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For the Lord shall judge his people, and comfort himself concerning his servants.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι κρινεῖ Κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ παρακληθήσεται.
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Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)
Psalms
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.
Greek · SeptuagintΤὰ εἴδωλα τῶν ἐθνῶν ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον, ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων.
They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see;
Greek · SeptuagintΣτόμα ἔχουσι καὶ οὐ λαλήσουσιν, ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχουσι καὶ οὐκ ὄψονται·
they have ears, but they cannot hear; for there is no breath in their mouth.
Greek · SeptuagintὮτα ἔχουσι καὶ οὐκ ἐνωτισθήσονται, οὐδὲ γάρ ἐστι πνεῦμα ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν.
Let those who make them be made like to them; and all those who trust in them.
Greek · SeptuagintὍμοιοι αὐτοῖς γένοιντο οἱ ποιοῦντες αὐτὰ, καὶ πάντες οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς.
O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord:
Greek · SeptuagintΟἶκος Ἰσραὴλ εὐλογήσατε τὸν Κύριον, οἶκος Ἀαρὼν εὐλογήσατε τὸν Κύριον·
O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintΟἶκος Λευὶ, εὐλογήσατε τὸν Κύριον, οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον εὐλογήσατε τὸν Κύριον.
Blessed in Sion be the Lord, who dwells in Jerusalem.
Greek · SeptuagintΕὐλογητὸς Κύριος ἐκ Σιὼν, ὁ κατοικῶν Ἱερουσαλήμ.
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord: for he is good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintἈλληλούϊα. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὅτι ἀγαθὸς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
Give thanks to the God of gods: for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Θεῷ τῶν θεῶν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ τῶν κυρίων, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
To him who alone has wrought great wonders: for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ ποιήσαντι θαυμάσια μεγάλα μόνῳ, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
To him who made the heavens by understanding; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ ποιήσαντι τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἐν συνέσει, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
To him who established the earth on the waters; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ στερεώσαντι τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
To him who alone made great lights; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ ποιήσαντι φῶτα μεγάλα μόνῳ, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
The sun to rule the day; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΤὸν ἥλιον εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς ἡμέρας, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ·
The moon and the stars to rule the night; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΤὴν σελήνην καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς νυκτός, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
To him who smote Egypt with their first-born; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ πατάξαντι Αἴγυπτον σὺν τοῖς πρωτοτόκοις αὐτῶν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
And brought Israel out of the midst of them; for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἐξαγαγόντι τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ·
with a strong hand, and a high arm: for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintἘν χειρὶ κραταιᾷ καὶ ἐν βραχίονι ὑψηλῷ, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
To him who divided the Red Sea into parts: for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ καταδιελόντι τὴν ἐρυθρὰν θάλασσαν εἰς διαιρέσεις, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ·
and brought Israel through the midst of it: for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ διαγαγόντι τὸν Ἰσραὴλ διὰ μέσου αὐτῆς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ·
and overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endures for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἐκτινάξαντι Φαραὼ καὶ τὴν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ εἰς θάλασσαν ἐρυθράν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ διαγαγόντι τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
To him who smote great kings: for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ πατάξαντι βασιλεῖς μεγάλους, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
and slew mighty kings; for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἀποκτείναντι βασιλεῖς κραταιούς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
Seon king of the Amorites: for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintΤὸν Σηὼν βασιλέα τῶν Ἀμοῤῥαίων, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
and Og king of Basan: for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ τὸν Ὢγ βασιλέα τῆς Βασάν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
and gave their land [for] an inheritance: for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ δόντι τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν κληρονομίαν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ·
even an inheritance to Israel his servant: for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · Septuagintκληρονομίαν Ἰσραὴλ δούλῳ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
For the Lord remembered us in our low estate; for his mercy [endures] for ever:
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει ἡμῶν ἐμνήσθη ἡμῶν ὁ Κύριος, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
and redeemed us from our enemies; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἐλυτρώσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
Who gives food to all flesh; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintὉ διδοὺς τροφὴν πάσῃ σαρκὶ, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
Give thanks to the God of heaven; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Θεῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
For David, [a Psalm] of Jeremias. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Sion.
