Psalms 53

For the end, among the Hymns of instruction by David,

Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ἐν ὕμνοις συνέσεως τῷ Δαυὶδ,

when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Lo, is not David hid with us?

ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν τοὺς Ζειφαίους, καὶ εἰπεῖν τῷ Σαοὺλ, οὐκ ἰδοὺ Δαυὶδ κέκρυπται παρʼ ἡμῖν;

Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy might.

Ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου σῶσόν με, καὶ ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου κρῖνόν με.

O God, hear my prayer; hearken to the words of my mouth.

Ὁ Θεὸς εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, ἐνώτισαι τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός μου.

For strangers have risen up against me, and mighty men have sought my life: they have not set God before them. Pause.

Ὅτι ἀλλότριοι ἐπανέστησαν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ, καὶ κραταιοὶ ἐζήτησαν τὴν ψυχήν μου, οὐ προέθεντο τὸν Θεὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν· διάψαλμα.

For lo! God assists me; and the Lord is the helper of my soul.

Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς βοηθεῖ μοι, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἀντιλήπτωρ τῆς ψυχῆς μου.

He shall return evil to mine enemies; utterly destroy them in thy truth.

Ἀποστρέψει τὰ κακὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου, ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου ἐξολόθρευσον αὐτούς.

I will willingly sacrifice to thee: I will give thanks to thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

Ἑκουσίως θύσω σοι, ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου Κύριε, ὅτι ἀγαθόν.

For thou hast delivered me out of all affliction, and mine eye has seen my desire upon mine enemies.

Ὅτι ἐκ πάσης θλίψεως ἐῤῥύσω με, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου ἐπεῖδεν ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου.