Psalm 29-30

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Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

¹Ascribe to the Lord,^(A) you heavenly beings,^(B)
ascribe to the Lord glory^(C) and strength.
²Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his^[a] holiness.^(D)

³The voice^(E) of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory^(F) thunders,^(G)
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.^(H)
⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful;^(I)
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.^(J)
⁶He makes Lebanon leap^(K) like a calf,
    Sirion^[b]^(L) like a young wild ox.^(M)
⁷The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.^(N)
⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.^(O)
⁹The voice of the Lord twists the oaks^[c]^(P)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”^(Q)

¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;^(R)
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.^(S)
¹¹The Lord gives strength to his people;^(T)
the Lord blesses his people with peace.^(U)

Psalm 30^[d]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.^[e] Of David.

¹I will exalt^(V) you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths^(W)
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.^(X)
²Lord my God, I called to you for help,^(Y)
    and you healed me.^(Z)
³You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;^(AA)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.^(AB)

⁴Sing^(AC) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;^(AD)
    praise his holy name.^(AE)
⁵For his anger^(AF) lasts only a moment,^(AG)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;^(AH)
weeping^(AI) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.^(AJ)

⁶When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”^(AK)
⁷Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain^[f] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,^(AL)
    I was dismayed.

⁸To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
⁹“What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?^(AM)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?^(AN)
¹⁰Hear,^(AO) Lord, and be merciful to me;^(AP)
    Lord, be my help.^(AQ)”

¹¹You turned my wailing^(AR) into dancing;^(AS)
you removed my sackcloth^(AT) and clothed me with joy,^(AU)
¹²that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise^(AV) you forever.^(AW)

Footnotes

Psalm 29:2 Or Lord with the splendor of
Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth
Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion

Acts 23:1-15

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23 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin^(A) and said, “My brothers,^(B) I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience^(C) to this day.” ²At this the high priest Ananias^(D) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.^(E) ³Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!^(F) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”^(G)

⁴Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”

⁵Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’^[a]”^(H)

⁶Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees^(I) and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers,^(J) I am a Pharisee,^(K) descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”^(L) ⁷When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. ⁸(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,^(M) and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)

⁹There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees^(N) stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,”^(O) they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”^(P) ¹⁰The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.^(Q)

¹¹The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage!^(R) As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”^(S)

The Plot to Kill Paul

¹²The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy^(T) and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.^(U) ¹³More than forty men were involved in this plot. ¹⁴They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.^(V) ¹⁵Now then, you and the Sanhedrin^(W) petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”