#190 - Shane & Shane // Psalm 90

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Daily Blade with Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson
Episode #190 – Shane & Shane // Psalm 90
Release Date: September 23, 2025

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Episode Overview

This deeply reflective episode of The Daily Blade continues the devotional journey through the Book of Psalms, laying special emphasis on Psalm 90. Hosts Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson are joined by Shane & Shane, well-known for their worship music, to explore the brevity of human life, the reality of mortality, and the hope found in God's steadfast love. Listeners are guided through somber truths, personal stories, heartfelt prayer, and powerful worship, all centering on the repeated prayer from Psalm 90: "Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love."

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Brevity of Life and Human Mortality

• Reading of Psalm 90 (01:18–05:20):
  Kyle Thompson reads and reflects on the first 14 verses of Psalm 90, highlighting the eternal nature of God contrasted with the fleeting existence of mankind.

  • "For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday..." (01:50)

• Life Expectancy & Perspective (05:20–07:30):
  Kyle shares startling statistics about human life expectancy:

  • Current global average: 70 years (slightly higher for women).
  • In ancient times (and when Psalm 90 was written): 70–80 years.
  • At one point in history: as low as 30–38 years.
  • "Did you know that about two people die every second? ...That's a day. Two years ago, I got a call..." (05:20)

Personal Story: Confronting Death Firsthand

• Kyle’s Family Loss (07:30–09:45):
  Kyle recounts the sudden death of his brother—a moving, raw depiction of loss that underlines the psalm's timeliness and relevance.

  • "I walked back in like 20 minutes later and he was dead...And then I went to this really nice looking home a few days later and I got a jar and then I brought that jar and I just handed it to Marla as Justin. And I don't know what that does to you, but..." (07:54)

• Parenting and Honest Conversations about Death (09:45–10:36):
  Kyle explains how these experiences have shaped his parenting, encouraging honest and open discussions about mortality.

  • "We've always talked really plainly about it...because we've always talked really plainly about it." (09:52)

Prayers of Moses—From Brevity to Surrender

• Three Essential Prayers Drawn from Psalm 90 (10:36–11:10):

  1. Teach us to number our days: Cultivating wisdom via awareness of life's shortness.
  2. Return, O Lord, and have pity on your servants: Recalling God's compassion and ultimate act of mercy in sending Jesus.
  3. Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love: Moving from sin and emptiness to spiritual fulfillment.
  • "Lord, because of all of this up here, like the brevity of my life and the depravity of my heart, would you teach me to number my days? ...Would you satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love?" (10:36)

Worship: Singing Psalm 90

• Musical Meditation with Shane & Shane (11:10–15:14):
  The hosts and Shane & Shane lead a moving rendition of songs directly inspired by Psalm 90, inviting listeners to join in:

  • "When the sun comes up, satisfy us / Before the day has passed us by / Before our hearts forget all Your goodness / Satisfy us with Your love." (00:42, 11:17, and throughout)
  • "The wrath of God poured out for sin / On Jesus Christ, crucified / Consider Him our hiding place, our shelter is alive..." (12:24)

• Prayer through Song: Moments of singing are interspersed with appeals to God for wisdom, surrender, and the ability to remember His goodness daily.

Application: Living with Eternal Perspective

• Practical Prayer for Listeners (16:08–17:50):
  Kyle prays for those tuning in, asking God to break through the distractions and “fake world” we construct, so we might be truly satisfied in Christ.
  • "Father, I confess that we so... have a tendency in us to live in a fake world and just to create our own safe little world and stuff inside this eternal hole..." (16:08)
  • "And that that would truly, Lord, more than anything, that there would be a tangible, satisfying work that happens in cars and cubicles and kitchens and on walks. And would you do that today? Would you satisfy our heart in Jesus?" (16:35)

Parting Encouragement

• Final Reflections (17:50–19:03): Kyle marvels at Moses' unflinching honesty in Psalm 90. The hosts underscore the power of music and communal prayer, urging listeners to continually bring their voices before God.
  • "Why'd Moses have to do that man just, just, he just, he just went there, you know. And welcome to the Bible." (18:06)
  • "Regardless of what you think of it, I know he thinks it's beautiful and is blessed by it when you sing to him. And our only ask is you'd bring that voice back tomorrow." (18:33)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Mortality:
  "Did you know that about two people die every second? ...That's a day. Two years ago, I got a call..."
  — Kyle Thompson (05:21)

• On God's Compassion:
  "Did you know that he sent his son, Jesus? He had pity on his servants. He healed us of sin and death and hell. Anyone who would call upon him would be saved."
  — Kyle Thompson (10:54)

• Sung Chorus (Worship):
  "When the sun comes up, satisfy us..."
  — Shane (00:42, 11:17, etc.)

