Psalm 10 Why Do You Hide Yourself? 1Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. 3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the… Continue Reading
Psalm 9 I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds [q] To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben.[r] A Psalm of David. 1I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. 2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most… Continue Reading
Psalm 8 How Majestic Is Your Name To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.[o] A Psalm of David. 1O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your… Continue Reading
Psalm 6 O LORD, Deliver My Life To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith.[i] A Psalm of David. 1O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. 2Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled. 3My… Continue Reading
Psalm 4 Answer Me When I Call To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. 1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! 2O men,[f] how long shall my honor be turned into… Continue Reading
Psalm 3 Save Me, O My God A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 1O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; 2many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah [e] 3But you, O LORD, are a shield about me,… Continue Reading
Psalm 2 The Reign of the LORD’s Anointed 1 Why do the nations rage[c] and the peoples plot in vain? 2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, 3“Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” 4He… Continue Reading
Psalm 1 BOOK ONE The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked 1Blessed is the man[a] who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2but his delight is in the law[b] of the LORD, and on his law he meditates… Continue Reading
Acts 28 Paul on Malta 1After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The native people[j] showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. 3When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and… Continue Reading
Acts 27 Paul Sails for Rome 1And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. 2And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put… Continue Reading