Acts 24:10-21

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¹⁰When the governor^(A) motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: “I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense. ¹¹You can easily verify that no more than twelve days^(B) ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. ¹²My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple,^(C) or stirring up a crowd^(D) in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. ¹³And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.^(E) ¹⁴However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors^(F) as a follower of the Way,^(G) which they call a sect.^(H) I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,^(I) ¹⁵and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection^(J) of both the righteous and the wicked.^(K) ¹⁶So I strive always to keep my conscience clear^(L) before God and man.

¹⁷“After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor^(M) and to present offerings. ¹⁸I was ceremonially clean^(N) when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance.^(O) ¹⁹But there are some Jews from the province of Asia,^(P) who ought to be here before you and bring charges if they have anything against me.^(Q) ²⁰Or these who are here should state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin— ²¹unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”^(R)

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Psalm 57-58

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Psalm 57^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[b] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.^(B)

¹Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
for in you I take refuge.^(C)
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings^(D)
until the disaster has passed.^(E)

²I cry out to God Most High,
    to God, who vindicates me.^(F)
³He sends from heaven and saves me,^(G)
    rebuking those who hotly pursue me—^[c]^(H)
    God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.^(I)

⁴I am in the midst of lions;^(J)
I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.^(K)

⁵Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.^(L)

⁶They spread a net for my feet^(M)—
I was bowed down^(N) in distress.
They dug a pit^(O) in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.^(P)

⁷My heart, O God, is steadfast,
    my heart is steadfast;^(Q)
    I will sing and make music.
⁸Awake, my soul!
    Awake, harp and lyre!^(R)
    I will awaken the dawn.

⁹I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
¹⁰For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.^(S)

¹¹Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;^(T)
let your glory be over all the earth.^(U)

Psalm 58^[d]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[e]

¹Do you rulers indeed speak justly?^(V)
Do you judge people with equity?
²No, in your heart you devise injustice,^(W)
and your hands mete out violence on the earth.^(X)

³Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
⁴Their venom is like the venom of a snake,^(Y)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
⁵that will not heed^(Z) the tune of the charmer,^(AA)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

⁶Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;^(AB)
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!^(AC)
⁷Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(AD)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(AE)
⁸May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,^(AF)
    like a stillborn child^(AG) that never sees the sun.

⁹Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns^(AH)—
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.^[f]^(AI)
¹⁰The righteous will be glad^(AJ) when they are avenged,^(AK)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.^(AL)
¹¹Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;^(AM)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”^(AN)

Footnotes

Psalm 57:1 In Hebrew texts 57:1-11 is numbered 57:2-12.
Psalm 57:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 57:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
Psalm 58:1 In Hebrew texts 58:1-11 is numbered 58:2-12.
Psalm 58:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

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Acts 24:10-21

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Psalm 57-58

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Psalm 57^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[b] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.^(B)

Psalm 58^[d]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[e]

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Psalm 57[a](A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.(B)

Psalm 58[d]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[e]

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Psalm 57^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[b] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.^(B)

Psalm 58^[d]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[e]