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The Lord shall keep thy coming in, and thy going out, from henceforth and even for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριος φυλάξει τὴν εἴσοδόν σου, καὶ τὴν ἔξοδόν σου, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.
Hebrew / Jewish
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)
Psalms
A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Εὐφράνθην ἐπὶ τοῖς εἰρηκόσι μοι, εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου πορευσόμεθα.
Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Greek · SeptuagintἙστῶτες ἦσαν οἱ πόδες ἡμῶν ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς σου Ἱερουσαλήμ.
Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.
Greek · SeptuagintἹερουσαλὴμ οἰκοδομουμένη ὡς πόλις, ἧς ἡ μετοχὴ αὐτῆς ἐπιτοαυτό.
For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintἘκεῖ γὰρ ἀνέβησαν αἱ φυλαὶ, φυλαὶ Κυρίου μαρτύριον τῷ Ἰσραὴλ, τοῦ ἐξομολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ἐκεῖ ἐκάθισαν θρόνοι εἰς κρίσιν, θρόνοι ἐπὶ οἶκον Δαυίδ.
Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love thee.
Greek · SeptuagintἘρωτήσατε δὴ τὰ εἰς εἰρήνην τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ εὐθηνία τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί σε.
Let peace, I pray, be within thine host, and prosperity in thy palaces.
Greek · SeptuagintΓενέσθω δὴ εἰρήνη ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου, καὶ εὐθηνία ἐν ταῖς πυργοβάρεσί σου.
For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.
Greek · SeptuagintἝνεκα τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου καὶ τῶν πλησίον μου, ἐλάλουν δὴ εἰρήνην περὶ σοῦ.
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought thy good.
Greek · SeptuagintἝνεκα τοῦ οἴκου Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐξεζήτησα ἀγαθά σοι.
A Song of Degrees. Unto thee who dwellest in heaven have I lifted up mine eyes.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Πρὸς σὲ ᾖρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
Behold, as the eyes of servants [are directed] to the hands of their masters, [and] as the eyes of a maid-servant to the hands of her mistress; so our eyes [are directed] to the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.
Greek · SeptuagintἸδοὺ ὡς ὀφθαλμοὶ δούλων εἰς χεῖρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλμοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χεῖρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡμᾶς.
Have pity upon us, O Lord, have pity upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Greek · SeptuagintἘλέησον ἡμᾶς Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθημεν ἐξουδενώσεως.
[Yea], our soul has been exceedingly filled [with it]: [let] the reproach [be] to them that are at ease, and contempt to the proud.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν· τὸ ὄνειδος τοῖς εὐθηνοῦσι καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοῖς ὑπερηφάνοις.
A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Εἰ μὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, εἰπάτω δὴ Ἰσραὴλ,
if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;
Greek · Septuagintεἰ μὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, ἐν τῷ ἐπαναστῆναι ἀνθρώπους ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς,
verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Greek · Septuagintἄρα ζῶντας ἂν κατέπιον ἡμᾶς· ἐν τῷ ὀργισθῆναι τὸν θυμὸν αὐτῶν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς,
verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.
Greek · Septuagintἄρα τὸ ὕδωρ ἂν κατεπόντισεν ἡμᾶς· χείμαῤῥον διῆλθεν ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν.
Yea, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.
Greek · SeptuagintἌρα διῆλθεν ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ἀνυπόστατον.
Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.
Greek · SeptuagintΕὐλογητὸς Κύριος, ὃς οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἡμᾶς εἰς θήραν τοῖς ὀδοῦσιν αὐτῶν.
Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.
Greek · SeptuagintἩ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν ὡς στρουθίον ἐῤῥύσθη ἐκ τῆς παγίδος τῶν θηρευόντων· ἡ παγὶς συνετρίβη, καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐῤῥύσθημεν.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Greek · SeptuagintἩ βοήθεια ἡμῶν ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, τοῦ ποιήσαντος τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.
A Song of Degrees. They that trust in the Lord [shall be] as mount Sion: he that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπὶ Κύριον ὡς ὄρος Σιὼν, οὐ σαλευθήσεται εἰς αἰῶνα ὁ κατοικῶν Ἱερουσαλήμ·
The mountains are round about her, and [so] the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth and even for ever.
