My Master is at your right side.\par He will defeat the other kings when he becomes angry.\par
Psalm 2:2 - Easy To Read Version Their kings and leaders joined together\par to fight against the Lord\par and against the king he chose.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The kings of the earth take their places; the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and His Anointed One (the Messiah, the Christ). They say, [Acts 4:25-27.] American Standard Version (1901) The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying, Common English Bible The earth’s rulers take their stand; the leaders scheme together against the LORD and against his anointed one. Catholic Public Domain Version The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord and against his Christ. |
My Master is at your right side.\par He will defeat the other kings when he becomes angry.\par
You love goodness and you hate evil.\par So God, your God, chose you to be king\par over your friends. {\cf2\super [275]} \par
One time, some kings met together.\par \{They planned to attack this city\}.\par They all marched toward that city.\par
But then those kings saw it,\par and they were amazed.\par They all panicked and ran away!\par
God, remember these things.\par Remember, the enemy insulted you!\par Those foolish people hate your name!\par
Don’t forget the shouts of your enemies.\par They insulted you again and again.\par
I found my servant David.\par And I anointed {\cf2\super [506]} him with my special oil.\par
You complained to the Lord, and he heard you. So tomorrow morning you will see the Glory of the Lord. [103] You have been complaining and complaining to us. Maybe now we can have a little rest.”
There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.
\{The Lord’s servant says,\} “The Lord my Master put his Spirit in me. God chose me to tell good news to poor people and to comfort sad people. God sent me to tell the captives that they are free and to tell the prisoners that they have been set free.
Herod {\cf2\super [29]} saw that the wise men had fooled him. Herod was very, very angry. So Herod gave an order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and in all the area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time \{the baby was born\}. It was now two years from that time. So Herod said to kill all the boys that were two years old and younger.
Then the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders had a meeting at the palace where the high priest {\cf2\super [393]} lived. The high priest’s name was Caiaphas.
The leading priests and the Jewish council tried to find something against Jesus so that they could kill him. They tried to find people to lie and say that Jesus had done wrong.
Early the next morning, all the leading priests and older leaders of the people decided to kill Jesus.
At that time some Pharisees {\cf2\super [245]} came to Jesus and said, “Go away from here and hide! Herod {\cf2\super [246]} wants to kill you!”
The first thing Andrew did was to go find his brother, Simon. Andrew said to Simon, “We have found the Messiah.” (“Messiah” means “Christ. {\cf2\super [28]} ”)
God sent him (Jesus). And he tells the things that God says. God gives \{him\} the Spirit {\cf2\super [56]} fully.
You know about Jesus from Nazareth. God made him the Christ {\cf2\super [213]} by giving him the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [214]} and power. Jesus went everywhere doing good things for people. Jesus healed the people that were ruled by the devil. This showed that God was with Jesus.
Saul fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying to him: “Saul, Saul! Why are you doing these bad things to me?”
You love the right,\par and you hate the wrong.\par So God, your God, has given you\par a greater joy than he gave the people with you.”\par \i (Psalm 45:6-7)\i0 \par