Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)

and shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan; and the land was defiled with blood,

and was polluted with their works; and they went a whoring with their own devices.

So the Lord was very angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

And he delivered them into the hands of [their] enemies; and they that hated them ruled over them.

And their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands.

Many a time he delivered them; but they provoked him by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities.

Yet the Lord looked upon their affliction, when he heard their petition.

And he remembered his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercy.

And he caused them to be pitied in the sight of all who carried them captive.

Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, that we may glory in thy praise.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting; and all the people shall say, Amen, Amen.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.

Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.

They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,

[even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;

because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.

So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.

Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim his works with exultation.

They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;

these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.

They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.

And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desired haven.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;

a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.

And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.

And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.

Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.

Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.

But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.

The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?

Song of a Psalm by David.

O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; I will sing and sing psalms with my glory.

Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake early.

I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the people; I will sing praise to thee among the Gentiles.

For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth [reaches] to the clouds.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.

That thy beloved [ones] may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and hear me. God has spoken in his sanctuary;

I will be exalted, and will divide Sicima, and will measure out the valley of tents.

Galaad is mine; and Manasses is mine; and Ephraim is the help of mine head; Judas is my king;

Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I cast my sandal; the Philistines are made subject to me.

Who will bring me into the fortified city? or who will guide me to Idumea?

Wilt not thou, O God, who hast rejected us? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

Give us help from tribulation: for vain is the help of man.

Through God we shall do valiantly; and he will bring to nought our enemies.

For the end, a Psalm of David. O God, pass not over my praise in silence;

for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the crafty [man] have been opened against me: they have spoken against me with a crafty tongue.

And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: but I continued to pray.

And they rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Set thou a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand.

When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Let his days be few: and let another take his office of overseer.

Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.

Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.

Let [his] creditor exact all that belongs to him: and let strangers spoil his labours.

Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children.

Let his children be [given up] to utter destruction: in one generation let his name be blotted out.

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Let them be before the Lord continually; and let their memorial be blotted out from the earth.

Because he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the needy and poor man, and [that] to slay him that was pricked in the heart.

He loved cursing also, and it shall come upon him; and he took not pleasure in blessing, so it shall be removed far from him.

Yea, he put on cursing as a garment, and it is come as water into his bowels, and as oil into his bones.

Let it be to him as a garment which he puts on, and as a girdle with which he girds himself continually.

This is the dealing of the Lord with those who falsely accuse me, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

But thou, O Lord, Lord, deal [mercifully] with me, for thy name's sake: for thy mercy is good.

Deliver me, for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me.

I am removed as a shadow in its going down: I am tossed up and down like locusts.

My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of [the want of] oil.

I became also a reproach to them: [when] they saw me they shook their heads.

Help me, O Lord my God; and save me according to thy mercy.

And let them know that this is thy hand; and [that] thou, Lord, hast wrought it.

Let them curse, but thou shalt bless: let them that rise up against me be ashamed, but let thy servant rejoice.

Let those that falsely accuse me be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.

I will give thanks to the Lord abundantly with my mouth; and in the midst of many I will praise him.

For he stood on the right hand of the poor, to save [me] from them that persecute my soul.

A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.