Psalm 57-59
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 57
Praise for God’s Protection
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. When he fled before Saul into the cave.(A)
1 Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
for I take refuge in you.
I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings
until danger passes.(B)
2 I call to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.[a](C)
3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me,
challenging the one who tramples me.(D)Selah
God sends his faithful love and truth.(E)
4 I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down among devouring lions—
people whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.(F)
5 God, be exalted above the heavens;
let your glory be over the whole earth.(G)
6 They prepared a net for my steps;
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!(H)Selah
7 My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident.
I will sing; I will sing praises.(I)
8 Wake up, my soul!
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.(J)
9 I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.(K)
10 For your faithful love is as high as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches the clouds.(L)
11 God, be exalted above the heavens;(M)
let your glory be over the whole earth.(N)
Psalm 58
A Cry against Injustice
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David.
1 Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?[b]
Do you judge people fairly?(O)
2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.(P)
3 The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars wander about from birth.(Q)
4 They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,(R)
5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.(S)
6 God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.(T)
7 May they vanish like water that flows by;
may they aim their blunted arrows.[c](U)
8 Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
may they not see the sun.(V)
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
he will sweep them away.[d](W)
10 The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;(X)
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.(Y)
11 Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!” (Z)
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.(AA)
1 Rescue me from my enemies, my God;(AB)
protect me from those who rise up against me.(AC)
2 Rescue me from evildoers,
and save me from men of bloodshed.(AD)
3 Because look, Lord, they set an ambush for me.(AE)
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.(AF)
4 For no fault of mine,
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.(AG)
5 Lord God of Armies, you are the God of Israel.
Rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show favor to any wicked traitors.(AH)Selah
6 They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.(AI)
7 Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from[e] their lips.(AJ)
“For who,” they say, “will hear?” (AK)
8 But you laugh at them, Lord;
you ridicule all the nations.(AL)
9 I will keep watch for you, my[f] strength,
because God is my stronghold.(AM)
10 My faithful God[g] will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.(AN)
11 Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By your power, make them homeless wanderers(AO)
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.(AP)
12 For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.(AQ)
13 Consume them in fury;
consume them until they are gone.(AR)
Then people will know throughout[h] the earth
that God rules over Jacob.(AS)Selah
14 And they return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.(AT)
15 They scavenge for food;
they growl if they are not satisfied.(AU)
16 But I will sing of your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
your faithful love in the morning.(AV)
For you have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.(AW)
17 To you, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.(AX)
Notas al pie
- 57:2 Or who avenges me
- 58:1 Or Can you really speak righteousness in silence?
- 58:7 Hb obscure
- 58:9 Or thorns, he will sweep it away, whether raw or cooking
- 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
Romans 4
Christian Standard Bible
Abraham Justified by Faith
4 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather(A) according to the flesh, has found?[a] 2 If Abraham was justified[b] by works,(B) he has something to boast about—but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness.[c](C) 4 Now to the one who works,(D) pay is not credited as a gift, but as something owed. 5 But to the one who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly,(E) his faith is credited for righteousness.
David Celebrating the Same Truth
6 Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
7 Blessed are those whose lawless acts are forgiven
and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the person
the Lord will never charge with sin.[d](F)
Abraham Justified before Circumcision
9 Is this blessing only for the circumcised,(G) then? Or is it also for the uncircumcised? For we say, Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.[e](H) 10 In what way, then, was it credited—while he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? It was not while he was circumcised, but uncircumcised. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision(I) as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith[f](J) while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father(K) of all who believe(L) but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also. 12 And he became the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.
The Promise Granted through Faith
13 For the promise to Abraham(M) or to his descendants that he would inherit the world(N) was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. 14 If those who are of the law are heirs,(O) faith is made empty and the promise nullified, 15 because the law produces wrath.(P) And where there is no law,(Q) there is no transgression.
16 This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace,(R) to guarantee it to all the descendants(S)—not only to the one who is of the law[g] but also to the one who is of Abraham’s faith. He is the father of us all. 17 As it is written: I have made you the father of many nations[h](T)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed,the one who gives life to the dead(U) and calls(V) things into existence that do not exist.(W) 18 He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations[i](X) according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.[j](Y) 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered[k] his own body to be already dead(Z) (since he was about a hundred years old)(AA) and also the deadness of Sarah’s womb.(AB) 20 He did not waver in unbelief at God’s promise but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,(AC) 21 because he was fully convinced(AD) that what God had promised, he was also able to do.(AE) 22 Therefore, it was credited to him for righteousness.[l](AF) 23 Now it was credited to him[m] was not written for Abraham alone,(AG) 24 but also for us. It will be credited to us who believe in him(AH) who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.(AI) 25 He was delivered up for[n] our trespasses(AJ) and raised for our justification.(AK)
Notas al pie
- 4:1 Or What then shall we say? Have we found Abraham to be our forefather according to the flesh? or What, then, shall we say that Abraham our forefather found according to the flesh?
- 4:2 Or was declared righteous, or was acquitted
- 4:3 Gn 15:6
- 4:7–8 Ps 32:1–2
- 4:9 Gn 15:6
- 4:11 Lit righteousness of faith, also in v. 13
- 4:16 Or not to the one who is of the law only
- 4:17 Gn 17:5
- 4:18 Gn 17:5
- 4:18 Gn 15:5
- 4:19 Other mss read He did not consider
- 4:22 Gn 15:6
- 4:23 Gn 15:6
- 4:25 Or because of
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