Lesson 5: Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land

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🟢 Hope Sabbath School, year 2024, quarter 1, lesson 5
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👉🏻 In this Episode: We do not need to get deep into the book of Psalms in order to discover that the Psalms are uttered in an imperfect world, one of sin, evil, suffering, and death. As sin corrupts the world more and more, the earth has increasingly become “a strange land” to God’s people.
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00:00 Opener
00:19 Welcome
01:13 Letters and Emails
06:03 Theme Song
08:12 Prayer
08:36 Lesson Study
56:12 Closing
57:08 Prayer
57:50 Credits

[@gupikantitripura5494]

I am Gupi Kanti Tripura. I am a theology student of BASC. I am watching from Bangladesh. I am enjoying Hope Sabbath School. please Pray for my study. I am from Hinduism. I am a Christian in our family and relatives.

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Will pray for you too.

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Hi Gupi! We will certainly be praying for you as you seek the truth!

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Amen. Thank you. As a SDA Church member I want to be a faithfuf missionary in Bangladesh.

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[@Duothjames781]

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[@reneeloney8558]

Yahweh is Real, we glorify him because he's deserving of our praise and worship

[@mariawamok7800]

My song? God my Saviour, my Ebenezer. He holds my past, merciful to me now and He knows my future. For I know who holds tomorrow; for I know who holds today. The Lord has been merciful to me .

[@willmaflintstone1496]

Both the testimonies of Zambia and Canada stirred at my heart......such beautiful HEARTFELT testimonies.......GLORY AND HONOUR BELONGS TO GOD...

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Thank you for your feedback. We're thankful for a team willing to be so vulnerable.

[@serophenamorgan4035]

Greetings from London. This reminds me of one of pathfinder law: keep a song in my heart. So no matter what the situation, we can sing

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

Thanks for watching from London :). I was a pathfinder too, and also remember that!! you are so right!!

[@carolineomori1032]

We sing the Lord’s song in a strange land; others are listening. So go on and sing with confidence. Amen.

[@KingArtexerxes]

I’m always blessed watching Hope Sabbath School. I used to live a life of evil without God, but I know He was always after me to win me over. Protecting me and not deserving His help. But Today, He’s the most important being in my life. And I teach Sabbath School about once a month in Missouri, USA. There’s always a certain pull back toward evil it seems, which makes a close relationship with God so important.

[@cindylee860]

Psalms 34 :1,2, I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall thereof, and be glad.

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Good morning brothers in Christ IAM watching in SDA Church kaduna Nigeria West Africa thanks for sharing God word from venantius Charles hinekaron

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wow! thanks for watching all the way in Nigeria West Africa!

[@emmanuelchama686]

Happy Sabbath. I am Emmanuel from Zambia and I have been following the lessons. I hope and pray that God will open up more ways of reaching His own people. I also pray that there maybe at least a bigger Adventist Hospital in one of the big cities of Zambia. May the Lord continue helping us and provide ways in enabling us deliver His warning messages to the whole world.

[@clementchuundwe8139]

Powerful lesson there. May God strengthen us, give us the confidence to sing the Lord's song in a strange land.🙏

[@winnymuhati1120]

Watching from Nakuru 🇰🇪 Kenya Every time I watch HSS, I'm blessed. Thanks for the songs Derek. And Team. God bless you abundantly Winnie Muhati

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Tq Hope SS for this wonderful study. I love the testimonies shared by the panels there. We're being bless by this program. I can see that everyone is very sincere in their walk and experience with the Lord. I thank the Lord for blessing this channel that hv help many ppl to grow in Christ. And that is amazing. Praise the Lord for all His blessings 💗🙏

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

Testimonies can be so powerful - each lesson we are deeply thankful for a team that helps us all understand the Bible better. We all struggle, but we do strive to have a sincere walk with the Lord.

[@lingchristine6413]

@@HopeSabbathSchool Amen ❤🙏

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I enjoy the study's from South Africa Mpumalanga may the good Lord bless you and your team Derek 🙏🙏

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Watching from South East London in England 🇬🇧

[@JF-xj1hz]

What a wonderful study with honest an open heartfelt comments from the panel. I am finding this SSQ study of the Psalms so enriching to my life. Thank you GOD! Amen

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

Comments like this make us feel so happy and encouraged. Psalms has been such a blessing to read through.

[@carmeliaarthur4860]

Blessings from the Father, and thanks for taking time to share the message with the world beloved brethren. Thanks you Hope Sabbath School God bless you all. Watching from ST.LUCIA 🇱🇨

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You are very welcome. Is it sunny and beautiful in St. Lucia???

