Psalms · Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Psalm 138 (139) Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 139 · About the recordings
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).
Psalm 138 in Slavonic = Psalm 139 in RV1909, WEB.
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Въ коне́цъ дв҃дꙋ, ѱало́мъ заха́рїинъ, въ разсѣ́ѧнїи, Гдⷭ҇и, и҆скꙋси́лъ мѧ̀ є҆сѝ и҆ позна́лъ мѧ̀ є҆сѝ: ты̀ позна́лъ є҆сѝ сѣда́нїе моѐ и҆ воста́нїе моѐ.
139:1 Al Músico principal: Salmo de David. OH Jehová, tú me has examinado y conocido.
139:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.
2 Ты̀ разꙋмѣ́лъ є҆сѝ помышлє́нїѧ моѧ̑ и҆здале́ча:
139:2 Tú has conocido mi sentarme y mi levantarme, has entendido desde lejos mis pensamientos.
139:2 You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 стезю̀ мою̀ и҆ ᲂу҆́же моѐ ты̀ є҆сѝ и҆зслѣ́довалъ и҆ всѧ̑ пꙋти̑ моѧ̑ прови́дѣлъ є҆сѝ.
139:3 Mi senda y mi acostarme has rodeado, y estás impuesto en todos mis caminos.
139:3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Ꙗ҆́кѡ нѣ́сть льстѝ въ ѧ҆зы́цѣ мое́мъ: сѐ, гдⷭ҇и, ты̀ позна́лъ є҆сѝ
139:4 Pues aun no está la palabra en mi lengua, [y] he aquí, oh Jehová, tú la sabes toda.
139:4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.
5 всѧ̑ послѣ̑днѧѧ и҆ дрє́внѧѧ: ты̀ созда́лъ є҆сѝ мѧ̀ и҆ положи́лъ є҆сѝ на мнѣ̀ рꙋ́кꙋ твою̀.
139:5 Detrás y delante me guarneciste, y sobre mí pusiste tu mano.
139:5 You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
6 Оу҆диви́сѧ ра́зꙋмъ тво́й ѿ менє̀, ᲂу҆тверди́сѧ, не возмогꙋ̀ къ немꙋ̀.
139:6 Más maravillosa es la ciencia que mi capacidad; alta es, no puedo comprenderla.
139:6 This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.
7 Ка́мѡ пойдꙋ̀ ѿ дх҃а твоегѡ̀; и҆ ѿ лица̀ твоегѡ̀ ка́мѡ бѣжꙋ̀;
139:7 ¿Adónde me iré de tu espíritu? ¿y adónde huiré de tu presencia?
139:7 Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
8 А҆́ще взы́дꙋ на нб҃о, ты̀ та́мѡ є҆сѝ: а҆́ще сни́дꙋ во а҆́дъ, та́мѡ є҆сѝ.
139:8 Si subiere á los cielos, allí estás tú: y si en abismo hiciere mi estrado, he aquí allí tú estás.
139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!
9 А҆́ще возмꙋ̀ крилѣ̑ моѝ ра́нѡ и҆ вселю́сѧ въ послѣ́днихъ мо́рѧ,
139:9 Si tomare las alas del alba, y habitare en el extremo de la mar,
139:9 If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 и҆ та́мѡ бо рꙋка̀ твоѧ̀ наста́витъ мѧ̀, и҆ ᲂу҆держи́тъ мѧ̀ десни́ца твоѧ̀.
139:10 Aun allí me guiará tu mano, y me asirá tu diestra.
139:10 even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
11 И҆ рѣ́хъ: є҆да̀ тьма̀ попере́тъ мѧ̀; и҆ но́щь просвѣще́нїе въ сла́дости мое́й.
139:11 Si dijere: Ciertamente las tinieblas me encubrirán; aun la noche resplandecerá tocante á mí.
139:11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”
12 Ꙗ҆́кѡ тьма̀ не помрачи́тсѧ ѿ тебє̀, и҆ но́щь ꙗ҆́кѡ де́нь просвѣти́тсѧ: ꙗ҆́кѡ тьма̀ є҆ѧ̀, та́кѡ и҆ свѣ́тъ є҆ѧ̀.
