Psalm 102

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Do Not Hide Your Face from Me

A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is ^(A)faint and ^(B)pours out his complaint before the Lord.

102 ^(C)Hear my prayer, O Lord;
let my cry ^(D)come to you!
²^(E)Do not hide your face from me
in ^(F)the day of my distress!
^(G)Incline your ear to me;
^(H)answer me speedily ^(I)in the day when I call!

³For my days ^(J)pass away like smoke,
    and my ^(K)bones burn like a furnace.
⁴My heart is ^(L)struck down like grass and ^(M)has withered;
    I ^(N)forget to eat my bread.
⁵Because of my loud groaning
    my ^(O)bones cling to my flesh.
⁶I am like ^(P)a desert owl of the wilderness,
    like an owl^[a] of the waste places;
⁷I ^(Q)lie awake;
    I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
⁸All the day my enemies taunt me;
    those who ^(R)deride me ^(S)use my name for a curse.
⁹For I eat ashes like bread
    and ^(T)mingle tears with my drink,
¹⁰because of your indignation and anger;
    for you have ^(U)taken me up and ^(V)thrown me down.
¹¹My days are like ^(W)an evening shadow;
    I ^(X)wither away like grass.

¹²But you, O Lord, are ^(Y)enthroned forever;
    you ^(Z)are remembered throughout all generations.
¹³You will ^(AA)arise and have ^(AB)pity on Zion;
    it is the time to favor her;
    ^(AC)the appointed time has come.
¹⁴For your servants hold her ^(AD)stones dear
    and have pity on her dust.
¹⁵Nations will ^(AE)fear the name of the Lord,
    and all ^(AF)the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
¹⁶For the Lord ^(AG)builds up Zion;
    he ^(AH)appears in his glory;
¹⁷he ^(AI)regards the prayer of the destitute
    and does not despise their prayer.

¹⁸Let this be ^(AJ)recorded for ^(AK)a generation to come,
    so that ^(AL)a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
¹⁹that he ^(AM)looked down from his holy height;
    from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
²⁰to hear ^(AN)the groans of the prisoners,
    to set free ^(AO)those who were doomed to die,
²¹that they may ^(AP)declare in Zion the name of the Lord,
    and in Jerusalem his praise,
²²when ^(AQ)peoples gather together,
    and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.

²³He has broken my strength in midcourse;
    he ^(AR)has shortened my days.
²⁴“O my God,” ^(AS)I say, “take me not away
    in the midst of my days—
^(AT)you whose years endure
    throughout all generations!”

²⁵^(AU)Of old you laid the foundation of the earth,
    and ^(AV)the heavens are the work of your hands.
²⁶^(AW)They will perish, but ^(AX)you will remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
²⁷    but ^(AY)you are the same, and your years have no end.
²⁸^(AZ)The children of your servants ^(BA)shall dwell secure;
    ^(BB)their offspring shall be established before you.

Footnotes

Psalm 102:6 The precise identity of these birds is uncertain

Psalm 107:1-32

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Book Five

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So

107 ^(A)Oh give thanks to the Lord, ^(B)for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever!
²Let ^(C)the redeemed of the Lord say so,
    whom he has ^(D)redeemed from trouble^[a]
³and ^(E)gathered in from the lands,
    from the east and from the west,
    from the north and from the south.

⁴Some ^(F)wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way ^(G)to a city to dwell in;
⁵hungry and thirsty,
    their soul ^(H)fainted within them.
⁶Then they ^(I)cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷He led them by ^(J)a straight way
    till they reached ^(K)a city to dwell in.
⁸^(L)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
⁹For he ^(M)satisfies the longing soul,
    ^(N)and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

¹⁰^(O)Some sat in darkness and in ^(P)the shadow of death,
    prisoners in ^(Q)affliction and in irons,
¹¹for they ^(R)had rebelled against the words of God,
    and ^(S)spurned the counsel of the Most High.
¹²So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
    they fell down, ^(T)with none to help.
¹³^(U)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
¹⁴He brought them out of ^(V)darkness and the shadow of death,
    and ^(W)burst their bonds apart.
¹⁵^(X)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
¹⁶For he ^(Y)shatters the doors of bronze
    and cuts in two the bars of iron.

¹⁷Some were ^(Z)fools through their sinful ways,
    and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
¹⁸^(AA)they loathed any kind of food,
    and they ^(AB)drew near to ^(AC)the gates of death.
¹⁹^(AD)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁰He ^(AE)sent out his word and ^(AF)healed them,
    and ^(AG)delivered them from their destruction.
²¹^(AH)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
²²And let them ^(AI)offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
    and ^(AJ)tell of his deeds in ^(AK)songs of joy!

²³Some ^(AL)went down to the sea in ships,
    doing business on the great waters;
²⁴they saw the deeds of the Lord,
    his wondrous works in the deep.
²⁵For he ^(AM)commanded and ^(AN)raised the stormy wind,
    which lifted up the waves of the sea.
²⁶They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
    their courage ^(AO)melted away in their evil plight;
²⁷they reeled and ^(AP)staggered like drunken men
    and ^(AQ)were at their wits' end.^[b]
²⁸^(AR)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁹He ^(AS)made the storm be still,
    and the waves of the sea were hushed.
³⁰Then they were glad that the waters^[c] were quiet,
    and he brought them to their desired haven.
³¹^(AT)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
³²Let them ^(AU)extol him in ^(AV)the congregation of the people,
    and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

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Footnotes

Psalm 107:2 Or from the hand of the foe
Psalm 107:27 Hebrew and all their wisdom was swallowed up
Psalm 107:30 Hebrew they

Hosea 10

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10 ^(A)Israel is a luxuriant vine
    that yields its fruit.
The more his fruit increased,
    ^(B)the more altars he built;
as his country improved,
    he improved his pillars.
²Their heart is false;
    now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord^[a] will break down their altars
    and destroy their pillars.

