Hebrews 4

English Standard Version

4 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem ^(A)to have failed to reach it. ²For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because ^(B)they were not united by faith with those who listened.^[a] ³For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,

^(C)“As I swore in my wrath,
‘They shall not enter my rest,’”

although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. ⁴For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: ^(D)“And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” ⁵And again in this passage he said,

^(E)“They shall not enter my rest.”

⁶Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news ^(F)failed to enter because of disobedience, ⁷again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,

^(G)“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.”

⁸For if Joshua had given them rest, God^[b] would not have spoken of another day later on. ⁹So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, ¹⁰for whoever has entered God's rest has also ^(H)rested from his works as God did from his.

¹¹Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so ^(I)that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. ¹²For ^(J)the word of God is living and ^(K)active, ^(L)sharper than any ^(M)two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and ^(N)discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. ¹³And ^(O)no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are ^(P)naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Jesus the Great High Priest

¹⁴Since then we have ^(Q)a great high priest ^(R)who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, ^(S)let us hold fast our confession. ¹⁵For we do not have a high priest ^(T)who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been ^(U)tempted as we are, ^(V)yet without sin. ¹⁶^(W)Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Footnotes

Hebrews 4:2 Some manuscripts it did not meet with faith in the hearers
Hebrews 4:8 Greek he

Psalm 16-17

English Standard Version

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A ^(A)Miktam^[a] of David.

16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I ^(B)take refuge.
²I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
^(C)I have no good apart from you.”

³As for ^(D)the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.^[b]

⁴The sorrows of those who run after^[c] another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or ^(E)take their names on my lips.

⁵The Lord is ^(F)my chosen portion and my ^(G)cup;
you hold my ^(H)lot.
⁶^(I)The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

⁷I bless the Lord who ^(J)gives me counsel;
in ^(K)the night also my ^(L)heart instructs me.^[d]
⁸^(M)I have ^(N)set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my ^(O)right hand, I shall not be ^(P)shaken.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my ^(Q)whole being^[e] rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
¹⁰For you will not abandon my soul to ^(R)Sheol,
^(S)or let your ^(T)holy one see ^(U)corruption.^[f]

¹¹You make known to me ^(V)the path of life;
in your presence there is ^(W)fullness of joy;
at your right hand are ^(X)pleasures forevermore.

In the Shadow of Your Wings

A ^(Y)Prayer of David.

17 Hear a just cause, O Lord; ^(Z)attend to my cry!
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
²From your presence ^(AA)let my vindication come!
Let your eyes behold the right!

³You have ^(AB)tried my heart, you have ^(AC)visited me by ^(AD)night,
    you have ^(AE)tested me, and you will find nothing;
    I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
⁴With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
    I have avoided the ways of the violent.
⁵My steps have ^(AF)held fast to your paths;
    my feet have not slipped.

⁶I ^(AG)call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
    ^(AH)incline your ear to me; hear my words.
⁷^(AI)Wondrously show^[g] your steadfast love,
    O Savior of those who seek refuge
    from ^(AJ)their adversaries at your right hand.

⁸Keep me as ^(AK)the apple of your eye;
hide me in ^(AL)the shadow of your wings,
⁹from the wicked who do me violence,
my deadly enemies who ^(AM)surround me.

¹⁰^(AN)They close their hearts to pity;
    with their mouths they ^(AO)speak arrogantly.
¹¹They have now surrounded our ^(AP)steps;
    they set their eyes to ^(AQ)cast us to the ground.
¹²He is like a lion eager to tear,
    as a young lion ^(AR)lurking in ambush.

¹³Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him!
    Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
¹⁴from men by your hand, O Lord,
    from ^(AS)men of the world whose ^(AT)portion is in this life.^[h]
You fill their womb with treasure;^[i]
    they are satisfied with ^(AU)children,
    and they leave their abundance to their infants.

¹⁵As for me, I shall ^(AV)behold your face in righteousness;
when I ^(AW)awake, I shall be ^(AX)satisfied with your likeness.

Footnotes

Psalm 16:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:
Psalm 16:4 Or who acquire
Psalm 16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
Psalm 16:9 Hebrew my glory
Psalm 16:10 Or see the pit
Psalm 17:7 Or Distinguish me by
Psalm 17:14 Or from men whose portion in life is of the world
Psalm 17:14 Or As for your treasured ones, you fill their womb