Psalm 16-17

New International Version

Psalm 16

A miktam^[a] of David.

¹Keep me safe,^(A) my God,
for in you I take refuge.^(B)

²I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^(C)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”^(D)
³I say of the holy people^(E) who are in the land,^(F)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
⁴Those who run after other gods^(G) will suffer^(H) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names^(I) on my lips.

⁵Lord, you alone are my portion^(J) and my cup;^(K)
    you make my lot^(L) secure.
⁶The boundary lines^(M) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(N)
⁷I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^(O)
    even at night^(P) my heart instructs me.
⁸I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,^(Q) I will not be shaken.^(R)

⁹Therefore my heart is glad^(S) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,^(T)
¹⁰because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^(U)
    nor will you let your faithful^[b] one^(V) see decay.^(W)
¹¹You make known to me the path of life;^(X)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,^(Y)
    with eternal pleasures^(Z) at your right hand.^(AA)

Psalm 17

A prayer of David.

¹Hear me,^(AB) Lord, my plea is just;
    listen to my cry.^(AC)
Hear^(AD) my prayer—
    it does not rise from deceitful lips.^(AE)
²Let my vindication^(AF) come from you;
    may your eyes see what is right.^(AG)

³Though you probe my heart,^(AH)
    though you examine me at night and test me,^(AI)
you will find that I have planned no evil;^(AJ)
    my mouth has not transgressed.^(AK)
⁴Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
⁵My steps have held to your paths;^(AL)
    my feet have not stumbled.^(AM)

⁶I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;^(AN)
    turn your ear to me^(AO) and hear my prayer.^(AP)
⁷Show me the wonders of your great love,^(AQ)
    you who save by your right hand^(AR)
    those who take refuge^(AS) in you from their foes.
⁸Keep me^(AT) as the apple of your eye;^(AU)
    hide me^(AV) in the shadow of your wings^(AW)
⁹from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.^(AX)

¹⁰They close up their callous hearts,^(AY)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.^(AZ)
¹¹They have tracked me down, they now surround me,^(BA)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
¹²They are like a lion^(BB) hungry for prey,^(BC)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

¹³Rise up,^(BD) Lord, confront them, bring them down;^(BE)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
¹⁴By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world^(BF) whose reward is in this life.^(BG)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers^(BH) for their little ones.

¹⁵As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
when I awake,^(BI) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.^(BJ)

Footnotes

Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 16:10 Or holy

Acts 20:1-16

New International Version

Through Macedonia and Greece

20 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples^(A) and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia.^(B) ²He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece, ³where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him^(C) just as he was about to sail for Syria,^(D) he decided to go back through Macedonia.^(E) ⁴He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus^(F) and Secundus from Thessalonica,^(G) Gaius^(H) from Derbe, Timothy^(I) also, and Tychicus^(J) and Trophimus^(K) from the province of Asia.^(L) ⁵These men went on ahead and waited for us^(M) at Troas.^(N) ⁶But we sailed from Philippi^(O) after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas,^(P) where we stayed seven days.

Eutychus Raised From the Dead at Troas

⁷On the first day of the week^(Q) we came together to break bread.^(R) Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. ⁸There were many lamps in the upstairs room^(S) where we were meeting. ⁹Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. ¹⁰Paul went down, threw himself on the young man^(T) and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!”^(U) ¹¹Then he went upstairs again and broke bread^(V) and ate. After talking until daylight, he left. ¹²The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.

Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders

¹³We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot. ¹⁴When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. ¹⁵The next day we set sail from there and arrived off Chios. The day after that we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day arrived at Miletus.^(W) ¹⁶Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus^(X) to avoid spending time in the province of Asia,^(Y) for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem,^(Z) if possible, by the day of Pentecost.^(AA)