Psalms 17
Thomson 1808
Brenton 1851
Greek · Brenton
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ThomsonHEARKEN, O Lord, to my justification; attend to my supplication: give ear to my prayer which is not made with feigned lips.
BrentonFor the end, a Psalm of David the servant of the Lord; the words which he spoke to the Lord, even the words of this Song, in the day in which the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: and he said:
GreekΕἰς τὸ τέλος τῷ παιδὶ Κυρίου τῷ Δαυὶδ, ἃ ἐλάλησε τῷ Κυρίῳ, τοὺς λόγους τῆς ᾠδῆς ταύτης, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἐῤῥύσατο αὐτὸν Κύριος ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς Σαοὺλ, καὶ εἶπεν,
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ThomsonLet my sentence come forth from Thy presence: Let mine eyes behold righteous decisions.
BrentonI will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
GreekΑγαπήσω σε, Κύριε ἰσχύς μου.
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ThomsonThou hast proved my heart: Thou hast watched me by night: Thou hast tried me: and in me there was found no injustice.
BrentonThe Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.
GreekΚύριος στερέωμά μου, καὶ καταφυγή μου, καὶ ῥύστης μου· ὁ Θεός μου βοηθός μου, ἐλπιῶ ἐπʼ αὐτόν· ὑπερασπιστής μου, καὶ κέρας σωτηρίας μου, καὶ ἀντιλήπτωρ μου.
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ThomsonThat my mouth might not speak the works of these men; I, because of the words of Thy lips, kept rugged ways.
BrentonI will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from mine enemies.
GreekΑἰνῶν ἐπικαλέσομαι Κύριον, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου σωθήσομαι.
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ThomsonEstablish my footsteps in Thy paths; that my footsteps may not be moved.
BrentonThe pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.
GreekΠεριέσχον με ὠδῖνες θανάτου, καὶ χείμαῤῥοι ἀνομίας ἐξετάραξάν με.
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ThomsonI have cried, because Thou, O God, didst hear me: incline Thine ear to me and hear my words.
BrentonThe pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me.
GreekὨδῖνες ᾅδου περιεκύκλωσάν με, προέφθασάν με παγίδες θανάτου.
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ThomsonDisplay marvellously Thy mercies, O Thou, who, with Thy right hand, savest from adversaries them who trust in Thee.
BrentonAnd when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears.
GreekΚαὶ ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαί με ἐπεκαλεσάμην τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν μου ἐκέκραξα· ἤκουσεν ἐκ ναοῦ ἁγίου αὐτοῦ φωνῆς μου. καὶ ἡ κραυγή μου ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ.
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ThomsonKeep me as the apple of an eye: with the cover of Thy wings Thou wilt shelter me
BrentonThen the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and were shaken, because God was angry with them.
GreekΚαὶ ἐσαλεύθη, καὶ ἔντρόμος ἐγενήθη ἡ γῆ, καὶ τὰ θεμέλια τῶν ὀρέων ἐταράχθησαν, καὶ ἐσαλεύθησαν, ὅτι ὠργίσθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεός.
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Thomsonfrom the face of the wicked who afflict me.
BrentonThere went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire burst into a flame at his presence: coals were kindled at it.
GreekἈνέβη καπνὸς ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πῦρ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ κατεφλόγισεν, ἄνθρακες ἀνήφθησαν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.
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ThomsonThese enemies of mine beset my soul: they shut up their fat; their mouth spoke proudly.
BrentonAnd he bowed the heaven, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet.
GreekΚαὶ ἔκλινεν οὐρανὸν καὶ κατέβη, καὶ γνόφος ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ.
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ThomsonHaving driven me out they now enclosed me. They set their eyes inclining to the ground.
BrentonAnd he mounted on cherubs and flew: he flew on the wings of winds.
GreekΚαὶ ἐπέβη ἐπὶ χερουβὶμ καὶ ἐπετάσθη, ἐπετάσθη ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμων.
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ThomsonThey observed me, like a lion eager for prey, and like a young lion lurking in coverts.
BrentonAnd he made darkness his secret place: round about him was his tabernacle, even dark water in the clouds of the air.
GreekΚαὶ ἔθετο σκότος ἀποκρυφὴν αὐτοῦ, κύκλῳ αὐτοῦ ἡ σκηνὴ αὐτοῦ, σκοτεινὸν ὕδωρ ἐν νεφέλαις ἀέρων.
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ThomsonArise, O Lord, prevent them and cause them to stumble. Deliver my soul from the wicked:
BrentonAt the brightness before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.
GreekἈπὸ τῆς τηλαυγήσεως ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ αἱ νεφέλαι διῆλθον, χάλαζα καὶ ἄνθρακες πυρός.
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Thomsonwrest Thy sword from Thine enemies’ hand. Dismiss them, O Lord, from the land: disperse them in their lifetime. Though their belly was filled with Thy stores, they glutted themselves with swine’s flesh, and left the remains for their children.
BrentonThe Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice.
GreekΚαὶ ἐβρόντησεν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ Κύριος, καὶ ὁ ὕψιστος ἔδωκε φωνὴν αὐτοῦ.
