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1 αλληλουια ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
O give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good, for his loving kindness is forever.
2 εἰπάτω δὴ οἶκος Ισραηλ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Let Israel now say that his loving kindness is forever.
3 εἰπάτω δὴ οἶκος Ααρων ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness is forever.
4 εἰπάτωσαν δὴ πάντες οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν κύριον ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Let those now who fear Jehovah say that his loving kindness is forever.
5 ἐν θλίψει ἐπεκαλεσάμην τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐπήκουσέν μου εἰς πλατυσμόν
Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah. Jehovah answered me upon a large place.
6 κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος
Jehovah is on my side, I will not fear. What can man do to me?
7 κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός κἀγὼ ἐπόψομαι τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου
Jehovah is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I shall look upon those who hate me.
8 ἀγαθὸν πεποιθέναι ἐπὶ κύριον ἢ πεποιθέναι ἐπ’ ἄνθρωπον
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah than to put confidence in man.
9 ἀγαθὸν ἐλπίζειν ἐπὶ κύριον ἢ ἐλπίζειν ἐπ’ ἄρχοντας
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah than to put confidence in rulers.
10 πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
All nations encompassed me around. In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
11 κυκλώσαντες ἐκύκλωσάν με καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
They encompassed me around, yea, they encompassed me around. In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
12 ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡσεὶ μέλισσαι κηρίον καὶ ἐξεκαύθησαν ὡσεὶ πῦρ ἐν ἀκάνθαις καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
They encompassed me around like bees. They are quenched as the fire of thorns. In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
13 ὠσθεὶς ἀνετράπην τοῦ πεσεῖν καὶ ὁ κύριος ἀντελάβετό μου
Thou thrusted greatly at me that I might fall, but Jehovah helped me.
14 ἰσχύς μου καὶ ὕμνησίς μου ὁ κύριος καὶ ἐγένετό μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
Jehovah is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation.
15 φωνὴ ἀγαλλιάσεως καὶ σωτηρίας ἐν σκηναῖς δικαίων δεξιὰ κυρίου ἐποίησεν δύναμιν
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. The right hand of Jehovah does valiantly.
16 δεξιὰ κυρίου ὕψωσέν με δεξιὰ κυρίου ἐποίησεν δύναμιν
The right hand of Jehovah is exalted. The right hand of Jehovah does valiantly.
17 οὐκ ἀποθανοῦμαι ἀλλὰ ζήσομαι καὶ ἐκδιηγήσομαι τὰ ἔργα κυρίου
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jehovah.
18 παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέν με ὁ κύριος καὶ τῷ θανάτῳ οὐ παρέδωκέν με
Jehovah has chastened me greatly, but he has not given me over to death.
19 ἀνοίξατέ μοι πύλας δικαιοσύνης εἰσελθὼν ἐν αὐταῖς ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ κυρίῳ
Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Jehovah.
20 αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ κυρίου δίκαιοι εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ
This is the gate of Jehovah. The righteous shall enter into it.
21 ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ὅτι ἐπήκουσάς μου καὶ ἐγένου μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
I will give thanks to thee, for thou have answered me, and have become my salvation.
22 λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας
The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.
23 παρὰ κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν
This is Jehovah's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ κύριος ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ
This is the day which Jehovah has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 ὦ κύριε σῶσον δή ὦ κύριε εὐόδωσον δή
Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah. O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
26 εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου εὐλογήκαμεν ὑμᾶς ἐξ οἴκου κυρίου
Blessed be he who comes in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
27 θεὸς κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν συστήσασθε ἑορτὴν ἐν τοῖς πυκάζουσιν ἕως τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου
Jehovah is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
28 θεός μου εἶ σύ καὶ ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι θεός μου εἶ σύ καὶ ὑψώσω σε ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ὅτι ἐπήκουσάς μου καὶ ἐγένου μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
Thou are my God, and I will give thanks to thee. Thou are my God, I will exalt thee.
29 ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
O give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good, for his loving kindness is forever.