Mazmur 73:17

73:17 Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple, ¹ 

and understood the destiny of the wicked. ² 

Mazmur 73:1

Book 3
(Psalms 73-89)

Psalm 73 ³ 

A psalm by Asaph.

73:1 Certainly God is good to Israel, ⁴ 

and to those whose motives are pure! ⁵ 

Kisah Para Rasul 6:1

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

6:1 Now in those ⁶  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ⁷  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ⁸  against the native Hebraic Jews, ⁹  because their widows ¹⁰  were being overlooked ¹¹  in the daily distribution of food. ¹² 

Kisah Para Rasul 8:1

8:1 And Saul agreed completely with killing ¹³  him.

Saul Begins to Persecute the Church

Now on that day a great ¹⁴  persecution began ¹⁵  against the church in Jerusalem, ¹⁶  and all ¹⁷  except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions ¹⁸  of Judea and Samaria.

Kisah Para Rasul 8:1-2

8:1 And Saul agreed completely with killing ¹⁹  him.

Saul Begins to Persecute the Church

Now on that day a great ²⁰  persecution began ²¹  against the church in Jerusalem, ²²  and all ²³  except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions ²⁴  of Judea and Samaria. 8:2 Some ²⁵  devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation ²⁶  over him. ²⁷ 

Kisah Para Rasul 20:8-9

20:8 (Now there were many lamps ²⁸  in the upstairs room where we were meeting.) ²⁹  20:9 A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, ³⁰  was sinking ³¹  into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak ³²  for a long time. Fast asleep, ³³  he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

[73:17]  ¹ tn The plural of the term מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash) probably refers to the temple precincts (see Ps 68:35; Jer 51:51).

[73:17]  ² tn Heb “I discerned their end.” At the temple the psalmist perhaps received an oracle of deliverance announcing his vindication and the demise of the wicked (see Ps 12) or heard songs of confidence (for example, Ps 11), wisdom psalms (for example, Pss 1, 37), and hymns (for example, Ps 112) that describe the eventual downfall of the proud and wealthy.

[73:1]  ³ sn Psalm 73. In this wisdom psalm the psalmist offers a personal testimony of his struggle with the age-old problem of the prosperity of the wicked. As he observed evil men prosper, he wondered if a godly lifestyle really pays off. In the midst of his discouragement, he reflected upon spiritual truths and realities. He was reminded that the prosperity of the wicked is only temporary. God will eventually vindicate his people.

[73:1]  ⁴ tn Since the psalm appears to focus on an individual’s concerns, not the situation of Israel, this introduction may be a later addition designed to apply the psalm’s message to the entire community. To provide a better parallel with the next line, some emend the Hebrew phrase לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים (lÿyisra’el ’elohim, “to Israel, God”) to אֱלֹהִים [or אֵל] לָיָּשָׁר (’elohim [or ’el] lÿyyashar, “God [is good] to the upright one”).

[73:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “to the pure of heart.”

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “these.” The translation uses “those” for stylistic reasons.

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “were multiplying.”

[6:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.

[6:1]  sn The Greek-speaking Jews were the Hellenists, Jews who to a greater or lesser extent had adopted Greek thought, customs, and lifestyle, as well as the Greek language. The city of Alexandria in Egypt was a focal point for them, but they were scattered throughout the Roman Empire.

[6:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

[6:1]  ¹⁰ sn The care of widows is a major biblical theme: Deut 10:18; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12-13; 27:19; Isa 1:17-23; Jer 7:6; Mal 3:5.

[6:1]  ¹¹ tn Or “neglected.”

[6:1]  ¹² tn Grk “in the daily serving.”

[6:1]  sn The daily distribution of food. The early church saw it as a responsibility to meet the basic needs of people in their group.

[8:1]  ¹³ tn The term ἀναίρεσις (anairesi") can refer to murder (BDAG 64 s.v.; 2 Macc 5:13; Josephus, Ant. 5.2.12 [5.165]).

[8:1]  ¹⁴ tn Or “severe.”

[8:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Now there happened on that day a great persecution.” It is less awkward to say in English “Now on that day a great persecution began.”

[8:1]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:1]  ¹⁷ sn All. Given that the Jerusalem church is still active after this and that the Hellenists are the focus of Acts 6-8, it is possible to argue that only the Hellenistic Christians were forced to scatter.

[8:1]  ¹⁸ tn Or “countryside.”

[8:1]  ¹⁹ tn The term ἀναίρεσις (anairesi") can refer to murder (BDAG 64 s.v.; 2 Macc 5:13; Josephus, Ant. 5.2.12 [5.165]).

[8:1]  ²⁰ tn Or “severe.”

[8:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “Now there happened on that day a great persecution.” It is less awkward to say in English “Now on that day a great persecution began.”

[8:1]  ²² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:1]  ²³ sn All. Given that the Jerusalem church is still active after this and that the Hellenists are the focus of Acts 6-8, it is possible to argue that only the Hellenistic Christians were forced to scatter.

[8:1]  ²⁴ tn Or “countryside.”

[8:2]  ²⁵ tn “Some” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[8:2]  ²⁶ sn Made loud lamentation. For someone who was stoned to death, lamentation was normally not allowed (m. Sanhedrin 6:6). The remark points to an unjust death.

[8:2]  ²⁷ tn Or “mourned greatly for him.”

[20:8]  ²⁸ tn More commonly λαμπάς (lampa") means “torch,” but here according to BDAG 585 s.v. λαμπάς 2, “lamp…w. a wick and space for oil.”

[20:8]  ²⁹ sn This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author.

[20:9]  ³⁰ tn This window was probably a simple opening in the wall (see also BDAG 462 s.v. θυρίς).

[20:9]  ³¹ tn Grk “sinking into a deep sleep.” BDAG 529 s.v. καταφέρω 3 has “ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ sink into a deep sleep…Ac 20:9a.” The participle καταφερόμενος (kataferomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[20:9]  ³² tn The participle διαλεγομένου (dialegomenou) has been taken temporally.

[20:9]  ³³ tn BDAG 529 s.v. καταφέρω 3 has “κατενεχθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὔπνου overwhelmed by sleep vs. 9b,” but this expression is less common in contemporary English than phrases like “fast asleep” or “sound asleep.”