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declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.
Greek · Septuagintδιαγγέλλων τὸ πρόσταγμα Κυρίου· Κύριος εἶπε πρὸς μὲ, υἱός μου εἶ σὺ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε.
Hebrew / Jewish
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)
Psalms
Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth [for] thy possession.
Greek · SeptuagintΑἴτησαι παρʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ δώσω σοι ἔθνη τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, καὶ τὴν κατάσχεσίν σου τὰ πέρατα τῆς γῆς.
Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.
Greek · SeptuagintΠοιμανεῖς αὐτοὺς ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ, ὡς σκεῦος κεραμέως συντρίψεις αὐτούς.
Now therefore understand, ye kings: be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ νῦν βασιλεῖς σύνετε, παιδεύθητε πάντες οἱ κρίνοντες τὴν γῆν.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.
Greek · SeptuagintΔουλεύσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν φόβῳ, καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε αὐτῷ ἐν τρόμῳ.
Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him.
Greek · SeptuagintΔράξασθε παιδείας, μή ποτε ὀργισθῇ Κύριος, καὶ ἀπολεῖσθε ἐξ ὁδοῦ δικαίας· ὅταν ἐκκαυθῇ ἐν τάχει ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ, μακάριοι πάντες οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπʼ αὐτῷ.
A Psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of his son Abessalom.
Greek · SeptuagintΨαλμὸς τῷ Δαυὶδ, ὁπότε ἀπεδίδρασκεν ἀπὸ προσώπου Ἀβεσσαλὼμ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.
O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε τί ἐπληθύνθησαν οἱ θλίβοντές με; πολλοὶ ἐπανίστανται ἐπʼ ἐμέ.
Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintΠολλοὶ λέγουσι τῇ ψυχῇ μου, οὐκ ἔστι σωτηρία αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ αὐτοῦ· διάψαλμα.
But thou, O Lord, art my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head.
Greek · SeptuagintΣὺ δὲ Κύριε, ἀντιλήπτωρ μου εἶ, δόξα μου, καὶ ὑψῶν τὴν κεφαλήν μου.
I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintΦωνῇ μου πρὸς Κύριον ἐκέκραξα, καὶ ἐπήκουσέ μου ἐξ ὄρους ἁγίου αὐτοῦ· διάψαλμα.
I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.
Greek · SeptuagintἘγὼ ἐκοιμήθην καὶ ὕπνωσα, ἐξηγέρθην, ὅτι Κύριος ἀντιλήψεταί μου.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, who beset me round about.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐ φοβηθήσομαι ἀπὸ μυριάδων λαοῦ, τῶν κύκλῳ ἐπιτιθεμένων μοι.
Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for thou hast smitten all who were without cause mine enemies; thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.
Greek · SeptuagintἈνάστα Κύριε, σῶσόν με ὁ Θεός μου· ὅτι σὺ ἐπάταξας πάντας τοὺς ἐχθραίνοντάς μοι ματαίως, ὀδόντας ἁμαρτωλῶν συνέτριψας.
Deliverance is the Lord's, and thy blessing is upon thy people.
Greek · SeptuagintΤοῦ Κυρίου ἡ σωτηρία, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου ἡ εὐλογία σου.
For the end, a Song of David among [the ]Psalms.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰς τὸ τέλος, ἐν ψαλμοῖς ᾠδὴ τᾠ Δαυίδ.
When I called upon [him], the God of my righteousness heard me: thou hast made room for me in tribulation; pity me, and hearken to my prayer.
Greek · SeptuagintἘν τῷ ἐπικαλεῖσθαί με, εἰσήκουσέ μου ὁ Θεὸς τῆς δικαιοσύνης μου· ἐν θλίψει ἐπλάτυνάς μοι· οἰκτείρησόν με, καὶ εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου.
O ye sons of men, how long [will ye be] slow of heart? wherefore do ye love vanity, and seek falsehood? Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintΥἱοὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἕως πότε βαρυκάρδιοι; ἱνατί ἀγαπᾶτε ματαιότητα, καὶ ζητεῖτε ψεῦδος; διάψαλμα.
