Psalms 138

Unto the end, a psalm of David.

Domine, probasti me, et cognovisti me;

εἰς τὸ τέλος ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυιδ κύριε ἐδοκίμασάς με καὶ ἔγνως με

Thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up.

tu cognovisti sessionem meam et resurrectionem meam.

σὺ ἔγνως τὴν καθέδραν μου καὶ τὴν ἔγερσίν μου σὺ συνῆκας τοὺς διαλογισμούς μου ἀπὸ μακρόθεν

Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off: my path and my line thou hast searched out.

Intellexisti cogitationes meas de longe; semitam meam et funiculum meum investigasti:

τὴν τρίβον μου καὶ τὴν σχοῖνόν μου σὺ ἐξιχνίασας καὶ πάσας τὰς ὁδούς μου προεῖδες

And thou hast foreseen all my ways: for there is no speech in my tongue.

et omnes vias meas prævidisti, quia non est sermo in lingua mea.

ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν λόγος ἐν γλώσσῃ μου

Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me.

Ecce, Domine, tu cognovisti omnia, novissima et antiqua. Tu formasti me, et posuisti super me manum tuam.

ἰδού κύριε σὺ ἔγνως πάντα τὰ ἔσχατα καὶ τὰ ἀρχαῖα σὺ ἔπλασάς με καὶ ἔθηκας ἐπ' ἐμὲ τὴν χεῖρά σου

Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I cannot reach to it.

Mirabilis facta est scientia tua ex me; confortata est, et non potero ad eam.

ἐθαυμαστώθη ἡ γνῶσίς σου ἐξ ἐμοῦ ἐκραταιώθη οὐ μὴ δύνωμαι πρὸς αὐτήν

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy face?

Quo ibo a spiritu tuo? et quo a facie tua fugiam?

ποῦ πορευθῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός σου καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου ποῦ φύγω

If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I descend into hell, thou art present.

Si ascendero in cælum, tu illic es; si descendero in infernum, ades.

ἐὰν ἀναβῶ εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν σὺ εἶ ἐκεῖ ἐὰν καταβῶ εἰς τὸν ᾅδην πάρει

If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea:

Si sumpsero pennas meas diluculo, et habitavero in extremis maris,

ἐὰν ἀναλάβοιμι τὰς πτέρυγάς μου κατ' ὄρθρον καὶ κατασκηνώσω εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα τῆς θαλάσσης

Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me.

etenim illuc manus tua deducet me, et tenebit me dextera tua.

καὶ γὰρ ἐκεῖ ἡ χείρ σου ὁδηγήσει με καὶ καθέξει με ἡ δεξιά σου

And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be my light in my pleasures.

Et dixi : Forsitan tenebræ conculcabunt me; et nox illuminatio mea in deliciis meis.

καὶ εἶπα ἄρα σκότος καταπατήσει με καὶ νὺξ φωτισμὸς ἐν τῇ τρυφῇ μου

But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light all the day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.

Quia tenebræ non obscurabuntur a te, et nox sicut dies illuminabitur : sicut tenebræ ejus, ita et lumen ejus.

ὅτι σκότος οὐ σκοτισθήσεται ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ νὺξ ὡς ἡμέρα φωτισθήσεται ὡς τὸ σκότος αὐτῆς οὕτως καὶ τὸ φῶς αὐτῆς

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother's womb.

Quia tu possedisti renes meos; suscepisti me de utero matris meæ.

ὅτι σὺ ἐκτήσω τοὺς νεφρούς μου κύριε ἀντελάβου μου ἐκ γαστρὸς μητρός μου

I will praise thee, for thou art fearfully magnified: wonderful are thy works, and my soul knoweth right well.

Confitebor tibi, quia terribiliter magnificatus es; mirabilia opera tua, et anima mea cognoscit nimis.

ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ὅτι φοβερῶς ἐθαυμαστώθην θαυμάσια τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ ἡ ψυχή μου γινώσκει σφόδρα

My bone is not hidden from thee, which thou hast made in secret: and my substance in the lower parts of the earth.

Non est occultatum os meum a te, quod fecisti in occulto; et substantia mea in inferioribus terræ.

οὐκ ἐκρύβη τὸ ὀστοῦν μου ἀπὸ σοῦ ὃ ἐποίησας ἐν κρυφῇ καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασίς μου ἐν τοῖς κατωτάτοις τῆς γῆς

Thy eyes did see my imperfect being, and in thy book all shall be written: days shall be formed, and no one in them.

Imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui, et in libro tuo omnes scribentur. Dies formabuntur, et nemo in eis.

τὸ ἀκατέργαστόν μου εἴδοσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον σου πάντες γραφήσονται ἡμέρας πλασθήσονται καὶ οὐθεὶς ἐν αὐτοῖς

But to me thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honourable: their principality is exceedingly strengthened.

Mihi autem nimis honorificati sunt amici tui, Deus; nimis confortatus est principatus eorum.

ἐμοὶ δὲ λίαν ἐτιμήθησαν οἱ φίλοι σου ὁ θεός λίαν ἐκραταιώθησαν αἱ ἀρχαὶ αὐτῶν

I will number them, and they shall be multiplied above the sand, I rose up and am still with thee.

Dinumerabo eos, et super arenam multiplicabuntur. Exsurrexi, et adhuc sum tecum.

ἐξαριθμήσομαι αὐτούς καὶ ὑπὲρ ἄμμον πληθυνθήσονται ἐξηγέρθην καὶ ἔτι εἰμὶ μετὰ σοῦ

If thou wilt kill the wicked, O God: ye men of blood, depart from me:

Si occideris, Deus, peccatores, viri sanguinum, declinate a me:

ἐὰν ἀποκτείνῃς ἁμαρτωλούς ὁ θεός ἄνδρες αἱμάτων ἐκκλίνατε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ

Because you say in thought: They shall receive thy cities in vain.

quia dicitis in cogitatione : Accipient in vanitate civitates tuas.

ὅτι ἐρεῖς εἰς διαλογισμόν λήμψονται εἰς ματαιότητα τὰς πόλεις σου

Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hated thee: and pined away because of thy enemies?

Nonne qui oderunt te, Domine, oderam, et super inimicos tuos tabescebam?

οὐχὶ τοὺς μισοῦντάς σε κύριε ἐμίσησα καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου ἐξετηκόμην

I have hated them with a perfect hatred: and they are become enemies to me.

Perfecto odio oderam illos, et inimici facti sunt mihi.

τέλειον μῖσος ἐμίσουν αὐτούς εἰς ἐχθροὺς ἐγένοντό μοι

Prove me, O God, and know my heart: examine me, and know my paths.

Proba me, Deus, et scito cor meum; interroga me, et cognosce semitas meas.

δοκίμασόν με ὁ θεός καὶ γνῶθι τὴν καρδίαν μου ἔτασόν με καὶ γνῶθι τὰς τρίβους μου

And see if there be in me the way of iniquity: and lead me in the eternal way.

Et vide si via iniquitatis in me est, et deduc me in via æterna.

καὶ ἰδὲ εἰ ὁδὸς ἀνομίας ἐν ἐμοί καὶ ὁδήγησόν με ἐν ὁδῷ αἰωνίᾳ