedom when trapped by life’s problems. 10 Those who have personal experience with your character of love will trust you, for you, O Lord, never abandon those who seek friendship with you. 11 Let your life be a song of love to the Lord who governs in Perfection; tell the entire world the truth about him and his methods of love. 12 When he carefully procures the remedy, he thinks of the sin-sick1; he does not ignore their cry for help. 13 O Lord, intervene in my behalf! See the pain and suffering that selfishness causes me. Heal me — save me from my terminal condition — 14 that my life might reveal that your methods work; before the entire world I will celebrate your healing power. 15 The selfish dig themselves into pits of despair; their minds are trapped in their own web of deceit. 16 The Lord has revealed that he governs in love and always does what is right; the selfish reap what they sow — doomed by their own choices. 17 The selfish disintegrate into the soil of the earth — all those who reject God and his healing remedy. 18 But those who acknowledge their need of healing will not be abandoned; the long-expected restoration of the humble will not fail. 19 Act now, O Lord, don’t let selfishness win; establish your government of truth and love upon the earth. 20 Humble their hearts, O Lord; let the selfish world realize they are just mortal beings. In verse 1, The KJV renders this: "When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them" The Hebrew for "maketh inquisition" is דַּרְיׄושׁ [daw·rash], which means to carefully investigate or seek. The Hebrew for "blood" is דָּם [dawm] and has been debated by scholars as to whether this refers to the "life," which is in the blood, or the "shed blood," resulting in death. Both interpretations are permissible. Taking the perspective that the blood refers to the life — and in this case, the life of Jesus, which is the remedy to our sin condition — I have rendered the phrase as God carefully seeking the remedy while thinking about the sin-sick, those he loves and whom he seeks to save. https://comeandreason.com/the-remedy-nt/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMB_nR0Yi3Q