But who did you insult and make fun of? Who did you speak against? You were against the Holy One of Israel! You acted like you were better than him!
Psalm 71:22 - Easy To Read Version And I will play the harp and praise you.My God, I will sing that you can be trusted.I will play songs on my lyre {\cf2\super [409]} for the Holy One of Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I will also praise You with the harp, even Your truth and faithfulness, O my God; unto You will I sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) I will also praise thee with the psaltery, Even thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. Common English Bible Then I’ll give you thanks with a harp— I will thank you for your faithfulness, my God. I will make music for you with the lyre, holy one of Israel. |
But who did you insult and make fun of? Who did you speak against? You were against the Holy One of Israel! You acted like you were better than him!
God, I bow down toward your holy temple.\par I praise your name,\par your true love,\par and your loyalty.\par You are famous \{for the power of\}\par your word.\par Now you have made it even greater!\par
Lord, I will sing a new song\par about the wonderful things you do.\par I will praise you\par and play the harp with ten strings.\par
The Lord is kind and true to people\par who follow his Agreement and promises. {\cf2\super [152]} \par
Play the lyre {\cf2\super [204]} and praise the Lord!\par Play to the Lord on the ten-stringed harp.\par
I will come to God’s altar.\par I will come to the God who makes me\par so very happy.\par God, my God, I will praise you with\par a harp.\par
I trust God, so I am not afraid\par of what people can do to me!\par I praise God for his promise to me.\par
Again and again those people\par tested God’s patience.\par They really hurt the Holy One of Israel.\par
I will sing forever about the Lord’s love.\par I will sing about his loyalty\par forever and ever!\par
Lord, you are our Protector.\par The Holy One of Israel is our King.\par
The Lord showed the nations\par his power to save.\par The Lord showed them his goodness.\par
His followers remembered God’s loyalty\par to the people of Israel.\par The people in faraway lands saw\par our God’s power to save.\par
Every person on earth,\par shout with joy to the Lord.\par Quickly, start singing songs of praise!\par
People of Zion, {\cf2\super [140]} shout about these things!\par The Holy One of Israel is with you\par in a powerful way.\par So, be happy!\par
Why? Because I, the Lord, am your God. I, the Holy One of Israel, am your Savior. I gave Egypt to pay for you. I gave Ethiopia and Seba to make you mine.
The Lord All-Powerful will judge fairly, and people will know he is great. The Holy God will do the things that are right, and the people will respect him.
Those people say, “We wish God would hurry and do the things he plans to do. Then we would know what will happen. We wish the Lord’s plan would happen soon. Then we would know what his plan is.”
\{Bad things will happen to those people\}. Their descendants {\cf2\super [55]} will be completely destroyed—like straw and leaves are burned by fire. Their descendants will be destroyed like a root \{that dies and\} becomes dust. Their descendants will be destroyed like a fire destroys a flower—the ashes blow away in the wind.
God is high and lifted up.\par God lives forever.\par God’s name is holy.\par God says:\par I live in a high and holy place,\par but also with people that are\par sad and humble.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are humble in spirit.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are sad in their hearts.\par
The faraway lands are waiting for me.\par The great cargo ships are ready to sail.\par Those ships are ready to bring\par your children from faraway lands.\par They will bring silver and gold with them\par to honor the Lord your God,\par the Holy One of Israel.\par The Lord does wonderful things for you.\par
\{God,\} please be true to Jacob, {\cf2\super [82]} \par Be kind and loyal to Abraham, {\cf2\super [83]} \par like you promised our ancestors {\cf2\super [84]} \par a long time ago.\par
I tell you that Christ became a servant of the Jews to show that what God promises is true. Christ did this to prove that God will do the things he promised the Jewish fathers.