Greek · SeptuagintΤῷ Δαυὶδ, Ἱερεμίου. Ἐπὶ τῶν ποταμῶν Βαβυλῶνος ἐκεῖ ἐκαθίσαμεν, καὶ ἐκλαύσαμεν ἐν τῷ μνησθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς Σιών.
We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπὶ ταῖς ἰτέαις ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς ἐκρεμάσαμεν τὰ ὄργανα ἡμῶν.
For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; and they that had carried us away [asked] a hymn, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Sion.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ἐκεῖ ἐπηρώτησαν ἡμᾶς οἱ αἰχμαλωτεύσαντες ἡμᾶς, λόγους ᾠδῶν, καὶ οἱ ἀπαγαγόντες ἡμᾶς, ὕμνον· ᾄσατε ἡμῖν ἐκ τῶν ᾠδῶν Σιών.
How should we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
Greek · SeptuagintΠῶς ᾄσωμεν τὴν ᾠδὴν Κυρίου ἐπὶ γῆς ἀλλοτρίας;
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill].
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν ἐπιλάθωμαί σου Ἱερουσαλήμ, ἐπιλησθείη ἡ δεξιά μου.
May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember thee; if I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy.
Greek · SeptuagintΚολληθείη ἡ γλῶσσά μου τῷ λάρυγγί μου, ἐὰν μή σου μνησθῷ· ἐὰν μὴ προανατάξωμαι τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐν ἀρχῇ τῆς εὐφροσύνης μου.
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it], even to its foundations.
Greek · SeptuagintΜνήσθητι, Κύριε, τῶν υἱῶν Ἐδὼμ τὴν ἡμέραν Ἱερουσαλήμ· τῶν λεγόντων, ἐκκενοῦτε ἐκκενοῦτε, ἕως τῶν θεμελίων αὐτῇς.
Wretched daughter of Babylon! blessed [shall he be] who shall reward thee as thou hast rewarded us.
Greek · SeptuagintΘυγάτηρ Βαβυλῶνος ἡ ταλαίπωρος, μακάριος ὃς ἀνταποδώσει σοι τὸ ἀνταπόδομά σου, ὃ ἀνταπέδωκας ἡμῖν.
Blessed [shall he be] who shall seize and dash thine infants against the rock.
Greek · SeptuagintΜακάριος ὃς κρατήσει καὶ ἐδαφιεῖ τὰ νήπιά σου πρὸς τὴν πέτραν.
A Psalm for David, of Aggæus and Zacharias. I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to thee before the angels; for thou hast heard all the words of my mouth.
Greek · SeptuagintΨαλμὸς τῷ Δαυὶδ, Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου. Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι Κύριε ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου, καὶ ἐναντίον ἀγγέλων ψαλῶ σοι, ὅτι ἤκουσας πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός μου.
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name, on account of thy mercy and thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy holy name above every thing.
Greek · SeptuagintΠροσκυνήσω πρὸς ναὸν ἅγιόν σου, καὶ ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου, ἐπὶ τῷ ἐλέει σου καὶ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου· ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνας ἐπὶ πᾶν τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιόν σου.
In whatsoever day I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily; thou shalt abundantly provide me with thy power in my soul.
Greek · SeptuagintἘν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπικαλέσωμαί σε, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν μου· πολυωρήσεις με ἐν ψυχῇ μου δυνάμει σου.
Let all the kings of the earth, O Lord, give thanks unto thee; for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξομολογησάσθωσάν σοι Κύριε πάντες οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἤκουσαν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός σου.
And let them sing in the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ᾀσάτωσαν ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς Κυρίου, ὅτι μεγάλη ἡ δόξα Κυρίου.
For the Lord is high, and [yet] regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι ὑψηλὸς Κύριος, καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορᾷ, καὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἀπομακρόθεν γινώσκει.
Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, thou wilt quicken me; thou hast stretched forth thine hands against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand has saved me.
