1 Τῷ Δαυιδ.
Δίκασον, κύριε, τοὺς ἀδικοῦντάς με,
πολέμησον τοὺς πολεμοῦντάς με.
2 ἐπιλαβοῦ ὅπλου καὶ θυρεοῦ καὶ ἀνάστηθι εἰς βοήθειάν μου,
3 ἔκχεον ῥομφαίαν καὶ σύγκλεισον ἐξ ἐναντίας τῶν καταδιωκόντων με·
εἰπὸν τῇ ψυχῇ μου Σωτηρία σου ἐγώ εἰμι.
4 αἰσχυνθήτωσαν καὶ ἐντραπήτωσαν οἱ ζητοῦντες τὴν ψυχήν μου,
ἀποστραφήτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω καὶ καταισχυνθήτωσαν οἱ λογιζόμενοί μοι κακά.
5 γενηθήτωσαν ὡσεὶ χνοῦς κατὰ πρόσωπον ἀνέμου,
καὶ ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐκθλίβων αὐτούς·
6 γενηθήτω ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτῶν σκότος καὶ ὀλίσθημα,
καὶ ἄγγελος κυρίου καταδιώκων αὐτούς·
7 ὅτι δωρεὰν ἔκρυψάν μοι διαφθορὰν παγίδος αὐτῶν,
μάτην ὠνείδισαν τὴν ψυχήν μου.
8 ἐλθέτω αὐτοῖς παγίς, ἣν οὐ γινώσκουσιν,
καὶ ἡ θήρα, ἣν ἔκρυψαν, συλλαβέτω αὐτούς,
καὶ ἐν τῇ παγίδι πεσοῦνται ἐν αὐτῇ.
9 ἡ δὲ ψυχή μου ἀγαλλιάσεται ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ,
τερφθήσεται ἐπὶ τῷ σωτηρίῳ αὐτοῦ·
10 πάντα τὰ ὀστᾶ μου ἐροῦσιν Κύριε, τίς ὅμοιός σοι;
ῥυόμενος πτωχὸν ἐκ χειρὸς στερεωτέρων αὐτοῦ
καὶ πτωχὸν καὶ πένητα ἀπὸ τῶν διαρπαζόντων αὐτόν.
11 ἀναστάντες μάρτυρες ἄδικοι ἃ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκον ἠρώτων με·
12 ἀνταπεδίδοσάν μοι πονηρὰ ἀντὶ καλῶν
καὶ ἀτεκνίαν τῇ ψυχῇ μου.
13 ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν τῷ αὐτοὺς παρενοχλεῖν μοι ἐνεδυόμην σάκκον
καὶ ἐταπείνουν ἐν νηστείᾳ τὴν ψυχήν μου,
καὶ ἡ προσευχή μου εἰς κόλπον μου ἀποστραφήσεται.
14 ὡς πλησίον, ὡς ἀδελφὸν ἡμέτερον, οὕτως εὐηρέστουν·
ὡς πενθῶν καὶ σκυθρωπάζων, οὕτως ἐταπεινούμην.
15 καὶ κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ ηὐφράνθησαν καὶ συνήχθησαν,
συνήχθησαν ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ μάστιγες, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνων,
διεσχίσθησαν καὶ οὐ κατενύγησαν.
16 ἐπείρασάν με, ἐξεμυκτήρισάν με μυκτηρισμόν,
ἔβρυξαν ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτῶν.
17 κύριε, πότε ἐπόψῃ;
ἀποκατάστησον τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπὸ τῆς κακουργίας αὐτῶν,
ἀπὸ λεόντων τὴν μονογενῆ μου.
18 ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι, κύριε, ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ πολλῇ,
ἐν λαῷ βαρεῖ αἰνέσω σε.
19 μὴ ἐπιχαρείησάν μοι οἱ ἐχθραίνοντές μοι ἀδίκως,
οἱ μισοῦντές με δωρεὰν καὶ διανεύοντες ὀφθαλμοῖς.
20 ὅτι ἐμοὶ μὲν εἰρηνικὰ ἐλάλουν
καὶ ἐπ᾽ ὀργὴν δόλους διελογίζοντο
21 καὶ ἐπλάτυναν ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν,
εἶπαν Εὖγε εὖγε, εἶδαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν.
22 εἶδες, κύριε, μὴ παρασιωπήσῃς,
κύριε, μὴ ἀποστῇς ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ·
23 ἐξεγέρθητι, κύριε, καὶ πρόσχες τῇ κρίσει μου,
ὁ θεός μου καὶ ὁ κύριός μου, εἰς τὴν δίκην μου.
24 κρῖνόν με κατὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου, κύριε ὁ θεός μου,
καὶ μὴ ἐπιχαρείησάν μοι·
25 μὴ εἴπαισαν ἐν καρδίαις αὐτῶν Εὖγε εὖγε τῇ ψυχῇ ἡμῶν·
μηδὲ εἴπαισαν Κατεπίομεν αὐτόν.
26 αἰσχυνθείησαν καὶ ἐντραπείησαν ἅμα οἱ ἐπιχαίροντες τοῖς κακοῖς μου,
ἐνδυσάσθωσαν αἰσχύνην καὶ ἐντροπὴν οἱ μεγαλορρημονοῦντες ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ.
27 ἀγαλλιάσαιντο καὶ εὐφρανθείησαν οἱ θέλοντες τὴν δικαιοσύνην μου
καὶ εἰπάτωσαν διὰ παντός Μεγαλυνθήτω ὁ κύριος,
οἱ θέλοντες τὴν εἰρήνην τοῦ δούλου αὐτοῦ.
28 καὶ ἡ γλῶσσά μου μελετήσει τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου,
ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν τὸν ἔπαινόν σου.
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof , and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him , and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing .
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.