Greek · Septuagintὄρη κύκλῳ αὐτῆς, καὶ ὁ Κύριος κύκλῳ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.
For the Lord will not allow the rod of sinners to be upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous should stretch forth their hands to iniquity.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι οὐκ ἀφήσει Κύριος τὴν ῥάβδον τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐπὶ τὸν κλῆρον τῶν δικαίων, ὅπως ἂν μὴ ἐκτείνωσιν οἱ δίκαιοι ἐν ἀνομίαις χεῖρας αὐτῶν.
Do good, O Lord, to them [that are] good, and to them [that are] upright in heart.
Greek · SeptuagintἈγάθυνον, Κύριε, τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ τοῖς εὐθέσι τῇ καρδίᾳ.
But them that turn aside to crooked ways the Lord will lead away with the workers of iniquity: [but] peace [shall be] upon Israel.
Greek · SeptuagintΤοὺς δὲ ἐκκλίνοντας εἰς τὰς στραγγαλιὰς, ἀπάξει Κύριος μετὰ τῶν ἐργαζομένων τὴν ἀνομίαν. εἰρήνη ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ.
A Song of Degrees. When the Lord turned the captivity of Sion, we became as comforted ones.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Ἐν τῷ ἐπιστρέψαι Κύριον τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν Σιὼν, ἐγενήθημεν ὡσεὶ παρακεκλημένοι.
Then was our mouth filled with joy, and our tongue with exultation: then would they say among the Gentiles,
Greek · SeptuagintΤότε ἐπλήσθη χαρᾶς τὸ στόμα ἡμῶν, καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα ἡμῶν ἀγαλλιάσεως· τότε ἐροῦσιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἐμεγάλυνε Κύριος τοῦ ποιῆσαι μετʼ αὐτῶν.
The Lord has done great things among them. The Lord has done great things for us, we became joyful.
Greek · SeptuagintἘμεγάλυνε Κύριος τοῦ ποιῆσαι μεθʼ ἡμῶν, ἐγενήθημεν εὐφραινόμενοι.
Turn, O Lord, our captivity, as the streams in the south.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπίστρεψον, Κύριε, τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν ἡμῶν ὡς χειμάῤῥους ἐν τῷ Νότῳ.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Greek · SeptuagintΟἱ σπείροντες ἐν δάκρυσιν, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει θεριοῦσι.
They went on and wept as they cast their seeds; but they shall surely come with exultation, bringing their sheaves [with them].
Greek · SeptuagintΠορευόμενοι ἐπορεύοντο, καὶ ἔκλαιον βάλλοντες τὰ σπέρματα αὐτῶν· ἐρχόμενοι δὲ ἥξουσιν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει αἴροντες τὰ δράγματα αὐτῶν.
A Song of Degrees. Except the Lord build the house, they that build labour in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Ἐὰν μὴ Κύριος οἰκοδομήσῃ οἶκον, εἰς μάτην ἐκοπίασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες· ἐὰν μὴ Κύριος φυλάξῃ πόλιν, εἰς μάτην ἠγρύπνησεν ὁ φυλάσσων.
It is vain for you to rise early: ye rise up after resting, ye that eat the bread of grief; while he gives sleep to his beloved.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰς μάτην ὑμῖν ἐστι τὸ ὀρθρίζειν· ἐγείρεσθε μετὰ τὸ καθῆσθαι, οἱ ἐσθίοντες ἄρτον ὀδύνης, ὅταν δῷ τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς αὐτοῦ ὕπνον.
Behold, the inheritance of the Lord, children, the reward of the fruit of the womb.
Greek · SeptuagintἸδοὺ ἡ κληρονομία Κυρίου, υἱοί, ὁ μισθὸς τοῦ καρποῦ τῆς γαστρός.
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; so are the children of those who were outcasts.
Greek · SeptuagintὩσεὶ βέλη ἐν χειρὶ δυνατοῦ, οὕτως οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἐκτετιναγμένων.
Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: they shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates.
Greek · SeptuagintΜακάριος ὃς πληρώσει τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν αὐτοῦ ἐξ αὐτῶν· οὐ καταισχυνθήσονται, ὅταν λαλῶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πύλαις.
A Song of Degrees. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; who walk in his ways.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Μακάριοι πάντες οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον, οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ.
Thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
Greek · SeptuagintΤοὺς πόνους τῶν καρπῶν σου φάγεσαι· μακάριος εἶ καὶ καλῶς σοι ἔσται.
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house: thy children as young olive-plants round about thy table.
Greek · SeptuagintἩ γυνή σου ὡς ἄμπελος εὐθηνοῦσα ἐν ταῖς κλίτεσι τῆς οἰκίας σου· οἱ υἱοί σου ὡς νεόφυτα ἐλαιῶν κύκλῳ τῆς τραπέζης σου.
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintἸδοὺ οὕτως εὐλογηθήσεται ἄνθρωπος ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν Κύριον.
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion; and mayest thou see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Greek · SeptuagintΕὐλογήσαι σε Κύριος ἐκ Σιὼν, καὶ ἴδοις τὰ ἀγαθὰ Ἱερουσαλὴμ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς σου·
And mayest thou see thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἴδοις υἱοὺς τῶν υἱῶν σου· εἰρήνη ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ.
A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say:
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Πλεονάκις ἐπολέμησάν με ἐκ νεότητός μου, εἰπάτω δὴ Ἰσραήλ·
Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.
Greek · SeptuagintΠλεονάκις ἐπολέμησάν με ἐκ νεότητός μου, καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησάν μοι.
The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπὶ τὸν νῶτόν μου ἐτέκταινον οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ, ἐμάκρυναν τὴν ἀνομίαν αὐτῶν.
The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριος δίκαιος συνέκοψεν αὐχένας ἁμαρτωλῶν.
Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.
Greek · SeptuagintΑἰσχυνθήτωσαν καὶ ἀποστραφήτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω πάντες οἱ μισοῦντες Σιών.
Let them be as the grass of the house-tops, which withers before it is plucked up.
Greek · SeptuagintΓενηθήτωσαν ὡσεὶ χόρτος δωμάτων, ὃς πρὸ τοῦ ἐκσπασθῆναι ἐξηράνθη·
Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὗ οὐκ ἐπλήρωσεν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ὁ θερίζων, καὶ τὸν κόλπον αὐτοῦ ὁ τὰ δράγματα συλλέγων.
Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ οὐκ εἶπαν οἱ παράγοντες, εὐλογία Κυρίου ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς, εὐλογήκαμεν ὑμᾶς ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to thee, O Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι Κύριε.
O Lord, hearken to my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς μου· γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.
If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃς Κύριε, Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται;
For with thee is forgiveness: for thy name's sake
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν· ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου
have I waited for thee, O Lord, my soul has waited for thy word.
Greek · Septuagintὑπέμεινά σε Κύριε, ὑπέμεινεν ἡ ψυχή μου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου,
My soul has hoped in the Lord; from the morning watch till night.
Greek · Septuagintἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον· ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας μέχρι νυκτός,
Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Greek · SeptuagintἘλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον· ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος, καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις.
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ.
A Song of Degrees. O Lord, my heart is not exalted, neither have mine eyes been [haughtily] raised: neither have I exercised myself in great [matters], nor in things too wonderful for me.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Κύριε, οὐχ ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία μου, οὐδὲ ἐμετεωρίσθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου· οὐδὲ ἐπορεύθην ἐν μεγάλοις, οὐδὲ ἐν θαυμασίοις ὑπὲρ ἐμέ.
[I shall have sinned] if I have not been humble, but have exalted my soul: according to [the relation of] a weaned child to his mother, so wilt thou recompense my soul.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ μὴ ἐταπεινοφρόνουν, ἀλλὰ ὕψωσα τὴν ψυχήν μου· ὡς τὸ ἀπογεγαλακτισμένον ἐπὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἀνταποδώσεις ἐπὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου.
Let Israel hope in the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintἘλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.
A Song of Degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his meekness:
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Μνήσθητι Κύριε τοῦ Δαυὶδ, καὶ πάσης τῆς πρᾳότητος αὐτοῦ·
how he sware to the Lord, [and] vowed to the God of Jacob, [saying],
Greek · SeptuagintὩς ὤμοσε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ηὔξατο τῷ Θεῷ Ἰακώβ·
I will not go into the tabernacle of my house; I will not go up to the couch of my bed;
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ εἰσελεύσομαι εἰς σκήνωμα οἴκου μου, εἰ ἀναβήσομαι ἐπὶ κλίνης στρωμνῆς μου·
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, nor rest to my temples,
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ δώσω ὕπνον τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς μοῦ, καὶ τοῖς βλεφάροις μου νυσταγμὸν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν τοῖς κροτάφοις μου·
until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Greek · SeptuagintἝως οὗ εὕρω τόπον τῷ Κυρίῳ, σκήνωμα τῷ Θεῷ Ἰακώβ.
Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found it in the fields of the wood.
Greek · SeptuagintἸδοὺ ἠκούσαμεν αὐτὴν ἐν Ἐφραθὰ, εὕρομεν αὐτὴν ἐν τοῖς πεδίοις τοῦ δρυμοῦ.
Let us enter into his tabernacles: let us worship at the place where his feet stood.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰσελευσώμεθα εἰς τὰ σκηνώματα αὐτοῦ· προσκυνήσωμεν εἰς τὸν τόπον οὗ ἔστησαν οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ.
Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thine holiness.
Greek · SeptuagintἈνάστηθι Κύριε εἰς τὴν ἀνάπαυσίν σου, σὺ καὶ ἡ κιβωτὸς τοῦ ἁγιάσματός σου.
Thy priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; and thy saints shall exult.
Greek · SeptuagintΟἱ ἱερεῖς σου ἐνδύσονται δικαιοσύνην, καὶ οἱ ὅσιοί σου ἀγαλλιάσονται.
For the sake of thy servant David turn not away the face of thine anointed.
Greek · SeptuagintἝνεκεν Δαυὶδ τοῦ δούλου σου, μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ χριστοῦ σου.
The Lord sware [in] truth to David, and he will not annul it, [saying], Of the fruit of thy body will I set [a king] upon thy throne.
Greek · SeptuagintὬμοσε Κύριος τῷ Δαυὶδ ἀλήθειαν, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀθετήσει αὐτὴν, ἐκ καρποῦ τῆς κοιλίας σου, θήσομαι ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνον σου.
If thy children will keep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν φυλάξωνται οἱ υἱοί σου τὴν διαθήκην μου, καὶ τὰ μαρτύριά μου ταῦτα ἃ διδάξω αὐτοὺς, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος καθιοῦνται ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου σου.
For the Lord has elected Sion, he has chosen her for a habitation for himself, [saying],
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ἐξελέξατο Κύριος τὴν Σιὼν, ᾑρετίσατο αὐτὴν εἰς κατοικίαν ἑαυτῷ.
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it.
Greek · SeptuagintΑὕτη ἡ κατάπαυσίς μου εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος, ὧδε κατοικήσω ὅτι ᾑρετισάμην αὐτήν.
I will surely bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Greek · SeptuagintΤὴν θήραν αὐτῆς εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω, τοὺς πτωχοὺς αὐτῆς χορτάσω ἄρτων.
I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall greatly exult.
Greek · SeptuagintΤοὺς ἱερεῖς αὐτῆς ἐνδύσω σωτηρίαν, καὶ οἱ ὅσιοι αὐτῆς ἀγαλλιάσει ἀγαλλιάσονται.
There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for mine anointed.
Greek · SeptuagintἘκεῖ ἐξανατελῶ κέρας τῷ Δαυὶδ, ἡτοίμασα λύχνον τῷ χριστῷ σου.
His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall my holiness flourish.
Greek · SeptuagintΤοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ ἐνδύσω αἰσχύνην, ἐπὶ δὲ αὐτὸν ἐξανθήσει τὸ ἁγίασμά μου.
A Song of Degrees. See now! what is so good, or what so pleasant, as for brethren to dwell together?
