Psalm 16-17

New King James Version

The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah’s Victory

A ^(A)Michtam of David.

16 Preserve^[a] me, O God, for in You I put my trust.

²O my soul, you have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord,
^(B)My goodness is nothing apart from You.”
³As for the saints who are on the earth,
“They are the excellent ones, in ^(C)whom is all my delight.”

⁴Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;
Their drink offerings of ^(D)blood I will not offer,
^(E)Nor take up their names on my lips.

⁵O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You ^[b]maintain my lot.
⁶The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.

⁷I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My ^[c]heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
⁸^(F)I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will ^[d]rest in hope.
¹⁰^(G)For You will not leave my soul in ^[e]Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to ^[f]see corruption.
¹¹You will show me the ^(H)path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Prayer with Confidence in Final Salvation

A Prayer of David.

17 Hear a just cause, O Lord,
Attend to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
²Let my vindication come from Your presence;
Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

³You have tested my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
^(I)You have ^[g]tried me and have found ^[h]nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth shall not ^(J)transgress.
⁴Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
⁵^(K)Uphold my steps in Your paths,
That my footsteps may not slip.

⁶^(L)I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
⁷Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,
O You who ^[i]save those who trust in You
From those who rise up against them.
⁸Keep me as the ^[j]apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
⁹From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me.

¹⁰They have closed up their ^(M)fat hearts;
With their mouths they ^(N)speak proudly.
¹¹They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
¹²As a lion is eager to tear his prey,
And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

¹³Arise, O Lord,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
¹⁴With Your hand from men, O Lord,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

¹⁵As for me, ^(O)I will see Your face in righteousness;
^(P)I shall be satisfied when I ^(Q)awake in Your likeness.

Footnotes

Psalm 16:1 Watch over
Psalm 16:5 Lit. uphold
Psalm 16:7 Mind, lit. kidneys
Psalm 16:9 Or dwell securely
Psalm 16:10 The abode of the dead
Psalm 16:10 undergo
Psalm 17:3 examined
Psalm 17:3 Nothing evil
Psalm 17:7 deliver
Psalm 17:8 pupil

Acts 20:1-16

New King James Version

Journeys in Greece

20 After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and ^(A)departed to go to Macedonia. ²Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to ^(B)Greece ³and stayed three months. And ^(C)when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. ⁴And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia—also ^(D)Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and ^(E)Gaius of Derbe, and ^(F)Timothy, and ^(G)Tychicus and ^(H)Trophimus of Asia. ⁵These men, going ahead, waited for us at ^(I)Troas. ⁶But we sailed away from Philippi after ^(J)the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them ^(K)at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

Ministering at Troas

⁷Now on ^(L)the first day of the week, when the disciples came together ^(M)to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. ⁸There were many lamps ^(N)in the upper room where ^[a]they were gathered together. ⁹And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. ¹⁰But Paul went down, ^(O)fell on him, and embracing him said, ^(P)“Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.” ¹¹Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed. ¹²And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.

From Troas to Miletus

¹³Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had ^[b]given orders, intending himself to go on foot. ¹⁴And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. ¹⁵We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus. ¹⁶For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for ^(Q)he was hurrying ^(R)to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on ^(S)the Day of Pentecost.