But know ye that the Lord has done wondrous things for his holy one: the Lord will hear me when I cry to him.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ γνῶτε ὅτι ἐθαυμάστωσε Κύριος τὸν ὅσιον αὐτοῦ, Κύριος εἰσακούσεταί μου ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι με πρὸς αὐτόν.
Be ye angry, and sin not; feel compunction upon your beds for what ye say in your hearts. Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintὈργίζεσθε καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε· ἃ λέγετε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, ἐπὶ ταῖς κοίταις ὑμῶν κατανύγητε· διάψαλμα.
Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintΘύσατε θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, καὶ ἐλπίσατε ἐπὶ Κύριον.
Many say, Who will shew us good things? the light of thy countenance, O Lord, has been manifested towards us.
Greek · SeptuagintΠολλοὶ λέγουσι, τίς δείξει ἡμῖν τὰ ἀγαθά; ἐσημειώθη ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὸ φῶς τοῦ προσώπου σου, Κύριε.
Thou hast put gladness into my heart: they have been satisfied with the fruit of their corn and wine and oil.
Greek · SeptuagintἜδωκας εὐφροσύνην εἰς τὴν καρδίαν μου· ἀπὸ καρποῦ σίτου καὶ οἴνου καὶ ἐλαίου αὐτῶν ἐπληθύνθησαν.
I will both lie down in peace and sleep: for thou, Lord, only hast caused me to dwell securely.
Greek · SeptuagintἘν εἰρήνῃ ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κοιμηθήσομαι, καὶ ὑπνώσω· ὅτι σὺ Κύριε κατὰ μόνας ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι κατῴκισάς με.
For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning her that inherits.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ τῆς κληρονομούσης, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
Hearken to my words, O Lord, attend to my cry.
Greek · SeptuagintΤὰ ῥήματά μου ἐνώτισαι Κύριε, σύνες τῆς κραυγῆς μου,
Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray.
Greek · Septuagintπρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ὁ βασιλεύς μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου· ὅτι πρὸς σὲ προσεύξομαι Κύριε,
In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon thee, and will look up.
Greek · Septuagintτοπρωῒ εἰσακούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς μου· τοπρωῒ παραστήσομαί σοι, καὶ ἐπόψομαι.
For thou art not a God that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with thee.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι οὐχὶ Θεὸς θέλων ἀνομίαν σὺ εἶ· οὐδὲ παροικησει σοι πονηρευόμενος,
Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.
Greek · Septuagintοὐδὲ διαμενοῦσι παράνομοι κατέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου· ἐμίσησας Κύριε πάντας τοὺς ἐργαζομένους τὴν ἀνομίαν,
Thou wilt destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.
Greek · Septuagintἀπολεῖς πάντας τοὺς λαλοῦντας τὸ ψεῦδος· ἄνδρα αἱμάτων καὶ δόλιον βδελύσσεται Κύριος.
But I will enter into thine house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.
Greek · SeptuagintἘγὼ δὲ ἐν τῷ πλήθει τοῦ ἐλέου σου εἰσελεύσομαι εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου, προσκυνήσω πρὸς ναὸν ἅγιόν σου ἐν φόβῳ σου.
Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε ὁδήγησόν με ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου ἕνεκα τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου, κατεύθυνον ἐνώπιόν σου τὴν ὁδόν μου.
For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν ἀλήθεια· ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν ματαία· τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν· ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν ἐδολιοῦσαν.
Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintΚρίνον αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεός· ἀποπεσάτωσαν ἀπὸ τῶν διαβουλιῶν αὐτῶν· κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἀσεβειῶν αὐτῶν ἔξωσον αὐτοὺς, ὅτι παρεπίκρανάν σε Κύριε.
But let all that trust on thee be glad in thee: they shall exult for ever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all that love thy name shall rejoice in thee.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ εὐφρανθήτωσαν ἐπὶ σοὶ πάντες οἱ ἐλπίζοντες ἐπὶ σὲ, εἰς αἰῶνα ἀγαλλιάσονται, καὶ κατασκηνώσεις ἐν αὐτοῖς· καὶ καυχήσονται ἐπὶ σοὶ πάντες οἱ ἀγαπῶντες τὸ ὄνομά σου,
For thou, Lord, shalt bless the righteous: thou hast compassed us as with a shield of favour.
