#189 - Shane & Shane // Psalm 34

Summary

The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Episode #189 — Shane & Shane // Psalm 34
September 22, 2025

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Overview

In this devotional episode, special guests Shane Everett and Shane Barnard (of Shane & Shane) join hosts Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson for a heartfelt meditation on Psalm 34. The episode blends scripture reading, worship through song, and reflective discussion, inviting listeners to experience the truth of God’s word through both spoken and sung worship. The focus is on magnifying God, encountering His goodness, and using Psalm 34 as a guide for personal prayer and encouragement, particularly in times of trouble or shame.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Introduction and Theme Setting

• The hosts introduce Shane & Shane as special guests for the week, noting the unique format of combining music and devotional teaching.
  • "We're gonna be going through the psalms all week. And today we're going to be hitting Psalm 34. So enjoy." — Shane Everett (00:27)

2. Invitation to Worship and Singing of Psalm 34

• Shane & Shane lead listeners in a sung chorus based on Psalm 34, emphasizing collective praise.
  • "Magnify, magnify the Lord with me. Come exalt his name together. Glorify the Lord with me. Come exalt his name forever." — Shane Everett (00:49)

3. Scripture Meditation and Reflection

• Kyle reads and meditates on Psalm 34:1-10, interweaving encouragement and application:

  • God delivers from fear and shame.
  • All good is found in Christ; there is “no lack” for believers.
    • "Everything that you are looking for is found in Christ Jesus, your Lord." — Kyle Thompson (03:22)
  • References Romans 8:32 to reinforce God's generous nature.

• Personal Application:

  • Encourages listeners to personalize the psalm, praying specific lines in times of shame or trouble.
    • "Maybe you're dealing with shame today... ask him that your face would be radiant, that he would take away your shame today with what he did on the cross for you." — Kyle Thompson (04:10)
    • "Lord, I'm poor today. I'm the poor man. Would you save me out of my trouble today?" — Kyle Thompson (04:35)

4. Musical Worship: Full Song Performance

• Shane & Shane perform a rendition of Psalm 34, including notable lines from the psalm and choruses praising God.
  • "Those who look on him are radiant. They'll never be ashamed. This poor man cried and the Lord heard me and saved me from my enemies. The Son of God surrounds his saints. He will deliver them. He will deliver them." — Shane Everett (05:36)
  • The performance is interspersed with encouragement for communal worship.

5. Call to Blessing and Exaltation

• The group continues with sung refrains encouraging perpetual praise:
  • "Let us bless the Lord every day and night. Never ending praise may our incense rise." — Shane Everett (08:43)
  • Explores the concept of continual worship as “incense” to God.

6. Final Encouragement and Reflection

• Kyle encourages listeners to “taste and see that the Lord is good,” challenging listeners not to seek fulfillment in things that do not satisfy.

  • "Why do we waste our money on what doesn't satisfy? Why do we spend our time on what doesn't fulfill our heart? Come, come and listen. Delight yourself in the richest of foods. Taste and see that the Lord is good—he is good." — Kyle Thompson (12:27)

• The episode concludes with a prayer of thanksgiving and a call to exalt God together.

  • "We exalt your name and thank you for the gift of doing that together in song today. In Jesus name we pray. Amen." — Kyle Thompson (13:20)

7. Personal Moments and Humor

• Light-hearted banter closes the devotional, with Kyle joking about Shane Everett rarely losing his voice despite singing while sick:

  • "The only one that I know in life that doesn't lose his voice when he gets sick is Shane Everett here. He only has lost his voice one time... and I kicked him off the stage." — Kyle Thompson (13:38)

• Encouragement to continue participating throughout the week:

  • "Our hope and our ask is you bring it back tomorrow. We'll be here and we're going to see what God does in our lives as we sing to him." — Kyle Thompson (14:21)

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Lack and Sufficiency in Christ:

  • "There is no lack for those who know Jesus. You might feel lack, but there is no lack. Everything that you are looking for is found in Christ Jesus, your Lord." — Kyle Thompson (03:22)

• On Handling Shame:

  • "Those who look to him are radiant. Their faces shall never be ashamed. Just ask him for that... that he would take away your shame today with what he did on the cross for you." — Kyle Thompson (04:10)

• On Divine Generosity:

  • "He who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?" — Kyle Thompson, quoting Romans 8:32 (02:55)

• On Worship as Offering:

  • "Let us bless the Lord every day and night, never ending praise, may our incense rise." — Shane Everett (08:43)

• On the Invitation to Taste God’s Goodness:

  • "Take advantage of all of the graces and the mercies of God. Drink at the well. Pull up a seat at the table. Taste and see that the Lord is good." — Kyle Thompson (12:12)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:27 — Introduction to Shane & Shane and Psalm 34 focus
• 00:49 — Opening sung chorus: “Magnify the Lord with me...”
• 01:28 — Kyle reads Psalm 34:1-10 and reflects on its meaning
• 05:33 — Full musical performance of Psalm 34 by Shane & Shane
• 08:24 — Encouragement to bless the Lord and worship together
• 12:05 — Kyle’s final exhortation: “Come and magnify the Lord with me...”
• 13:20 — Joint closing prayer
• 13:38 — Light-hearted closing reflections about singing and losing voices
• 14:21 — Invitation to return, closing encouragement

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Tone and Style

• Warm, devotional, and worshipful: The tone remains inviting, gently exhortative, and pastorally encouraging, in line with both the musical and spiritual emphasis.
• Conversational and occasionally humorous: The hosts share personal notes and light jokes, creating camaraderie and relatability.

