Some people sailed in boats across the sea.\par Their job carried them across the great sea.\par
Psalm 65:5 - Easy To Read Version God, you save us.\par Good people pray to you,\par and you answer their prayers.\par You do amazing things for them.\par People all around the world trust you.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By fearful and glorious things [that terrify the wicked but make the godly sing praises] do You answer us in righteousness (rightness and justice), O God of our salvation, You Who are the confidence and hope of all the ends of the earth and of those far off on the seas; American Standard Version (1901) By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea: Common English Bible In righteousness you answer us, by your awesome deeds, God of our salvation— you, who are the security of all the far edges of the earth, even the distant seas. Catholic Public Domain Version Draw near and see the works of God, who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Come and see the works of God; who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men. |
Some people sailed in boats across the sea.\par Their job carried them across the great sea.\par
Everything the Lord does is good.\par Everything he does shows how good he is.\par
May the people in all the faraway countries\par remember the Lord and come back to him!\par May the people in all the foreign countries\par worship the Lord.\par
Lord, the fountain of life flows from you!\par Your light lets us see light.\par
You look wonderful!\par Go and win the fight\par for goodness and fairness.\par Your powerful right arm\par was trained to do amazing things.\par
Tell God how wonderful his works are!\par God, your power is very great!\par Your enemies bow down.\par They are afraid of you!\par
People coming to the temple\par with songs in their heart\par are very happy!\par
Our God and Savior, stop being angry at us,\par and accept us again.\par
\{That night,\} the angel of the Lord went out and killed 185,000 people in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up in the morning, they saw the dead bodies all around them.
All you people in faraway places should \{stop following those false gods\}. You should follow me and be saved. I am God. There is no other God. I am the only God.
I will soon show I am fair.\par I will soon save you.\par I will use my power and judge all nations.\par All the faraway places are waiting for me.\par They wait for my power to help them.\par
\{This will happen in the future.\}\par And at that time, you will see your people,\par and your faces will shine \{with happiness\}.\par \{First,\} you will be afraid,\par but then, you will be excited!\par All the riches from across the seas\par will be set before you.\par The riches of the nations\par will come to you.\par
I will put a mark on some of the people—\{I will save them\}. I will send some of these saved people to the nations Tarshish, {\cf2\super [480]} Libya, {\cf2\super [481]} Lud {\cf2\super [482]} (the land of archers {\cf2\super [483]}), Tubal, {\cf2\super [484]} Greece, and all the faraway lands. Those people have never heard my teachings. Those people have never seen my Glory. {\cf2\super [485]} So the saved people will tell the nations about my glory.
Those people will be afraid of the Lord! Why? Because the Lord will destroy their gods. Then all the people in all the faraway lands will worship the Lord.
The Lord All-Powerful is saying these things. Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, you are my servant. I have chosen you. And at that time, I will make you like a signet ring. {\cf2\super [13]} \{You will be the proof that I have done these things!\}”
The king says,\par “I destroyed the chariots in Ephraim\par and the horse soldiers in Jerusalem.\par I destroyed the bows used in war.”\par
But you people are hard and stubborn. You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will get that punishment on the day when God will show his anger. On that day people will see God’s right judgments.
The Lord is the one you should praise. He is your God. He has done great and amazing things for you. You have seen those things with your own eyes.
And has any other god ever tried to go and take a people for himself from inside another nation? No! But you yourselves have seen the Lord your God do all these wonderful things! He showed you his power and strength. You saw the troubles that tested the people. You saw miracles and wonders. You saw war and the terrible things that happened.