this read may be for you

Just thought I needed to put up these two sections, one in Psalms & the other in Acts. They both hold a lot of stuff.


Psalm 25
1 O LORD, I give my life to you.
2   I trust in you, my God!
Do not let me be disgraced,
  or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
3 No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced,
  but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.

4 Show me the right path, O LORD;
  point out the road for me to follow.
5 Lead me by your truth and teach me,
  for you are the God who saves me.
  All day long I put my hope in you.
6 Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love,
  which you have shown from long ages past.
7 Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth.
  Remember me in the light of your unfailing love,
  for you are merciful, O LORD.

8 The LORD is good and does what is right;
  he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
9 He leads the humble in doing right,
  teaching them his way.
10 The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness
  all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.

11 For the honor of your name, O LORD,
  forgive my many, many sins.
12 Who are those who fear the LORD?
  He will show them the path they should choose.
13 They will live in prosperity,
  and their children will inherit the land.
14 The LORD is a friend to those who fear him.
  He teaches them his covenant.
15 My eyes are always on the LORD,
  for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.

16 Turn to me and have mercy,
  for I am alone and in deep distress.
17 My problems go from bad to worse.
  Oh, save me from them all!
18 Feel my pain and see my trouble.
  Forgive all my sins.
19 See how many enemies I have
  and how viciously they hate me!
20 Protect me! Rescue my life from them!
  Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge.
21 May integrity and honesty protect me,
  for I put my hope in you.

22 O God, ransom Israel
  from all its troubles.


Acts 2
14 Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, "Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.15 These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o'clock in the morning is much too early for that.16 No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:

17 'In the last days,' God says,
  'I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
  Your young men will see visions,
  and your old men will dream dreams.
18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit
  even on my servants—men and women alike—
  and they will prophesy.
19 And I will cause wonders in the heavens above
  and signs on the earth below—
  blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will become dark,
  and the moon will turn blood red
  before that great and glorious day of the LORD arrives.
21 But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD
  will be saved.'*

  22 "People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene* by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know.23 But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.24 But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.25 King David said this about him:

'I see that the LORD is always with me.
  I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
26 No wonder my heart is glad,
  and my tongue shouts his praises!
  My body rests in hope.
27 For you will not leave my soul among the dead*
  or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.
28 You have shown me the way of life,
  and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.'*

  29 "Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn't referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us.30 But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on his throne.31 David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave.
  32 "God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this.33 Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.34 For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said,

'The LORD said to my Lord,
  "Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
35 until I humble your enemies,
  making them a footstool under your feet."'*

  36 "So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!"