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν πορευθῶ ἐν μέσῳ θλίψεως, ζήσεις με· ἐπʼ ὀργὴν ἐχθρῶν μου ἐξέτεινας χεῖράς σου, καὶ ἔσωσέ με ἡ δεξιά σου.
O Lord, thou shalt recompense [them] on my behalf: thy mercy, O Lord, [endures] for ever: overlook not the works of thine hands.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε ἀνταποδώσεις ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ· Κύριε τὸ ἔλεός σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ παρίδῃς.
For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰς τὸ τέλος, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Κύριε ἐδοκίμασάς με, καὶ ἔγνως με.
Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising: thou understandest my thoughts long before.
Greek · SeptuagintΣὺ ἔγνως τὴν καθέδραν μου, καὶ τὴν ἔγερσίν μου· σὺ συνῆκας τοὺς διαλογισμούς μου ἀπὸ μακρόθεν.
Thou hast traced my path and my bed, and hast foreseen all my ways.
Greek · SeptuagintΤὴν τρίβον μου καὶ τὴν σχοῖνόν μου ἑξιχνίασας· καὶ πάσας τὰς ὁδούς μου προεῖδες,
For there is no unrighteous word in my tongue: behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things,
Greek · Septuagintὅτι οὐκ ἔστι λόγος ἄδικος ἐν γλώσσῃ μου· ἰδοὺ Κύριε, σὺ ἔγνως πάντα
the last and the first: thou hast fashioned me, and laid thine hand upon me.
Greek · Septuagintτὰ ἔσχατα καὶ τὰ ἀρχαῖα· σὺ ἔπλασάς με καὶ ἔθηκας ἐπʼ ἐμὲ τὴν χεῖρά σου.
The knowledge of thee is too wonderful for me; it is very difficult, I cannot [attain] to it.
Greek · SeptuagintἘθαυμαστώθη ἡ γνῶσίς σου ἐξ ἐμοῦ, ἐκραταιώθη, οὐ μὴ δύνωμαι πρὸς αὐτήν.
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Greek · SeptuagintΠοῦ πορευθῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός σου, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου ποῦ φύγω;
If I should go up to heaven, thou art there: if I should go down to hell, thou art present.
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν ἀναβῶ εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, σὺ ἐκεῖ εἶ· ἐὰν καταβῶ εἰς τὸν ᾅδην, πάρει.
If I should spread my wings [to fly] straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, [it would be vain],
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν ἀναλάβω τὰς πτέρυγάς μου κατʼ ὀρθὸν, καὶ κατασκηνώσω εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα τῆς θαλάσσης,
for even there thy hand would guide me, and thy right hand would hold me.
Greek · Septuagintκαὶ γὰρ ἐκεῖ ἡ χείρ σου ὁδηγήσει με, καὶ καθέξει με ἡ δεξιά σου.
When I said, Surely the darkness will cover me; even the night [was] light in my luxury.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ εἶπα, ἄρα σκότος καταπατήσει με, καὶ νὺξ φωτισμὸς ἐν τῇ τρυφῇ μου.
For darkness will not be darkness with thee; but night will be light as day: as its darkness, so shall its light [be to thee].
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι σκότος οὐ σκοτισθήσεται ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ νὺξ ὡς ἡμέρα φωτισθήσεται· ὡς τὸ σκότος αὐτῆς, οὕτως καὶ τὸ φῶς αὐτῆς.
For thou, O Lord, hast possessed my reins; thou hast helped me from my mother's womb.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι σὺ ἐκτήσω τοὺς νεφρούς μου Κύριε, ἀντελάβου μου ἐκ γαστρὸς μητρός μου.
I will give thee thanks; for thou art fearfully wondrous; wondrous are thy works; and my soul knows [it] well.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξομολογήσομαί σοι, ὅτι φοβερῶς ἐθαυμαστώθης· θαυμάσια τὰ ἔργα σου, καὶ ἡ ψυχή μου γινώσκει σφόδρα.
