Psalms 73
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
1Συνέσεως τῷ Ἀσάφ. ΙΝΑΤΙ ἀπώσω, ὁ Θεός, εἰς τέλος; ὠργίσθη ὁ θυμός σου ἐπὶ πρόβατα νομῆς σου;
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
2μνήσθητι τῆς συναγωγῆς σου, ἧς ἐκτήσω ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς· ἐλυτρώσω ράβδον κληρονομίας σου, ὄρος Σιὼν τοῦτο, ὃ κατεσκήνωσας ἐν αὐτῷ.
3For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
3ἔπαρον τὰς χεῖράς σου ἐπὶ τὰς ὑπερηφανίας αὐτῶν εἰς τέλος, ὅσα ἐπονηρεύσατο ὁ ἐχθρὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις σου.
4For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
4καὶ ἐνεκαυχήσαντο οἱ μισοῦντές σε ἐν μέσῳ τῆς ἑορτῆς σου, ἔθεντο τὰ σημεῖα αὐτῶν σημεῖα καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν.
5They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
5ὡς εἰς τὴν ἔξοδον ὑπεράνω,
6Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
6ὡς ἐν δρυμῷ ξύλων ἀξίναις ἐξέκοψαν τὰς θύρας αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἐν πελέκει καὶ λαξευτηρίῳ κατέρραξαν αὐτήν.
7Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
7ἐνεπύρισαν ἐν πυρὶ τὸ ἁγιαστήριόν σου, εἰς τὴν γῆν ἐβεβήλωσαν τὸ σκήνωμα τοῦ ὀνόματός σου.
8They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
8εἶπαν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν αἱ συγγένειαι αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό· δεῦτε καὶ καταπαύσωμεν πάσας τὰς ἑορτὰς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς.
9They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
9τὰ σημεῖα αὐτῶν οὐκ εἴδομεν, οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι προφήτης, καὶ ἡμᾶς οὐ γνώσεται ἔτι.
10Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
10ἕως πότε, ὁ Θεός, ὀνειδιεῖ ὁ ἐχθρός, παροξυνεῖ ὁ ὑπεναντίος τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τέλος;
11They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
11ἱνατί ἀποστρέφεις τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ τὴν δεξιάν σου ἐκ μέσου τοῦ κόλπου σου εἰς τέλος;
12Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
12ὁ δὲ Θεὸς βασιλεὺς ἡμῶν πρὸ αἰώνων, εἰργάσατο σωτηρίαν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς γῆς.
13Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
13σὺ ἐκραταίωσας ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου τὴν θάλασσαν, σὺ συνέτριψας τὰς κεφαλὰς τῶν δρακόντων ἐπὶ τοῦ ὕδατος.
14For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
14σὺ συνέθλασας τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ δράκοντος, ἔδωκας αὐτὸν βρῶμα λαοῖς τοῖς Αἰθίοψι.
15If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
15σὺ διέρρηξας πηγὰς καὶ χειμάρρους, σὺ ἐξήρανας ποταμοὺς Ἠθάμ.
16When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—
16σή ἐστιν ἡ ἡμέρα, καὶ σή ἐστιν ἡ νύξ, σὺ κατηρτίσω φαῦσιν καὶ ἥλιον.
17until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
17σὺ ἐποίησας πάντα τὰ ὡραῖα τῆς γῆς· θέρος καὶ ἔαρ, σὺ ἔπλασας αὐτά.
18Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
18μνήσθητι ταύτης· ἐχθρὸς ὠνείδισε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ λαὸς ἄφρων παρώξυνε τὸ ὄνομά σου.
19How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
19μὴ παραδῷς τοῖς θηρίοις ψυχὴν ἐξομολογουμένην σοι, τῶν ψυχῶν τῶν πενήτων σου μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ εἰς τέλος.
20As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
20ἐπίβλεψον εἰς τὴν διαθήκην σου, ὅτι ἐπληρώθησαν οἱ ἐσκοτισμένοι τῆς γῆς οἴκων ἀνομιῶν.
21For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
21μὴ ἀποστραφήτω τεταπεινωμένος καὶ κατῃσχυμένος· πτωχὸς καὶ πένης αἰνέσουσι τὸ ὄνομά σου.
22I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
22ἀνάστα, ὁ Θεός, δίκασον τὴν δίκην σου· μνήσθητι τοῦ ὀνειδισμοῦ σου τοῦ ὑπὸ ἄφρονος ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν.
23Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
23μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ τῆς φωνῆς τῶν ἱκετῶν σου· ἡ ὑπερηφανία τῶν μισούντων σε ἀνέβη διὰ παντός.
24You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
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25Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
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26My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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27For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
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28But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
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