Old/New Testament
How Long, O Yahweh?
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
13 How long, O Yahweh? Will You (A)forget me forever?
How long (B)will You hide Your face from me?
2 How long shall I (C)take counsel in my soul,
Having (D)sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
3 (E)Look and answer me, O Yahweh my God;
(F)Give light to my eyes, lest I (G)sleep the sleep of death,
4 Lest my enemy (H)says, “I have overcome him,”
And (I)my adversaries rejoice that I am shaken.
5 But I have (J)trusted in Your lovingkindness;
My heart shall (K)rejoice in Your salvation.
6 I will (L)sing to Yahweh,
Because He has (M)dealt bountifully with me.
There Is No One Who Does Good
For the choir director. Of David.
14 The [a]wicked fool (N)says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They act corruptly, they commit abominable [b]deeds;
There is (O)no one who does good.
2 Yahweh (P)looks down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there is anyone who [c](Q)has insight,
Anyone who (R)seeks after God.
3 They have all (S)turned aside, altogether they have become [d]worthless;
There is (T)no one who does good, not even one.
4 Do all the workers of iniquity (U)not know,
Who (V)eat up my people as they eat bread,
And (W)do not call upon Yahweh?
5 There they are in great dread,
For God is with the (X)righteous generation.
6 You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,
But Yahweh is his (Y)refuge.
7 Oh, that (Z)the salvation of Israel [e]would come out of Zion!
When Yahweh [f](AA)restores His captive people,
May Jacob rejoice, may Israel be glad.
Who May Dwell on Your Holy Mountain?
A Psalm of David.
15 O Yahweh, who may [g]sojourn (AB)in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your (AC)holy mountain?
2 He who (AD)walks blamelessly, and works righteousness,
And (AE)speaks truth in his heart.
3 He (AF)does not slander [h]with his tongue,
Nor (AG)does evil to his neighbor,
Nor (AH)takes up a reproach against his friend;
4 In [i]whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But [j]who (AI)honors those who fear Yahweh;
He (AJ)swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5 He (AK)does not put out his money [k]at interest,
Nor (AL)does he take a bribe against the innocent.
(AM)He who does these things will never be shaken.
Riots in Ephesus
21 Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the [a]Spirit to (A)go to Jerusalem (B)after he had passed through (C)Macedonia and (D)Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, (E)I must also see Rome.” 22 And having sent into (F)Macedonia two of (G)those who ministered to him, (H)Timothy and (I)Erastus, he himself stayed in [b](J)Asia for a while.
23 Now about that time there occurred no small disturbance concerning (K)the Way. 24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [c]Artemis, (L)was bringing no little [d]business to the craftsmen; 25 these he gathered together with the workers of similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity is from this business. 26 And you see and hear that not only in (M)Ephesus, but in almost all of (N)Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable crowd, saying that (O)things made with hands are not gods. 27 And not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess [e]Artemis be considered as worthless and that she, whom all of (P)Asia and (Q)the [f]world worship, is even about to be brought down from her majesty.”
28 When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, “Great is [g]Artemis of the (R)Ephesians!” 29 And the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed [h]with one accord into the theater, dragging along (S)Gaius and (T)Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling (U)companions from (V)Macedonia. 30 And when Paul wanted to go into the [i]assembly, (W)the disciples would not let him. 31 Also some of the [j]Asiarchs who were friends of his sent to him and repeatedly urged him not to [k]venture into the theater. 32 (X)So then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the [l]meeting was in confusion and the majority did not know [m]for what reason they had come together. 33 And some of the crowd [n]concluded it was Alexander, since the Jews had put him forward; and having (Y)motioned with his hand, Alexander was intending to make a defense to the [o]assembly. 34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a single cry arose from them all as they shouted for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 35 Now after calming the crowd, the city clerk *said, “Men of (Z)Ephesus, what man is there after all who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image which fell down from heaven? 36 So, since these are undeniable facts, you ought to keep calm and to do nothing rash. 37 For you have brought these men here who are neither (AA)robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess. 38 So then, if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are in session and [p](AB)proconsuls are available; let them bring charges against one another. 39 But if you want anything beyond this, it shall be settled in the [q]lawful meeting. 40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused of a riot in connection with today’s events, since there is no cause for which we can give as an account for this disorderly gathering.” 41 After saying this he dismissed the meeting.
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