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Romans 8:18-39
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Romans 8:18-39
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From Suffering to Glory
18 For I consider that (A)the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For (B)the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For (C)the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of [a]corruption into the glorious (D)liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation (E)groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have (F)the firstfruits of the Spirit, (G)even we ourselves groan (H)within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the (I)redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in this hope, but (J)hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For (K)we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but (L)the Spirit Himself makes intercession [b]for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now (M)He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints (N)according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those (O)who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom (P)He foreknew, (Q)He also predestined (R)to be conformed to the image of His Son, (S)that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also (T)called; whom He called, these He also (U)justified; and whom He justified, these He also (V)glorified.
God’s Everlasting Love
31 What then shall we say to these things? (W)If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 (X)He who did not spare His own Son, but (Y)delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? (Z)It is God who justifies. 34 (AA)Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, (AB)who is even at the right hand of God, (AC)who also makes intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written:
(AD)“For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
37 (AE)Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor (AF)principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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- Romans 8:21 decay
- Romans 8:26 NU omits for us
Romans 8:18-39
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Romans 8:18-39
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Present Suffering and Future Glory
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.(A) 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God(B) to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it,(C) in hope 21 that[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay(D) and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.(E)
22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning(F) as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,(G) groan(H) inwardly as we wait eagerly(I) for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.(J) 24 For in this hope we were saved.(K) But hope that is seen is no hope at all.(L) Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.(M)
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit(N) himself intercedes for us(O) through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts(P) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes(Q) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good(R) of those who love him, who[b] have been called(S) according to his purpose.(T) 29 For those God foreknew(U) he also predestined(V) to be conformed to the image of his Son,(W) that he might be the firstborn(X) among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined,(Y) he also called;(Z) those he called, he also justified;(AA) those he justified, he also glorified.(AB)
More Than Conquerors
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things?(AC) If God is for us,(AD) who can be against us?(AE) 32 He who did not spare his own Son,(AF) but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge(AG) against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns?(AH) No one. Christ Jesus who died(AI)—more than that, who was raised to life(AJ)—is at the right hand of God(AK) and is also interceding for us.(AL) 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?(AM) Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?(AN) 36 As it is written:
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors(AP) through him who loved us.(AQ) 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[d] neither the present nor the future,(AR) nor any powers,(AS) 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God(AT) that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(AU)
Footnotes
- Romans 8:21 Or subjected it in hope. 21 For
- Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who
- Romans 8:36 Psalm 44:22
- Romans 8:38 Or nor heavenly rulers
Psalm 70-73
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Psalm 70-73
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Prayer for Relief from Adversaries(A)
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. (B)To bring to remembrance.
70 Make haste, (C)O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me, O Lord!
2 (D)Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my life;
Let them be [a]turned back and confused
Who desire my hurt.
3 (E)Let them be turned back because of their shame,
Who say, [b]“Aha, aha!”
4 Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”
5 (F)But I am poor and needy;
(G)Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O Lord, do not delay.
God the Rock of Salvation
71 In (H)You, O Lord, I put my trust;
Let me never be put to shame.
2 (I)Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape;
(J)Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
3 (K)Be my [c]strong refuge,
To which I may resort continually;
You have given the (L)commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.
4 (M)Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For You are (N)my hope, O Lord God;
You are my trust from my youth.
6 (O)By You I have been [d]upheld from birth;
You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.
My praise shall be continually of You.
7 (P)I have become as a wonder to many,
But You are my strong refuge.
8 Let (Q)my mouth be filled with Your praise
And with Your glory all the day.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies speak against me;
And those who lie in wait for my life (R)take counsel together,
11 Saying, “God has forsaken him;
Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.”
12 (S)O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, (T)make haste to help me!
13 Let them be [e]confounded and consumed
Who are adversaries of my life;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor
Who seek my hurt.
14 But I will hope continually,
And will praise You yet more and more.
15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
17 O God, You have taught me from my (U)youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.
18 Now also (V)when I am old and grayheaded,
O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to everyone who is to come.
19 Also (W)Your righteousness, O God, is [f]very high,
You who have done great things;
(X)O God, who is like You?
