The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me, “The person who rules people fairly, the person who rules with respect for God,
Psalm 69:6 - Easy To Read Version My Master, Lord All-Powerful, don’t let your followers be ashamed of me.\par God of Israel, don’t let your worshipers be embarrassed because of me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: Let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let not those who wait and hope and look for You, O Lord of hosts, be put to shame through me; let not those who seek and inquire for and require You [as their vital necessity] be brought to confusion and dishonor through me, O God of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts: Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel. Common English Bible LORD God of heavenly forces!— don’t let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me. God of Israel!— don’t let those who seek you be disgraced because of me. Catholic Public Domain Version I am truly destitute and poor. O God, assist me. You are my helper and my deliverer. O Lord, do not delay. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But I am needy and poor; O God, help me. Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O Lord, make no delay. |
The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me, “The person who rules people fairly, the person who rules with respect for God,
If a person trusts you,\par he will not be disappointed.\par But traitors {\cf2\super [151]} will be disappointed.\par They will get nothing.\par
I hope that all my enemies will be ashamed and embarrassed.\par Those people were happy when bad things happened to me.\par They thought they were better than me!\par So let those people be covered with shame and humiliation.\par
Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel!\par Only God can do such amazing things.\par
Kings will be teachers to your children.\par Kings’ daughters will care for them.\par Those kings and their daughters\par will bow down to you.\par They will kiss the dirt at your feet.\par Then you will know\par that I am the Lord.\par Then you will know\par that any person who trusts in me\par will not be disappointed.”\par
The God of Israel (the Jews) chose our ancestors. God helped his people to have success during the time they lived in Egypt as strangers. God brought them out of that country with great power.
God has brought one of David’s descendants {\cf2\super [262]} to Israel (the Jews) to be their Savior. {\cf2\super [263]} That descendant is Jesus. God promised to do this.
They made Peter and John stand before all the people there. The Jewish leaders asked them many times, “How did you make this crippled man well? What power did you use? With whose authority did you do this?”