Acts 27:27-44

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The Shipwreck

²⁷On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic^[a] Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. ²⁸They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet^[b] deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet^[c] deep. ²⁹Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. ³⁰In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat^(A) down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. ³¹Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”^(B) ³²So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.

³³Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. ³⁴Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”^(C) ³⁵After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it^(D) and began to eat. ³⁶They were all encouraged^(E) and ate some food themselves. ³⁷Altogether there were 276 of us on board. ³⁸When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.^(F)

³⁹When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach,^(G) where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. ⁴⁰Cutting loose the anchors,^(H) they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. ⁴¹But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.^(I)

⁴²The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. ⁴³But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life^(J) and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. ⁴⁴The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.^(K)

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Footnotes

Acts 27:27 In ancient times the name referred to an area extending well south of Italy.
Acts 27:28 Or about 37 meters
Acts 27:28 Or about 27 meters

Psalm 23-25

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Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my shepherd,^(A) I lack nothing.^(B)
²    He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,^(C)
³    he refreshes my soul.^(D)
He guides me^(E) along the right paths^(F)
    for his name’s sake.^(G)
⁴Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,^[a]^(H)
I will fear no evil,^(I)
    for you are with me;^(J)
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

⁵You prepare a table^(K) before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;^(L)
    my cup^(M) overflows.
⁶Surely your goodness and love^(N) will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

¹The earth is the Lord’s,^(O) and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;^(P)
²for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.^(Q)

³Who may ascend the mountain^(R) of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?^(S)
⁴The one who has clean hands^(T) and a pure heart,^(U)
    who does not trust in an idol^(V)
    or swear by a false god.^[b]

⁵They will receive blessing^(W) from the Lord
and vindication^(X) from God their Savior.
⁶Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face,^(Y) God of Jacob.^[c]^[d]

⁷Lift up your heads, you gates;^(Z)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King^(AA) of glory^(AB) may come in.^(AC)
⁸Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,^(AD)
    the Lord mighty in battle.^(AE)
⁹Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty^(AF)—
    he is the King of glory.

Psalm 25^[e]

Of David.

¹In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.^(AG)

²I trust in you;^(AH)
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
³No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,^(AI)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous^(AJ) without cause.

⁴Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.^(AK)
⁵Guide me in your truth^(AL) and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,^(AM)
    and my hope is in you^(AN) all day long.
⁶Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,^(AO)
    for they are from of old.
⁷Do not remember the sins of my youth^(AP)
    and my rebellious ways;^(AQ)
according to your love^(AR) remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.^(AS)

⁸Good and upright^(AT) is the Lord;
    therefore he instructs^(AU) sinners in his ways.
⁹He guides^(AV) the humble in what is right
    and teaches them^(AW) his way.
¹⁰All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful^(AX)
    toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.^(AY)
¹¹For the sake of your name,^(AZ) Lord,
    forgive^(BA) my iniquity,^(BB) though it is great.

¹²Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?^(BC)
    He will instruct them in the ways^(BD) they should choose.^[f]
¹³They will spend their days in prosperity,^(BE)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.^(BF)
¹⁴The Lord confides^(BG) in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known^(BH) to them.
¹⁵My eyes are ever on the Lord,^(BI)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.^(BJ)

¹⁶Turn to me^(BK) and be gracious to me,^(BL)
    for I am lonely^(BM) and afflicted.
¹⁷Relieve the troubles^(BN) of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.^(BO)
¹⁸Look on my affliction^(BP) and my distress^(BQ)
    and take away all my sins.^(BR)
¹⁹See how numerous are my enemies^(BS)
    and how fiercely they hate me!^(BT)

²⁰Guard my life^(BU) and rescue me;^(BV)
    do not let me be put to shame,^(BW)
    for I take refuge^(BX) in you.
²¹May integrity^(BY) and uprightness^(BZ) protect me,
    because my hope, Lord,^[g] is in you.^(CA)

²²Deliver Israel,^(CB) O God,
from all their troubles!

Footnotes

Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely
Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 25:12 Or ways he chooses
Psalm 25:21 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have Lord.