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Chapter 88

Psalms · King David

10 fathers on this passage

Ps 88:1

¹ [A Psalm] of instruction for Ethan the Israelite.

Συνέσεως Αἰθὰμ τῷ Ἰσραηλίτῃ.

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Ps 88:2

² I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, forever:

ΤΑ ΕΛΕΗ σου, Κύριε, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ᾄσομαι, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν ἀπαγγελῶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου ἐν τῷ στόματί μου,

Ps 88:2

Ps 88:3

³ For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up forever:

ὅτι εἶπας· εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἔλεος οἰκοδομηθήσεται· ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς ἑτοιμασθήσεται ἡ ἀλήθειά σου·

Ps 88:3

Ps 88:4

⁴ I made a covenant with my chosen ones,

διεθέμην διαθήκην τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς μου, ὤμοσα Δαυΐδ τῷ δούλῳ μου·

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Ps 88:5

⁵ I will establish thy seed forever,

ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος ἑτοιμάσω τὸ σπέρμα σου καὶ οἰκοδομήσω εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν τὸν θρόνον σου. (διάψαλμα).

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Ps 88:6

⁶ The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord;

ἐξομολογήσονται οἱ οὐρανοὶ τὰ θαυμάσιά σου, Κύριε, καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ἁγίων.

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Ps 88:7

⁷ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord?

ὅτι τίς ἐν νεφέλαις ἰσωθήσεται τῷ Κυρίῳ; καὶ τίς ὁμοιωθήσεται τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν υἱοῖς Θεοῦ;

Ps 88:7

Ps 88:8

⁸ God is glorified in the council of the saints;

ὁ Θεὸς ἐνδοξαζόμενος ἐν βουλῇ ἁγίων, μέγας καὶ φοβερὸς ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς περικύκλῳ αὐτοῦ.

Ps 88:8

Ps 88:9

⁹ O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee?

Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, τίς ὅμοιός σοι; δυνατὸς εἶ, Κύριε, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθειά σου κύκλῳ σου.

Ps 88:9

Ps 88:10

¹⁰ Thou rulest the power of the sea;

σὺ δεσπόζεις τοῦ κράτους τῆς θαλάσσης, τὸν δὲ σάλον τῶν κυμάτων αὐτῆς σὺ καταπραυ±νεις.

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Ps 88:11

¹¹ Thou hast brought down the proud as one that is slain;

σὺ ἐταπείνωσας ὡς τραυματίαν ὑπερήφανον, ἐν τῷ βραχίονι τῆς δυνάμεώς σου διεσκόρπισας τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου.

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Ps 88:12

¹² The heavens are thine, and the earth is thine:

σοί εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί, καὶ σή ἐστιν ἡ γῆ· τὴν οἰκουμένην καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς σὺ ἐθεμελίωσας.

Ps 88:12

Ps 88:13

¹³ Thou hast created the north and the west:

τὸν βορρᾶν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν σὺ ἔκτισας, Θαβὼρ καὶ Ἑρμὼν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἀγαλλιάσονται.

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Ps 88:14

¹⁴ Thine is the mighty arm:

σὸς ὁ βραχίων μετὰ δυναστείας· κραταιωθήτω ἡ χείρ σου, ὑψωθήτω ἡ δεξιά σου.

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Ps 88:15

¹⁵ Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne:

δικαιοσύνη καὶ κρίμα ἑτοιμασία τοῦ θρόνου σου, ἔλεος καὶ ἀλήθεια προπορεύσονται πρὸ προσώπου σου.

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Ps 88:16

¹⁶ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound:

μακάριος ὁ λαὸς ὁ γινώσκων ἀλαλαγμόν· Κύριε, ἐν τῷ φωτὶ τοῦ προσώπου σου πορεύσονται

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Ps 88:17

¹⁷ And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day:

καὶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἀγαλλιάσονται ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν καὶ ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου ὑψωθήσονται.