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Ἰδοὺ δὴ τί καλὸν, ἢ τί τερπνὸν, ἀλλʼ ἢ τὸ κατοικεῖν ἀδελφοὺς ἐπιτοαυτό;
[It is] as ointment on the head, that ran down to the beard, [even] the beard of Aaron; that ran down to the fringe of his clothing.
Greek · SeptuagintὩς μῦρον ἐπὶ κεφαλῆς τὸ καταβαῖνον ἐπὶ πώγωνα, τὸν πώγωνα τὸν Ἀαρὼν, τὸ καταβαῖνον ἐπὶ τὴν ὦαν τοῦ ἐνδύματος αὐτοῦ.
As the dew of Aermon, that comes down on the mountains of Sion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, [even] life for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintὩς δρόσος Ἀερμῶν ὁ καταβαίνουσα ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη Σιών· ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐνετείλατο Κύριος τὴν εὐλογίαν, ζωὴν ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.
A Song of Degrees. Behold now, bless ye the Lord, all the servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
Greek · SeptuagintὨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Ἰδοὺ δὴ εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι Κυρίου, οἱ ἑστῶτες ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου ἐν αὐλαῖς οἴκου Θεοῦ ἡμῶν·
Lift up your hands by night in the sanctuaries, and bless the Lord.
Greek · Septuagintἐν ταῖς νυξὶν ἐπάρατε τὰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν εἰς τὰ ἅγια, καὶ εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον.
May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless thee out of Sion.
Greek · SeptuagintΕὐλογήσαι σε Κύριος ἐκ Σιὼν, ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.
Alleluia. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise the Lord, [ye his] servants,
Greek · SeptuagintἈλληλούϊα. Αἰνεῖτε τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, αἰνεῖτε δοῦλοι Κύριον,
who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
Greek · SeptuagintΟἱ ἑστῶτες ἐν οἴκω Κυρίου, ἐν αὐλαῖς οἴκου Θεοῦ ἡμῶν.
Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises to his name; for [it is] good.
Greek · SeptuagintΑἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, ὅτι ἀγαθὸς Κύριος· ψάλατε τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ, ὅτι καλόν.
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι τὸν Ἰακὼβ ἐξελέξατο ἑαυτῷ ὁ Κύριος, Ἰσραὴλ εἰς περιουσιασμὸν ἑαυτῷ.
For I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods;
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ἐγὼ ἔγνωκα, ὅτι μέγας ὁ Κύριος, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν παρὰ πάντας τοὺς θεούς.
all that the Lord willed, he did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, and in all deeps.
Greek · SeptuagintΠάντα ὅσα ἠθέλησεν ὁ Κύριος, ἐποίησεν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ γῇ, ἐν ταῖς θαλάσσαις καὶ ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἀβύσσοις.
Who brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth: he has made lightnings for the rain: he brings winds out of his treasures.
Greek · SeptuagintἈνάγων νεφέλας ἐξ ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς, ἀστραπὰς εἰς ὑετὸν ἐποίησεν· ὁ ἐξάγων ἀνέμους ἐκ θησαυρῶν αὐτοῦ.
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.
Greek · SeptuagintὋς ἐπάταξε τὰ πρωτότοκα Αἰγύπτου ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους.
He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, on Pharao, and on all his servants.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξαπέστειλεν σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἐν μέσῳ σου Αἴγυπτε, ἐν Φαραῷ καὶ ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ.
Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings;
Greek · SeptuagintὋς ἐπάταξεν ἔθνη πολλά, καὶ ἀπέκτεινε βασιλεῖς κραταιούς·
Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan:
Greek · Septuagintτὸν Σηὼν βασιλέα τῶν Ἀμοῤῥαίων, καὶ τὸν Ὢγ βασιλέα τῆς Βασὰν, καὶ πάσας τὰς βασιλείας Χαναάν·
and gave their land [for] an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἔδωκε τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν κληρονομίαν, κληρονομίαν Ἰσραὴλ λαῷ αὐτοῦ.
O Lord, thy name [endures] for ever, and thy memorial to all generations.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ τὸ μνημόσυνόν σου εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.