After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. [84] God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you. And I will give you a great reward.”
Psalm 84:11 - Easy To Read Version The Lord is our protector and glorious king. {\cf2\super [491]} \par God blesses us with kindness and glory.\par The Lord gives every good thing\par to people who follow and obey him.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: The LORD will give grace and glory: No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. American Standard Version (1901) For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Common English Bible The LORD is a sun and shield; God is favor and glory. The LORD gives—doesn’t withhold!—good things to those who walk with integrity. Catholic Public Domain Version Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed. |
After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. [84] God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you. And I will give you a great reward.”
Only a person who lives a pure life,\par and does good things,\par and speaks truth from the heart\par \{can live on your mountain\}.\par
Lord, you are my Light and my Savior.\par I should not be afraid of anyone!\par The Lord is the place of safety for my life.\par So I will not be afraid of any person.\par
But, Lord, you are my shield.\par You are my Glory.\par Lord, you make me important! {\cf2\super [8]} \par
The leaders of the nations meet together\par with the people of the God of Abraham.\par All of the leaders of all the nations\par belong to God.\par God is over them all!\par
God, protect our protector. {\cf2\super [489]} \par Be kind to your chosen king. {\cf2\super [490]} \par
The Lord will give us many good things.\par The ground will grow many good crops.\par
A good, honest person is safe. But a crooked person who cheats will be caught.
If a person is living right, then he will be safe. But if a person is evil, then he will lose his power.
But people of Jacob, {\cf2\super [31]} \par I must say these things.\par The Lord is losing his patience\par because of the bad things you did.\par If you people lived right,\par then I could say nice words to you.\par
“But, for my followers, goodness will shine on you like the rising sun. And it will bring healing power like the sun’s rays. You will be free and happy, like calves freed from their stalls. {\cf2\super [21]}
The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing the good things God wants you to do. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.
The Word {\cf2\super [6]} (Christ) was full of grace and truth. From him we all received more and more blessings.
The true Light was coming into the world. This is the true Light that gives light to all people.
Later, Jesus talked to the people again. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. The person that follows me will never live in darkness. That person will have the light that gives life.”
And our faces are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory. We are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings more and more glory. This glory comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
I saw what these Jews did. They were not following the truth of the Good News. {\cf2\super [17]} So I spoke to Peter in a way that all the other Jews could hear what I said. This is what I said: “Peter, you are a Jew. But you don’t live like a Jew. You live like a non-Jew. So why do you now force the non-Jewish people to live like Jews?”
Those Levites [113] will not get any share of land like the other family groups. The Levites’ share is the Lord himself, just like the Lord said to them.
God began doing good things with you. And God is continuing that work in you. God will finish that work in you when Jesus Christ comes again. I am sure of that.
My God is very rich with the glory of Christ Jesus. God will use his riches in Christ Jesus to give you everything you need.