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Psalms

Chapter 111

Psalms · King David

¹ Alleluia.

Ἀλληλούϊα.

Ps 111:1

² His seed shall be mighty in the earth:

δυνατὸν ἐν τῇ γῇ ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ, γενεὰ εὐθέων εὐλογηθήσεται.

Ps 111:2

³ Glory and riches shall be in his house;

δόξα καὶ πλοῦτος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.

Ps 111:3

⁴ To the upright light has sprung up in darkness:

ἐξανέτειλεν ἐν σκότει φῶς τοῖς εὐθέσιν ἐλεήμων καὶ οἰκτίρμων καὶ δίκαιος.

Ps 111:4

⁵ The good man is he that pities and lends:

χρηστὸς ἀνὴρ ὁ οἰκτείρων καὶ κιχρῶν· οἰκονομήσει τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ ἐν κρίσει,

Ps 111:5

⁶ For he shall not be moved forever;

ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὐ σαλευθήσεται, εἰς μνημόσυνον αἰώνιον ἔσται δίκαιος.

Ps 111:6

⁷ He shall not be afraid of [any] evil report:

ἀπὸ ἀκοῆς πονηρᾶς οὐ φοβηθήσεται· ἑτοίμη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ ἐλπίζειν ἐπὶ Κύριον.

Ps 111:7

⁸ His heart is established, he shall not fear,

ἐστήρικται ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇ, ἕως οὗ ἐπίδῃ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ·

Ps 111:8

⁹ He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor;

ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκε τοῖς πένησιν· ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, τὸ κέρας αὐτοῦ ὑψωθήσεται ἐν δόξῃ.

Ps 111:9

¹⁰ The sinner shall see and be angry,

ἁμαρτωλὸς ὄψεται καὶ ὀργισθήσεται, τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτοῦ βρύξει καὶ τακήσεται· ἐπιθυμία ἁμαρτωλοῦ ἀπολεῖται.

Ps 111:10

Greek: Septuagint, public domain via eBible.org (grclxx). The English remains the primary text; the Greek is offered for study.

The Fathers on this passage

How the fathers, councils, and saints of the corpus read Psalms: Chapter 111. Drawn by meaning from across the tradition; follow any link to read it in full context.