Nahum 1
New American Standard Bible 1995
God Is Awesome
1 The [a](A)oracle of (B)Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 A (C)jealous and avenging God is the Lord;
The Lord is (D)avenging and [b]wrathful.
The Lord takes (E)vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
3 The Lord is (F)slow to anger and great in power,
And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
In (G)whirlwind and storm is His way,
And (H)clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
4 He (I)rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
He dries up all the rivers.
(J)Bashan and Carmel wither;
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
5 Mountains (K)quake because of Him
And the hills (L)dissolve;
Indeed the earth is (M)upheaved by His presence,
The (N)world and all the inhabitants in it.
6 (O)Who can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the (P)burning of His anger?
His (Q)wrath is poured out like fire
And the (R)rocks are broken up by Him.
7 The Lord is (S)good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And (T)He knows those who take refuge in Him.
8 But with an (U)overflowing flood
He will make a complete end of [c]its site,
And will pursue His enemies into (V)darkness.
9 Whatever you (W)devise against the Lord,
He will make a (X)complete end of it.
Distress will not rise up twice.
10 Like tangled (Y)thorns,
And like those who are (Z)drunken with their drink,
They are (AA)consumed
As stubble completely withered.
11 From you has gone forth
One who (AB)plotted evil against the Lord,
A [d](AC)wicked counselor.
12 Thus says the Lord,
“Though they are at full strength and likewise many,
Even so, they will be (AD)cut off and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you (AE)no longer.
13 “So now, I will (AF)break his yoke bar from upon you,
And I will tear off your shackles.”
14 The Lord has issued a command concerning [e]you:
“[f]Your name will (AG)no longer be perpetuated.
I will cut off [g](AH)idol and [h]image
From the house of your gods.
I will prepare your (AI)grave,
For you are contemptible.”
15 [i]Behold, (AJ)on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace!
(AK)Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
Pay your vows.
For (AL)never again will the [j]wicked one pass through you;
He is (AM)cut off completely.
Footnotes
- Nahum 1:1 Or burden
- Nahum 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrath
- Nahum 1:8 I.e. Nineveh’s
- Nahum 1:11 Or worthless; Heb Belial
- Nahum 1:14 I.e. the king of Nineveh
- Nahum 1:14 Lit No more of your name will be sown
- Nahum 1:14 Or a graven image
- Nahum 1:14 Lit cast metal image
- Nahum 1:15 Ch 2:1 in Heb
- Nahum 1:15 Or worthless one; Heb Belial
Psalm 149
New American Standard Bible 1995
Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.
149 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a (A)new song,
And His praise (B)in the congregation of the godly ones.
2 Let Israel be glad in (C)his Maker;
Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their (D)King.
3 Let them praise His name with (E)dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with (F)timbrel and lyre.
4 For the Lord (G)takes pleasure in His people;
He will (H)beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
5 Let the (I)godly ones exult in glory;
Let them (J)sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the (K)high praises of God be in their [c]mouth,
And a (L)two-edged (M)sword in their hand,
7 To (N)execute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples,
8 To bind their kings (O)with chains
And their (P)nobles with fetters of iron,
9 To (Q)execute on them the judgment written;
This is an (R)honor for all His godly ones.
[d]Praise [e]the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 149:1 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 149:1 Heb Yah
- Psalm 149:6 Lit throat
- Psalm 149:9 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 149:9 Heb Yah
2 Corinthians 4
New American Standard Bible 1995
Paul’s Apostolic Ministry
4 Therefore, since we have this (A)ministry, as we (B)received mercy, we (C)do not lose heart, 2 but we have renounced the (D)things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or (E)adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth (F)commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our (G)gospel is (H)veiled, it is veiled [a]to (I)those who are perishing, 4 in whose case (J)the god of (K)this [b]world has (L)blinded the minds of the unbelieving [c]so that they might not see the (M)light of the gospel of the (N)glory of Christ, who is the (O)image of God. 5 For we (P)do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants [d]for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “(Q)Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has (R)shone in our hearts to give the (S)Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in (T)earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of (U)the power will be of God and not from ourselves; 8 we are (V)afflicted in every way, but not (W)crushed; (X)perplexed, but not despairing; 9 (Y)persecuted, but not (Z)forsaken; (AA)struck down, but not destroyed; 10 (AB)always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that (AC)the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So death works in us, but life in you.
13 But having the same (AD)spirit of faith, according to what is written, “(AE)I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak, 14 knowing that He who (AF)raised the Lord Jesus (AG)will raise us also with Jesus and will (AH)present us with you. 15 For all things are (AI)for your sakes, so that the grace which is [e](AJ)spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we (AK)do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our (AL)inner man is (AM)being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, (AN)light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we (AO)look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 4:3 Lit in
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 Lit age
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 Or that the light...image of God, would not dawn upon them
- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Two early mss read through Jesus
- 2 Corinthians 4:15 Lit being multiplied through the many
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