Have mercy upon us, O Lord God of all, and behold us:
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, δέσποτα ὁ Θεὸς πάντων, καὶ ἐπίβλεψον·
The Old Testament
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12 Brenton verses
Have mercy upon us, O Lord God of all, and behold us:
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, δέσποτα ὁ Θεὸς πάντων, καὶ ἐπίβλεψον·
and send thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after thee.
καὶ ἐπίβαλε τὸν φόβον σου ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.
Lift up thy hand against the strange nations, and let them see thy power.
Ἔπαρον τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ ἔθνη ἀλλότρια, καὶ ἰδέτωσαν τὴν δυναστείαν σου.
As thou wast sanctified in us before them: so be thou magnified among them before us.
Ὥσπερ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ἡγιάσθης ἐν ἡμῖν, οὕτως ἐνώπιον ἡμῶν μεγαλυνθείης ἐν αὐτοῖς·
And let them know thee, as we have known thee, that there is no God but only thou, O God.
Καὶ ἐπιγνώτωσάν σε καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐπέγνωμεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστι Θεὸς πλήν σου Κύριε.
Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders: glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may set forth thy wondrous works.
Ἐγκαίνισον σημεῖα, καὶ ἀλλοίωσον θαυμάσια·
Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath: take away the adversary, and destroy the enemy.
δόξασον χεῖρα καὶ βραχίονα δεξιόν· ἔγειρον θυμὸν, καὶ ἔκχεον ὀργήν· ἔξαρον ἀντίδικον, καὶ ἔκτριψον ἐχθρόν.
Make the time short, remember the covenant, and let them declare thy wonderful works.
Σπεῦσον καιρὸν, καὶ μνήσθητι ὁρκισμοῦ, καὶ ἐκδιηγησάσθωσαν τὰ μεγαλεῖά σου.
Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire; and let them perish that oppress the people.
Ἐν ὀργῇ πυρὸς καταβρωθήτω ὁ σωζόμενος, καὶ οἱ κακοῦντες τὸν λαόν σου εὕροισαν ἀπώλειαν.
Smite in sunder the heads of the rulers of the heathen, that say, There is none other but we.
Σύντριψον κεφαλὰς ἀρχόντων ἐχθρῶν λεγόντων, οὐκ ἔστι πλὴν ἡμῶν.
Gather all the tribes of Jacob together.
Σύναγε πάσας φυλὰς Ἰακώβ.
A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat and diet.
Λαμπρὰ καρδία καὶ ἀγαθὴ ἐπὶ ἐδέσμασιν τῶν βρωμάτων αὐτῆς ἐπιμελήσεται.
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