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ThomsonBut as for me, let me appear righteous before Thee; let me be satisfied with a display of Thy glory.
BrentonAnd he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; and multiplied lightnings, and routed them.
GreekΚαὶ ἐξαπέστειλε βέλη καὶ ἐσκόρπισεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἀστραπὰς ἐπλήθυνε καὶ συνετάραξεν αὐτούς.
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Thomson—
BrentonAnd the springs of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blasting of the breath of thy wrath.
GreekΚαὶ ὤφθησαν αἱ πηγαὶ τῶν ὑδάτων, καὶ ἀνεκαλύφθη τὰ θεμέλια τῆς οἰκουμένης· ἀπὸ ἐπιτιμήσεώς σου Κύριε, ἀπὸ ἐνπνεύσεως πνεύματος ὀργῆς σου.
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Thomson—
BrentonHe sent from on high and took me, he drew me to himself out of many waters.
GreekἘξαπέστειλεν ἐξ ὕψους καὶ ἔλαβέ με, προσελάβετό με ἐξ ὑδάτων πολλῶν.
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Thomson—
BrentonHe will deliver me from my mighty enemies, and from them that hate me; for they are stronger than I.
GreekῬύσεταί με ἐξ ἐχθρῶν μου δυνατῶν, καὶ ἐκ τῶν μισούντων με, ὅτι ἐστερεώθησαν ὑπὲρ ἐμέ.
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Thomson—
BrentonThey prevented me in the day of mine affliction: but the Lord was my stay against them.
GreekΠροέφθασάν με ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακώσεώς μου, καὶ ἐγένετο Κύριος ἀντιστήριγμά μου.
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Thomson—
BrentonAnd he brought me out into a wide place: he will deliver me, because he has pleasure in me.
GreekΚαὶ ἐξήγαγέ με εἰς πλατυσμὸν, ῥύσεταί με, ὅτι ἠθέλησέ με.
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Thomson—
BrentonAnd the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands will he recompense me.
GreekΚαὶ ἀνταποδώσει μοι Κύριος κατὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην μου, καὶ κατὰ τὴν καθαριότητα τῶν χειρῶν μου ἀνταποδώσει μοι.
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Thomson—
BrentonFor I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God.
GreekὍτι ἐφύλαξα τὰς ὁδοὺς Κυρίου, καὶ οὐκ ἠσέβησα ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ μου.
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Thomson—
BrentonFor all his judgments were before me, and his ordinances departed not from me.
GreekὍτι πάντα τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιόν μου, καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπέστησαν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.
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Thomson—
BrentonAnd I shall be blameless with him, and shall keep myself from mine iniquity.
GreekΚαὶ ἔσομαι ἄμωμος μετʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ φυλάξομαι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου.
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Thomson—
BrentonAnd the Lord shall recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands before his eyes.
GreekΚαὶ ἀνταποδώσει μοι Κύριος κατὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην μου, καὶ κατὰ τὴν καθαριότητα τῶν χειρῶν μου ἐνώπιον τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ.
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Thomson—
BrentonWith the holy thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent.
GreekΜετὰ ὁσίου ὁσιωθήσῃ, καὶ μετὰ ἀνδρὸς ἀθώου ἀθῶος ἔσῃ·
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Thomson—
BrentonAnd with the excellent man thou wilt be excellent; and with the perverse thou wilt shew frowardness.
GreekΚαὶ μετὰ ἐκλεκτοῦ ἐκλεκτὸς ἔσῃ, καὶ μετὰ στρεβλοῦ διαστρέψεις.
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Thomson—
BrentonFor thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud.
GreekὍτι σὺ λαὸν ταπεινὸν σώσεις, καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑπερηφάνων ταπεινώσεις.
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Thomson—
BrentonFor thou, O Lord, wilt light my lamp: my God, thou wilt lighten my darkness.
GreekὍτι σὺ φωτιεῖς λύχνον μου Κύριε, ὁ Θεός μου φωτιεῖς τὸ σκότος μου.
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Thomson—
BrentonFor by thee shall I be delivered from a troop; and by my God I will pass over a wall.
GreekὍτι ἐν σοὶ ῥυσθήσομαι ἀπὸ πειρατηρίου, καὶ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ μου ὑπερβήσομαι τεῖχος.
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Thomson—
BrentonAs for my God, his way is perfect: the oracles of the Lord are tried in the fire; he is a protector of all them that hope in him.
GreekὉ Θεός μου, ἄμωμος ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ, τὰ λόγια Κυρίου πεπυρωμένα, ὑπερασπιστής ἐστι πάντων τῶν ἐλπιζόντων ἐπʼ αὐτόν.
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Thomson—
BrentonFor who is God but the Lord? and who is a God except our God?
GreekὍτι τίς Θεὸς πλὴν τοῦ Κυρίου; καὶ τίς Θεὸς πλὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν;
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Thomson—
BrentonIt is God that girds me with strength, and has made my way blameless:
GreekὉ Θεὸς ὁ περιζωννύων με δύναμιν, καὶ ἔθετο ἄμωμον τὴν ὁδόν μου·
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Thomson—
Brentonwho strengthens my feet as hart's feet, and sets me upon high places.
