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Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

 ² Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
       worship the LORD in the splendor of his ^[a] holiness.

 ³ The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
       the God of glory thunders,
       the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.

 ⁴ The voice of the LORD is powerful;
       the voice of the LORD is majestic.

 ⁵ The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
       the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

 ⁶ He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
       Sirion ^[b] like a young wild ox.

 ⁷ The voice of the LORD strikes
       with flashes of lightning.

 ⁸ The voice of the LORD shakes the desert;
       the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

 ⁹ The voice of the LORD twists the oaks ^[c]
       and strips the forests bare.
       And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"

 ¹⁰ The LORD sits ^[d] enthroned over the flood;
       the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

 ¹¹ The LORD gives strength to his people;
       the LORD blesses his people with peace.

Psalm 30

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

 ² O LORD my God, I called to you for help
       and you healed me.

 ³ O LORD, you brought me up from the grave ^[f] ;
       you spared me from going down into the pit.

 ⁴ Sing to the LORD, you saints of his;
       praise his holy name.

 ⁵ For his anger lasts only a moment,
       but his favor lasts a lifetime;
       weeping may remain for a night,
       but rejoicing comes in the morning.

 ⁶ When I felt secure, I said,
       "I will never be shaken."

 ⁷ O LORD, when you favored me,
       you made my mountain ^[g] stand firm;
       but when you hid your face,
       I was dismayed.

 ⁸ To you, O LORD, I called;
       to the Lord I cried for mercy:

 ⁹ "What gain is there in my destruction, ^[h]
       in my going down into the pit?
       Will the dust praise you?
       Will it proclaim your faithfulness?

 ¹⁰ Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;
       O LORD, be my help."

 ¹¹ You turned my wailing into dancing;
       you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

 ¹² that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
       O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.

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Acts 23

 ¹Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day." ²At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. ³Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!"

 ⁴Those who were standing near Paul said, "You dare to 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]"

 ⁶Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead." 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, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

 ⁹There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. "We find nothing wrong with this man," they said. "What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?" 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.

 ¹¹The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

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