My bones which thou madest in secret were not hidden from thee, nor my substance, in the lowest parts of the earth.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐκ ἐκρύβη τὸ ὀστοῦν μου ἀπὸ σοῦ, ὃ ἐποίησας ἐν κρυφῇ, καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασίς μου ἐν τοῖς κατωτάτω τῆς γῆς.
Thine eyes saw my unwrought [substance], and all [men] shall be written in thy book; they shall be formed by day, though [there should for a time] be no one among them.
Greek · SeptuagintἈκατέργαστόν μου εἶδου οἱ ἀφθαλμοί σου, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον σου πάντες γραφήσονται· ἡμέρας πλασθήσονται καὶ οὐθεὶς ἐν αὐτοῖς.
But thy friends, O God, have been greatly honoured by me; their rule has been greatly strengthened.
Greek · SeptuagintἘμοὶ δὲ λίαν ἐτιμήθησαν οἱ φίλοι σου ὁ Θεὸς, λίαν ἐκραταιώθησαν αἱ ἀρχαὶ αὐτῶν.
I will number them, and they shall be multiplied beyond the sand; I awake, and am still with thee.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξαριθμήσομαι αὐτοὺς καὶ ὑπὲρ ἄμμον πληθυνθήσονται· ἐξηγέρθην, καὶ ἔτι εἰμὶ μετὰ σοῦ.
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, ye men of blood.
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν ἀποκτείνῃς ἁμαρτωλοὺς ὁ Θεός· ἄνδρες αἱμάτων ἐκκλίνατε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ,
For thou wilt say concerning [their] thought, [that] they shall take thy cities in vain.
Greek · Septuagintὅτι ἐρεῖς εἰς διαλογισμόν· λήψονται εἰς ματαιότητα τὰς πόλεις σου.
Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hate thee? and wasted away because of thine enemies?
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐχὶ τοὺς μισοῦντάς σε Κύριε ἐμίσησα, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ἐξετηκόμην;
I have hated them with perfect hatred; they were counted my enemies.
Greek · SeptuagintΤέλειον μῖσος ἐμίσουν αὐτοὺς, εἰς ἐχθροὺς ἐγένοντό μοι.
Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;
Greek · SeptuagintΔοκίμασόν με ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ γνῶθι τὴν καρδίαν μου· ἔτασόν με, καὶ γνῶθι τὰς τρίβους μου.
and see if [there is any] way of iniquity in me, and lead me in an everlasting way.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ ἴδε εἰ ὁδὸς ἀνομίας ἐν ἐμοὶ, καὶ ὁδήγησόν με ἐν ὁδῷ αἰωνίᾳ.
For the end, a Psalm of David.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰς τὸ τέλος, τῷ Δαυὶδ ψαλμός.
Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.
Greek · SeptuagintἘξελοῦ με Κύριε ἐξ ἀνθρώπου πονηροῦ, ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου ῥῦσαί με·
Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.
Greek · Septuagintοἵτινες ἐλογίσαντο ἀδικίας ἐν καρδίᾳ, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν παρετάσσοντο πολέμους.
They have sharpened their tongue as [the tongue] of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintἨκόνησαν γλῶσσαν αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ ὄφεως, ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν· διάψαλμα.
Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Greek · SeptuagintΦύλαξόν με Κύριε ἐκ χειρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπων ἀδίκων ἐξελοῦ με· οἵτινες ἐλογίσαντο τοῦ ὑποσκελίσαι τὰ διαβήματά μου.
The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling-block for me near the path. Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintἜκρυψαν ὑπερήφανοι παγίδα μοι· καὶ σχοινία διέτειναν παγίδας τοῖς ποσί μου, ἐχόμενα τρίβου σκάνδαλον ἔθεντό μοι· διάψαλμα.
I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἶπα τῷ Κυρίῳ, Θεός μου εἶ σὺ· ἐνώτισαι, Κύριε, τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.
O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.
Greek · SeptuagintΚύριε Κύριε, δύναμις τῆς σωτηρίας μου, ἐπεσκίασας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν μου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πολέμου.
Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised [mischief] against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. Pause.