20 (Y)You, who have shown me great and severe troubles,
(Z)Shall revive me again,
And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 You shall increase my greatness,
And comfort me on every side.
22 Also (AA)with the lute I will praise You—
And Your faithfulness, O my God!
To You I will sing with the harp,
O (AB)Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You,
And (AC)my soul, which You have redeemed.
24 My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long;
For they are confounded,
For they are brought to shame
Who seek my hurt.
Glory and Universality of the Messiah’s Reign
A Psalm (AD)of Solomon.
72 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
2 (AE)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
3 (AF)The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
4 (AG)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [g]break in pieces the oppressor.
5 [h]They shall fear You
(AH)As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.
6 (AI)He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
(AJ)And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.
8 (AK)He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 (AL)Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
(AM)And His enemies will lick the dust.
10 (AN)The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.
11 (AO)Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.
12 For He (AP)will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.
14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And (AQ)precious shall be their blood in His sight.
15 And He shall live;
And the gold of (AR)Sheba will be given to Him;
Prayer also will be made for Him continually,
And daily He shall be praised.
16 There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,
On the top of the mountains;
Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;
(AS)And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 (AT)His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And (AU)men shall be blessed in Him;
(AV)All nations shall call Him blessed.
18 (AW)Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
(AX)Who only does wondrous things!
19 And (AY)blessed be His glorious name forever!
(AZ)And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
BOOK THREE
Psalms 73–89
The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God
A Psalm of (BA)Asaph.
73 Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly (BB)slipped.
3 (BC)For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the (BD)wicked.
4 For there are no [i]pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
5 (BE)They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them (BF)like a garment.
7 (BG)Their [j]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
8 (BH)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They (BI)speak [k]loftily.
9 They set their mouth (BJ)against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.
10 Therefore his people return here,
(BK)And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
11 And they say, (BL)“How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
13 Surely I have [l]cleansed my heart in (BM)vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
16 When I thought how to understand this,
It was [m]too painful for me—
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their (BN)end.
18 Surely (BO)You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
21 Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was [n]vexed in my mind.
22 (BP)I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
24 (BQ)You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
25 (BR)Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
26 (BS)My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the [o]strength of my heart and my (BT)portion forever.
27 For indeed, (BU)those who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed all those who [p]desert You for harlotry.
28 But it is good for me to (BV)draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
That I may (BW)declare all Your works.
Footnotes
- Psalm 70:2 So with MT, LXX, Tg., Vg.; some Heb. mss., Syr. appalled (cf. 40:15)
- Psalm 70:3 An expression of scorn
- Psalm 71:3 Lit. rock of refuge or rock of habitation
- Psalm 71:6 sustained from the womb
- Psalm 71:13 ashamed
- Psalm 71:19 great, lit. to the height of heaven
- Psalm 72:4 crush
- Psalm 72:5 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. They shall continue
- Psalm 73:4 pains
- Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
- Psalm 73:8 Proudly
- Psalm 73:13 kept my heart pure in vain
- Psalm 73:16 troublesome in my eyes
- Psalm 73:21 Lit. pierced in my kidneys
- Psalm 73:26 Lit. rock
- Psalm 73:27 Are unfaithful to You
Psalm 70-73
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Psalm 70-73
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Psalm 70[a](A)
For the director of music. Of David. A petition.
1 Hasten, O God, to save me;
come quickly, Lord, to help me.(B)
2 May those who want to take my life(C)
be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
be turned back in disgrace.(D)
3 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(E)
turn back because of their shame.
4 But may all who seek you(F)
rejoice and be glad(G) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
“The Lord is great!”(H)
5 But as for me, I am poor and needy;(I)
come quickly to me,(J) O God.
You are my help(K) and my deliverer;(L)
Lord, do not delay.(M)
Psalm 71(N)
1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(O)
let me never be put to shame.(P)
2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
turn your ear(Q) to me and save me.
3 Be my rock of refuge,
to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.(R)
4 Deliver(S) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,(T)
from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.(U)
5 For you have been my hope,(V) Sovereign Lord,
my confidence(W) since my youth.
