Ψαλμοί 111
1 αλληλουια ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι κύριε ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου ἐν βουλῇ εὐθείων καὶ συναγωγῇ
Praise Yahweh! I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being, every time I am with a large group of godly/righteous people.
2 μεγάλα τὰ ἔργα κυρίου ἐξεζητημένα εἰς πάντα τὰ θελήματα αὐτοῦ
The things that Yahweh has done are wonderful! All those who are delighted/pleased with those things desire to (study/think about) them.
3 ἐξομολόγησις καὶ μεγαλοπρέπεια τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος
[Because of everything] that he does, people greatly honor him and respect him because he is a great king; the righteous/just things that he does will endure forever.
4 μνείαν ἐποιήσατο τῶν θαυμασίων αὐτοῦ ἐλεήμων καὶ οἰκτίρμων ὁ κύριος
He has [appointed/established festivals in which] we remember the wonderful things that he has done; Yahweh [always] is kind and merciful.
5 τροφὴν ἔδωκεν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν μνησθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα διαθήκης αὐτοῦ
He provides food for those who revere him; he never forgets the agreement that he made [with our ancestors].
6 ἰσχὺν ἔργων αὐτοῦ ἀνήγγειλεν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ τοῦ δοῦναι αὐτοῖς κληρονομίαν ἐθνῶν
By enabling his people to capture the lands that belonged to other people-groups, he has shown to [us], his people, that he is very powerful.
7 ἔργα χειρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀλήθεια καὶ κρίσις πισταὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ἐντολαὶ αὐτοῦ
He [MTY] faithfully [does what he has promised] and always does what is just/fair, and we can depend on him [to help us] when he commands us to do things.
8 ἐστηριγμέναι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος πεποιημέναι ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ εὐθύτητι
What he commands must be obeyed forever; and he acted in a true and righteous manner when he gave us those commands.
9 λύτρωσιν ἀπέστειλεν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ ἐνετείλατο εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα διαθήκην αὐτοῦ ἅγιον καὶ φοβερὸν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ
He rescued [us], his people, [from being slaves in Egypt], and he made an agreement [with us] that will last forever. He [MTY] is holy and awesome!
10 ἀρχὴ σοφίας φόβος κυρίου σύνεσις ἀγαθὴ πᾶσι τοῖς ποιοῦσιν αὐτήν ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος
Revering Yahweh is the way to become wise. All those who obey [his commands] will know what is good [for them to decide to do]. We should praise him forever!
