1Only for God my soul waits in silence.From him is my salvation.
4They onlyThis word appears first in the Hebrew verse. plan to thrust him down from his high position;they are pleased with deception.With their mouthsHebrew "his mouth" they bless,but inwardlyLiterally "in the midst of them" they curse. Selah
8Trust him at all times, O people;pour out before him your heart.God is a refuge for us. Selah
16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
20And in a short time the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus ChristSome manuscripts omit "Christ" be with you.
24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.Some manuscripts include vv. 25–27, "25 Now to the one who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for eternal ages, 26 but now has been revealed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known according to the command of the eternal God, resulting in obedience of faith to all the Gentiles, 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for eternity. Amen."
3What is the resultLiterally "for what" if some refused to believe? Their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
22that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus ChristOr "through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ" to all who believe. For there is no distinction,
31Therefore, do we nullify the law through faith? May it never be! But we uphold the law.
2to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.
8The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist concerning these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.
15All those with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
9After these things I looked, and behold, a great crowd that no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes and with palm branches in their hands.
12saying,"Amen! Praise and glory,and wisdom and thanksgiving,and honor and power and strengthbe to our God forever and everLiterally "for the ages of the ages". Amen!"
1There was a man in the land of Uz whoseHebrew "his" name was Job. ThatHebrew "And that" man was blameless and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.
16While this one was still speaking, anotherLiterally "this" came and said, "The fire of God fell from the heavens, and it blazed up against the sheep and goats and against the servants, and it consumed them. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you."
21ThenHebrew "And" he said, "Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh’s name be blessed."
20And Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good gift. This time my husband will acknowledge me, because I bore him six sons." And she called his name Zebulun.
26Give me my wives and my children for which I have served you, and let me go. For you yourself know my service that I have rendered to you."
42But with the more feeble of the flock he would not put them there. So the feebler were Laban’s and the stronger were Jacob’s.
3Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this,*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation most excellent Felix, with all gratitude.
21other than concerning this one declaration that I shouted while*Here "while" is supplied as a component of the participle ("standing there") which is understood as temporal standing there before them: ‘I am being judged before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead!’ "
27And when*Here "when" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("had passed") two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And because he*Here "because" is supplied as a component of the participle ("wanted") which is understood as causal wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind as a prisoner.Literally "bound"
10because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb,norHebrew "And" did it hide trouble from my eyes.
11"Why did I not die atLiterally "from" birth?Why did I not come forth from the womb and expire?
24ForOr perhaps emphatic, "Indeed" my sighing comes beforeOr "in place of" (NET); literally "to the faces of" my bread,Or "food"and my groanings gush forth like water
8And the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and put on your sandals!" And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!"
15But they said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting*This imperfect verb is translated as an iterative imperfect ("kept insisting") it was so. And they kept saying,*This imperfect verb is translated as an iterative imperfect ("kept saying") "It is his angel!"
23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down becauseLiterally "in return for which" he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and*Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("was") has been translated as a finite verb died.
5Just as you do not know how the path of the windOr "the breath" goes,nor how the bones of a fetus form in a mother’s womb,so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
8For if a man lives many years,let him rejoice in all of them!Let him remember that the days of the darkness will be many—all that is coming is vanity!
9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth!Follow the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes—but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
30How hot with fever was your heart!’ declaresLiterally "declaration of" the Lord Yahweh. ‘When you didLiterally "at/in you to do" all of these actions of a headstrong female prostitute,Literally "deeds of a woman prostituting domineering"
45You are a daughter of your mother who abhorred her husband and her children, and you are a sister of your sisters who abhorred their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father was an Amorite.
57beforeLiterally "at not yet" your evil was uncovered? It was like the time of the scorn of the daughters of Aram and all those around her, and of the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who are despising you.
15the one leading you in the great and terrible desert infested with dangerousLiterally "burning" snakesHebrew "snake" and scorpionsHebrew "scorpion" and parched ground, where there isOr "was" no water, and the one bringing out water for you from flint rock,
16the one feeding youLiterally "causing you to eat" manna in the desert, food that your ancestorsOr "fathers" did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you so that he could do good to you in the future.Literally "in the end/later"
17And you may thinkOr "say" in your heart, ‘My strength and the might of my hand acquired this wealth forLiterally "gave this wealth to" me.’
3Strengthen the weak handsand make the staggering knees firm.
4Say to those who are hasty of heart,"Be strong; you must not fear!Look! your God will come with vengeance,with divine retribution.Literally "the retribution of gods"He is the one whoLiterally "he" will come and save you."
9No lion shall be there,and no ferocious wild beast shall go up it.It shall not be found there,butOr "and" the redeemed shall walk there.
1"Sing for joy, barren woman; who has not borne!Burst forth into rejoicing and rejoice, she who has not been in labor!For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman," says Yahweh.
11"O afflicted one, driven away, who is not consoled.Look! I am about to set your stones in hard mortar,and I will lay your foundation with sapphires.
14In righteousness you shall be established.Be far from oppression, for you shall not fear,and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
1Judge me, O God, and plead my caseagainstOr "because of" an unfaithfulOr "disloyal" nation.From a man of deceit and wickedness rescue me,
2because you are the God of my refuge.Why have you rejected me?Why must I go about mourningbecause of the oppression of the enemy?
5Why are you in despair,Literally "bowed down" O my soul?And why are you disturbed within me?Hope in God, because I will again praise him,my salvationHebrew "the salvation of my face" and my God.
17" ‘And you, my flock, thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I am judging between one sheep and another,Literally "small sheep and small sheep" between the rams and between the he-goats.
18Is it not enough for youLiterally "is it too little from you" that you feed on the good pasture? And still you must trample the remainder of your pasture with your feet, and clear waterLiterally "and settling of water" you drink, and the leftover waterLiterally "water being left" you must make muddy with your feet.
31"and you are my flock, the flock of my pasture. You are my people;Literally "humanity, Mankind, human, mankind" I am your God," declaresLiterally "declaration of" the Lord Yahweh.’ "
4His father and mother did not know that this was from Yahweh; he was seeking for an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were rulingOr "having control" in Israel.
9He scraped it out into his hands, and he went on, eating it as he went. And he went to his father and mother and gave some to them, and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the body of the lion.
18The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down,"What is sweeter than honey?What is stronger than a lion?"And he said to them,"If you had not plowed with my heifer,you would not have found out my riddle."