6 From birth(X) I have relied on you;
you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.(Y)
I will ever praise(Z) you.
7 I have become a sign(AA) to many;
you are my strong refuge.(AB)
8 My mouth(AC) is filled with your praise,
declaring your splendor(AD) all day long.
9 Do not cast(AE) me away when I am old;(AF)
do not forsake(AG) me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies(AH) speak against me;
those who wait to kill(AI) me conspire(AJ) together.
11 They say, “God has forsaken(AK) him;
pursue him and seize him,
for no one will rescue(AL) him.”
12 Do not be far(AM) from me, my God;
come quickly, God, to help(AN) me.
13 May my accusers(AO) perish in shame;(AP)
may those who want to harm me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.(AQ)
14 As for me, I will always have hope;(AR)
I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth will tell(AS) of your righteous deeds,(AT)
of your saving acts all day long—
though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts,(AU) Sovereign Lord;
I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught(AV) me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.(AW)
18 Even when I am old and gray,(AX)
do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(AY) to the next generation,
your mighty acts to all who are to come.(AZ)
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,(BA)
you who have done great things.(BB)
Who is like you, God?(BC)
20 Though you have made me see troubles,(BD)
many and bitter,
you will restore(BE) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(BF)
you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honor(BG)
and comfort(BH) me once more.
22 I will praise you with the harp(BI)
for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,(BJ)
Holy One of Israel.(BK)
23 My lips will shout for joy(BL)
when I sing praise to you—
I whom you have delivered.(BM)
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
all day long,(BN)
for those who wanted to harm me(BO)
have been put to shame and confusion.(BP)
Psalm 72
Of Solomon.
1 Endow the king with your justice,(BQ) O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,(BR)
your afflicted ones with justice.
3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted(BS) among the people
and save the children of the needy;(BT)
may he crush the oppressor.(BU)
5 May he endure[b](BV) as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.(BW)
6 May he be like rain(BX) falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish(BY)
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River[c](BZ) to the ends of the earth.(CA)
9 May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish(CB) and of distant shores(CC)
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(CD) and Seba
present him gifts.(CE)
11 May all kings bow down(CF) to him
and all nations serve(CG) him.
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity(CH) on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue(CI) them from oppression and violence,
for precious(CJ) is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba(CK) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.(CL)
16 May grain(CM) abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(CN) flourish like Lebanon(CO)
and thrive[d] like the grass of the field.(CP)
17 May his name endure forever;(CQ)
may it continue as long as the sun.(CR)
18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,(CT)
who alone does marvelous deeds.(CU)
19 Praise be to his glorious name(CV) forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.(CW)
Amen and Amen.(CX)
20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.(CY)
BOOK III
Psalms 73–89
Psalm 73
A psalm of Asaph.
1 Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.(CZ)
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;(DA)
I had nearly lost my foothold.(DB)
3 For I envied(DC) the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(DD)
4 They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong.[f]
5 They are free(DE) from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride(DF) is their necklace;(DG)
they clothe themselves with violence.(DH)
7 From their callous hearts(DI) comes iniquity[g];
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;(DJ)
with arrogance(DK) they threaten oppression.(DL)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.[h]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
13 Surely in vain(DO) I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.(DP)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,(DQ)
and every morning brings new punishments.
15 If I had spoken out like that,
I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand(DR) all this,
it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary(DS) of God;
then I understood their final destiny.(DT)
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(DU)
you cast them down to ruin.(DV)
19 How suddenly(DW) are they destroyed,
completely swept away(DX) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(DY) when one awakes;(DZ)
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.(EA)
21 When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless(EB) and ignorant;
I was a brute beast(EC) before you.
23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.(ED)
24 You guide(EE) me with your counsel,(EF)
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(EG)
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(EH)
26 My flesh and my heart(EI) may fail,(EJ)
but God is the strength(EK) of my heart
and my portion(EL) forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 70:1 In Hebrew texts 70:1-5 is numbered 70:2-6.
- Psalm 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared
- Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
- Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
- Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)
- Psalm 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
- Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
- Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
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