Psalm 117-118

English Standard Version

The Lord's Faithfulness Endures Forever

117 ^(A)Praise the Lord, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
²For ^(B)great is his steadfast love toward us,
and ^(C)the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
^(D)Praise the Lord!

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

118 ^(E)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

²^(F)Let Israel say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”
³^(G)Let the house of Aaron say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”
⁴^(H)Let those who fear the Lord say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”

⁵^(I)Out of my distress I ^(J)called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me ^(K)free.
⁶^(L)The Lord is on my side; ^(M)I will not fear.
    What can man do to me?
⁷^(N)The Lord is on my side as my helper;
    I shall ^(O)look in triumph on those who hate me.

⁸^(P)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
^(Q)than to trust in man.
⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord
^(R)than to trust in princes.

¹⁰^(S)All nations surrounded me;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹¹They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹²^(T)They surrounded me like bees;
    they went out like ^(U)a fire among thorns;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹³I was ^(V)pushed hard,^[a] so that I was falling,
    but the Lord helped me.

¹⁴The Lord is my strength and my song;
    ^(W)he has become my salvation.
¹⁵Glad songs of salvation
    are in the tents of the righteous:
^(X)“The right hand of the Lord ^(Y)does valiantly,
¹⁶    the right hand of the Lord exalts,
    the right hand of the Lord ^(Z)does valiantly!”

¹⁷^(AA)I shall not die, but I shall live,
and ^(AB)recount the deeds of the Lord.
¹⁸The Lord has ^(AC)disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.

¹⁹^(AD)Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord;
    ^(AE)the righteous shall enter through it.
²¹I thank you that ^(AF)you have answered me
    ^(AG)and have become my salvation.
²²^(AH)The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone.^[b]
²³This is the Lord's doing;
    it is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴This is the day that the Lord has made;
    let us rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵Save us, we pray, O Lord!
O Lord, we pray, give us success!

²⁶^(AI)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
    We ^(AJ)bless you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷The Lord is God,
    and he has made ^(AK)his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
    up to ^(AL)the horns of the altar!

²⁸You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will ^(AM)extol you.
²⁹^(AN)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

Notas al pie

Psalm 118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard
Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner

2 Corinthians 4

English Standard Version

The Light of the Gospel

4 Therefore, having ^(A)this ministry ^(B)by the mercy of God,^[a] we do not lose heart. ²But we have renounced ^(C)disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice^[b] cunning or ^(D)to tamper with God's word, but ^(E)by the open statement of the truth ^(F)we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. ³And even ^(G)if our gospel is veiled, ^(H)it is veiled to ^(I)those who are perishing. ⁴In their case ^(J)the god of this world ^(K)has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing ^(L)the light of ^(M)the gospel of the glory of Christ, ^(N)who is the image of God. ⁵For what ^(O)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ^(P)ourselves as your servants^[c] for Jesus' sake. ⁶For God, who said, ^(Q)“Let light shine out of darkness,” ^(R)has shone in our hearts to give ^(S)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

⁷But we have this treasure in ^(T)jars of clay, ^(U)to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. ⁸We are ^(V)afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; ⁹persecuted, but ^(W)not forsaken; ^(X)struck down, but not destroyed; ¹⁰^(Y)always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, ^(Z)so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. ¹¹For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. ¹²So ^(AA)death is at work in us, but life in you.

¹³Since we have ^(AB)the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, ^(AC)“I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, ¹⁴knowing that ^(AD)he who raised the Lord Jesus ^(AE)will raise us also with Jesus and ^(AF)bring us with you into his presence. ¹⁵For ^(AG)it is all for your sake, so that as ^(AH)grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, ^(AI)to the glory of God.

¹⁶So we do not lose heart. ^(AJ)Though our outer self^[d] is wasting away, ^(AK)our inner self ^(AL)is being renewed day by day. ¹⁷For ^(AM)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, ¹⁸^(AN)as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Notas al pie

2 Corinthians 4:1 Greek having this ministry as we have received mercy
2 Corinthians 4:2 Greek to walk in
2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
2 Corinthians 4:16 Greek man