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Chapter 137

Psalms · King David

Ps 137:1

¹ A Psalm for David, of Haggai and Zechariah.

Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυΐδ, Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου.

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Ps 137:2

² I will worship toward thy holy temple,

προσκυνήσω πρὸς ναὸν ἅγιόν σου καὶ ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐπὶ τῷ ἐλέει σου καὶ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου, ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνας ἐπὶ πᾶν τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιόν σου.

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Ps 137:3

³ In whatsoever day I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily;

ἐν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπικαλέσωμαί σε, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν μου· πολυωρήσεις με ἐν ψυχῇ μου δυνάμει σου.

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Ps 137:4

⁴ Let all the kings of the earth, O Lord, give thanks unto thee;

ἐξομολογησάσθωσάν σοι, Κύριε, πάντες οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἤκουσαν πάντα τὰ ρήματα τοῦ στόματός σου.

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Ps 137:5

⁵ And let them sing in the ways of the Lord;

καὶ ᾀσάτωσαν ἐν ταῖς ᾠδαῖς Κυρίου, ὅτι μεγάλη ἡ δόξα Κυρίου,

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Ps 137:6

⁶ For the Lord is high, and [yet] regards the lowly;

ὅτι ὑψηλὸς Κύριος καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορᾷ καὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν γινώσκει.

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Ps 137:7

⁷ Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, thou wilt quicken me;

ἐὰν πορευθῶ ἐν μέσῳ θλίψεως, ζήσεις με· ἐπ᾿ ὀργὴν ἐχθρῶν μου ἐξέτεινας χεῖράς σου, καὶ ἔσωσέ με ἡ δεξιά σου.

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Ps 137:8

⁸ O Lord, thou shalt recompense [them] on my behalf:

Κύριος ἀνταποδώσει ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ. Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ παρίδῃς.

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