[@carolynaung7876]

Amen, He is our faithful, loving, and all powerful Father.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mariawamok7800]

Mmmmmmmh! I love that imagery of we can only get a chance to look at heaven when we are flat on our backs. Powerful lesson. Lets' keep singing the song in our starnge lands for other prisoners to hear. God allowed this state so that He may bring us back to Himself. Where we are meant to be. God is still shepherding us. Thank you for this powerful lesson. Happy Sabbath!

[@tatjanaselimovic9409]

Thanks Hope Sabbath School

[@chilufyaephraim5973]

Watching from Zambia. We sing the Lords song if we live a life that will refract Jesus Christ

[@johnkihiu9416]

Watching from Kenya happy Sabbath

[@innocentcufomba2591]

Very refreshing lesson and restoring hope in a time such as we find ourselves 🌿

[@symthiasealy9850]

Happy sabbath

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so encouraging and uplifting lesson.Thank you for the presentation

[@Flaminhotmo247]

🩵🩵🩵 beautiful lesson!!!!! 😇🙏🏾🙌🏾

[@lucilajalandone8077]

The humbleness songs i response to is greatest word I Love ❤️ you Lord more than me because you ❤️ love me and you created me and all you made the heaven and earth all belongs forever ❤️

[@jasonlawson6260]

I appreciate Shawn's reading of Genesis 3:8. The emotion behind this passage is real and I feel his heart on that! Our first parents accepted Satan's lie and here we are in this present age feeling the aftermath of such a lie.🥺

[@mariethanzundamo1423]

Praise God Almighty and amen 🙏 😅

[@ebenezera.manoharan6011]

When i went through my husbands death, the song that gave me strength is “one day at a time”. Yes He guided me one day at a time. Praises to His holy name..

[@ebenezera.manoharan6011]

At this time I was in a foreign land and my husband was killed

[@karlenenarine580]

I love your very fabulous programme that teaches me much more inspirational learning areas of the lesson..Your all are awesome Teachers for the Worldwide audience..thank you kindly.🇯🇲❤️🙏

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

Thanks for the kind complement. We'll be sure to tell the entire team they are very much appreciated.

[@ChidozieIbeakanma-bf1ce]

Thank you for giving us hope. through your indebt study of the word of God,God bless you really good,

[@angelaspencer1213]

Colus very good encouragement blessing brother🙏

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You are so powerful 🙏🙏🙏

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

God truly is.

[@wisedommesiyaphili9256]

Praise God for His work that you are doing pretty well team. I am being blessed by this Happy sabbath Zimbabwean watching from England

[@audreyh-w8544]

There are so many songs that is the Lord's song. Ie "We have this hope", "Great is thy faithfulness", "The old rugged cross ". Omg I could go on forever 🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

All of those are beautiful! Some of our favorites!

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Thanks❤may you be blessed more.

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❤ I'm a Zimbabwe watching from SA

[@lovenessmpofu-fu8my]

I’m Loveness Mpofu from Zimbabwe I love hope channel ❤

[@EdilbertoTangayan]

Happy Happy Sabbath everyone 🙏 from general Santos city, Philippines

[@Verona-gh2me]

God comfort me when my daughter die. Thanks be to Gof❤

[@Verona-gh2me]

❤Listening from Jamaica.Praise the Lord❤

[@user-uc1uk9wj3k]

Amen

[@maureenorego6970]

My heart was distressed ’neath Jehovah’s dread frown, And low in the pit where my sins dragged me down; I cried to the Lord from the deep miry clay, Who tenderly brought me out to golden day. Refrain: He brought me out of the miry clay, He set my feet on the Rock to stay; He puts a song in my soul today, A song of praise, hallelujah! He placed me upon the strong Rock by His side, My steps were established and here I’ll abide; No danger of falling while here I remain, But stand by His grace until the crown I gain. He gave me a song, ’twas a new song of praise; By day and by night its sweet notes I will raise; My heart’s overflowing, I’m happy and free; I’ll praise my Redeemer, Who has rescued me. I’ll sing of His wonderful mercy to me, I’ll praise Him till all men His goodness shall see; I’ll sing of salvation at home and abroad, Till many shall hear the truth and trust in God. I’ll tell of the pit, with its gloom and despair, I’ll praise the dear Father, who answered my prayer; I’ll sing my new song, the glad story of love, Then join in the chorus with the saints above.

[@lovenessmpofu-fu8my]

Thank you so much for the lesson today may God’s blessings continue falling upon us all in Jesus Christ name Amen ❤

[@nancymacdonald8968]

Thank you all for leading us to the hope our dear Lord gives us ❤

[@dorrettedennis9614]

Awesome class 👍Powerful discussion 👏❤❤❤it

[@animasaunmuyiwa3041]

God, help me to sing the Lord's song in a strange land. Amen

[@LifewithVirginia1]

Watching from Katy texas

[@pbreden]

Sing the Lord's Song, and He, ersonally, comes down and joins you, SINGING !!