³For now they will say:
    ^(C)“We have no king,
for we do not fear the Lord;
    and a king—what could he do for us?”
⁴They utter ^(D)mere words;
    with empty^[b] oaths they make covenants;
so ^(E)judgment springs up like poisonous weeds
    ^(F)in the furrows of the field.
⁵The inhabitants of Samaria tremble
    for ^(G)the calf^[c] of ^(H)Beth-aven.
Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests—
    those who rejoiced over it and ^(I)over its glory—
    for it has departed^[d] from them.
⁶^(J)The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria
    as tribute to ^(K)the great king.^[e]
Ephraim shall be put to shame,
    and Israel shall be ashamed ^(L)of his idol.^[f]

⁷^(M)Samaria's king shall perish
    like a twig on the face of the waters.
⁸The high places of ^(N)Aven, ^(O)the sin of Israel,
    shall be destroyed.
^(P)Thorn and thistle shall grow up
    on their altars,
and ^(Q)they shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,”
    and to the hills, “Fall on us.”

⁹From ^(R)the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel;
    there they have continued.
    Shall not the war against the unjust^[g] overtake them in Gibeah?
¹⁰^(S)When I please, ^(T)I will discipline them,
    and nations shall be gathered against them
    when they are bound up for ^(U)their double iniquity.

¹¹Ephraim was a trained calf
    that ^(V)loved to thresh,
    and I spared her fair neck;
but I will put ^(W)Ephraim to the yoke;
    ^(X)Judah must plow;
    Jacob must harrow for himself.
¹²^(Y)Sow for yourselves righteousness;
    reap steadfast love;
    ^(Z)break up your fallow ground,
for it is the time to seek the Lord,
    that he may come and ^(AA)rain righteousness upon you.

¹³^(AB)You have plowed iniquity;
    you have reaped injustice;
    you have eaten the fruit of lies.
Because you have trusted in your own way
    and in the multitude of your warriors,
¹⁴therefore ^(AC)the tumult of war shall arise among your people,
    and all your fortresses shall be destroyed,
as ^(AD)Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle;
    ^(AE)mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.
¹⁵Thus it shall be done to you, O ^(AF)Bethel,
    because of your great evil.
At dawn ^(AG)the king of Israel
    shall be utterly cut off.

Footnotes

Hosea 10:2 Hebrew He
Hosea 10:4 Or vain (see Exodus 20:7)
Hosea 10:5 Or calves
Hosea 10:5 Or has gone into exile
Hosea 10:6 Or to King Jareb
Hosea 10:6 Or counsel
Hosea 10:9 Hebrew the children of injustice

Acts 21:37-22:16

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Paul Speaks to the People

³⁷As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek? ³⁸Are you not ^(A)the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out ^(B)into the wilderness?” ³⁹Paul replied, ^(C)“I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.” ⁴⁰And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, ^(D)motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in ^(E)the Hebrew language,^[a] saying:

22 ^(F)“Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”

²And when they heard that he was addressing them in ^(G)the Hebrew language,^[b] they became even more quiet. And he said:

³^(H)“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated ^(I)at the feet of ^(J)Gamaliel^[c] ^(K)according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, ^(L)being zealous for God ^(M)as all of you are this day. ⁴^(N)I persecuted ^(O)this Way ^(P)to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, ⁵as ^(Q)the high priest and ^(R)the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to ^(S)the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

⁶^(T)“As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. ⁷And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ ⁸And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am ^(U)Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ ⁹^(V)Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand^[d] the voice of the one who was speaking to me. ¹⁰And I said, ^(W)‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ ¹¹And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

¹²“And ^(X)one Ananias, a devout man ^(Y)according to the law, ^(Z)well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, ¹³^(AA)came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And ^(AB)at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. ¹⁴And he said, ^(AC)‘The God of our fathers ^(AD)appointed you to know his will, ^(AE)to see ^(AF)the Righteous One and ^(AG)to hear a voice from his mouth; ¹⁵for ^(AH)you will be a witness for him to everyone of what ^(AI)you have seen and heard. ¹⁶And now why do you wait? ^(AJ)Rise and be baptized and ^(AK)wash away your sins, ^(AL)calling on his name.’

Footnotes

Acts 21:40 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)
Acts 22:2 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)
Acts 22:3 Or city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated
Acts 22:9 Or hear with understanding

Luke 6:12-26

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The Twelve Apostles

¹²In these days ^(A)he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. ¹³And when day came, ^(B)he called his disciples ^(C)and ^(D)chose from them twelve, whom he named ^(E)apostles: ¹⁴Simon, ^(F)whom he named Peter, and ^(G)Andrew his brother, and ^(H)James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, ¹⁵and ^(I)Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called ^(J)the Zealot, ¹⁶and ^(K)Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude

¹⁷And ^(L)he came down with them and stood on a level place, with ^(M)a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of ^(N)Tyre and Sidon, ¹⁸who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. ^(O)And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all the crowd ^(P)sought to touch him, for ^(Q)power came out from him and healed them all.

The Beatitudes

²⁰And ^(R)he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, ^(S)and said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for ^(T)yours is the kingdom of God.

²¹^(U)“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.

^(V)“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

²²“Blessed are you when ^(W)people hate you and when they ^(X)exclude you and revile you and ^(Y)spurn your name as evil, ^(Z)on account of the Son of Man! ²³^(AA)Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for ^(AB)so their fathers did to the prophets.