139:12 Aun las tinieblas no encubren de ti, y la noche resplandece como el día: lo mismo [te son] las tinieblas que la luz.
139:12 even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
13 Ꙗ҆́кѡ ты̀ созда́лъ є҆сѝ ᲂу҆трѡ́бы моѧ̑, воспрїѧ́лъ мѧ̀ є҆сѝ и҆з̾ чре́ва ма́тере моеѧ̀.
139:13 Porque tú poseiste mis riñones; cubrísteme en el vientre de mi madre.
139:13 For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 И҆сповѣ́мсѧ тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ стра́шнѡ ᲂу҆диви́лсѧ є҆сѝ: чꙋ̑дна дѣла̀ твоѧ̑, и҆ дꙋша̀ моѧ̀ зна́етъ ѕѣлѡ̀.
139:14 Te alabaré; porque formidables, maravillosas son tus obras: estoy maravillado, y mi alma lo conoce mucho.
139:14 I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
15 Не ᲂу҆таи́сѧ ко́сть моѧ̀ ѿ тебє̀, ю҆́же сотвори́лъ є҆сѝ въ та́йнѣ, и҆ соста́въ мо́й въ преиспо́днихъ землѝ.
139:15 No fué encubierto de ti mi cuerpo, bien que en oculto fuí formado, [y] compaginado en lo más bajo de la tierra.
139:15 My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Несодѣ́ланное моѐ ви́дѣстѣ ѻ҆́чи твоѝ, и҆ въ кни́зѣ твое́й всѝ напи́шꙋтсѧ: во дне́хъ сози́ждꙋтсѧ, и҆ никто́же въ ни́хъ.
139:16 Mi embrión vieron tus ojos, y en tu libro estaban escritas todas aquellas cosas que fueron luego formadas, sin [faltar] una de ellas.
139:16 Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.
17 Мнѣ́ же ѕѣлѡ̀ че́стни бы́ша дрꙋ́зи твоѝ, бж҃е, ѕѣлѡ̀ ᲂу҆тверди́шасѧ влады́чєствїѧ и҆́хъ:
139:17 Así que ¡cuán preciosos me son, oh Dios, tus pensamientos! ¡cuán multiplicadas son sus cuentas!
139:17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!
18 и҆зочтꙋ̀ и҆̀хъ, и҆ па́че песка̀ ᲂу҆мно́жатсѧ: воста́хъ, и҆ є҆щѐ є҆́смь съ тобо́ю.
139:18 Si los cuento, multiplícanse más que la arena: despierto, y aun estoy contigo.
139:18 If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.
19 А҆́ще и҆збїе́ши грѣ́шники, бж҃е: мꙋ́жїе крове́й, ᲂу҆клони́тесѧ ѿ менє̀.
139:19 De cierto, oh Dios, matarás al impío; apartaos pues de mí, hombres sanguinarios.
139:19 If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20 Ꙗ҆́кѡ ревни́ви є҆стѐ въ помышле́нїихъ, прїи́мꙋтъ въ сꙋетꙋ̀ гра́ды твоѧ̑.
139:20 Porque blasfemias dicen ellos contra ti: tus enemigos toman en vano [tu nombre].
139:20 For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.
21 Не ненави́дѧщыѧ ли тѧ̀, гдⷭ҇и, возненави́дѣхъ, и҆ ѡ҆ вразѣ́хъ твои́хъ и҆ста́ѧхъ;
139:21 ¿No tengo en odio, oh Jehová, á los que te aborrecen, y me conmuevo contra tus enemigos?
139:21 Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?
22 Соверше́нною не́навистїю возненави́дѣхъ ѧ҆̀: во врагѝ бы́ша мѝ.
139:22 Aborrézcolos con perfecto odio; téngolos por enemigos.
139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.
23 И҆скꙋси́ мѧ, бж҃е, и҆ ᲂу҆вѣ́ждь се́рдце моѐ: и҆стѧжи́ мѧ и҆ разꙋмѣ́й стєзѝ моѧ̑:
139:23 Examíname, oh Dios, y conoce mi corazón: pruébame y reconoce mis pensamientos:
139:23 Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.
