Psalm 54

1 Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ἐν ὕμνοις· συνέσεως τῷ Δαυΐδ.

1 (55) For the end, amongst Hymns of instruction by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer; and disregard not my supplication.

2 ΕΝΩΤΙΣΑΙ, ὁ Θεός, τὴν προσευχήν μου καὶ μὴ ὑπερίδῃς τὴν δέησίν μου,

2 In the English, this verse is part of verse 1.

3 πρόσχες μοι καὶ εἰσάκουσόν μου. ἐλυπήθην ἐν τῇ ἀδολεσχίᾳ μου καὶ ἐταράχθην

3 Attend to me, and listen to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled; (verse 2 in Brenton's English)

4 ἀπὸ φωνῆς ἐχθροῦ καὶ ἀπὸ θλίψεως ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ὅτι ἐξέκλιναν ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ ἀνομίαν καὶ ἐν ὀργῇ ἐνεκότουν μοι.

4 because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner: for they brought iniquity against me, and were wrathfully angry with me. (verse 3 in Brenton's English)

5 ἡ καρδία μου ἐταράχθη ἐν ἐμοί, καὶ δειλία θανάτου ἐπέπεσεν ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ·

5 My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me. (verse 4 in Brenton's English)

6 φόβος καὶ τρόμος ἦλθεν ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ, καὶ ἐκάλυψέ με σκότος.

6 Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me. (verse 5 in Brenton's English)

7 καὶ εἶπα· τίς δώσει μοι πτέρυγας ὡσεὶ περιστερᾶς καὶ πετασθήσομαι καὶ καταπαύσω;

7 And I said, O that I had wings as [those] of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest. (verse 6 in Brenton's English)

8 ἰδοὺ ἐμάκρυνα φυγαδεύων καὶ ηὐλίσθην ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ. (διάψαλμα).

8 Behold! I have fled afar off, and lodged in the wilderness. Pause. (verse 7 in Brenton's English)

9 προσεδεχόμην τὸν σῴζοντά με, ἀπὸ ὀλιγοψυχίας καὶ ἀπὸ καταιγίδος.

9 I waited for him that should deliver me from distress of spirit and tempest. (verse 8 in Brenton's English)

10 καταπόντισον, Κύριε, καὶ καταδίελε τὰς γλώσσας αὐτῶν, ὅτι εἶδον ἀνομίαν καὶ ἀντιλογίαν ἐν τῇ πόλει.

10 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen iniquity and gain saying in the city. (verse 9 in Brenton's English)

11 ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς κυκλώσει αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὰ τείχη αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀνομία καὶ κόπος ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς

11 Day and night he shall go round about it upon its walls: iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness [are] in the midst of it; (verse 10 in Brenton's English)

12 καὶ ἀδικία, καὶ οὐκ ἐξέλιπεν ἐκ τῶν πλατειῶν αὐτῆς τόκος καὶ δόλος.

12 and usury and craft have not failed from its streets. (verse 11 in Brenton's English)

13 ὅτι εἰ ἐχθρὸς ὠνείδισέ με, ὑπήνεγκα ἄν, καὶ εἰ ὁ μισῶν ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ ἐμεγαλορρημόνησεν, ἐκρύβην ἂν ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ.

13 For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it; and if one who hated [me] had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hid myself from him. (verse 12 in Brenton's English)

14 σὺ δέ, ἄνθρωπε ἰσόψυχε, ἡγεμών μου καὶ γνωστέ μου,

14 But you, O man like minded, my guide, and my acquaintance, (verse 13 in Brenton's English)

15 ὃς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἐγλύκανάς μοι ἐδέσματα, ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐπορεύθην ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ.

15 who in companionship with me sweetened [our] food: we walked in the house of God in concord. (verse 14 in Brenton's English)

16 ἐλθέτω δὴ θάνατος ἐπ᾿ αὐτούς, καὶ καταβήτωσαν εἰς ᾅδου ζῶντες· ὅτι πονηρία ἐν ταῖς παροικίαις αὐτῶν ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.

16 Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into Hades, for iniquity is in their dwellings, in the midst of them. (verse 15 in Brenton's English)

17 ἐγὼ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἐκέκραξα, καὶ ὁ Κύριος εἰσήκουσέ μου.

17 I cried to God, and the Lord listened to me. (verse 16 in Brenton's English)

18 ἑσπέρας καὶ πρωΐ καὶ μεσημβρίας διηγήσομαι καὶ ἀπαγγελῶ, καὶ εἰσακούσεται τῆς φωνῆς μου.

18 Evening, and morning, and at noon I will declare and make known [my wants]: and he shall hear my voice. (verse 17 in Brenton's English)

19 λυτρώσεται ἐν εἰρήνῃ τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπὸ τῶν ἐγγιζόντων μοι, ὅτι ἐν πολλοῖς ἦσαν σὺν ἐμοί.

19 He shall deliver my soul in peace from them that draw near to me: for they were with me in many [cases]. (verse 18 in Brenton's English)

20 εἰσακούσεται ὁ Θεὸς καὶ ταπεινώσει αὐτοὺς ὁ ὑπάρχων πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων. (διάψαλμα). οὐ γάρ ἐστιν αὐτοῖς ἀντάλλαγμα, ὅτι οὐκ ἐφοβήθησαν τὸν Θεόν.

20 God shall hear, and bring them low, [even] he that has existed from eternity. Pause. For they suffer no reverse, and [therefore] they have not feared God. (verse 19 in Brenton's English)

21 ἐξέτεινε τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ἀποδιδόναι· ἐβεβήλωσαν τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ.

21 He has reached forth his hand for retribution; they have profaned his covenant. (verse 20 in Brenton's English)

22 διεμερίσθησαν ἀπὸ ὀργῆς τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἤγγισαν αἱ καρδίαι αὐτῶν· ἡπαλύνθησαν οἱ λόγοι αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ ἔλαιον, καὶ αὐτοί εἰσι βολίδες.

22 They were scattered at the anger of his countenance, and his heart drew near them. His words were smoother than oil, yet are they darts. (verse 21 in Brenton's English)

23 ἐπίρριψον ἐπὶ Κύριον τὴν μέριμνάν σου, καὶ αὐτός σε διαθρέψει· οὐ δώσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα σάλον τῷ δικαίῳ.

23 Cast your care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain you; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. (verse 22 in Brenton's English)

24 σὺ δέ, ὁ Θεός, κατάξεις αὐτοὺς εἰς φρέαρ διαφθορᾶς· ἄνδρες αἱμάτων καὶ δολιότητος οὐ μὴ ἡμισεύσωσι τὰς ἡμέρας αὐτῶν, ἐγὼ δέ, Κύριε, ἐλπιῶ ἐπὶ σέ.

24 But you, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; bloody and crafty men shall not live out half their days; but I will hope in you, O Lord. (verse 23 in Brenton's English)