A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
1 Τῷ Δαυιδ, πρὸς τὸν Γολιαδ.
Εὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεός μου
ὁ διδάσκων τὰς χεῖράς μου εἰς παράταξιν,
τοὺς δακτύλους μου εἰς πόλεμον·
2 ἔλεός μου καὶ καταφυγή μου,
ἀντιλήμπτωρ μου καὶ ῥύστης μου,
ὑπερασπιστής μου, καὶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἤλπισα,
ὁ ὑποτάσσων τὸν λαόν μου ὑπ᾽ ἐμέ.
3 κύριε, τί ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ὅτι ἐγνώσθης αὐτῷ,
ἢ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου, ὅτι λογίζῃ αὐτόν;
4 ἄνθρωπος ματαιότητι ὡμοιώθη,
αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ σκιὰ παράγουσιν.
5 κύριε, κλῖνον οὐρανούς σου καὶ κατάβηθι,
ἅψαι τῶν ὀρέων, καὶ καπνισθήσονται·
6 ἄστραψον ἀστραπὴν καὶ σκορπιεῖς αὐτούς,
ἐξαπόστειλον τὰ βέλη σου καὶ συνταράξεις αὐτούς.
7 ἐξαπόστειλον τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐξ ὕψους,
ἐξελοῦ με καὶ ῥῦσαί με ἐξ ὑδάτων πολλῶν,
ἐκ χειρὸς υἱῶν ἀλλοτρίων,
8 ὧν τὸ στόμα ἐλάλησεν ματαιότητα,
καὶ ἡ δεξιὰ αὐτῶν δεξιὰ ἀδικίας.
9 ὁ θεός, ᾠδὴν καινὴν ᾄσομαί σοι,
ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ δεκαχόρδῳ ψαλῶ σοι
10 τῷ διδόντι τὴν σωτηρίαν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν,
τῷ λυτρουμένῳ Δαυιδ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ ἐκ ῥομφαίας πονηρᾶς.
11 ῥῦσαί με καὶ ἐξελοῦ με ἐκ χειρὸς υἱῶν ἀλλοτρίων,
ὧν τὸ στόμα ἐλάλησεν ματαιότητα
καὶ ἡ δεξιὰ αὐτῶν δεξιὰ ἀδικίας.
12 ὧν οἱ υἱοὶ ὡς νεόφυτα
ἡδρυμμένα ἐν τῇ νεότητι αὐτῶν,
αἱ θυγατέρες αὐτῶν κεκαλλωπισμέναι
περικεκοσμημέναι ὡς ὁμοίωμα ναοῦ,
13 τὰ ταμιεῖα αὐτῶν πλήρη
ἐξερευγόμενα ἐκ τούτου εἰς τοῦτο,
τὰ πρόβατα αὐτῶν πολυτόκα
πληθύνοντα ἐν ταῖς ἐξόδοις αὐτῶν,
14 οἱ βόες αὐτῶν παχεῖς,
οὐκ ἔστιν κατάπτωμα φραγμοῦ οὐδὲ διέξοδος
οὐδὲ κραυγὴ ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις αὐτῶν,
15 ἐμακάρισαν τὸν λαόν, ᾧ ταῦτά ἐστιν·
μακάριος ὁ λαός, οὗ κύριος ὁ θεὸς αὐτοῦ.