Greek · SeptuagintΜὴ παραδῷς με, Κύριε, ἀπὸ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας μου ἁμαρτωλῷ· διελογίσαντο κατʼ ἐμοῦ, μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς με, μή ποτε ὑψωθῶσι· διάψαλμα.
[As for] the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.
Greek · SeptuagintἩ κεφαλὴ τοῦ κυκλώματος αὐτῶν, κόπος τῶν χειλέων αὐτῶν καλύψει αὐτούς.
Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up [under them].
Greek · SeptuagintΠεσοῦνται ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἄνθρακες πυρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ καταβαλεῖς αὐτοὺς ἐν ταλαιπωρίαις, οὐ μὴ ὑποστῶσιν.
A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.
Greek · SeptuagintἈνὴρ γλωσσώδης οὐ κατευθυνθήσεται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· ἄνδρα ἄδικον κακὰ θηρεύσει εἰς καταφθοράν.
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones.
Greek · SeptuagintἜγνων ὅτι ποιήσει Κύριος τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ πτωχοῦ, καὶ τὴν δίκην τῶν πενήτων.
Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Greek · SeptuagintΠλὴν δίκαιοι ἐξομολογήσονται τῷ ὀνόματί σου, κατοικήσουσιν εὐθεῖς σὺν τῷ προσώπῳ σου.
A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to thee; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee.
Greek · SeptuagintΨαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Κύριε ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σὲ, εἰσάκουσόν μου· πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι με πρὸς σέ.
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; the lifting up of my hands [as] an evening sacrifice.
Greek · SeptuagintΚατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή μου ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν σου· ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν μου θυσία ἑσπερινή.
Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about my lips.
Greek · SeptuagintΘοῦ, Κύριε, φυλακὴν τῷ στόματί μου, καὶ θύραν περιοχῆς περὶ τὰ χείλη μου.
Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with men who work iniquity: and let me not unite with their choice ones.
Greek · SeptuagintΜὴ ἐκκλίνῃς τὴν καρδίαν μου εἰς λόγους πονηρίας, τοῦ προφασίζεσθαι προφάσεις ἐν ἁμαρτίαις, σὺν ἀνθρώποις ἐργαζομένοις τὴν ἀνομίαν, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνδοιάσω μετὰ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτῶν.
The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.
Greek · SeptuagintΠαιδεύσει με δίκαιος ἐν ἐλέει καὶ ἐλέγξει με, ἔλαιον δὲ ἁμαρτωλοῦ μὴ λιπανάτω τὴν κεφαλήν μου, ὅτι ἔτι καὶ ἡ προσευχή μου ἐν ταῖς εὐδοκίαις αὐτῶν.
Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
Greek · SeptuagintΚατεπόθησαν ἐχόμενα πέτρας οἱ κραταιοὶ αὐτῶν· ἀκούσονται τὰ ῥήματά μου, ὅτι ἠδύνθησαν.
As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the [mouth of] the grave.
Greek · SeptuagintὩσεὶ πάχος γῆς διεῤῥάγη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, διεσκορπίσθη τὰ ὀστᾶ ἡμῶν παρὰ τὸν ᾅδην.
For mine eyes are to thee, O Lord God: I have hoped in thee; take not away my life.
Greek · SeptuagintὍτι πρὸς σὲ, Κύριε Κύριε, οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα, μὴ ἀντανέλῃς τὴν ψυχήν μου.
Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling-blocks of them that work iniquity.
Greek · SeptuagintΦύλαξόν με ἀπὸ παγίδος ἧς συνεστήσαντό μοι, καὶ ἀπὸ σκανδάλων τῶν ἐργαζομένων τὴν ἀνομίαν.
Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape.
Greek · SeptuagintΠεσοῦνται ἐν ἀμφιβλήστρῳ αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτωλοὶ, καταμόνας εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ἕως οὗ ἂν παρέλθω.
[A Psalm] of instruction for David, when he was in the cave,—a Prayer.
Greek · SeptuagintΣυνέσεως τῷ Δαυὶδ, ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ σπηλαίῳ, προσευχή.