Greek · Septuagintὅτι σὺ εὐλογήσεις δίκαιον Κύριε, ὡς ὅπλῳ εὐδοκίας ἐστεφάνωσας ἡμᾶς.
For the end, a Psalm of David among the Hymns for the eighth.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰς τὸ τέλος, ἐν ὕμνοις ὑπὲρ τῆς ὀγδόης, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in thine anger.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε, μὴ τῷ θυμῷ σου ἐλέγξῃς με, μηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ σου παιδεύσῃς με.
Pity me, O Lord; for I am weak: heal me, O Lord; for my bones are vexed.
Greek · SeptuagintἘλέησόν με Κύριε, ὅτι ἀσθενής εἰμι· ἴασαί με Κύριε, ὅτι ἐταράχθη τὰ ὀστᾶ μου.
My soul also is grievously vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐταράχθη σφόδρα· καὶ σὺ Κύριε ἕως πότε;
Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: save me for thy mercy's sake.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπίστρεψον Κύριε, ῥῦσαι τὴν ψυχήν μου· σῶσόν με ἕνεκεν τοῦ ἐλέους σου,
For in death no man remembers thee: and who will give thee thanks in Hades?
Greek · Septuagintὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ ὁ μνημονεύων σου, ἐν δὲ τῷ ᾅδῃ τίς ἐξομολογήσεταί σοι;
I am wearied with my groaning; I shall wash my bed every night; I shall water my couch with my tears.
Greek · SeptuagintἘκοπίασα ἐν στεναγμῷ μου, λούσω καθʼ ἑκάστην νύκτα τὴν κλίνην μου, ἐν δάκρυσί μου τὴν στρωμνήν μου βρέξω.
Mine eye is troubled because of my wrath; I am worn out because of all my enemies.
Greek · SeptuagintἘταράχθη ἀπὸ θυμοῦ ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου, ἐπαλαιώθην ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου.
Depart from me, all ye that work iniquity; for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
Greek · SeptuagintἈπόστητε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ πάντες οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν, ὅτι εἰσήκουσε Κύριος τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ κλαυθμοῦ μου.
The Lord has hearkened to my petition; the Lord has accepted my prayer.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰσήκουσε Κύριος τῆς δεήσεώς μου, Κύριος τὴν προσευχήν μου προσεδέξατο.
Let all mine enemies be put to shame and sore troubled: let them be turned back and grievously put to shame speedily.
Greek · SeptuagintΑἰσχυνθείησαν καὶ ταραχθείησαν σφόδρα πάντες οἱ ἐχθροί μου, ἐπιστραφείησαν καὶ αἰσχυνθείησαν σφόδρα διὰ τάχους.
A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Chusi the Benjamite.
Greek · SeptuagintΨαλμὸς τῷ Δαυὶδ, ὃν ᾖσε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὑπὲρ τῶν λόγων Χουσὶ υἱοῦ Ἰεμενεί.
O Lord my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα, σῶσόν με ἐκ πάντων τῶν διωκόντων με, καὶ ῥῦσαί με,
Lest at any time [the enemy] seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.
Greek · Septuagintμή ποτε ἁρπάσῃ ὡς λέων τὴν ψυχήν μου, μὴ ὄντος λυτρουμένου, μηδὲ σώζοντος.
O Lord my God, if I have done this; (if there is unrighteousness in my hands;)
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε ὁ Θεός μου, εἰ ἐποίησα τοῦτο, εἰ ἔστιν ἀδικία ἐν χερσί μου,
if I have requited with evil those who requited me [with good]; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies.
Greek · Septuagintεἰ ἀνταπέδωκα τοῖς ἀνταποδιδοῦσί μοι κακὰ, ἀποπέσοιμι ἄρα ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου κενός·
Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαταδιώξαι ὁ ἐχθρὸς τὴν ψυχήν μου καὶ καταλάβοι, καὶ καταπατήσαι εἰς γῆν τὴν ζωήν μου, καὶ τὴν δόξαν μου εἰς χοῦν κατασκηνώσαι· διάψαλμα.
Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command.
Greek · SeptuagintἈνάστηθι Κύριε ἐν ὀργῇ σου, ὑψώθητι ἐν τοῖς πέρασι τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου· ἐξεγέρθητι Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου ἐν προστάγματι ᾧ ἐνετείλω,
And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: and for this cause do thou return on high.
