Psalm 29-30

English Standard Version

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

A Psalm of David.

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

³The voice of the Lord is over ^(C)the waters;
    the God of glory ^(D)thunders,
    the Lord, over many waters.
⁴The voice of the Lord is ^(E)powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks ^(F)the cedars of Lebanon.
⁶He makes Lebanon to ^(G)skip like a calf,
and ^(H)Sirion like a young ^(I)wild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of ^(J)Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord makes ^(K)the deer give birth^[c]
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over ^(L)the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned ^(M)as king forever.
¹¹May the Lord give ^(N)strength to his people!
May the Lord bless^[d] his people with ^(O)peace!

Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of ^(P)the temple.

30 I will ^(Q)extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
    and have not let my foes ^(R)rejoice over me.
²O Lord my God, I ^(S)cried to you for help,
    and you have ^(T)healed me.
³O Lord, you have brought up my soul from ^(U)Sheol;
    you restored me to life from among those who ^(V)go down to the pit.^[e]

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you ^(W)his saints,
    and ^(X)give thanks to his holy name.^[f]
⁵^(Y)For his anger is but for a moment,
    and ^(Z)his favor is for a lifetime.^[g]
^(AA)Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but ^(AB)joy comes with the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my ^(AC)prosperity,
    “I shall never be ^(AD)moved.”
⁷By your favor, O Lord,
    you made my ^(AE)mountain stand strong;
you ^(AF)hid your face;
    I was ^(AG)dismayed.

⁸To you, O Lord, I cry,
    and ^(AH)to the Lord I plead for mercy:
⁹“What profit is there in my death,^[h]
    if I go down to the pit?^[i]
Will ^(AI)the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?
¹⁰^(AJ)Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”

¹¹You have turned for me my mourning into ^(AK)dancing;
    you have loosed my sackcloth
    and clothed me with gladness,
¹²that my ^(AL)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Notas al pie

Psalm 29:1 Hebrew sons of God, or sons of might
Psalm 29:2 Or in holy attire
Psalm 29:9 Revocalization yields makes the oaks to shake
Psalm 29:11 Or The Lord will give… The Lord will bless
Psalm 30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit
Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
Psalm 30:5 Or and in his favor is life
Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption

Acts 23

English Standard Version

23 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, ^(A)I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.” ²And the high priest ^(B)Ananias commanded those who stood by him ^(C)to strike him on the mouth. ³Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you ^(D)whitewashed ^(E)wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet ^(F)contrary to the law you ^(G)order me to be struck?” ⁴Those who stood by said, “Would you revile ^(H)God's high priest?” ⁵And Paul said, ^(I)“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ^(J)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

⁶Now when Paul perceived that one part were ^(K)Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers, ^(L)I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is ^(M)with respect to the ^(N)hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.” ⁷And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. ⁸For the Sadducees ^(O)say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. ⁹Then a great clamor arose, and some of ^(P)the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, ^(Q)“We find nothing wrong in this man. What ^(R)if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?” ¹⁰And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into ^(S)the barracks.

¹¹^(T)The following night ^(U)the Lord stood by him and said, ^(V)“Take courage, for ^(W)as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must ^(X)testify also in Rome.”

A Plot to Kill Paul

¹²When it was day, ^(Y)the Jews made a plot and ^(Z)bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. ¹⁴They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

¹⁶Now the son of Paul's sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered ^(AA)the barracks and told Paul. ¹⁷Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.” ¹⁸So he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul ^(AB)the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.” ¹⁹The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?” ²⁰And he said, ^(AC)“The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him. ²¹But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who ^(AD)have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.” ²²So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, “Tell no one that you have informed me of these things.”

Paul Sent to Felix the Governor

²³Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.^[a] ²⁴Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to ^(AE)Felix ^(AF)the governor.” ²⁵And he wrote a letter to this effect:

²⁶“Claudius Lysias, to ^(AG)his Excellency the governor Felix, ^(AH)greetings. ²⁷^(AI)This man was seized by the Jews and ^(AJ)was about to be killed by them ^(AK)when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, ^(AL)having learned that he was a Roman citizen. ²⁸And ^(AM)desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. ²⁹I found that he was being accused ^(AN)about questions of their law, but ^(AO)charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment. ³⁰^(AP)And when it was disclosed to me ^(AQ)that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ^(AR)ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.”

³¹So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. ³²And on the next day they returned to ^(AS)the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him. ³³When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him. ³⁴On reading the letter, he asked what ^(AT)province he was from. And when he learned ^(AU)that he was from Cilicia, ³⁵he said, “I will give you a hearing ^(AV)when your accusers arrive.” And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's ^(AW)praetorium.