13Ws 16.13. Please have mercy, Lord!My enemies mistreat me.Keep me from the gatesthat lead to death,

14and I will sing about youat the gate to Zion.I will be happy therebecause you rescued me.

19Do something, Lord!Don’t let the nations win.Make them stand trialin your court of law.

11Have faith in me when I say that the Father is one with me and that I am one with the Father. Or else have faith in me simply because of the things I do.

12I tell you for certain that if you have faith in me, you will do the same things I am doing. You will do even greater things, now that I am going back to the Father.

20Then you will know I am one with the Father. You will know you are one with me, and I am one with you.

2God’s love for us is wonderful;his faithfulness never ends.Shout praises to the Lord!

1Whenever I complainto you, Lord,you are always fair.But now I have questionsabout your justice.Why is life easy for sinners?Why are they successful?

3But you know, Lord,how faithful I’ve always been,even in my thoughts.So drag my enemies awayand butcher them like sheep!

5Jeremiah, if you get tiredin a race against people,how can you possibly runagainst horses?If you fall in open fields,what will happen in the forestalong the Jordan River?

1Nineveh, someone is comingto attack and scatter you.Guard your fortresses!Watch the road! Be brave!Prepare for battle!

7Nineveh is disgraced.The queen is dragged off.Her servant women mourn;they moan like doves,and they beat their breastsin sorrow.2.7 sorrow: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 7.

10Nineveh is doomed! Destroyed!Her people tremble with fear;their faces turn pale.2.10 faces turn pale: Or "ashes cover their faces."

2There the chief priests and some Jewish leaders told him about their charges against Paul. They also asked Festus

3if he would be willing to bring Paul to Jerusalem. They begged him to do this because they were planning to attack and kill Paul on the way.

14I admit that their leaders think the Lord’s Way24.14 the Lord’s Way: See the note at 9.2. which I follow is based on wrong beliefs. But I still worship the same God that my ancestors worshiped. And I believe everything written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets.24.14 Law of Moses … the Prophets: The Jewish Scriptures, that is, the Old Testament.

20Or ask the ones who are here. They can tell you that they didn’t find me guilty of anything when I was tried by their own council.

24Several days later Felix and his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, went to the place where Paul was kept under guard. They sent for Paul and listened while he spoke to them about having faith in Christ Jesus.

12What powerful legs,what a stout bodythis monster possesses!

16firmly bound and closer together

17than breath to breath.

3You drink their milk and use their wool to make your clothes. Then you butcher the best ones for food. But you don’t take care of the flock!

12just as a shepherd looks for lost sheep. My sheep have been lost since that dark and miserable day when they were scattered throughout the nations.34.12 dark and miserable day … nations: That is, the day the Babylonians defeated Jerusalem and led its people away as prisoners. But I will rescue them

27to make their trees produce fruit and their crops to grow. I will set them free from slavery and let them live safely in their own land. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

10and have said to his messengers and prophets:Don’t tell us what God has shown you and don’t preach the truth. Just say what we want to hear, even if it’s false.

15The holy Lord God of Israelhad told all of you,"I will keep you safeif you turn back to meand calm down.I will make you strongif you quietly trust me."Then you stubbornly

18The Lord God is waitingto show how kind he isand to have pity on you.The Lord always does right;he blesses those who trust him.

11Then suddenly they disappearlike a gust of wind—those sinful people who worshiptheir own strength.

12Holy Lord God, mighty rock,1.12 mighty rock: The Hebrew text has "rock," which is sometimes used in poetry to compare the Lord to a mountain where his people can run for protection from their enemies.you are eternal,and we1.12 we: Hebrew; one ancient Jewish tradition "you." are safe from death.You are using those Babyloniansto judge and punish others.1.12 You … others: Or "You will judge and punish those Babylonians."

13But you can’t stand sin or wrong.So don’t sit by in silencewhile they gobble up peoplewho are better than they are.

1With all my heartI praise you, Lord.In the presence of angels138.1 angels: Or "gods" or "supernatural beings" who worship and serve God in heaven; or possibly "rulers" or "leaders."I sing your praises.

2I worship at your holy templeand praise you for your loveand your faithfulness.You were true to your wordand made yourself more famousthan ever before.138.2 You were … before: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

8You, Lord, will alwaystreat me with kindness.Your love never fails.You have made us what we are.Don’t give up on us now!138.8 You have … now: Or "Please don’t desert your people."

5Your mother was unfaithful.She was disgraceful and said,"I’ll run after my lovers.Everything comes from them—my food and drink,my linen and wool,my olive oil and wine."

12She said, "My lovers gave mevineyards and fig treesas payment2.12 fig trees … payment: Hosea uses an unusual word for "fig tree," which is spelled something like the word for "payment." for sex."Now I, the Lord, will ruinher vineyards and fig trees;they will become clumps of weedseaten by wild animals.

20and faithfulness. Then you will truly know who I am.

6and let you know that wisdomhas many different sides.You would then discoverthat God has punished youless than you deserve.

8They are higher than the heavensand deeper than the grave.So what can you dowhen you know so little,

14and give up your sins—even those you do in secret.

13Then Jesus said to the officer, "You may go home now. Your faith has made it happen."Right then his servant was healed.

20Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens, and birds have nests. But the Son of Man doesn’t have a place to call his own."

26But Jesus replied, "Why are you so afraid? You surely don’t have much faith." Then he got up and ordered the wind and the waves to calm down. And everything was calm.

4How will you escape being captured10.4 escape being captured: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. or killed? The Lord is still angry, and he isn’t through with you yet!10.4 and he … yet: Or "but he hasn’t given up on you yet!"

5Is 14.24-27; Nh 1.1—3.19;Zep 2.13-15. The Lord says:I am furious! And I will use the king of Assyria10.5 king of Assyria: Probably King Sennacherib who invaded Israel in 701 b.c. as a club

6to beat down you godless people. I am angry with you, and I will send him to attack you. He will take what he wants and walk on you like mud in the streets.

3I never was wise,and I don’t understandwhat God is like."

6Don’t change what God has said!He will correct you and showthat you are a liar.

19Ws 5.10-12. How eagles fly so highor snakes crawl on rocks,how ships sail the oceanor people fall in love.

1The Lord said:

11The Lord said:

22Someday, I, the Lord,will cut a tender twigfrom the top of a cedar tree,then plant it on the peakof Israel’s tallest mountain,

2Make a place for us in your hearts! We haven’t mistreated or hurt anyone. We haven’t cheated anyone.

4I trust you completely.7.4 I trust you completely: Or "I have always spoken the truth to you" or "I can speak freely to you." I am always proud of you, and I am greatly encouraged. In all my trouble I am still very happy.

11Just look what God has done by making you feel sorry! You sincerely want to prove you are innocent. You are angry. You are shocked. You are eager to see that justice is done. You have proved that you were completely right in this matter.

8Eat thin bread for the next six days. Then on the seventh day, don’t do any work. Instead, come together and worship the Lord.Moses said to Israel:

17The bigger the harvest the Lord gives you, the bigger your gift should be.Moses said to Israel:

22Lv 26.1. And don’t set up a sacred stone! The Lord hates these things.