Ψαλμοί 118
1 αλληλουια ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 εἰπάτω δὴ οἶκος Ισραηλ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures 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 endures forever.
4 εἰπάτωσαν δὴ πάντες οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν κύριον ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Now let those who fear YHWH say that his loving kindness endures forever.
5 ἐν θλίψει ἐπεκαλεσάμην τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐπήκουσέν μου εἰς πλατυσμόν
Out of my distress, I called on JAH. JAH answered me with freedom.
6 κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος
YHWH is my helper; I will not fear. What can humans do to me?
7 κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός κἀγὼ ἐπόψομαι τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου
YHWH is my helper; and I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 ἀγαθὸν πεποιθέναι ἐπὶ κύριον ἢ πεποιθέναι ἐπ’ ἄνθρωπον
It is better to take refuge in YHWH, than to put confidence in man.
9 ἀγαθὸν ἐλπίζειν ἐπὶ κύριον ἢ ἐλπίζειν ἐπ’ ἄρχοντας
It is better to take refuge in YHWH, than to put confidence in princes.
10 πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of YHWH, I cut them off.
11 κυκλώσαντες ἐκύκλωσάν με καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the name of YHWH I indeed cut them off.
12 ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡσεὶ μέλισσαι κηρίον καὶ ἐξεκαύθησαν ὡσεὶ πῦρ ἐν ἀκάνθαις καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
They surrounded me like bees. They blazed like a fire among thorns. In the name of YHWH I cut them off.
13 ὠσθεὶς ἀνετράπην τοῦ πεσεῖν καὶ ὁ κύριος ἀντελάβετό μου
I was pushed hard, to make me fall, but YHWH helped me.
14 ἰσχύς μου καὶ ὕμνησίς μου ὁ κύριος καὶ ἐγένετό μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
JAH is my strength and my 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 YHWH does valiantly.
16 δεξιὰ κυρίου ὕψωσέν με δεξιὰ κυρίου ἐποίησεν δύναμιν
The right hand of YHWH is exalted. The right hand of YHWH does valiantly."
17 οὐκ ἀποθανοῦμαι ἀλλὰ ζήσομαι καὶ ἐκδιηγήσομαι τὰ ἔργα κυρίου
I will not die, but live, and declare the works of JAH.
18 παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέν με ὁ κύριος καὶ τῷ θανάτῳ οὐ παρέδωκέν με
JAH has punished me severely, 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 and praise JAH.
20 αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ κυρίου δίκαιοι εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ
This is the gate of YHWH; the righteous will enter into it.
21 ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ὅτι ἐπήκουσάς μου καὶ ἐγένου μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
I will give thanks to you, for you 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 cornerstone.
23 παρὰ κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν
This is YHWH'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 that YHWH has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 ὦ κύριε σῶσον δή ὦ κύριε εὐόδωσον δή
Save us now, we beg you, YHWH. YHWH, we beg you, send prosperity now.
26 εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου εὐλογήκαμεν ὑμᾶς ἐξ οἴκου κυρίου
Blessed is he who comes in the name of YHWH. We have blessed you out of the house of YHWH.
27 θεὸς κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν συστήσασθε ἑορτὴν ἐν τοῖς πυκάζουσιν ἕως τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου
YHWH 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
You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.
29 ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Oh give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
