Psalms 35
Thomson 1808
Brenton 1851
Greek · Brenton
1
ThomsonJUDGE them, O Lord, who do me wrong. Fight against them who are at war with me.
BrentonFor the end, by David the servant of the Lord.
GreekΕἰς τὸ τέλος, τῷ δούλῳ Κυρίου τῷ Δαυίδ.
2
ThomsonTake hold of the shield and buckler; and stand up in my defence.
BrentonThe transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
GreekΦησὶν ὁ παράνομος τοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, οὐκ ἔστι φόβος Θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ.
3
ThomsonUnsheath the sword and stop my pursuers: say to my soul, I am thy safety.
BrentonFor he has dealt craftily before him, to discover his iniquity and hate it.
GreekὍτι ἐδόλωσεν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, τοῦ εὑρεῖν τὴν ἀνομίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ μισῆσαι.
4
ThomsonLet them who seek my life be shamed and confounded: let them be turned back and put to shame; who are devising evils against me.
BrentonThe words of his mouth are transgression and deceit: he is not inclined to understand how to do good.
GreekΤὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἀνομία καὶ δόλος, οὐκ ἠβουλήθη συνιέναι τοῦ ἀγαθῦναι.
5
ThomsonLet them be like dust before the wind, when the angel of the Lord is afflicting them.
BrentonHe devises iniquity on his bed; he gives himself to every evil way; and does not abhor evil.
GreekἈνομίαν ἐλογίσατο ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης αὐτοῦ, παρέστη πάσῃ ὁδῷ οὐκ ἀγαθῇ, τῇ δὲ κακίᾳ οὐ προσώχθισε.
6
ThomsonLet their way be dark and slippery, when the angel of the Lord is pursuing them.
BrentonO Lord, thy mercy is in the heaven; and thy truth reaches to the clouds.
GreekΚύριε, ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ τὸ ἔλεός σου, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθειά σου ἕως τῶν νεφελῶν.
7
ThomsonSeeing they have without cause, hid for me their destructive snare—have, without reason, reproached my soul;
BrentonThy righteousness is as the mountains of God, thy judgments are as a great deep: O Lord, thou wilt preserve men and beasts.
GreekἩ δικαιοσύνη σου ὡς ὄρη Θεοῦ, τὰ κρίματά σου ὡσεὶ ἄβυσσος πολλή· ἀνθρώπους καὶ κτήνη σώσεις Κύριε.
8
Thomsonlet a snare, which they know not, come upon them, and the gin catch them, which they have hidden; and by that very snare let them fall.
BrentonHow hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! so the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings.
GreekὩς ἐπλήθυνας τὸ ἔλεός σου ὁ Θεός· οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐν σκέπῃ τῶν πτερύγων σου ἐλπιοῦσι.
9
ThomsonBut let my soul rejoice in the Lord, and be delighted with His salvation.
BrentonThey shall be fully satisfied with the fatness of thine house; and thou shalt cause them to drink of the full stream of thy delights.
GreekΜεθυσθήσονται ἀπὸ πιότητος οἴκου σου, καὶ τὸν χειμάῤῥουν τῆς τρυφῆς σου ποτιεῖς αὐτούς.
10
ThomsonLet all my bones say, O Lord, who is like Thee, who deliverest the afflicted from the hand of them who are stronger than he—the afflicted and needy from them who spoil him?
BrentonFor with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light we shall see light.
GreekὍτι παρὰ σοὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς, ἐν τῷ φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς.
11
ThomsonFalse witnesses having risen up against me, laid to my charge things which I knew not;
BrentonExtend thy mercy to them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
GreekΠαράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί σε, καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου τοῖς εὐθέσι τῇ καρδίᾳ.
12
Thomsonthey returned me evil for good, even bereavement to my soul.
BrentonLet not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of sinners move me.
GreekΜὴ ἐλθέτω μοι ποῦς ὑπερηφανίας, καὶ χεὶρ ἁμαρτωλῶν μὴ σαλεύσαι με·
13
ThomsonAs for me, while they were raising troubles against me I clothed myself with sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting. Though my prayer is to return into mine own bosom,
BrentonThere have all the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast out, and shall not be able to stand.
GreekἘκεῖ ἔπεσον πάντες οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν, ἐξώσθησαν καὶ οὐ μὴ δύνωνται στῆναι.