Greekὁ καταρτιζόμενος τοὺς πόδας μου ὡσεὶ ἐλάφου, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἱστῶν με·
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Thomson—
BrentonHe instructs my hands for war; and thou hast made my arms as a brazen bow.
GreekΔιδάσκων χεῖράς μου εἰς πόλεμον· καὶ ἔθου τόξον χαλκοῦν τοὺς βραχίονάς μου,
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Thomson—
BrentonAnd thou hast made me secure in my salvation: and thy right hand has helped me, and thy correction has upheld me to the end; yea, thy correction itself shall instruct me.
Greekκαὶ ἔδωκάς με ὑπερασπισμὸν σωτηρίας μου· καὶ ἡ δεξιά σου ἀντελάβετό μου, καὶ ἡ παιδεία σου ἀνώρθωσέ με εἰς τέλος, καὶ ἡ παιδεία σου αὐτή με διδάξει.
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Thomson—
BrentonThou hast made room for my goings under me, and my footsteps did not fail.
GreekἘπλάτυνας τὰ διαβήματά μου ὑποκάτω μου, καὶ οὐκ ἠσθένησαν τὰ ἴχνη μου.
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Thomson—
BrentonI will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; and I will not turn back until they are consumed.
GreekΚαταδιώξω τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου, καὶ καταλήψομαι αὐτοὺς, καὶ οὐκ ἀποστραφήσομαι, ἕως ἂν ἐκλείπωσιν.
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Thomson—
BrentonI will dash them to pieces and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet.
GreekἘκθλίψω αὐτοὺς, καὶ οὐ μὴ δύνωνται στῆναι, πεσοῦνται ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας μου.
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Thomson—
BrentonFor thou hast girded me with strength for war: thou hast beaten down under me all that rose up against me.
GreekΚαὶ περιέζωσάς με δύναμιν εἰς πόλεμον, συνεπόδισας πάντας τοὺς ἐπανισταένους ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ὑποκάτω μου.
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Thomson—
BrentonAnd thou hast made mine enemies turn their backs before me; and thou hast destroyed them that hated me.
GreekΚαὶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου ἔδωκάς μοι νῶτον, καὶ τοὺς μισοῦντάς με ἐξωλόθρευσας.
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Thomson—
BrentonThey cried, but there was no deliverer: even to the Lord, but he hearkened not to them.
GreekἘκέκραξαν, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ σώζων· πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ οὐκ εἰσήκουεν αὐτῶν.
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Thomson—
BrentonI will grind them as the mud of the streets: and I will beat them small as dust before the wind.
GreekΚαὶ λεπτυνῶ αὐτοὺς ὡς χοῦν κατὰ πρόσωπον ἀνέμου, ὡς πηλὸν πλατειῶν λεανῶ αὐτούς.
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Thomson—
BrentonDeliver me from the gainsayings of the people: thou shalt make me head of the Gentiles: a people whom I knew not served me,
GreekῬῦσαί με ἐξ ἀντιλογιῶν λαοῦ, καταστήσεις με εἰς κεφαλὴν ἐθνῶν· λαὸς ὃν οὐκ ἔγνων, ἐδούλευσέ μοι,
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Thomson—
Brentonat the hearing of the ear they obeyed me: the strange children lied to me.
Greekεἰς ἀκοὴν ὠτίου ὑπήκουσέ μοι· υἱοὶ ἀλλότριοι ἐψεύσαντό μοι,
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Thomson—
BrentonThe strange children waxed old, and fell away from their paths through lameness.
Greekυἱοὶ ἀλλότριοι ἐπαλαιώθησαν, καὶ ἐχώλαναν ἀπὸ τῶν τρίβων αὐτῶν.
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Thomson—
BrentonThe Lord lives; and blessed be my God; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
GreekΖῇ Κύριος, καὶ εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός μου, καὶ ὑψωθήτω ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου.
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Thomson—
BrentonIt is God that avenges me, and has subdued the nations under me;
GreekὉ Θεὸς ὁ διδοὺς ἐκδικήσεις ἐμοὶ, καὶ ὑποτάξας λαοὺς ὑπʼ ἐμὲ,
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Thomson—
Brentonmy deliverer from angry enemies: thou shalt set me on high above them that rise up against me: thou shalt deliver me from the unrighteous man.
Greekὁ ῥύστης μου ἐξ ἐχθρῶν ὀργίλων· ἀπὸ τῶν ἐπανισταμένων ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ὑψώσεις με, ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου ῥύσῃ με.
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Thomson—
BrentonTherefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name.
GreekΔιὰ τοῦτο ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ἐν ἔθνεσι, Κύριε, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ψαλῶ.
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Thomson—
BrentonGod magnifies the deliverances of his king; and deals mercifully with David his anointed, and his seed, for ever.
GreekΜεγαλύνων τὰς σωτηρίας τοῦ βασιλέως αὐτοῦ, καὶ ποιῶν ἔλεος τῷ χριστῷ αὐτοῦ τῷ Δαυὶδ, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.