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Of David.
τω δαυιδ προς τον γολιαδ ευλογητος κυριος ο θεος μου ο διδασκων τας χειρας μου εις παραταξιν τους δακτυλους μου εις πολεμον
Blessed be the LORD my strength which teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
2 ελεος μου και καταφυγη μου αντιλημπτωρ μου και ρυστης μου υπερασπιστης μου και επ αυτω ηλπισα ο υποτασσων τον λαον μου υπ εμε
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me.
3 κυριε τι εστιν ανθρωπος οτι εγνωσθης αυτω η υιος ανθρωπου οτι λογιζη αυτον
LORD, what is man, that you take knowledge of him! or the son of man, that you make account of him!
4 ανθρωπος ματαιοτητι ωμοιωθη αι ημεραι αυτου ωσει σκια παραγουσιν
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passes away.
5 κυριε κλινον ουρανους σου και καταβηθι αψαι των ορεων και καπνισθησονται
Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 αστραψον αστραπην και σκορπιεις αυτους εξαποστειλον τα βελη σου και συνταραξεις αυτους
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out yours arrows, and destroy them.
7 εξαποστειλον την χειρα σου εξ υψους εξελου με και ρυσαι με εξ υδατων πολλων εκ χειρος υιων αλλοτριων
Send yours hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 ων το στομα ελαλησεν ματαιοτητα και η δεξια αυτων δεξια αδικιας
Whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 ο θεος ωδην καινην ασομαι σοι εν ψαλτηριω δεκαχορδω ψαλω σοι
I will sing a new song unto you, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto you.
10 τω διδοντι την σωτηριαν τοις βασιλευσιν τω λυτρουμενω δαυιδ τον δουλον αυτου εκ ρομφαιας πονηρας
It is he that gives salvation unto kings: who delivers David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 ρυσαι με και εξελου με εκ χειρος υιων αλλοτριων ων το στομα ελαλησεν ματαιοτητα και η δεξια αυτων δεξια αδικιας
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12 ων οι υιοι ως νεοφυτα ηδρυμμενα εν τη νεοτητι αυτων αι θυγατερες αυτων κεκαλλωπισμεναι περικεκοσμημεναι ως ομοιωμα ναου
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the embodiment of a palace:
13 τα ταμιεια αυτων πληρη εξερευγομενα εκ τουτου εις τουτο τα προβατα αυτων πολυτοκα πληθυνοντα εν ταις εξοδοις αυτων
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14 οι βοες αυτων παχεις ουκ εστιν καταπτωμα φραγμου ουδε διεξοδος ουδε κραυγη εν ταις πλατειαις αυτων
That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
15 εμακαρισαν τον λαον ω ταυτα εστιν μακαριος ο λαος ου κυριος ο θεος αυτου
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.