Psalm 118:24

New International Version

²⁴The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.^(A)

Psalm 118:24 in all English translations

Psalm 46-48

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Psalm 46^[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.^[b] A song.

¹God is our refuge^(A) and strength,^(B)
    an ever-present^(C) help^(D) in trouble.^(E)
²Therefore we will not fear,^(F) though the earth give way^(G)
    and the mountains fall^(H) into the heart of the sea,^(I)
³though its waters roar^(J) and foam^(K)
    and the mountains quake^(L) with their surging.^[c]

⁴There is a river^(M) whose streams^(N) make glad the city of God,^(O)
    the holy place where the Most High^(P) dwells.^(Q)
⁵God is within her,^(R) she will not fall;^(S)
    God will help^(T) her at break of day.
⁶Nations^(U) are in uproar,^(V) kingdoms^(W) fall;
    he lifts his voice,^(X) the earth melts.^(Y)

⁷The Lord Almighty^(Z) is with us;^(AA)
the God of Jacob^(AB) is our fortress.^(AC)

⁸Come and see what the Lord has done,^(AD)
    the desolations^(AE) he has brought on the earth.
⁹He makes wars^(AF) cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow^(AG) and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields^[d] with fire.^(AH)
¹⁰He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;^(AI)
    I will be exalted^(AJ) among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”

¹¹The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob^(AK) is our fortress.^(AL)

Psalm 47^[e]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

¹Clap your hands,^(AM) all you nations;
shout to God with cries of joy.^(AN)

²For the Lord Most High^(AO) is awesome,^(AP)
    the great King^(AQ) over all the earth.
³He subdued^(AR) nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
⁴He chose our inheritance^(AS) for us,
    the pride of Jacob,^(AT) whom he loved.^[f]

⁵God has ascended^(AU) amid shouts of joy,^(AV)
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.^(AW)
⁶Sing praises^(AX) to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
⁷For God is the King of all the earth;^(AY)
    sing to him a psalm^(AZ) of praise.

⁸God reigns^(BA) over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.^(BB)
⁹The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings^[g] of the earth belong to God;^(BC)
    he is greatly exalted.^(BD)

Psalm 48^[h]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

¹Great is the Lord,^(BE) and most worthy of praise,^(BF)
in the city of our God,^(BG) his holy mountain.^(BH)

²Beautiful^(BI) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon^[i]^(BJ) is Mount Zion,^(BK)
    the city of the Great King.^(BL)
³God is in her citadels;^(BM)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.^(BN)

⁴When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,^(BO)
⁵they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.^(BP)
⁶Trembling seized^(BQ) them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.^(BR)
⁷You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish^(BS)
    shattered by an east wind.^(BT)

⁸As we have heard,
    so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
    in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
    forever.^[j]^(BU)

⁹Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate^(BV) on your unfailing love.^(BW)
¹⁰Like your name,^(BX) O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;^(BY)
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
¹¹Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.^(BZ)

¹²Walk about Zion, go around her,
    count her towers,^(CA)
¹³consider well her ramparts,^(CB)
    view her citadels,^(CC)
that you may tell of them
    to the next generation.^(CD)

¹⁴For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide^(CE) even to the end.

Footnotes

Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term
Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.
Psalm 46:9 Or chariots
Psalm 47:1 In Hebrew texts 47:1-9 is numbered 47:2-10.
Psalm 47:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
Psalm 47:9 Or shields
Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
Psalm 48:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Acts 19:21-41

New International Version

²¹After all this had happened, Paul decided^[a] to go to Jerusalem,^(A) passing through Macedonia^(B) and Achaia.^(C) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”^(D) ²²He sent two of his helpers,^(E) Timothy^(F) and Erastus,^(G) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia^(H) a little longer.

The Riot in Ephesus

²³About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.^(I) ²⁴A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. ²⁵He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.^(J) ²⁶And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus^(K) and in practically the whole province of Asia.^(L) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.^(M) ²⁷There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”

²⁸When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”^(N) ²⁹Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius^(O) and Aristarchus,^(P) Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia,^(Q) and all of them rushed into the theater together. ³⁰Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples^(R) would not let him. ³¹Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.

³²The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another.^(S) Most of the people did not even know why they were there. ³³The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned^(T) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. ³⁴But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”^(U)

³⁵The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,^(V) doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? ³⁶Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. ³⁷You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples^(W) nor blasphemed our goddess. ³⁸If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen^(X) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.^(Y) They can press charges. ³⁹If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. ⁴⁰As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” ⁴¹After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.