Psalm 87

1 ᾨδὴ ψαλμοῦ τοῖς υἱοῖς Κορέ· εἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ μαελὲθ τοῦ ἀποκριθῆναι· συνέσεως Αἰμὰν τῷ Ἰσραηλίτῃ.

1 (88) A song of a Psalm for the sons of Core for the end, upon Maeleth for responsive [strains], of instruction for Aeman the Israelite. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before you.

2 ΚΥΡΙΕ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου, ἡμέρας ἐκέκραξα καὶ ἐν νυκτὶ ἐναντίον σου·

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

3 εἰσελθέτω ἐνώπιόν σου ἡ προσευχή μου, κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου εἰς τὴν δέησίν μου.

3 Let my prayer come in before you; incline your ear to my supplication, O Lord. (verse 2 in Brenton's English)

4 ὅτι ἐπλήσθη κακῶν ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ ἡ ζωή μου τῷ ᾅδῃ ἤγγισε·

4 For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life has drawn near to Hades. (verse 3 in Brenton's English)

5 προσελογίσθην μετὰ τῶν καταβαινόντων εἰς λάκκον, ἐγενήθην ὡσεὶ ἄνθρωπος ἀβοήθητος ἐν νεκροῖς ἐλεύθερος,

5 I have been reckoned with them that go down to the pit; I became as a man without help; (verse 4 in Brenton's English)

6 ὡσεὶ τραυματίαι καθεύδοντες ἐν τάφῳ, ὧν οὐκ ἐμνήσθης ἔτι καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐκ τῆς χειρός σου ἀπώσθησαν.

6 free amongst the dead, as the slain ones cast out, who sleep in the tomb; whom you remember no more; and they are rejected from your hand. (verse 5 in Brenton's English)

7 ἔθεντό με ἐν λάκκῳ κατωτάτῳ, ἐν σκοτεινοῖς καὶ ἐν σκιᾷ θανάτου.

7 They laid me in the lowest pit, in dark [places], and in the shadow of death. (verse 6 in Brenton's English)

8 ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ ἐπεστηρίχθη ὁ θυμός σου, καὶ πάντας τοὺς μετεωρισμούς σου ἐπήγαγες ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ. (διάψαλμα).

8 Your wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and you have brought upon me all your billows. Pause. (verse 7 in Brenton's English)

9 ἐμάκρυνας τοὺς γνωστούς μου ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ἔθεντό με βδέλυγμα ἑαυτοῖς, παρεδόθην καὶ οὐκ ἐξεπορευόμην.

9 You have removed my acquaintance far from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have been delivered up, and have not gone forth. (verse 8 in Brenton's English)

10 οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου ἠσθένησαν ἀπὸ πτωχείας· ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, διεπέτασα πρὸς σὲ τὰς χεῖράς μου·

10 My eyes are dimmed from poverty; but I cried to you, O Lord, all the day; I spread forth my hands to you. (verse 9 in Brenton's English)

11 μὴ τοῖς νεκροῖς ποιήσεις θαυμάσια; ἢ ἰατροὶ ἀναστήσουσι, καὶ ἐξομολογήσονταί σοι;

11 Will you work wonders for the dead? or shall physicians raise [them] up, that they shall praise you? (verse 10 in Brenton's English)

12 μὴ διηγήσεταί τις ἐν τῷ τάφῳ τὸ ἔλεός σου καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου ἐν τῇ ἀπωλείᾳ;

12 Shall any one declare your mercy in the tomb? and your truth in destruction? (verse 11 in Brenton's English)

13 μὴ γνωσθήσεται ἐν τῷ σκότει τὰ θαυμάσιά σου καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη σου ἐν γῇ ἐπιλελησμένῃ;

13 Shall your wonders be known in darkness? and your righteousness in a forgotten land? (verse 12 in Brenton's English)

14 κἀγὼ πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, καὶ τὸ πρωΐ ἡ προσευχή μου προφθάσει σε.

14 But I cried to you, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent you. (verse 13 in Brenton's English)

15 ἱνατί, Κύριε, ἀπωθῇ τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἀποστρέφεις τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ;

15 Therefore, O Lord, do you reject my prayer, [and] turn your face away from me? (verse 14 in Brenton's English)

16 πτωχός εἰμι ἐγὼ καὶ ἐν κόποις ἐκ νεότητός μου, ὑψωθεὶς δὲ ἐταπεινώθην καὶ ἐξηπορήθην.

16 I am poor and in troubles from my youth; and having been exalted, I was brought low and into despair. (verse 15 in Brenton's English)

17 ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ διῆλθον αἱ ὀργαί σου, οἱ φοβερισμοί σου ἐξετάραξάν με,

17 Your wrath has passed over me; and your terrors have greatly disquieted me. (verse 16 in Brenton's English)

18 ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡσεὶ ὕδωρ ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, περιέσχον με ἅμα.

18 They compassed me like water; all the day they beset me together. (verse 17 in Brenton's English)

19 ἐμάκρυνας ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ φίλον καὶ πλησίον καὶ τοὺς γνωστούς μου ἀπὸ ταλαιπωρίας.

19 You have put far from me [every] friend, and my acquaintances because of [my] wretchedness. (verse 18 in Brenton's English)