Psalm 13-16

English Standard Version

How Long, O Lord?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

13 ^(A)How long, O Lord? Will you ^(B)forget me forever?
How long will you ^(C)hide your face from me?
²How long must I take ^(D)counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

³^(E)Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
^(F)light up my eyes, lest ^(G)I sleep the sleep of death,
⁴^(H)lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am ^(I)shaken.

⁵But I have ^(J)trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall ^(K)rejoice in your salvation.
⁶I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.

The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.

14 ^(L)The ^(M)fool says in his heart, ^(N)“There is no God.”
They are ^(O)corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
^(P)there is none who does good.

²The Lord ^(Q)looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,^[a]
who ^(R)seek after God.

³They have all turned aside; together they have become ^(S)corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.

⁴Have they no ^(T)knowledge, all the evildoers
who ^(U)eat up my people as they eat bread
and ^(V)do not call upon the Lord?

⁵There they are in great terror,
for God is with ^(W)the generation of the righteous.
⁶You would shame the plans of the poor,
but^[b] the Lord is his ^(X)refuge.

⁷Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord ^(Y)restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?

A Psalm of David.

15 O Lord, ^(Z)who shall sojourn in your ^(AA)tent?
Who shall dwell on your ^(AB)holy hill?

²He who ^(AC)walks blamelessly and ^(AD)does what is right
    and ^(AE)speaks truth in his heart;
³who ^(AF)does not slander with his tongue
    and does no evil to his neighbor,
    nor ^(AG)takes up a reproach against his friend;
⁴^(AH)in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
    but who honors those who fear the Lord;
who ^(AI)swears to his own hurt and does not change;
⁵who ^(AJ)does not put out his money at interest
    and ^(AK)does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be ^(AL)moved.

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A ^(AM)Miktam^[c] of David.

16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I ^(AN)take refuge.
²I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
^(AO)I have no good apart from you.”

³As for ^(AP)the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.^[d]

⁴The sorrows of those who run after^[e] another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or ^(AQ)take their names on my lips.

⁵The Lord is ^(AR)my chosen portion and my ^(AS)cup;
you hold my ^(AT)lot.
⁶^(AU)The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

⁷I bless the Lord who ^(AV)gives me counsel;
in ^(AW)the night also my ^(AX)heart instructs me.^[f]
⁸^(AY)I have ^(AZ)set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my ^(BA)right hand, I shall not be ^(BB)shaken.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my ^(BC)whole being^[g] rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
¹⁰For you will not abandon my soul to ^(BD)Sheol,
^(BE)or let your ^(BF)holy one see ^(BG)corruption.^[h]

¹¹You make known to me ^(BH)the path of life;
in your presence there is ^(BI)fullness of joy;
at your right hand are ^(BJ)pleasures forevermore.

Footnotes

Psalm 14:2 Or that act wisely
Psalm 14:6 Or for
Psalm 16:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:
Psalm 16:4 Or who acquire
Psalm 16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
Psalm 16:9 Hebrew my glory
Psalm 16:10 Or see the pit

Psalm 13-16

New International Version

Psalm 13^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹How long,^(A) Lord? Will you forget me^(B) forever?
    How long will you hide your face^(C) from me?
²How long must I wrestle with my thoughts^(D)
    and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
    How long will my enemy triumph over me?^(E)

³Look on me^(F) and answer,^(G) Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes,^(H) or I will sleep in death,^(I)
⁴and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,^(J)”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.^(K)

⁵But I trust in your unfailing love;^(L)
my heart rejoices in your salvation.^(M)
⁶I will sing^(N) the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.

Psalm 14^(O)

For the director of music. Of David.

¹The fool^[b] says in his heart,
“There is no God.”^(P)
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.

