But good people continue to live right.\par Innocent people will become stronger.\par
Psalm 119:157 - Easy To Read Version I have many enemies trying to hurt me.\par But I have not stopped following your Agreement. {\cf2\super [606]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, yet I do not swerve from Your testimonies. American Standard Version (1901) Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; Yet have I not swerved from thy testimonies. Common English Bible My oppressors and enemies are many, but I haven’t turned away from your laws. |
But good people continue to live right.\par Innocent people will become stronger.\par
I have always lived the way God wants.\par I have never stopped following God.\par
Wicked people try to trap me.\par But I have not disobeyed your commands.\par
People who think they are better than me\par insulted me constantly.\par But I did not stop following your teachings.\par
People are all around me.\par They are like powerful bulls that surrounded me.\par
The “dogs” are all around me.\par That pack {\cf2\super [128]} of evil people\par has trapped me.\par Like a lion, \{they have pierced\}\par my hands and my feet.” {\cf2\super [129]} \par
Look at all the enemies I have.\par They hate me and want to hurt me.\par
God, we have not forgotten you.\par Yet you do all those things to us.\par We did not lie when we signed\par our Agreement {\cf2\super [267]} with you!\par
My enemies attack me constantly.\par There are too many fighters to count.\par
Lord my God, I trust you.\par Save me from the people who are\par chasing me.\par Rescue me!\par
He will not become weak\par or be crushed until he brings\par justice to the world.\par And people in faraway places\par will trust his teachings.”\par
“Then people will treat you badly. People will give you \{to the rulers\} to be persecuted (hurt) and killed. All people will hate you. All these things will happen to you because you believe in me.
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas came there. Judas was one of the twelve followers. Judas had many people with him. These people were sent from the leading priests and the older leaders of the people. These people with Judas had swords and clubs.
These things really happened when Herod, {\cf2\super [76]} Pontius Pilate, the nations, and the Jewish people all ‘came together’ against Jesus here in Jerusalem. Jesus is your holy Servant. He is the One you (God) made to be the Christ. {\cf2\super [77]}
So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.