Let (A)the heavens praise your (B)wonders, O Lord,
    your faithfulness in the assembly of (C)the holy ones!
For (D)who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
    (E)Who among the heavenly beings[a] is like the Lord,
a God greatly (F)to be feared in the council of (G)the holy ones,
    and awesome above all (H)who are around him?
O Lord God of hosts,
    (I)who is mighty as you are, O (J)Lord,
    with your faithfulness all around you?
You rule the raging of the sea;
    when its waves rise, you (K)still them.
10 You (L)crushed (M)Rahab like a carcass;
    you (N)scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 (O)The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours;
    (P)the world and all that is in it, you have (Q)founded them.
12 (R)The north and the south, you have created them;
    (S)Tabor and (T)Hermon (U)joyously praise your name.
13 You have a mighty arm;
    strong is your hand, high your right hand.
14 (V)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
    (W)steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Blessed are the people who know (X)the festal shout,
    who walk, O Lord, in (Y)the light of your face,
16 who exult in your (Z)name all the day
    and in your righteousness are (AA)exalted.
17 For you are (AB)the glory of their strength;
    by your favor our (AC)horn is exalted.
18 For our (AD)shield belongs to the Lord,
    our king to (AE)the Holy One of Israel.

19 (AF)Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,[b] and said:
    “I have (AG)granted help to one who is (AH)mighty;
    I have exalted one (AI)chosen from the people.
20 (AJ)I have found David, my servant;
    with my holy oil I have (AK)anointed him,
21 so that my (AL)hand shall be established with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
    (AM)the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will (AN)crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.
24 My (AO)faithfulness and my (AP)steadfast love shall be with him,
    and in my name shall his (AQ)horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on (AR)the sea
    and his right hand on (AS)the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my (AT)Father,
    my God, and (AU)the Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the (AV)firstborn,
    (AW)the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
    and my (AX)covenant will stand firm[c] for him.
29 I will establish his (AY)offspring forever
    and his (AZ)throne as (BA)the days of the heavens.
30 (BB)If his children forsake my law
    and do not walk according to my rules,[d]
31 if they violate my statutes
    and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with (BC)the rod
    and their iniquity with stripes,
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
    or be false to my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my (BD)covenant
    or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 Once for all I have sworn (BE)by my holiness;
    I will not (BF)lie to David.
36 His (BG)offspring shall endure forever,
    (BH)his (BI)throne as long as (BJ)the sun before me.
37 Like (BK)the moon it shall be established forever,
    (BL)a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah

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  1. Psalm 89:6 Hebrew the sons of God, or the sons of might
  2. Psalm 89:19 Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones
  3. Psalm 89:28 Or will remain faithful
  4. Psalm 89:30 Or my just decrees

The heavens(A) praise your wonders, Lord,
    your faithfulness too, in the assembly(B) of the holy ones.
For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
    Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?(C)
In the council(D) of the holy ones(E) God is greatly feared;
    he is more awesome than all who surround him.(F)
Who is like you,(G) Lord God Almighty?(H)
    You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

You rule over the surging sea;
    when its waves mount up, you still them.(I)
10 You crushed Rahab(J) like one of the slain;
    with your strong arm you scattered(K) your enemies.
11 The heavens are yours,(L) and yours also the earth;(M)
    you founded the world and all that is in it.(N)
12 You created the north and the south;
    Tabor(O) and Hermon(P) sing for joy(Q) at your name.
13 Your arm is endowed with power;
    your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.(R)

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;(S)
    love and faithfulness go before you.(T)
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
    who walk(U) in the light(V) of your presence, Lord.
16 They rejoice in your name(W) all day long;
    they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,(X)
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.[a](Y)
18 Indeed, our shield[b](Z) belongs to the Lord,
    our king(AA) to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David(AB) my servant;(AC)
    with my sacred oil(AD) I have anointed(AE) him.
21 My hand will sustain him;
    surely my arm will strengthen him.(AF)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;(AG)
    the wicked will not oppress(AH) him.
23 I will crush his foes before him(AI)
    and strike down his adversaries.(AJ)
24 My faithful love will be with him,(AK)
    and through my name his horn[c] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
    his right hand over the rivers.(AL)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(AM)
    my God, the Rock(AN) my Savior.’(AO)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(AP)
    the most exalted(AQ) of the kings(AR) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(AS)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(AT)

30 “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;(AU)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(AV)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(AW)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(AX)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(AY)

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Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.
  2. Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign
  3. Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.

God Blesses and Renames Jacob

35 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to (A)Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you (B)when you fled from your brother Esau.” So Jacob said to his (C)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (D)the foreign gods that are among you and (E)purify yourselves and change your garments. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God (F)who answers me in the day of my distress and (G)has been with me wherever I have gone.” So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under (H)the terebinth tree that was near Shechem.

And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. And Jacob came to (I)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel,[a] because (J)there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother. And (K)Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth.[b]

God appeared[c] to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; (L)no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but (M)Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. 11 And God said to him, (N)“I am God Almighty:[d] be (O)fruitful and multiply. (P)A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.[e] 12 (Q)The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.” 13 Then God (R)went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. 14 And Jacob (S)set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. 15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him (T)Bethel.

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Notas al pie

  1. Genesis 35:7 El-bethel means God of Bethel
  2. Genesis 35:8 Allon-bacuth means oak of weeping
  3. Genesis 35:9 Or had appeared
  4. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El Shaddai
  5. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew from your loins

Jacob Returns to Bethel

35 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel(A) and settle there, and build an altar(B) there to God,(C) who appeared to you(D) when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”(E)

So Jacob said to his household(F) and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods(G) you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.(H) Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,(I) who answered me in the day of my distress(J) and who has been with me wherever I have gone.(K) So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears,(L) and Jacob buried them under the oak(M) at Shechem.(N) Then they set out, and the terror of God(O) fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.(P)

Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz(Q) (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.(R) There he built an altar,(S) and he called the place El Bethel,[a](T) because it was there that God revealed himself to him(U) when he was fleeing from his brother.(V)

Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse,(W) died and was buried under the oak(X) outside Bethel.(Y) So it was named Allon Bakuth.[b]

After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[c](Z) God appeared to him again and blessed him.(AA) 10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[d] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[e](AB) So he named him Israel.

11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[f];(AC) be fruitful and increase in number.(AD) A nation(AE) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(AF) 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.(AG)(AH) 13 Then God went up from him(AI) at the place where he had talked with him.

14 Jacob set up a stone pillar(AJ) at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering(AK) on it; he also poured oil on it.(AL) 15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.[g](AM)

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Notas al pie

  1. Genesis 35:7 El Bethel means God of Bethel.
  2. Genesis 35:8 Allon Bakuth means oak of weeping.
  3. Genesis 35:9 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verse 26
  4. Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  5. Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
  6. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
  7. Genesis 35:15 Bethel means house of God.

The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles

44 While Peter was still saying these things, (A)the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. 45 And the believers from among (B)the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because (C)the gift of the Holy Spirit (D)was poured out even on the Gentiles. 46 For they were hearing them (E)speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, 47 (F)“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit (G)just as we have?” 48 And he (H)commanded them (I)to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.

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44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on(A) all who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter(B) were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out(C) even on Gentiles.(D) 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[a](E) and praising God.

Then Peter said, 47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water.(F) They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”(G) 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.(H) Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

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  1. Acts 10:46 Or other languages