Psalm 59

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Psalm 59

God Our Stronghold

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.^(A)

¹Rescue me from my enemies, my God;^(B)
protect me from those who rise up against me.^(C)
²Rescue me from evildoers,
and save me from men of bloodshed.^(D)
³Because look, Lord, they set an ambush for me.^(E)
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.^(F)
⁴For no fault of mine,
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.^(G)
⁵Lord God of Armies, you are the God of Israel.
Rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show favor to any wicked traitors.^(H)Selah

⁶They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(I)
⁷Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from^[a] their lips.^(J)
“For who,” they say, “will hear?” ^(K)
⁸But you laugh at them, Lord;
you ridicule all the nations.^(L)
⁹I will keep watch for you, my^[b] strength,
because God is my stronghold.^(M)
¹⁰My faithful God^[c] will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.^(N)

¹¹Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By your power, make them homeless wanderers^(O)
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.^(P)
¹²For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.^(Q)
¹³Consume them in fury;
consume them until they are gone.^(R)
Then people will know throughout^[d] the earth
that God rules over Jacob.^(S)Selah

¹⁴And they return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(T)
¹⁵They scavenge for food;
they growl if they are not satisfied.^(U)

¹⁶But I will sing of your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
your faithful love in the morning.^(V)
For you have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.^(W)
¹⁷To you, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.^(X)

Notas al pie

59:7 Lit swords are on
59:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg, Tg; other Hb mss read his
59:10 Alt Hb tradition reads My God in his faithful love
59:13 Lit know to the ends of

Luke 11:5-13

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Ask, Search, Knock

⁵He also said to them, “Suppose one of you^[a] has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, ⁶because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I don’t have anything to offer him.’ ⁷Then he will answer from inside and say, ‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.’ ⁸I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend’s shameless boldness,^[b] he will get up and give him as much as he needs.^(A)

⁹“So^(B) I say to you, ask,^(C) and it will be given to you. Seek,^(D) and you will find. Knock,^(E) and the door will be opened to you. ¹⁰For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. ¹¹What father among you, if his son^[c] asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? ¹²Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? ¹³If you then, who are evil,^(F) know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father^(G) give the Holy Spirit^(H) to those who ask him?”

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Notas al pie

11:5 Lit Who of you
11:8 Or persistence
11:11 Other mss read son asks for bread, would give him a stone? Or if he

Romans 13:1-7

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A Christian’s Duties to the State

13 Let everyone submit to the governing authorities,^(A) since there is no authority except from God,^(B) and the authorities that exist are instituted by God. ²So then, the one who resists the authority is opposing God’s command, and those who oppose it will bring judgment on themselves. ³For rulers are not a terror^(C) to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval. ⁴For it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God’s servant, an avenger^(D) that brings wrath on the one who does wrong. ⁵Therefore, you must submit, not only because of wrath but also because of your conscience.^(E) ⁶And for this reason you pay taxes, since the authorities are God’s servants, continually attending to these tasks.^[a] ⁷Pay your obligations^(F) to everyone: taxes to those you owe taxes,^(G) tolls to those you owe tolls, respect to those you owe respect,^(H) and honor to those you owe honor.

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13:6 Lit to this very thing

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