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Psalms

Chapter 81

Psalms · King David

¹ A Psalm for Asaph.

Ψαλμὸς τῷ Ἀσάφ.

Ps 81:1

² How long will ye judge unrighteously,

ἕως πότε κρίνετε ἀδικίαν καὶ πρόσωπα ἁμαρτωλῶν λαμβάνετε; (διάψαλμα).

Ps 81:2

³ Judge the orphan and poor:

κρίνατε ὀρφανῷ καὶ πτωχῷ, ταπεινὸν καὶ πένητα δικαιώσατε·

Ps 81:3

⁴ Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor

ἐξέλεσθε πένητα καὶ πτωχόν, ἐκ χειρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ ρύσασθε αὐτόν.

Ps 81:4

⁵ They know not, nor understand;

οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οὐδὲ συνῆκαν, ἐν σκότει διαπορεύονται· σαλευθήσονται πάντα τὰ θεμέλια τῆς γῆς.

Ps 81:5

⁶ I have said, Ye are gods;

ἐγὼ εἶπα· θεοί ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ Ὑψίστου πάντες·

Ps 81:6

⁷ But ye die as men,

ὑμεῖς δὲ ὡς ἄνθρωποι ἀποθνήσκετε καὶ ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀρχόντων πίπτετε.

Ps 81:7

⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth:

ἀνάστα, ὁ Θεός, κρίνων τὴν γῆν, ὅτι σὺ κατακληρονομήσεις ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι.

Ps 81:8

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 81. Drawn by meaning from across the tradition; follow any link to read it in full context.