Greek · Septuagintκαὶ συναγωγὴ λαῶν κυκλώσει σε· καὶ ὑπὲρ ταύτης εἰς ὕψος ἐπίστρεψον.
The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριος κρινεῖ λαούς· κρίνον με Κύριε κατὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην μου, καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἀκακίαν μου ἐπʼ ἐμοί.
Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and [then] thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.
Greek · SeptuagintΣυντελεσθήτω δὴ πονηρία ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ κατευθυνεῖς δίκαιον, ἐτάζων καρδίας καὶ νεφροὺς ὁ Θεός.
My help is righteous, [coming] from God who saves the upright in heart.
Greek · SeptuagintΔικαία ἡ βοήθειά μου παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ σώζοντος τοὺς εὐθεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ.
God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.
Greek · SeptuagintὉ Θεὸς κριτὴς δίκαιος, καὶ ἰσχυρὸς, καὶ μακρόθυμος, μὴ ὀργὴν ἐπάγων καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν.
If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν μὴ ἐπιστραφῆτε, τὴν ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ στιλβώσει, τὸ τόξον αὐτοῦ ἐνέτεινε, καὶ ἡτοίμασεν αὐτό.
And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ἡτοίμασε σκεύη θανάτου, τὰ βέλη αὐτοῦ τοῖς καιομένοις ἐξειργάσατο.
Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
Greek · SeptuagintἸδοὺ ὠδίνησεν ἀδικίαν, συνέλαβε πόνον, καὶ ἔτεκεν ἀνομίαν.
He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made.
Greek · SeptuagintΛάκκον ὤρυξε καὶ ἀνέσκαψεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς βόθρον ὃν εἰργάσατο.
His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπιστρέψει ὁ πόνος αὐτοῦ εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ κορυφὴν αὐτοῦ ἡ ἀδικία αὐτοῦ καταβήσεται.
I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξομολογήσομαι Κυρίῳ κατὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ, ψαλῶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου τοῦ ὑψίστου.
For the end, concerning the wine-presses, a Psalm of David.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ τῶν ληνῶν, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! for thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν, ὡς θαυμαστὸν τὸ ὄνομά σου ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ; ὅτι ἐπῄρθη ἡ μεγαλοπρέπειά σου ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou perfected praise, because of thine enemies; that thou mightest put down the enemy and avenger.
Greek · SeptuagintἘκ στόματος νηπίων καὶ θηλαζόντων κατηρτίσω αἶνον· ἕνεκα τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου, τοῦ καταλῦσαι ἐχθρὸν καὶ ἐκδικητήν.
For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and stars, which thou hast established.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ὄψομαι τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἔργα τῶν δακτύλων σου, σελήνην καὶ ἀστέρας, ἃ σὺ ἐθεμελίωσας·
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Greek · SeptuagintΤί ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ὅτι μιμνήσκῃ αὐτοῦ; ἢ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου, ὅτι ἐπισκέπτῃ αὐτόν;
Thou madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour;
Greek · SeptuagintἨλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρʼ ἀγγέλους, δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτὸν,
and thou hast set him over the works of thy hands: thou hast put all things under his feet:
Greek · Septuagintκαὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου· πάντα ὑπέταξας ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ,
sheep and all oxen, yea, and the cattle of the field;
Greek · Septuagintπρόβατα καὶ βόας πάσας, ἔτι δὲ καὶ τὰ κτήνη τοῦ πεδίου,
the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, the [creatures] passing through the paths of the sea.
Greek · Septuagintτὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ τοὺς ἰχθύας τῆς θαλάσσης, τὰ διαπορευόμενα τρίβους θαλασσῶν.
O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth!
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν, ὡς θαυμαστὸν ὄνομά σου ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ;
For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ τῶν κρυφίων τοῦ υἱοῦ, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all thy wonderful works.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξομολογήσομαι σοι Κύριε ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου, διηγήσομαι πάντα τὰ θαυμάσιά σου.
I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou Most High.
Greek · SeptuagintΕὐφρανθήσομαι καὶ ἀγαλλιάσομαι ἐν σοὶ, ψαλῶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ὕψιστε.
