Psalm 119:139 - Easy To Read Version My strong feelings are destroying me.\par I am so upset because my enemies\par forgot your commands.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My zeal has consumed me and cut me off, because my adversaries have forgotten Your words. American Standard Version (1901) My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. Common English Bible Anger consumes me because my enemies have forgotten what you’ve said. |
Elijah answered, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you the best I can. But the people of Israel have broken their agreement with you. They destroyed your altars. They killed your prophets. I am the only prophet that is still living. And now they are trying to kill me!”
Elijah said, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you the best that I can. But the people of Israel broke their agreement with you. They destroyed your altars. They killed your prophets. I am the only prophet that is still living. And now they are trying to kill me.”
God says,\par “Surely those evil people know the truth!\par But they don’t pray to me.\par Evil people are as ready to destroy\par my people as they are to eat food.”\par
I cry and fast, {\cf2\super [402]} \par and they make fun of me for it.\par
My strong feelings {\cf2\super [401]} for your temple are destroying me.\par I get the insults from people\par who make fun of you.\par
Jesus said to all the people there, “It is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [286]} \}, ‘My house will be called a house for prayer.’ {\cf2\super [287]} But you are changing God’s house into a ‘hiding place for thieves.’ {\cf2\super [288]} ”
The leading priests and the teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Do you hear the things these children are saying?”
Jesus said to them, “Surely you have read this in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [300]} :
Jesus answered, “You don’t understand because you don’t know what the Scriptures {\cf2\super [313]} say. And you don’t know about the power of God.
I will tell you something. Go and learn what it means: ‘I don’t want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.’ {\cf2\super [106]} I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners.”
When this happened the followers of Jesus remembered what was written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [40]} \}:
The \{Jews\} living in Jerusalem and the Jewish leaders did not realize that \{Jesus\} was the Savior. The words that the prophets {\cf2\super [268]} wrote \{about Jesus\} were read to the Jews every Sabbath day, {\cf2\super [269]} but they did not understand. The Jews condemned Jesus. When they did this, they made the words of the prophets come true!