Psalm 55

1 Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁγίων μεμακρυμμένου· τῷ Δαυΐδ εἰς στηλογραφίαν, ὁπότε ἐκράτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι ἐν Γέθ.

1 (56) For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Geth. Have mercy upon me, O God; for man has trodden me down; all the day long he warring has afflicted me.

2 ΕΛΕΗΣΟΝ με, ὁ Θεός, ὅτι κατεπάτησέ με ἄνθρωπος, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν πολεμῶν ἔθλιψέ με.

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

3 κατεπάτησάν με οἱ ἐχθροί μου ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, ὅτι πολλοὶ οἱ πολεμοῦντες με ἀπὸ ὕψους.

3 Mine enemies have trodden me down all the day from the dawning of the day; for there are many warring against me. (verse 2 in Brenton's English)

4 ἡμέρας οὐ φοβηθήσομαι, ἐγὼ δὲ ἐλπιῶ ἐπὶ σέ.

4 They shall be afraid, but I will trust in you. (verse 3 in Brenton's English)

5 ἐν τῷ Θεῷ ἐπαινέσω τοὺς λόγους μου, ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ ἤλπισα, οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι σάρξ.

5 In God I will praise my words; all the day have I hoped in God; I will not fear what flesh shall do to me. (verse 4 in Brenton's English)

6 ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν τοὺς λόγους μου ἐβδελύσσοντο, κατ᾿ ἐμοῦ πάντες οἱ διαλογισμοὶ αὐτῶν εἰς κακόν.

6 All the day long they have abominated my words; all their devices [are] against me for evil. (verse 5 in Brenton's English)

7 παροικήσουσι καὶ κατακρύψουσιν· αὐτοὶ τὴν πτέρναν μου φυλάξουσι, καθάπερ ὑπέμειναν τῇ ψυχῇ μου.

7 They will dwell near and hide [themselves]; they will watch my steps, accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul. (verse 6 in Brenton's English)

8 ὑπὲρ τοῦ μηθενὸς σώσεις αὐτούς, ἐν ὀργῇ λαοὺς κατάξεις. ὁ Θεός,

8 You will on no account save them; you will bring down the people in wrath. (verse 7 in Brenton's English)

9 τὴν ζωήν μου ἐξήγγειλά σοι, ἔθου τὰ δάκρυά μου ἐνώπιόν σου ὡς καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐπαγγελίᾳ σου.

9 O God, I have declared my life to you; you have set my tears before you, even according to your promise. (verse 8 in Brenton's English)

10 ἐπιστρέψουσιν οἱ ἐχθροί μου εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, ἐν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπικαλέσωμαί σε· ἰδοὺ ἔγνων ὅτι Θεός μου εἶ σύ.

10 Mine enemies shall be turned back, in the day wherein I shall call upon you; behold, I know that you are my God. (verse 9 in Brenton's English)

11 ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ αἰνέσω ρῆμα, ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ αἰνέσω λόγον.

11 In God, will I praise [his] word; in the Lord will I praise [his] saying. (verse 10 in Brenton's English)

12 ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ ἤλπισα, οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος.

12 I have hoped in God; I will not be afraid of what man shall do to me. (verse 11 in Brenton's English)

13 ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, εὐχαί, ἃς ἀποδώσω αἰνέσεώς σου,

13 The vows of your praise, O God, which I will pay, are upon me. (verse 12 in Brenton's English)

14 ὅτι ἐρρύσω τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ θανάτου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου ἐξ ὀλισθήματος· εὐαρεστήσω ἐνώπιον Κυρίου ἐν φωτὶ ζώντων.

14 For you have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from sliding, that I should be well-pleasing before God in the land of the living. (verse 13 in Brenton's English)