"For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, Nor give up thy Holy One to see corruption.

"Thou hast made known to me the paths of life, Thou wilt fill me with gladness in thy presence.

"Until I make thine enemies A footstool under thy feet.

"You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

"who saidest through the Holy Spirit, by the lips of thy servant David, our forefather. "Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples form futile plans?

"In this very city they did gather together against thy holy Servant, Jesus whom thou hast anointed??erod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel??28 "to do all that thy power and thy will had predetermined should be done.

"And now Lord, listen to their threats, and grant to thy slaves to proclaim thy message with all boldness,

"whilst thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal; grant too, that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant, Jesus."

"In this city, too, he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all those who call upon thy name."

"how that God fulfilled it for us their children in raising up Jesus; as it is also written in the second Psalm, "Thou art my son, today have I become thy Father.

"Because in another psalm he says, "Thou wilt not give thy Holy One to see corruption.