24 и҆ ви́ждь, а҆́ще пꙋ́ть беззако́нїѧ во мнѣ̀, и҆ наста́ви мѧ̀ на пꙋ́ть вѣ́ченъ.
139:24 Y ve si hay en mí camino de perversidad, y guíame en el camino eterno.
139:24 See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
Cross references (24)
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 Hebrews 4:13; Jeremiah 12:3; Jeremiah 17:9–10; Psalm 44:21; Psalm 17:3
- 2 Matthew 9:4; 2 Kings 19:27; Isaiah 37:28; Psalm 94:11; Luke 9:47
- 3 Jeremiah 23:24; Job 31:4; Proverbs 5:20–21; Genesis 28:10–17; 2 Samuel 11:27
- 4 Hebrews 4:12–13; Psalm 19:14; Psalm 50:19–21; Matthew 12:35–37; Job 42:3
- 5 Psalm 34:7; Deuteronomy 33:27; Revelation 1:17; Job 23:8–9; Exodus 24:11
- 6 Romans 11:33; Job 42:3; Job 11:7–9; Job 26:14; Psalm 40:5
- 7 Jeremiah 23:23–24; Jonah 1:3; Jonah 1:10
- 8 Amos 9:2–4; Job 34:21–22; Jonah 2:2; Obadiah 4; Proverbs 15:11
- 9 Psalm 19:6; Psalm 74:16–17; Malachi 4:2
- 10 Psalm 23:3; Isaiah 41:13; Psalm 73:23; Psalm 63:8; Psalm 143:9–10
- 11 Job 12:22; Jeremiah 23:24; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 10:11–13; Job 22:12–14
- 12 Daniel 2:22; Job 34:22; Exodus 20:21; Hebrews 4:13; Job 26:6
- 13 Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 119:73; Isaiah 44:2; Job 31:15; Job 10:9–12
- 14 Genesis 1:26–27; Psalm 111:2; Psalm 104:24; Psalm 92:4–5; Psalm 40:5
- 15 Ecclesiastes 11:5; Psalm 139:13; Job 10:8–11; Psalm 63:9
- 16 Psalm 56:8; Malachi 3:16; Revelation 20:12
- 17 Psalm 40:5; Jeremiah 29:11; Isaiah 55:8–9; Psalm 92:5; Psalm 36:7
- 18 Psalm 3:5; Psalm 139:3; Psalm 40:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:10; Psalm 63:6–7
- 19 Psalm 5:6; Psalm 119:115; Isaiah 11:4; Psalm 9:17; Psalm 6:8
- 20 Jude 15; Exodus 20:7; Psalm 74:18; Psalm 2:1–3; Psalm 73:8–9
- 21 Psalm 119:158; Psalm 31:6; Revelation 2:2; 2 Chronicles 19:2; Psalm 26:5
- 22 Luke 14:26; Psalm 101:3–8
- 23 Psalm 26:2; Job 31:6; 1 Peter 1:7; Proverbs 17:3; Deuteronomy 8:2
- 24 Psalm 143:10; Jeremiah 17:9–10; Psalm 25:8–9; Psalm 119:32; Psalm 16:11
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: 139.
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).
The title of this Psalm is brief and simple, and need not detain us; since we know whose resemblance David wore, and since in him we recognise ourselves also, for we too are members of that Body. The whole title is, "To David himself." Let us see then, what is to David himself.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there; if I go away even to the uttermost parts of the earth, there is Thy right hand; if I make my bed in the abyss, there is Thy Spirit." Whither, then, shall any one go, or where shall he escape from Him who comprehends all things?
For whither fled they when they fled from Thy presence? Or where dost Thou not find them?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… have dared to circumscribe God's providence by the clouds and the heaven, and to alienate from God the things on earth; having forgotten the Psalm which says, If I go up into heaven, Thou art there, if I go down into hell, Thou art present.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Yet the beholding of heaven and earth does not make us know God better than the attentive study of our being does; I am, says the Prophet, fearfully and wonderfully made; that is to say, in observing myself I have known Thy infinite wisdom.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)