Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.
NIV
For what reason? Because [they pursued it] not through faith, relying [instead] on the merit of their works [they did not depend on faith but on what they could do]. They have stumbled over the Stumbling Stone. [Isa. 8:14; 28:16.]AMP
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
KJV
For the director of music. To the tune of "The Death of the Son." A psalm of David. I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
NIV
To the Chief Musician; set for [possibly] soprano voices. A Psalm of David. I WILL praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth (recount and tell aloud) all Your marvelous works and wonderful deeds!
AMP
I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
KJV
The LORD will vindicate me; your love, LORD, endures forever – do not abandon the works of your hands.
NIV
The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, endure forever--forsake not the works of Your own hands. [Ps. 57:2; Phil. 1:6.]AMP
The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
KJV
When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
NIV
And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
KJV
And he said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him."
NIV
And he said to his attendants, This is John the Baptist; He has been raised from the dead, and that is why the powers of performing miracles are at work in Him.
AMP
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
KJV
"And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory."
NIV
For I know their works and their thoughts. And the time is coming when I will gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
AMP
For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
KJV
"And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?"
NIV
Yet these are but [a small part of His doings] the outskirts of His ways or the mere fringes of His force, the faintest whisper of His voice! Who dares contemplate or who can understand the thunders of His full, magnificent power?
AMP
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
KJV
