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• Psalm 27
• Psalm 28–30
• Psalm 31

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

28 To you, O Lord, I call;

jmy rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you kbe silent to me,

I become like those who lgo down to the pit.

2 mHear the voice of my pleas for mercy,

when I cry to you for help,

when I nlift up my hands

otoward your most holy sanctuary.1

3 Do not pdrag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

qwho speak peace with their neighbors

while evil is in their hearts.

4 rGive to them according to their work

and according to the evil of their deeds;

give to them according to the work of their hands;

srender them their due reward.

5 Because they tdo not regard the works of the Lord

or the work of his hands,

he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6 Blessed be the Lord!

For he has uheard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

7 The Lord is my strength and vmy shield;

in him my heart wtrusts, and I am helped;

my heart exults,

and with my xsong I give thanks to him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people;2

he is ythe saving refuge of his anointed.

9 Oh, save your people and bless zyour heritage!

aBe their shepherd and bcarry them forever.

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

A Psalm of David.

29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,3

cascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

worship the Lord in dthe splendor of holiness.4

3 The voice of the Lord is over ethe waters;

the God of glory fthunders,

the Lord, over many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is gpowerful;

the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord breaks hthe cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon to iskip like a calf,

and jSirion like a young kwild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of lKadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord makes mthe deer give birth5

and strips the forests bare,

and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sits enthroned over nthe flood;

the Lord sits enthroned oas king forever.

11 May the Lord give pstrength to his people!

May the Lord bless6 his people with qpeace!

Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of rthe temple.

30 I will sextol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up

and have not let my foes trejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I ucried to you for help,

and you have vhealed me.

3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from wSheol;

you restored me to life from among those who xgo down to the pit.7

4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you yhis saints,

and zgive thanks to his holy name.8

5 aFor his anger is but for a moment,

and bhis favor is for a lifetime.9

cWeeping may tarry for the night,

but djoy comes with the morning.

6 As for me, I said in my eprosperity,

“I shall never be fmoved.”

7 By your favor, O Lord,

you made my gmountain stand strong;

you hhid your face;

I was idismayed.

8 To you, O Lord, I cry,

and jto the Lord I plead for mercy:

9 “What profit is there in my death,10

if I go down to the pit?11

Will kthe dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10 lHear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!

O Lord, be my helper!”

11 You have turned for me my mourning into mdancing;

you have loosed my sackcloth

and clothed me with gladness,

12 that my nglory may sing your praise and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

• Psalm 27
• Psalm 28–30
• Psalm 31

• Acts 20
• Acts 21
• Acts 22

Paul Goes to Jerusalem

21 And when swe had parted from them and set sail, we tcame by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.1 2 And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo. 4 And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And uthrough the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. 5 When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, vaccompanied us until we were outside the city. And wkneeling down on the beach, we prayed 6 and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.

7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted xthe brothers2 and stayed with them for one day. 8 On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of yPhilip zthe evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 He had four unmarried daughters, awho prophesied. 10 While we were staying for many days, a prophet named bAgabus came down from Judea. 11 And coming to us, he ctook Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, d“Thus says the Holy Spirit, e‘This is how the Jews3 at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and fdeliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” 12 When we heard this, we and the people there gurged him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, g“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For hI am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem ifor the name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 And since he would not be persuaded, jwe ceased and said, k“Let the will of the Lord be done.”

• Acts 20
• Acts 21
• Acts 22