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Watching from St.Kitts in the Caribbean❤

[@audreyh-w8544]

What a beautiful quote Puia recited 👏🏾

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

"If the only for God to get you back is to let you go, He'll let you go to get you back"?? That's a quote I will remember.

[@karlenenarine580]

Watching from Kingston Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@agroaid2883]

There are songs all around but with no light in them. The Lord's song has life.

[@ViveneWright]

Love you all. my brothers and sisters

[@hopkinskalasa332]

Thank you so much for the powerful lesson. Indeed God takes us out of darkness into his marvellous light.

[@charlenewebster5148]

Great study

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Thanks!

[@josephochola4352]

We are being blessed keep it, be blessed

[@nancyppolye]

AMEN!! Blessed🔥 "I will sing of JESUS' LOVE, sing of Him, Who first loved me, For He left bright worlds above, and died on calvary, I will sing..."❤

[@bukeemooh4931]

Thank you Jesus🙏🏾

[@ruthnakiranda5604]

Amen 🙏🏾

[@StephanieWallyIhembe]

AMEN 🙏 Watching from Papua New Guinea

[@edithdotson7603]

Amen. "Thy way, O God is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? Psalms 77:13 A resounding NONE ELSE. "Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end." Psalms 73:17 (The end of the unrepentant wicked is death by their own choice.) "The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee HELP from the SANCTUARY, and strengthen thee out of Zion. (His Holy Hill, synonymous to His holy sanctuary) Psalms 20:1,2 It encourages me to know that The sanctuary in Heaven is the very center of Christ's work in behalf of men. It concerns every soul living upon the earth. It opens to view the plan of redemption, bringing us down to the very CLOSE of TIME, and revealing the TRIUMPHANT issue of the contest between righteousness and sin. Great "Controversy, 488 By God's grace, the Holy Spirit's power, and my diligent effort to overcome SIN, I hope to triumph with Him IN RIGHTEOUSNESS.

[@user-hr2yu5le9y]

Happy Sabbath from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

[@rovenclark1293]

So encouraging for prisoners themselves. Sing the Lord's Song not my own.

[@jacobethchumba7352]

Hi Sabbath school thanks for what you are doing God bless you greatly am requesting for a prayer

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Our team will be keeping you in our prayers! let us know if there is something specific you'd like us to pray for.

[@bruneybee1315]

Have learned a lot from HSS teachings. Thank you to all💯

[@rosieandy2603]

Blessings always. Spirit filled and informative study

[@NalubegaShadia-gd6zq]

I'm watching from uganda, thank you so much 🎉

[@matno1949]

When we are obedient to God, we are singing the LORD's song because Jesus ALWAYS did the will of Our Father.

[@kasonjolamwale3337]

Watching from zambia very deteiled lesson

[@StanleyMulenga-bi7hl]

I know you don't know what you are doing you people in my life only God almighty knows.........thanks

[@josephochola4352]

Listening from Kenya when a wonderful study very inspiring

[@eleonorajimeno4496]

Amen.

[@danielletastet8306]

Amen 🌺

[@karengaray5114]

Lots of powerful insights today that I will be sharing as I lead Sabbath school class this week. Thank you Hope SS team (including a/v and media) for enriching our studies. During the discussion of what the Lord's song is, I had the thought to challenge myself and our Sabbath school class to write our own psalm and be prepared to share it - whether that means a song of praise, a lament, a testimony of what God has done for us, or something else. I would love to see a book of psalms from believers today. Perhaps in heaven there will be such a book. And maybe someone would like to share their psalm here in the comments to bless others?

[@jenicebrydson4743]

Watching from Jamaica. ❤

[@cancerandchrist]

Watching from Riverside, CA

[@kofiowusu-afriyie3672]

Mt song: All the way my saviour leads me

[@karylelliott2303]

They were warned about their rebellion against God and what that rebellion would bring. Part or their sadness was regret over their disobedience.

[@caribbeangirl7876]

Totally agree.

[@evacanos5035]

Watching from Mariveles Bataan Philippines

[@evacanos5035]

Thank yp

[@marucalamberto6379]

In the Netherlands a non Christian group wrote a song about Psalm 137. The lyrics are here below. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion There the wicked Carried us away in captivity Required from us a song Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? There the wicked Carried us away in captivity Requiring of us a song Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon (dark tears of Babylon) There we sat down (you got to sing a song) Yeah, we wept (sing a song of love) When we remembered Zion (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) By the rivers of Babylon (rough bits of Babylon) There we sat down (you hear the people cry) Yeah, we wept (they need their God) When we remembered Zion (ooh, have the power) By the rivers of Babylon (oh yeah yeah), there we sat down (yeah, yeah)

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

Thank you for sharing those lyrics with us. They are beautiful. We'd love to hear them sign it.

