| ΙΝΑΤΙ ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη, καὶ λαοὶ ἐμελέτησαν κενά; | Why were the nations arrogant, and why did the people conspire in vain? |
| 2 παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ κατὰ τοῦ χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ. (διάψαλμα). | The kings of the earth stood by, and the rulers gathered in the same place against the Lord and against his Christ. (Diapsalma.) |
| 3 Διαῤῥήξωμεν τοὺς δεσμοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ ἀποῤῥίψωμεν ἀφ᾿ ἡμῶν τὸν ζυγὸν αὐτῶν. | “Let us break their bonds and let us cast off their yoke from us.” |
| 4 ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν οὐρανοῖς ἐκγελάσεται αὐτούς, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἐκμυκτηριεῖ αὐτούς. | The one dwelling in the heavens shall laugh at them, and the Lord shall mock them. |
| 5 τότε λαλήσει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτοῦ ταράξει αὐτούς. | Then he shall speak to them in his anger, and in his wrath he shall trouble them. |
| 6 ᾿Εγὼ δὲ κατεστάθην βασιλεὺς ὑπ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Σιὼν ὄρος τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ | “I was made King by him upon Sion, his holy hill, |
| 7 διαγγέλλων τὸ πρόσταγμα Κυρίου. Κύριος εἶπε πρός με· υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε. | declaring the decree of the Lord. The Lord said to me, ‘You are my Son. Today I have begotten you.’ |
| 8 αἴτησαι παρ᾿ ἐμοῦ, καὶ δώσω σοι ἔθνη τὴν κληρονομίαν σου καὶ τὴν κατάσχεσίν σου τὰ πέρατα τῆς γῆς. | Ask from me, and I shall give to you nations for your inheritance and your possession the ends of the earth. |
| 9 ποιμανεῖς αὐτοὺς ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ, ὡς σκεύη κεραμέως συντρίψεις αὐτούς. | You shall tend them with an iron rod, as a potter’s vessel you shall shatter them.’” |
| 10 καὶ νῦν, βασιλεῖς, σύνετε, παιδεύθητε, πάντες οἱ κρίνοντες τὴν γῆν. | And now, O Kings, listen. Be instructed, all those who judge the earth: |
| 11 δουλεύσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν φόβῳ καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε αὐτῷ ἐν τρόμῳ. | Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice in him with trembling! |
| 12 δράξασθε παιδείας, μήποτε ὀργισθῇ Κύριος καὶ ἀπολεῖσθε ἐξ ὁδοῦ δικαίας. | Lay hold of instruction, lest the Lord be made angry and lest you perish from the upright path. |
| 13 ὅταν ἐκκαυθῇ ἐν τάχει ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ, μακάριοι πάντες οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ. | When his wrath is kindled in haste, blessed are all those who have placed their trust in him. |
Greek text from Myriobiblos.
Numbering of the Psalms
Greek (LXX; Septuagint) vs. Hebrew (MT; Masoretic Text)
| LXX | MT |
|---|---|
| 1-8 | 1-8 |
| 9 | 9 & 10 |
| 10-112 | 11-113 |
| 113 | 114 & 115 |
| 114 | 116:1-9 |
| 115 | 116:10-19 |
| 116-145 | 117-146 |
| 146 | 147:1-11 |
| 147 | 147:12-20 |
| 148-150 | 148-150 |
| 151 | — |
See also:
The Kathismata of the Psalter • The Order of the Reading of the Psalter