Psalm 40-42

New International Version

Psalm 40^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

¹I waited patiently^(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.^(C)
²He lifted me out of the slimy pit,^(D)
    out of the mud^(E) and mire;^(F)
he set my feet^(G) on a rock^(H)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
³He put a new song^(I) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord^(J)
    and put their trust^(K) in him.

⁴Blessed is the one^(L)
    who trusts in the Lord,^(M)
who does not look to the proud,^(N)
    to those who turn aside to false gods.^[b]^(O)
⁵Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders^(P) you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare^(Q) with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many^(R) to declare.

⁶Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—^(S)
    but my ears you have opened^[c]—^(T)
    burnt offerings^(U) and sin offerings^[d] you did not require.
⁷Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
    it is written about me in the scroll.^[e]^(V)
⁸I desire to do your will,^(W) my God;^(X)
    your law is within my heart.”^(Y)

⁹I proclaim your saving acts^(Z) in the great assembly;^(AA)
    I do not seal my lips, Lord,
    as you know.^(AB)
¹⁰I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
    I speak of your faithfulness^(AC) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
    from the great assembly.^(AD)

¹¹Do not withhold your mercy^(AE) from me, Lord;
    may your love^(AF) and faithfulness^(AG) always protect^(AH) me.
¹²For troubles^(AI) without number surround me;
    my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.^(AJ)
They are more than the hairs of my head,^(AK)
    and my heart fails^(AL) within me.
¹³Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.^(AM)

¹⁴May all who want to take my life^(AN)
    be put to shame and confusion;^(AO)
may all who desire my ruin^(AP)
    be turned back in disgrace.
¹⁵May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”^(AQ)
    be appalled at their own shame.
¹⁶But may all who seek you^(AR)
    rejoice and be glad^(AS) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”^(AT)

¹⁷But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(AU)
may the Lord think^(AV) of me.
You are my help^(AW) and my deliverer;^(AX)
you are my God, do not delay.^(AY)

Psalm 41^[f]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Blessed^(AZ) are those who have regard for the weak;^(BA)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.^(BB)
²The Lord protects^(BC) and preserves them—^(BD)
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—^(BE)
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.^(BF)
³The Lord sustains them on their sickbed^(BG)
    and restores them from their bed of illness.^(BH)

⁴I said, “Have mercy^(BI) on me, Lord;
    heal^(BJ) me, for I have sinned^(BK) against you.”
⁵My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?^(BL)”
⁶When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,^(BM) while his heart gathers slander;^(BN)
    then he goes out and spreads^(BO) it around.

⁷All my enemies whisper together^(BP) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸“A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up^(BQ) from the place where he lies.”
⁹Even my close friend,^(BR)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[g] against me.^(BS)

¹⁰But may you have mercy^(BT) on me, Lord;
    raise me up,^(BU) that I may repay^(BV) them.
¹¹I know that you are pleased with me,^(BW)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.^(BX)
¹²Because of my integrity^(BY) you uphold me^(BZ)
    and set me in your presence forever.^(CA)

¹³Praise^(CB) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(CC)
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.^(CD)

BOOK II

Psalms 42–72

Psalm 42^[h]^[i]

For the director of music. A maskil^[j] of the Sons of Korah.

¹As the deer^(CE) pants for streams of water,^(CF)
    so my soul pants^(CG) for you, my God.
²My soul thirsts^(CH) for God, for the living God.^(CI)
    When can I go^(CJ) and meet with God?
³My tears^(CK) have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”^(CL)
⁴These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:^(CM)
how I used to go to the house of God^(CN)
    under the protection of the Mighty One^[k]
with shouts of joy^(CO) and praise^(CP)
    among the festive throng.^(CQ)

⁵Why, my soul, are you downcast?^(CR)
    Why so disturbed^(CS) within me?
Put your hope in God,^(CT)
    for I will yet praise^(CU) him,
    my Savior^(CV) and my God.^(CW)

⁶My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember^(CX) you
from the land of the Jordan,^(CY)
    the heights of Hermon^(CZ)—from Mount Mizar.
⁷Deep calls to deep^(DA)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.^(DB)

⁸By day the Lord directs his love,^(DC)
at night^(DD) his song^(DE) is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.^(DF)

⁹I say to God my Rock,^(DG)
    “Why have you forgotten^(DH) me?
Why must I go about mourning,^(DI)
    oppressed^(DJ) by the enemy?”^(DK)
¹⁰My bones suffer mortal agony^(DL)
    as my foes taunt^(DM) me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”^(DN)

¹¹Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.^(DO)

Footnotes

Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.
Psalm 40:4 Or to lies
Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me
Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.
Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel
Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

Acts 27:1-26

New International Version

Paul Sails for Rome

27 When it was decided that we^(A) would sail for Italy,^(B) Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.^(C) ²We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia,^(D) and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,^(E) a Macedonian^(F) from Thessalonica,^(G) was with us.

³The next day we landed at Sidon;^(H) and Julius, in kindness to Paul,^(I) allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.^(J) ⁴From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.^(K) ⁵When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia^(L) and Pamphylia,^(M) we landed at Myra in Lycia. ⁶There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship^(N) sailing for Italy^(O) and put us on board. ⁷We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course,^(P) we sailed to the lee of Crete,^(Q) opposite Salmone. ⁸We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

⁹Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.^[a]^(R) So Paul warned them, ¹⁰“Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.”^(S) ¹¹But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship. ¹²Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete,^(T) facing both southwest and northwest.

The Storm

¹³When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. ¹⁴Before very long, a wind of hurricane force,^(U) called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. ¹⁵The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. ¹⁶As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat^(V) secure, ¹⁷so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground^(W) on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor^[b] and let the ship be driven along. ¹⁸We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.^(X) ¹⁹On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

²¹After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice^(Y) not to sail from Crete;^(Z) then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. ²²But now I urge you to keep up your courage,^(AA) because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. ²³Last night an angel^(AB) of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve^(AC) stood beside me^(AD) ²⁴and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar;^(AE) and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’^(AF) ²⁵So keep up your courage,^(AG) men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.^(AH) ²⁶Nevertheless, we must run aground^(AI) on some island.”^(AJ)