1 Ѱало́мъ дв҃дꙋ, а҆гге́а и҆ заха́рїи, И҆сповѣ́мсѧ тебѣ̀, гдⷭ҇и, всѣ́мъ се́рдцемъ мои́мъ, и҆ пред̾ а҆́гг҃лы воспою̀ тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ ᲂу҆слы́шалъ є҆сѝ всѧ̑ глаго́лы ᲂу҆́стъ мои́хъ: 2 поклоню́сѧ ко хра́мꙋ ст҃о́мꙋ твоемꙋ̀ и҆ и҆сповѣ́мсѧ и҆́мени твоемꙋ̀ ѡ҆ млⷭ҇ти твое́й и҆ и҆́стинѣ твое́й, ꙗ҆́кѡ возвели́чилъ є҆сѝ над̾ всѣ́мъ и҆́мѧ твоѐ ст҃о́е. 3 Во́ньже а҆́ще де́нь призовꙋ́ тѧ, ско́рѡ ᲂу҆слы́ши мѧ̀: ᲂу҆мно́жиши мѧ̀ въ дꙋшѝ мое́й си́лою твое́ю. 4 Да и҆сповѣ́дѧтсѧ тебѣ̀, гдⷭ҇и, всѝ ца́рїе зе́мстїи, ꙗ҆́кѡ ᲂу҆слы́шаша всѧ̑ гл҃го́лы ᲂу҆́стъ твои́хъ: 5 и҆ да воспою́тъ въ пꙋте́хъ гдⷭ҇нихъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ ве́лїѧ сла́ва гдⷭ҇нѧ: 6 ꙗ҆́кѡ высо́къ гдⷭ҇ь, и҆ смирє́нныѧ призира́етъ, и҆ высѡ́каѧ и҆здале́ча вѣ́сть. 7 А҆́ще пойдꙋ̀ посредѣ̀ ско́рби, живи́ши мѧ̀: на гнѣ́въ вра̑гъ мои́хъ просте́рлъ є҆сѝ рꙋ́кꙋ твою̀, и҆ сп҃се́ мѧ десни́ца твоѧ̀. 8 Гдⷭ҇ь возда́стъ за мѧ̀: гдⷭ҇и, млⷭ҇ть твоѧ̀ во вѣ́къ: дѣ́лъ рꙋкꙋ̀ твоє́ю не пре́зри.
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Psalm 137 (138) Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
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Notes on this text (4)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms are numbered as in the Septuagint (Psalm 50 = Psalm 51 in English Bibles); verse numbers follow the Russian Synodal Bible, where a psalm's title is verse 1 (or 1–2).
- Psalms 13, 71, 92, 127 and 129 divide their verses differently from the Russian Synodal Bible, so a few verse numbers there do not match it; the line "The songs of David, son of Jesse, are ended" opens Psalm 72 (with its title) instead of closing Psalm 71.
- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
Cross references (8)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in Slavonic.
- 1 Psalm 111:1; Psalm 95:3; 1 Corinthians 14:15; Psalm 86:12–13; Psalm 96:4
- 2 Matthew 5:18; Psalm 56:10; Isaiah 42:21; Matthew 24:35; Psalm 56:4
- 3 1 Peter 5:10; Psalm 18:6; Psalm 34:4–6; Isaiah 40:29–31; Zechariah 10:12
- 4 Psalm 102:15; Psalm 72:11; Psalm 22:22; Psalm 22:27; Psalm 102:22
- 5 Revelation 4:11; Psalm 21:5; Revelation 7:12; Malachi 1:11; Exodus 15:11
- 6 Psalm 113:5–6; Isaiah 57:15; 1 Samuel 2:7–8; Proverbs 3:34; James 4:6
- 7 Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 23:3–4; Psalm 71:20–21; Psalm 85:6; Acts 2:33
- 8 Philippians 1:6; Psalm 57:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; Isaiah 26:12; Psalm 136:1
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 138.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
But to-day we have sung, "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered Sion" (ver. 1).... 2. Observe "the waters of Babylon." "The waters of Babylon" are all things which here are loved, and pass away.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)