• Vulnerability in Prayer:
  "Father, I confess that we so, so have a tendency in us to live in a fake world... would you satisfy our heart in Jesus?"
  — Kyle Thompson (16:08)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:01–00:20: Podcast intro and framing—"Let's sharpen up."
• 00:42–01:18: Shane & Shane begin worship chorus: "When the sun comes up, satisfy us..."
• 01:18–05:20: Kyle reads and unpacks the first 14 verses of Psalm 90.
• 05:20–09:45: Reflections on life expectancy and Kyle’s personal loss.
• 09:45–10:36: Honest parenting conversations about death.
• 10:36–11:10: Summarizing the three prayers in Psalm 90.
• 11:10–15:14: Extended worship led by Shane & Shane.
• 16:08–17:50: Kyle’s closing prayer for listeners’ hearts and satisfaction in Christ.
• 17:50–19:03: Final reflections, encouragement to keep worshiping.

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Tone & Language

• The episode is intimate, honest, devotional, and worshipful.
• Hosts employ plainspoken truth, tender storytelling, and biblically anchored hope, directly engaging listeners’ challenges and encouraging an active faith response.

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For those who missed the episode:
This episode offers a sobering meditation on mortality, meaningful worship from Shane & Shane, vulnerable sharing about grief, and a persistent call to find true satisfaction—not in the fleeting things of life—but in the steadfast love of God. The hosts encourage all listeners to reflect, sing, and pray Psalm 90, letting its timeless wisdom guide their hearts today.

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. And Shane, welcome to the Daily Blade. We are on day two of going through the Psalms, and today we're doing Psalm 90. Bring it. And it's a special psalm and we sure hope you enjoy it. Got the words there for you if you need them to sing through this chorus. When the sun comes up, satisfy us.

[Shane]

When the sun comes up satisfy us before the day has passed us by before our hearts forget yeah, all your goodness Satisfy us with your love.

[Kyle Thompson]

Let me just begin by reading the first 14 verses of Psalm 90. Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world from everlasting to everlasting. You are God. Ye return man to dust and say, return. O children of man, for a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night, you sweep them away as with a flood, they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning. In the morning it flourishes and is renewed, in the evening it fades and withers. For we are brought to an end by your anger, by your wrath we are dismayed. You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. For all our days pass away under your wrath. We bring our years to an end like a sigh. The years of our life are 70, or even by reason of strength, 80. Yet their span is but toil and trouble. They are soon gone and we fly away. Who considers the power of your anger? Who considers your wrath according to the fear of you? So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord, how long have pity on your servants and satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love that we might rejoice and be glad all of our days. This is the word of the Lord. Let me just share a few things. Did you know that the average life expectancy today is 70 years? Funny enough, in men the ladies always outlast the men. Mm, it's a little higher for them. 73 or something like that. Did you know the average life expectancy when my grandpa was born? Any guesses? 38. Wow. And if you take an average of the last few Thousand years, say between now and the flood, like from the earliest documents that we can find in humanity, it's going to be around 30. The average life expectancy of a human born in this world. I don't know what that does to y' all or what that does to you guys out there, but that gives me a little perspective. God chose to put us here today where we have technology and medicine and, you know, it's back up to 70, I guess. Apparently when Moses wrote this, it was 70 or even by reason of strength, 80, which is pretty similar to right now. Did you, did you know that about two people die every second? That's, that's how many people die in the world today. Two people a second. About 172,824 a year? Not a year.

[Joby Martin]

Yeah.

[Kyle Thompson]