[@ivanmano5687]

I am watching from Zimbabwe and I am bring blessed

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

So glad to hear you're being blessed all the way in Zimbabwe.

[@imagipoetry4537]

hello fellow Zimbo

[@jasonlawson6260]

Amen! I truly and dearly appreciate Chelsea's testimony about her eating disorder. God is good and glad see she can sing her personal "Lord's Song" of deliverance in this strange land. Thanks for sharing 🙂🙏

[@angemmichel2292]

The evil reigning in HAITI where so many of GOD’s children especially Adventists are facing unimaginable suffering and inhumane conditions🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

It's hard to see suffering all over the world. Knowing God's promises and knowing he will return soon brings us so much Hope. We will be keeping everyone in Haiti in our prayers.

[@SabbathSchoolLIKE]

Excellent. Complement your study with our short animated video. Blessings.

[@gordonandhollinewhite2214]

Just one little correction that I think needs to be made: Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah did NOT say, "Our God CAN deliver us, but even if He doesn't..." They said, "Our God whom we serve is able... and He WILL deliver us from your hand, O king." I'm afraid their next words, "but if not..." have been misinterpreted. The antecedent is "if that is the case," meaning, if the king really did intend to go through with throwing them in the furnace. So, "but if not" meant that, if the king changed his mind and let them off, they still weren't going to serve his gods.

[@lavernejwharton4655]

The song of Moses and The Lamb

[@edithdotson5617]

They were taken as captives to Babylon because of rebellion against God's expressed commands to: A Not Follow the ways of the Babylonians in false worship B. To Not desecrate the Holy seventh day Sabbath. C. To not intermarry with the foreigners They did all of the above and God took away His protection from them and allowed them to become captives to the Babylonians. That was them. How about us? Are we just as rebellious, following the ways of the world, profaning or being careless about Sabbath observance marrying outside of our faith and worshiping idols of money, social position, clothing, cars, houses, etc. There is help from God who reigns in the Heavenly Sanctuary and will send us help from there. God's ways are depicted in the sanctuary service and can be learned from studying this wonderful theme. Psalms 20 and Psalms 77.

[@patrickombok2662]

what is the song of moses and the lamb? is this song related to the lords song in psalms 137?

[@dulciemeriba1639]

What is the Lord's song?

[@helengulfan6365]

Gen 3:21 - first death of an animal.

[@Zubenalshamali]

This lesson is yet another example of God's perfect timing. My friend, a Publishing Min. Director is now in the strange land of needing to bury his elder son. The son is a past student of mine, he was a young husband (married just under three years now) yet for no apparent reason, he ups and dies while doing something he and his family loved. In these dark trying strange lands, the song that replays constantly in my mind is this one entitled He Will Be There kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqjSnYqKnN9od9U&pp=ygUdaGUgd2lsbCBiZSB0aGVyZSBzZWNvbmQgZHJhZnQ%3D

[@donaldbarnett3234]

Could it be that the men that cast the boys in the fire, came too close to the consuming fire? For he was there!

[@caribbeangirl7876]

If I could give Psalm 137 a title, I would entitle it, "IF ONLY". I believe the reason why Israel went into captivity was because of their disobedience to God. God had warned them several times that if they followed other gods, they will be punished. Example Deuteronomy 4:26-27; Jeremiah 52:27-30. They took God for granted and refused to obey, and now the enemy is provoking them to sing a song that they once sang for God in the temple. With much regrets they wished, " if only we had obeyed God we would not have found ourselves in this predicament. A lesson for all of us to learn.

[@springtime7493]

Where is Gladys? I am not seeing her. Hope she is al'right. Happy sabbath to you all.

[@genevieveb729]

Judah was a rebellious nation. Some of the captives were taken into training to serve in the government. God had required them to keep on living positively and not let their numbers decrease. Jeremiah and others were seeking to comfort them. Refusing to sing may have been more rebellion. They were not guiltless. Daniel kept up his worship though he had to accept being made a eunuch.

[@HopeSabbathSchool]

Thank you for your insight. Very interesting!

[@yvonneliburd2655]

May God richly bless you as you endeavor to encourage others to love Him more!!!

[@trudy-annmyles8490]

Where is the other Jason?

[@patricianyambe5327]

Dark places are even in a Christian home if the owners don't control watching of Hollywood films in the home.

[@wisedommesiyaphili9256]

So true

[@angelaspencer1213]

Thank you hope Sabbath school I am from Jamaica and really bless by you all every week God bless you all🙏

[@RositaMiMama]

I was drawn, near the close of this study, to listen to this song of hope and strength: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maaqdWeBprB_qqc

[@RositaMiMama]

Because he's lifted me up when I could not stand.