²The Lord looks down from heaven^(Q)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(R)
    any who seek God.^(S)
³All have turned away,^(T) all have become corrupt;^(U)
    there is no one who does good,^(V)
    not even one.^(W)

⁴Do all these evildoers know nothing?^(X)

They devour my people^(Y) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.^(Z)
⁵But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    for God is present in the company of the righteous.
⁶You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
    but the Lord is their refuge.^(AA)

⁷Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!^(AB)
When the Lord restores^(AC) his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

¹Lord, who may dwell^(AD) in your sacred tent?^(AE)
Who may live on your holy mountain?^(AF)

²The one whose walk is blameless,^(AG)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth^(AH) from their heart;
³whose tongue utters no slander,^(AI)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
⁴who despises a vile person
    but honors^(AJ) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath^(AK) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
⁵who lends money to the poor without interest;^(AL)
    who does not accept a bribe^(AM) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.^(AN)

Psalm 16

A miktam^[c] of David.

¹Keep me safe,^(AO) my God,
for in you I take refuge.^(AP)

²I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^(AQ)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”^(AR)
³I say of the holy people^(AS) who are in the land,^(AT)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
⁴Those who run after other gods^(AU) will suffer^(AV) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names^(AW) on my lips.

⁵Lord, you alone are my portion^(AX) and my cup;^(AY)
    you make my lot^(AZ) secure.
⁶The boundary lines^(BA) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(BB)
⁷I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^(BC)
    even at night^(BD) my heart instructs me.
⁸I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,^(BE) I will not be shaken.^(BF)

⁹Therefore my heart is glad^(BG) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,^(BH)
¹⁰because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^(BI)
    nor will you let your faithful^[d] one^(BJ) see decay.^(BK)
¹¹You make known to me the path of life;^(BL)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,^(BM)
    with eternal pleasures^(BN) at your right hand.^(BO)

Footnotes

Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.
Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 16:10 Or holy

Acts 18

English Standard Version

Paul in Corinth

18 After this Paul^[a] left Athens and went to Corinth. ²And he found a Jew named ^(A)Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife ^(B)Priscilla, because ^(C)Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, ³and ^(D)because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. ⁴And ^(E)he reasoned in the synagogue ^(F)every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.

⁵^(G)When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul ^(H)was occupied with the word, ^(I)testifying to the Jews that the Christ was ^(J)Jesus. ⁶And when they opposed and reviled him, ^(K)he shook out his garments and said to them, ^(L)“Your blood be on your own heads! ^(M)I am innocent. ^(N)From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” ⁷And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius ^(O)Justus, ^(P)a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. ⁸^(Q)Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together ^(R)with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. ⁹And the Lord said to Paul ^(S)one night in ^(T)a vision, ^(U)“Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, ¹⁰^(V)for I am with you, and ^(W)no one will attack you to harm you, for ^(X)I have many in this city who are my people.” ¹¹And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

¹²But when Gallio was ^(Y)proconsul of Achaia, ^(Z)the Jews^[b] made a united attack on Paul and ^(AA)brought him before the tribunal, ¹³saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to ^(AB)the law.” ¹⁴But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious ^(AC)crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. ¹⁵But ^(AD)since it is a matter of questions about words and names and ^(AE)your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.” ¹⁶And he drove them from the tribunal. ¹⁷And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.

Paul Returns to Antioch

¹⁸After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of ^(AF)the brothers^[c] and set sail for Syria, and with him ^(AG)Priscilla and Aquila. At ^(AH)Cenchreae ^(AI)he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. ¹⁹And they came to ^(AJ)Ephesus, and he left them there, but ^(AK)he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. ²¹But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you ^(AL)if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.

²²When he had landed at Caesarea, he ^(AM)went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. ²³After spending some time there, he departed and ^(AN)went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, ^(AO)strengthening all the disciples.

Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus

²⁴Now a Jew named ^(AP)Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, ^(AQ)competent in the Scriptures. ²⁵He had been instructed in ^(AR)the way of the Lord. And ^(AS)being fervent in spirit,^[d] he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only ^(AT)the baptism of John. ²⁶He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when ^(AU)Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him ^(AV)the way of God more accurately. ²⁷And when he wished to cross to ^(AW)Achaia, ^(AX)the brothers encouraged him and ^(AY)wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, ^(AZ)he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, ²⁸for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures ^(BA)that the Christ was Jesus.

Footnotes

Acts 18:1 Greek he
Acts 18:12 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14 (twice), 28
Acts 18:18 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 27
Acts 18:25 Or in the Spirit

Acts 18

New International Version

In Corinth

18 After this, Paul left Athens^(A) and went to Corinth.^(B) ²There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla,^(C) because Claudius^(D) had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, ³and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.^(E) ⁴Every Sabbath^(F) he reasoned in the synagogue,^(G) trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

⁵When Silas^(H) and Timothy^(I) came from Macedonia,^(J) Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.^(K) ⁶But when they opposed Paul and became abusive,^(L) he shook out his clothes in protest^(M) and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads!^(N) I am innocent of it.^(O) From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”^(P)

⁷Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God.^(Q) ⁸Crispus,^(R) the synagogue leader,^(S) and his entire household^(T) believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.

⁹One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:^(U) “Do not be afraid;^(V) keep on speaking, do not be silent. ¹⁰For I am with you,^(W) and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” ¹¹So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.^(X)

¹²While Gallio was proconsul^(Y) of Achaia,^(Z) the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. ¹³“This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”

¹⁴Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. ¹⁵But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law^(AA)—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.” ¹⁶So he drove them off. ¹⁷Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes^(AB) the synagogue leader^(AC) and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.

Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

¹⁸Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters^(AD) and sailed for Syria,^(AE) accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.^(AF) Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae^(AG) because of a vow he had taken.^(AH) ¹⁹They arrived at Ephesus,^(AI) where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. ²¹But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s will.”^(AJ) Then he set sail from Ephesus. ²²When he landed at Caesarea,^(AK) he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.^(AL)

²³After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia^(AM) and Phrygia,^(AN) strengthening all the disciples.^(AO)

²⁴Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos,^(AP) a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus.^(AQ) He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. ²⁵He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor^[a]^(AR) and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.^(AS) ²⁶He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila^(AT) heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

²⁷When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia,^(AU) the brothers and sisters^(AV) encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. ²⁸For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures^(AW) that Jesus was the Messiah.^(AX)

Footnotes

Acts 18:25 Or with fervor in the Spirit

English Standard Version (ESV)

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 13-16

English Standard Version

How Long, O Lord?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.

Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?

A Psalm of David.

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A ^(AM)Miktam^[c] of David.

Footnotes

Cross references

Psalm 13-16

New International Version

Psalm 13^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Psalm 14^(O)

For the director of music. Of David.

Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

Psalm 16

A miktam^[c] of David.

Footnotes

Cross references

Acts 18

English Standard Version

Paul in Corinth

Paul Returns to Antioch

Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus

Footnotes

Cross references

Acts 18

New International Version

In Corinth

Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

Footnotes

Cross references

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Psalm 13-16 English Standard Version

How Long, O Lord?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.

Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?

A Psalm of David.

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A (AM)Miktam[c] of David.

Footnotes

Cross references

Psalm 13-16 New International Version

Psalm 13[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Psalm 14(O)

For the director of music. Of David.

Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

Psalm 16

A miktam[c] of David.

Footnotes

Cross references

Acts 18 English Standard Version

Paul in Corinth

Paul Returns to Antioch

Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus

Footnotes

Cross references

Acts 18 New International Version

In Corinth

Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

Footnotes

Cross references

More on the NIV

Psalm 13-16

English Standard Version

A ^(AM)Miktam^[c] of David.

Psalm 13-16

New International Version

Psalm 13^[a]

Psalm 14^(O)

A miktam^[c] of David.

Acts 18

English Standard Version

Acts 18

New International Version