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Ps 88:18

¹⁸ For thou art the boast of their strength;

ὅτι καύχημα τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτῶν σὺ εἶ, καὶ ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου ὑψωθήσεται τὸ κέρας ἡμῶν.

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Ps 88:19

¹⁹ For [our] help is of the Lord;

ὅτι τοῦ Κυρίου ἡ ἀντίληψις καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Ἰσραὴλ βασιλέως ἡμῶν.

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Ps 88:20

²⁰ Then thou spokest in vision to thy children,

τότε ἐλάλησας ἐν ὁράσει τοῖς υἱοῖς σου καὶ εἶπας· ἐθέμην βοήθειαν ἐπὶ δυνατόν, ὕψωσα ἐκλεκτὸν ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ μου·

Ps 88:20

Ps 88:21

²¹ I have found David my servant;

εὗρον Δαυΐδ τὸν δοῦλόν μου, ἐν ἐλέει ἁγίῳ μου ἔχρισα αὐτόν.

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Ps 88:22

²² For my hand shall support him;

ἡ γὰρ χείρ μου συναντιλήψεται αὐτῷ καὶ ὁ βραχίων μου κατισχύσει αὐτόν·

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Ps 88:23

²³ The enemy shall have no advantage against him;

οὐκ ὠφελήσει ἐχθρὸς ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ υἱὸς ἀνομίας οὐ προσθήσει τοῦ κακῶσαι αὐτόν.

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Ps 88:24

²⁴ And I will hew down his foes before him,

καὶ συγκόψω ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς μισοῦντας αὐτὸν τροπώσομαι.

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Ps 88:25

²⁵ But my truth and my mercy shall be with him;

καὶ ἡ ἀλήθειά μου καὶ τὸ ἔλεός μου μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου ὑψωθήσεται τὸ κέρας αὐτοῦ.

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Ps 88:26

²⁶ And I will set his hand in the sea,

καὶ θήσομαι ἐν θαλάσσῃ χεῖρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν ποταμοῖς δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ.

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Ps 88:27

²⁷ He shall call upon me, [saying], Thou art my Father,

αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεταί με· πατήρ μου εἶ σύ, Θεός μου καὶ ἀντιλήπτωρ τῆς σωτηρίας μου·

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Ps 88:28

²⁸ And I will make him [my] firstborn,

κἀγὼ πρωτότοκον θήσομαι αὐτόν, ὑψηλὸν παρὰ τοῖς βασιλεῦσι τῆς γῆς.

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Ps 88:29

²⁹ I will keep my mercy for him forever,

εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα φυλάξω αὐτῷ τὸ ἔλεός μου, καὶ ἡ διαθήκη μου πιστὴ αὐτῷ·

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Ps 88:30

³⁰ And I will establish his seed forever and ever,

καὶ θήσομαι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ ὡς τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.

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Ps 88:31

³¹ If his children should forsake my law,

ἐὰν ἐγκαταλίπωσιν οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ τὸν νόμον μου καὶ τοῖς κρίμασί μου μὴ πορευθῶσιν,

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Ps 88:32

³² If they should profane my ordinances,

ἐὰν τὰ δικαιώματά μου βεβηλώσωσι καὶ τὰς ἐντολάς μου μὴ φυλάξωσιν,

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Ps 88:33

³³ I will visit their transgressions with a rod,

ἐπισκέψομαι ἐν ράβδῳ τὰς ἀνομίας αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν μάστιξι τὰς ἀδικίας αὐτῶν·

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Ps 88:34

³⁴ But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him,

τὸ δὲ ἔλεός μου οὐ μὴ διασκεδάσω ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν, οὐδ᾿ οὐ μὴ ἀδικήσω ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ μου,

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Ps 88:35

³⁵ Neither will I by any means profane my covenant;

οὐδ᾿ οὐ μὴ βεβηλώσω τὴν διαθήκην μου καὶ τὰ ἐκπορευόμενα διὰ τῶν χειλέων μου οὐ μὴ ἀθετήσω.

