Psalm 69:1-5

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Psalm 69^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

¹Save me, O God,
    for the waters^(A) have come up to my neck.^(B)
²I sink in the miry depths,^(C)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.
³I am worn out calling for help;^(D)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,^(E)
    looking for my God.
⁴Those who hate me^(F) without reason^(G)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,^(H)
    those who seek to destroy me.^(I)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

⁵You, God, know my folly;^(J)
my guilt is not hidden from you.^(K)

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Footnotes

Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.

Psalm 69:30-36

New International Version

³⁰I will praise God’s name in song^(A)
    and glorify him^(B) with thanksgiving.
³¹This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.^(C)
³²The poor will see and be glad^(D)—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!^(E)
³³The Lord hears the needy^(F)
    and does not despise his captive people.

³⁴Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,^(G)
³⁵for God will save Zion^(H)
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.^(I)
Then people will settle there and possess it;
³⁶    the children of his servants will inherit it,^(J)
    and those who love his name will dwell there.^(K)

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Exodus 30:22-38

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Anointing Oil

²²Then the Lord said to Moses, ²³“Take the following fine spices:^(A) 500 shekels^[a] of liquid myrrh,^(B) half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon,^(C) 250 shekels^[b] of fragrant calamus,^(D) ²⁴500 shekels^(E) of cassia^(F)—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin^[c] of olive oil. ²⁵Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer.^(G) It will be the sacred anointing oil.^(H) ²⁶Then use it to anoint^(I) the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law, ²⁷the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense, ²⁸the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. ²⁹You shall consecrate them^(J) so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.^(K)

³⁰“Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate^(L) them so they may serve me as priests.^(M) ³¹Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil^(N) for the generations to come.^(O) ³²Do not pour it on anyone else’s body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred.^(P) ³³Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off^(Q) from their people.’”

Incense

³⁴Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices^(R)—gum resin, onycha and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts, ³⁵and make a fragrant blend of incense,^(S) the work of a perfumer.^(T) It is to be salted and pure and sacred. ³⁶Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet^(U) with you. It shall be most holy^(V) to you. ³⁷Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy^(W) to the Lord. ³⁸Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off^(X) from their people.”

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Footnotes

Exodus 30:23 That is, about 12 1/2 pounds or about 5.8 kilograms; also in verse 24
Exodus 30:23 That is, about 6 1/4 pounds or about 2.9 kilograms
Exodus 30:24 That is, probably about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters

Acts 22:2-16

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²When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,^(A) they became very quiet.

Then Paul said: ³“I am a Jew,^(B) born in Tarsus^(C) of Cilicia,^(D) but brought up in this city. I studied under^(E) Gamaliel^(F) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.^(G) I was just as zealous^(H) for God as any of you are today. ⁴I persecuted^(I) the followers of this Way^(J) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,^(K) ⁵as the high priest and all the Council^(L) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates^(M) in Damascus,^(N) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

⁶“About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.^(O) ⁷I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’

⁸“‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.

“ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth,^(P) whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. ⁹My companions saw the light,^(Q) but they did not understand the voice^(R) of him who was speaking to me.

¹⁰“‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.

“ ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’^(S) ¹¹My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.^(T)

¹²“A man named Ananias came to see me.^(U) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.^(V) ¹³He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.

¹⁴“Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors^(W) has chosen you to know his will and to see^(X) the Righteous One^(Y) and to hear words from his mouth. ¹⁵You will be his witness^(Z) to all people of what you have seen^(AA) and heard. ¹⁶And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized^(AB) and wash your sins away,^(AC) calling on his name.’^(AD)