| Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυΐδ, ὁπότε ἀπεδίδρασκεν ἀπὸ προσώπου ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ | A psalm by David, when he fled from the face of Abessalom[fn] his son. |
| 2 ΚΥΡΙΕ, τί ἐπληθύνθησαν οἱ θλίβοντές με; πολλοὶ ἐπανίστανται ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ· | Lord, why do those who afflict me increase? Many rise up against me. |
| 3 πολλοὶ λέγουσι τῇ ψυχῇ μου· οὐκ ἔστι σωτηρία αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ αὐτοῦ. (διάψαλμα). | Many say to my soul, “There is no salvation for him in his God.” (Diapsalma.) |
| 4 σὺ δέ, Κύριε, ἀντιλήπτωρ μου εἶ, δόξα μου καὶ ὑψῶν τὴν κεφαλήν μου. | But you, O Lord, are my protector, my glory, and the one lifting my head. |
| 5 φωνῇ μου πρὸς Κύριον ἐκέκραξα, καὶ ἐπήκουσέ μου ἐξ ὄρους ἁγίου αὐτοῦ. (διάψαλμα). | With my voice I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me from his holy mountain. (Diapsalma.) |
| 6 ἐγὼ ἐκοιμήθην καὶ ὕπνωσα· ἐξηγέρθην, ὅτι Κύριος ἀντιλήψεταί μου. | I died[fn] and I slept; I arose, for the Lord shall come to my aid. |
| 7 οὐ φοβηθήσομαι ἀπὸ μυριάδων λαοῦ τῶν κύκλῳ συνεπιτιθεμένων μοι. | I shall not be frightened by the myriads of people attacking me from all around. |
| 8 ἀνάστα, Κύριε, σῶσόν με, ὁ Θεός μου, ὅτι σὺ ἐπάταξας πάντας τοὺς ἐχθραίνοντάς μοι ματαίως, ὀδόντας ἁμαρτωλῶν συνέτριψας. | Arise, O Lord; save me, my God! For you struck all those foolishly at enmity with me; you shattered the teeth of sinners. |
| 9 τοῦ Κυρίου ἡ σωτηρία, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου ἡ εὐλογία σου. | Salvation is the Lord’s, and upon your people is your blessing! |
Greek text from Myriobiblos.
Footnotes
- Absalom.
- Cf. 1 Clement 26:1-3. See also the use of the Hebrew שׁכב in Genesis 47:30.
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