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Ps 88:36

³⁶ Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David.

ἅπαξ ὤμοσα ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ μου, εἰ τῷ Δαυΐδ ψεύσομαι·

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Ps 88:37

³⁷ His seed shall endure forever,

τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μενεῖ καὶ ὁ θρόνος αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος ἐναντίον μου

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Ps 88:38

³⁸ And as the moon [that is] established forever,

καὶ ὡς ἡ σελήνη κατηρτισμένη εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· καὶ ὁ μάρτυς ἐν οὐρανῷ πιστός. (διάψαλμα).

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Ps 88:39

³⁹ But thou hast cast off and set at nought,

σὺ δὲ ἀπώσω καὶ ἐξουδένωσας, ἀνεβάλου τὸν χριστόν σου·

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Ps 88:40

⁴⁰ Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant;

κατέστρεψας τὴν διαθήκην τοῦ δούλου σου, ἐβεβήλωσας εἰς τὴν γῆν τὸ ἁγίασμα αὐτοῦ.

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Ps 88:41

⁴¹ Thou hast broken down all his hedges;

καθεῖλες πάντας τοὺς φραγμοὺς αὐτοῦ, ἔθου τὰ ὀχυρώματα αὐτοῦ δειλίαν·

Ps 88:41

Ps 88:42

⁴² All that go by the way have spoiled him:

διήρπασαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ διοδεύοντες ὁδόν, ἐγενήθη ὄνειδος τοῖς γείτοσιν αὐτοῦ.

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Ps 88:43

⁴³ Thou hast exalted the right hand of his enemies;

ὕψωσας τὴν δεξιὰν τῶν θλιβόντων αὐτόν, εὔφρανας πάντας τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ.

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Ps 88:44

⁴⁴ Thou hast turned back the help of his sword,

ἀπέστρεψας τὴν βοήθειαν τῆς ρομφαίας αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἀντελάβου αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ.

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Ps 88:45

⁴⁵ Thou hast deprived him of glory:

κατέλυσας ἀπὸ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτοῦ, τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν κατέρραξας.

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Ps 88:46

⁴⁶ Thou hast shortened the days of his throne:

ἐσμίκρυνας τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ χρόνου αὐτοῦ, κατέχεας αὐτοῦ αἰσχύνην. (διάψαλμα).

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Ps 88:47

⁴⁷ How long, O Lord, wilt thou turn away, forever?

ἕως πότε, Κύριε, ἀποστρέφῃ εἰς τέλος, ἐκκαυθήσεται ὡς πῦρ ἡ ὀργή σου;

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Ps 88:48

⁴⁸ Remember what my being is:

μνήσθητι τίς μου ἡ ὑπόστασις· μὴ γὰρ ματαίως ἔκτισας πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων;

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Ps 88:49

⁴⁹ What man is there who shall live, and not see death?

τίς ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ζήσεται, καὶ οὐκ ὄψεται θάνατον; ρύσεται τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐκ χειρὸς ᾅδου; (διάψαλμα).

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Ps 88:50

⁵⁰ Where are thine ancient mercies, O Lord,

ποῦ ἐστι τὰ ἐλέη σου τὰ ἀρχαῖα, Κύριε, ἃ ὤμοσας τῷ Δαυΐδ ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου;

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Ps 88:51

⁵¹ Remember, O Lord, the reproach of thy servants,

μνήσθητι, Κύριε, τοῦ ὀνειδισμοῦ τῶν δούλων σου, οὗ ὑπέσχον ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ πολλῶν ἐθνῶν,

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Ps 88:52

⁵² Wherewith thine enemies have reviled, O Lord:

οὗ ὠνείδισαν οἱ ἐχθροί σου, Κύριε, οὗ ὠνείδισαν τὸ ἀντάλλαγμα τοῦ χριστοῦ σου.

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Ps 88:53

⁵³ Blessed be the Lord forever.

εὐλογητὸς Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. γένοιτο γένοιτο.

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The Fathers on this passage

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