< Ψαλμοί 118 >
1 αλληλουια ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his kindness endureth for ever!
2 εἰπάτω δὴ οἶκος Ισραηλ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Let Israel now say, His kindness endureth for ever!
3 εἰπάτω δὴ οἶκος Ααρων ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Let the house of Aaron now say, His goodness endureth for ever!
4 εἰπάτωσαν δὴ πάντες οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν κύριον ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Let all who fear the LORD say, His kindness endureth for ever!
5 ἐν θλίψει ἐπεκαλεσάμην τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐπήκουσέν μου εἰς πλατυσμόν
I called upon the LORD in distress; He heard, and set me in a wide place.
6 κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος
The LORD is on my side, I will not fear: What can man do to me?
7 κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός κἀγὼ ἐπόψομαι τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου
The LORD is my helper; I shall see my desire upon my enemies.
8 ἀγαθὸν πεποιθέναι ἐπὶ κύριον ἢ πεποιθέναι ἐπ’ ἄνθρωπον
It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man;
9 ἀγαθὸν ἐλπίζειν ἐπὶ κύριον ἢ ἐλπίζειν ἐπ’ ἄρχοντας
It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.
10 πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
All the nations beset me around, But in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.
11 κυκλώσαντες ἐκύκλωσάν με καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
They beset me on every side; But in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.
12 ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡσεὶ μέλισσαι κηρίον καὶ ἐξεκαύθησαν ὡσεὶ πῦρ ἐν ἀκάνθαις καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
They beset me around like bees; They were quenched like the fire of thorns, For in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.
13 ὠσθεὶς ἀνετράπην τοῦ πεσεῖν καὶ ὁ κύριος ἀντελάβετό μου
Thou didst assail me with violence to bring me down! But the LORD was my support.
14 ἰσχύς μου καὶ ὕμνησίς μου ὁ κύριος καὶ ἐγένετό μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
The LORD is my glory and my song; For to him I owe my salvation.
15 φωνὴ ἀγαλλιάσεως καὶ σωτηρίας ἐν σκηναῖς δικαίων δεξιὰ κυρίου ἐποίησεν δύναμιν
The voice of joy and salvation is in the habitations of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly;
16 δεξιὰ κυρίου ὕψωσέν με δεξιὰ κυρίου ἐποίησεν δύναμιν
The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.”
17 οὐκ ἀποθανοῦμαι ἀλλὰ ζήσομαι καὶ ἐκδιηγήσομαι τὰ ἔργα κυρίου
I shall not die, but live, And declare the deeds of the LORD.
18 παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέν με ὁ κύριος καὶ τῷ θανάτῳ οὐ παρέδωκέν με
The LORD hath sorely chastened me, But he hath not given me over to death.
19 ἀνοίξατέ μοι πύλας δικαιοσύνης εἰσελθὼν ἐν αὐταῖς ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ κυρίῳ
Open to me the gates of righteousness, That I may go in, and praise the LORD!
20 αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ κυρίου δίκαιοι εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ
This is the gate of the LORD, Through which the righteous enter.
21 ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ὅτι ἐπήκουσάς μου καὶ ἐγένου μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
I praise thee that thou hast heard me, And hast been my salvation.
22 λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας
“The stone which the builders rejected Hath become the chief corner-stone.
23 παρὰ κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν
This is the LORD'S doing; It is marvellous in our eyes!
24 αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ κύριος ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ
This is the day which the LORD hath made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
25 ὦ κύριε σῶσον δή ὦ κύριε εὐόδωσον δή
Hear, O LORD! and bless us! Hear, O LORD! and send us prosperity!”
26 εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου εὐλογήκαμεν ὑμᾶς ἐξ οἴκου κυρίου
“Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.”
27 θεὸς κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν συστήσασθε ἑορτὴν ἐν τοῖς πυκάζουσιν ἕως τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου
“Jehovah is God, he hath shone upon us: Bind the sacrifice with cords 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 art my God, and I will praise thee; Thou art my God, and I will exalt thee!
29 ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his kindness endureth for ever!