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence.
Greek · SeptuagintἘν τῷ ἀποστραφῆναι τὸν ἐχθρόν μου εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, ἀσθενήσουσι καὶ ἀπολοῦνται ἀπὸ προσώπου σου.
For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ἐποίησας τὴν κρίσιν μου καὶ τὴν δίκην μου, ἐκάθισας ἐπὶ θρόνου ὁ κρίνων δικαιοσύνην.
Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπετίμησας ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἀπώλετο ὁ ἀσεβὴς· τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν ἐξήλειψας εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.
The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,
Greek · SeptuagintΤοῦ ἐχθροῦ ἐξέλιπον αἱ ῥομφαῖαι εἰς τέλος, καὶ πόλεις καθεῖλες· ἀπώλετο τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν μετʼ ἤχου,
but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.
Greek · Septuagintκαὶ ὁ Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μένει· ἡτοίμασεν ἐν κρίσει τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ,
And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.
Greek · Septuagintκαὶ αὐτὸς κρινεῖ τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, κρινεῖ λαοὺς ἐν εὐθύτητι.
The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἐγένετο Κύριος καταφυγὴ τῷ πένητι, βοηθὸς ἐν εὐκαιρίαις, ἐν θλίψει.
And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἐλπισάτωσαν ἐπὶ σὲ οἱ γινώσκοντες τὸ ὄνομά σου, ὅτι οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπες τοὺς ἐκζητοῦντάς σε Κύριε.
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations.
Greek · SeptuagintΨάλατε τῷ Κυρίῳ τῷ κατοικοῦντι ἐν Σιὼν, ἀναγγείλατε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτοῦ.
For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ἐκζητῶν τὰ αἵματα αὐτῶν ἐμνήσθη, οὐκ ἐπελάθετο τῆς δεήσεως τῶν πενήτων.
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction [which I suffer] of mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
Greek · SeptuagintἘλέησόν με Κύριε, ἴδε τὴν ταπείνωσίν μου ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου, ὁ ὑψῶν με ἐκ τῶν πυλῶν τοῦ θανάτου·
that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation.
Greek · SeptuagintὍπως ἂν ἐξαγγείλω πάσας τὰς αἰνέσεις σου ἐν ταῖς πύλαις τῆς θυγατρὸς Σιών· ἀγαλλιάσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου.
The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.
Greek · SeptuagintἘνεπάγησαν ἔθνη ἐν διαφθορᾷ ᾗ ἐποίησαν· ἐν παγίδι ταύτῃ ᾗ ἔκρυψαν συνελήφθη ὁ ποὺς αὐτῶν.
The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintΓινώσκεται Κύριος κρίματα ποιῶν, ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ συνελήφθη ὁ ἁμαρτωλός· ᾠδὴ διαψάλματος.
Let sinners be driven away into Hades, [even] all the nations that forget God.
Greek · SeptuagintἈποστραφήτωσαν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ εἰς τὸν ᾅδην, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τὰ ἐπιλανθανόμενα τοῦ Θεοῦ.
For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι οὐκ εἰς τέλος ἐπιλησθήσεται ὁ πτωχὸς, ἡ ὑπομονὴ τῶν πενήτων οὐκ ἀπολεῖται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.
Greek · SeptuagintἈνάστηθι Κύριε, μὴ κραταιούσθω ἄνθρωπος, κριθήτωσαν ἔθνη ἐνώπιόν σου.
Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintΚατάστησον, Κύριε, νομοθέτην ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, γνώτωσαν ἔθνη ὅτι ἀνθρωποί εἰσι· διάψαλμα.
Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? [why] dost thou overlook [us] in times of need, in affliction?
Greek · SeptuagintἹνατί, Κύριε, ἀφέστηκας μακρόθεν, ὑπερορᾷς ἐν εὐκαιρίαις, ἐν θλίψει;
While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: [the wicked] are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine.
Greek · SeptuagintἘν τῷ ὑπερηφανεύεσθαι τὸν ἀσεβῆ, ἐμπυρίζεται ὁ πτωχὸς, συλλαμβάνονται ἐν διαβουλίοις οἷς διαλογίζονται.
Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ἐπαινεῖται ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ἀδικῶν ἐνευλογεῖται.