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Summary

Episode #189 of The Daily Blade provides a moving encounter with Psalm 34 through reading, reflection, and worship. Shane & Shane’s collaboration brings musical depth, while Kyle and Joby anchor the episode in everyday application—urging listeners to turn scripture into prayer and to find satisfaction solely in Christ. Tapping into the theme of God’s sufficiency and kindness, the episode encourages listeners to magnify the Lord, bring their needs and shame before Him, and remain steadfast in praise—whatever their circumstances.

Transcript

[Joby Martin]

Welcome to the Daily Blade. The word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.

[Kyle Thompson]

Hey, Shane here.

[Shane Everett]

And Shane, you're listening to the Daily Blade. So we're gonna be your guests all week.

[Kyle Thompson]

Come on.

[Shane Everett]

It's gonna be amazing. And we're gonna do a little singing, which is different, but we're pumped about it. And we're gon be going through the psalms all week. All week. And today we're going to be hitting Psalm 34. So enjoy.

[Kyle Thompson]

If you need the words, they're there for you. Let's just sing this chorus. Magnify, magnify.

[Shane Everett]

The Lord with me. Come exalt his name together. Glorify the Lord with me. Come exalt his name forever.

[Kyle Thompson]

There is so much in Psalm 34. Every time I. I sing it or look at it, it's I. I feel like I get something else out of it. And so often when we sing it or when I'm. We're about to sing it, I just read it and I. I feel like that's a really great way to just allow the Spirit of God to just say what the Spirit wants to say to you today. So I'm going to read the first 10 verses or so and then we're going to sing it. So here we go. Psalm 34, verse 1. I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord. Let the humble hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me. Let us exalt his name together. For I sought the Lord and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all of his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them. O taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. O fear the Lord, you saints. For those who fear him have no lack. The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. Let me reiterate that last verse with Romans 8:32. He who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Young lions suffer Want and hunger. But those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. Well, he who didn't spare his own son, he gave him up for us all. How much more with him also will he not graciously give us all things? There is no lack for those who know Jesus. You might feel lack, but there is no lack. Everything that you are looking for is found in Christ Jesus, your Lord. And so we're gonna sing, we're gonna magnify him. We're gonna cling to some of these lines, you know, even as we sing it, I can see maybe you're dealing with shame today. And you hear the voices we the line as we sing. Those who look to him are radiant. Their faces shall never be ashamed. Just ask him for that. Ask him that your face would be radiant, that he would take away your shame today with what he did on the cross for you. He died for it. And maybe when we sing, this poor man cried and the Lord heard him and saved him out of his troubles. Maybe that's your prayer, so you can turn it right back up to the Lord and just pray it. Lord, I'm poor today. I'm the poor man. Would you save me out of my trouble today? And he is that for us. He is. He is there for us to cast our cares upon him. And he is available and can handle all of it. And so as we magnify him, we still can come to him in prayer. So can we do it together? Let's sing this Psalm 34. I sought the Lord and he answered me I saw the Lord.

[Shane Everett]

And he answered me and delivered me from every fear. Those who look on him are radiant. They'll never be ashamed. Never be ashamed. This four men cried and the Lord heard me and saved me from my enemies. The Son of God surrounds his saints. He will deliver them. He will deliver them. Magnify, magnify the Lord Come exalt his name together Glorify the Lord with me Come exalt his name forever oh tast and see that the Lord is good oh, blessed is he who hides in you Fear the Lord, Lord oh, fear the Lord oh, you sa he'll give you everything Give you everything Magnify the Lord with me Come exalt his name together forever Glorify the Lord with me Come exal his name forever Forever.

[Kyle Thompson]

Let us bless the Lord Let us.

[Shane Everett]

Bless the Lord Every day and night.

[Kyle Thompson]

Ever ending Praise may our incense rise.

[Shane Everett]

Let us bless the Lord Every day and night never ending Christ praise may our incense rise Let us bless the Lord every day and night never ending pr they are incense Ra Let us bless the Lord every day and night never ending praise May our incense rectify the Lord with me Come exalt, exalt his name together Glorify the Lord with me Come exalt his name forever. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed is he who hill oh, fear the Lord oh all you say he'll give you everything you give you everything Sings my soul, your God to me how great thou, how great thou art. Then see my soul, my savior God to me how great thou art, how great thou. O.

[Kyle Thompson]

Come and magnify the Lord with me Let us exalt his name together. Come and bless the name of the Lord Let his praise continually be in your mouth today. Come taste and see that the Lord is good. He is good he is good. Take advantage of all of the graces and the mercies of God Drink at the well Pull up a seat at the table Taste and see that the Lord is good. Why do we waste our money on what doesn't satisfy? Why do we spend our time and what doesn't fulfill our heart? Come, come and listen Delight yourself in the richest of foods. Taste and see that the Lord is good he is good and we exalt your name today High above anything in our lives we exalt your name. We magnify your name and thank you for the gift of doing that together in song today in Jesus name we pray. Amen.

[Shane Everett]

Amen.

[Kyle Thompson]

Amen. Amen. Thank you so much, friend. Brother, sister. We're running sick here, but that's okay. We can still sing. Still go for it. We can still go for it. You know, the only one that I know in life that doesn't lose his voice when he gets sick is Shane Everett here. He only has lost his voice one time that I can remember, and I kicked him off the stage.

[Shane Everett]

You did.

[Kyle Thompson]

You kicked me off the stage. You're like, get out of here. It was one time. I'm serious. Over all the years. But he was trying, I was trying. It was so bad. It was no good. Like, go try somewhere else. Yeah, just turn the mic off, you know? So thank you so much for joining us, for having the faith to just show up, bring your voice and your heart to the Lord. And our hope and our ask is you bring it back tomorrow. We'll be here and we're going to see what God does in our lives as we sing to him. Have an awesome day of worship.

[Joby Martin]

Thank you for listening to today's episode. Before you go, if you want to help equip other men for the fight? Share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review. Stay sharp.