Psalms 16; Psalms 17; Acts 20:1-16

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Psalms 16

1 Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.
2 I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; all the good things I have come from you."
3 How excellent are the Lord's faithful people! My greatest pleasure is to be with them.
4 Those who rush to other gods bring many troubles on themselves. I will not take part in their sacrifices; I will not worship their gods.
5 You, Lord, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands.
6 How wonderful are your gifts to me; how good they are!
7 I praise the Lord, because he guides me, and in the night my conscience warns me.
8 I am always aware of the Lord's presence; he is near, and nothing can shake me.
9 And so I am thankful and glad, and I feel completely secure,
10 because you protect me from the power of death. I have served you faithfully, and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.
11 You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 17

1 Listen, O Lord, to my plea for justice; pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to my honest prayer.
2 You will judge in my favor, because you know what is right.
3 You know my heart. You have come to me at night; you have examined me completely and found no evil desire in me. I speak no evil,
4 as others do; I have obeyed your command and have not followed paths of violence.
5 I have always walked in your way and have never strayed from it.
6 I pray to you, O God, because you answer me; so turn to me and listen to my words.
7 Reveal your wonderful love and save me; at your side I am safe from my enemies.
8 Protect me as you would your very eyes; hide me in the shadow of your wings
9 from the attacks of the wicked. Deadly enemies surround me;
10 they have no pity and speak proudly.
11 They are around me now, wherever I turn, watching for a chance to pull me down.
12 They are like lions, waiting for me, wanting to tear me to pieces.
13 Come, Lord! Oppose my enemies and defeat them! Save me from the wicked by your sword;
14 save me from those who in this life have all they want. Punish them with the sufferings you have stored up for them; may there be enough for their children and some left over for their children's children!
15 But I will see you, because I have done no wrong; and when I awake, your presence will fill me with joy.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Acts 20:1-16

1 After the uproar died down, Paul called together the believers and with words of encouragement said good-bye to them. Then he left and went on to Macedonia.
2 He went through those regions and encouraged the people with many messages. Then he came to Achaia,
3 where he stayed three months. He was getting ready to go to Syria when he discovered that there were Jews plotting against him; so he decided to go back through Macedonia.
4 Sopater son of Pyrrhus, from Berea, went with him; so did Aristarchus and Secundus, from Thessalonica; Gaius, from Derbe; Tychicus and Trophimus, from the province of Asia; and Timothy.
5 They went ahead and waited for us in Troas.
6 We sailed from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later we joined them in Troas, where we spent a week.
7 On Saturday evening we gathered together for the fellowship meal. Paul spoke to the people and kept on speaking until midnight, since he was going to leave the next day.
8 Many lamps were burning in the upstairs room where we were meeting.
9 A young man named Eutychus was sitting in the window, and as Paul kept on talking, Eutychus got sleepier and sleepier, until he finally went sound asleep and fell from the third story to the ground. When they picked him up, he was dead.
10 But Paul went down and threw himself on him and hugged him. "Don't worry," he said, "he is still alive!"
11 Then he went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. After talking with them for a long time, even until sunrise, Paul left.
12 They took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
13 We went on ahead to the ship and sailed off to Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had told us to do this, because he was going there by land.
14 When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
15 We sailed from there and arrived off Chios the next day. A day later we came to Samos, and the following day we reached Miletus.
16 Paul had decided to sail on by Ephesus, so as not to lose any time in the province of Asia. He was in a hurry to arrive in Jerusalem by the day of Pentecost, if at all possible.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.