That's pretty crazy. That's a day. Two years ago, I. I got a call. My brother was. Well, his wife Marla, my sister in law thought he was having a heart attack. So I got in my truck and I drove down to Austin where they live and I made it to the hospital and I was in the room with him. He looked great. He was kind of, he was funny. They were kind of prepping him for an operation. We knew that he had some sort of like a tear. And then prayed over him and walked out. And then I walked back in like 20 minutes later and he was dead. And then I went to this really nice looking home a few days later and I got a jar and then I brought that jar and I just handed it to Marla as Justin. And I don't know what that does to you, but it makes me. All of those things that I just shared, it makes me like really want to pray. These prayers that Moses prayed, he saw. So he saw that stuff every day. We live in America, most of us here listening, and we're really protected from the reality of death. You could go months not think about it. Moses saw, he saw death all the time. I mean, most of the, a lot of the world does. They see it all the time. It's right in front of them. But in my family, I mean, maybe my girls are going to have to like, probably going to have to go to counseling. You know, they're going to turn like 28 and be like, I need something's wrong. You know, because we've always talked really plainly about it. And it's not by choice really. It's just they begin to see a lot. Some people that they love die at an early age. They saw it up close you know, and so, you know, when my little Haven is like, you know, I'm not. I remember a few years back, she's like, I'm not. I'm not ready, you know, to fully surrender my life. I just. I don't know if. I don't know if he loves me. I just don't. I just don't. I can't get my head around it. And, I mean, I would just pray for her, and we would talk about it, and I would just say, well, honey, you just need to know that Daddy's gonna. He's asking Jesus that you're not gonna die tonight. Isn't that what the Bible says? Like, man, you don't know if you have tomorrow. You don't know that. And today's the day. Like, I'll tell you what you have. You have right now. You have this moment. That's about all you. That's about the only thing you know for sure is this moment. And I say all that to say these three prayers that Moses ended all of that section of Psalm 90 with. He says, lord, because of all of. All of this up here, like the brevity of my life and the depravity of my heart, would you teach me to number my days? And then he prays, lord, would you return and have pity on your servants? Praise God that God answered that prayer like he had pity. Did you know that he sent his son, Jesus? He had pity on his servants. He healed us of sin and death and hell. Anyone who would call upon him would be saved. And then he prays, would you satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love? And if that sounds churchy and like, okay, we've heard that a bunch. And then we all just need to pray for just that he would un callous our heart. Because today what we need is to be saved from our sin, which he has done. And you can receive that today. And we also need him to satisfy our heart. We need him to do that, because if he doesn't, then everything else is going to. And so in the few days we have in this life compared to forever, we're asking him to satisfy us with his steadfast love. And so we're all forgetful before we forget, before we move on today, satisfy us with your love before we give.

[Shane]

Up.

[Kyle Thompson]

Which a lot of us are tempted to do, Lord, satisfy me with your love. And he will. He will. This is a great thing about singing and praying. God responds, so can we do that? Can we do that today? Can we cry out to him and sing his word back to him. You have been our dwelling place.

[Shane]

You have been our dwelling place.

[Kyle Thompson]

Jesus.

[Shane]

O everlasting God. Before you formed the mountaintops you were before it all. And soon our lives turn back to To D When the sun comes out Satisfy us Before the day has passed us by before our hearts forget all your goodness. Satisfied, I swear your love.

[Kyle Thompson]

See the wrath of God poured out.

[Shane]

The wrath of God poured out for sin on Jesus Christ crucified. Consider him our hiding place. Our shelter is alive. Thank you Lord, because he lived and died for us. When the sun comes up satisfied.

[Kyle Thompson]

Before.

[Shane]

The day has passed us by.

[Kyle Thompson]

Before.

[Shane]

Our hearts forgive all your goodness. Satisfy us with your love. Teach us, Lord Jesus, Lord.

[Kyle Thompson]

To number.

[Shane]

Our days on earth. Give us more wisdom in the secret heart as you display amazing grace in Jesus Christ for us. Oh, teaches us, give us, Give us.

[Kyle Thompson]

More.

[Shane]

Wisdom in the secret heart Is you display amazing grace in Jesus Christ for us. When the sun comes up Satisfy us Before the day has passed us by before our hearts forget all your goodness Satisfies us with your love. When the sun comes out satisfy.

[Kyle Thompson]

Before.

[Shane]

The day has passed us by before hearts give up before our hearts give. Spirit fill us Spirit fill us. Satisfy us with your love we satisfy us with your love. Oh, we need you. Oh, we need you. We need you.

[Kyle Thompson]

Father, I confess that we so. So have a tendency in us to live in a fake world and just to create our own safe little world and stuff inside this eternal hole that we have in our heart. The things that you've created and. And just find ourselves hungry and thirsty and anxious and miserable, bored. And so we just. I just pray that over our brothers and sisters out just singing and praying this today, that you would satisfy their heart with your love and the measure of your love, Lord, they'd be able to comprehend that. Just the span of it. And that that would truly, Lord, more than anything, that there would be a tangible, satisfying work that happens in cars and cubicles and kitchens and on walks. And would you do that today? Would you satisfy our heart in Jesus? Thank you that that's a possibility. That you've created us for you, for fellowship with you. That you've created us for union in Christ. And thank you for the gift of song that we can pour out our heart to you, that we can sing to you, pray to you through song. Thank you, Lord. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you all so much for joining us for diving into the deep end here at Psalm 90. Why'd Moses have to do that man just, just, he just, he just went there, you know. And welcome to the Bible. You know, gosh, it's so good and it's so, you know, where it's the, the word of God is sharper than a two edged sword, like cutting through the bones, the marrow. I mean, like it, it's, it's just, it exposes what's real in the universe and so anyway, hope it was helpful to you. So glad that you would have the faith to come join us with your beautiful God given voice that he's given you. Regardless of what you think of it, I know he thinks it's beautiful and is blessed by it when you sing to him. And our only ask is you'd bring that voice back tomorrow. And we're going to be here. We're going to see what God does in our lives. 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.