Psalms · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Psalm 113 (114–115) Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 114 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
Psalm 113 in LXX = Psalm 114 and Psalm 115 in WEB.
1 Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἐν ἐξόδῳ Ἰσραὴλ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, οἴκου Ἰακὼβ ἐκ λαοῦ βαρβάρου,
114:1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language,
2 ἐγενήθη Ἰουδαία ἁγίασμα αὐτοῦ, Ἰσραὴλ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ.
114:2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
3 Ἡ θάλασσα εἶδε καὶ ἔφυγεν, ὁ Ἰορδάνης ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω.
114:3 The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
4 Τὰ ὄρη ἐσκίρτησαν ὡσεὶ κριοὶ, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ὡς ἀρνία προβάτων.
114:4 The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs.
5 Τί σοι ἐστὶ θάλασσα ὅτι ἔφυγες; καὶ σὺ Ἰορδάνη ὅτι ἐστράφης εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω;
114:5 What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?
6 Τὰ ὄρη ὅτι ἐσκίρτησατε ὡσεὶ κριοί; καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ὡς ἀρνία προβάτων;
114:6 You mountains, that you skipped like rams? You little hills, like lambs?
7 Ἀπὸ προσώπου Κυρίου ἐσαλεύθη ἡ γῆ, ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἰακὼβ,
114:7 Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 τοῦ στρέψαντος τὴν πέτραν εἰς λίμνας ὑδάτων, καὶ τὴν ἀκρότομον εἰς πηγὰς ὑδάτων.
114:8 who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of waters.
9 Μὴ ἡμῖν Κύριε, μὴ ἡμῖν, ἀλλʼ ἢ τῷ ὀνόματί σου δὸς δόξαν, ἐπὶ τῷ ἐλέει σου καὶ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου·
115:1 Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.
10 μή ποτε εἴπωσι τὰ ἔθνη, ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς αὐτῶν;
115:2 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”
11 Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ γῇ, πάντα ὅσα ἠθέλησεν ἐποίησε.
115:3 But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
12 Τὰ εἴδωλα τῶν ἐθνῶν, ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον, ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων.
115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
13 Στόμα ἔχουσι καὶ οὐ λαλήσουσιν, ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχουσι καὶ οὐκ ὄψονται·
115:5 They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.
14 Ὦτα ἔχουσι καὶ οὐκ ἀκούσονται, ῥῖνας ἔχουσι καὶ οὐκ ὀσφρανθήσονται·
115:6 They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.
15 Χεῖρας ἔχουσι καὶ οὐ ψηλαφήσουσι, πόδας ἔχουσι καὶ οὐ περιπατήσουσιν, οὐ φωνήσουσιν ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν.
115:7 They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat.
16 ὅμοιοι αὐτοῖς γένοιντο οἱ ποιοῦντες αὐτὰ, καὶ πάντες οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς.
115:8 Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.
17 Οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ ἔλπισεν ἐπὶ Κύριον, βοηθὸς καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν ἐστιν.
115:9 Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
18 Οἶκος Ἀαρὼν ἤλπισεν ἐπὶ Κύριον, βοηθὸς καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν ἐστιν.
115:10 House of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
19 Οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον ἤλπισαν ἐπὶ Κύριον, βοηθὸς καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν ἐστι.
115:11 You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
20 Κύριος μνησθεὶς ἡμῶν εὐλόγησεν ἡμᾶς, εὐλόγησε τὸν οἶκον Ἰσραὴλ, εὐλόγησε τὸν οἶκον Ἀαρών·
115:12 Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.
21 Εὐλόγησε τοὺς φοβουμένους τὸν Κύριον, τοὺς μικροὺς μετὰ τῶν μεγάλων.
115:13 He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
22 Προσθείη Κύριος ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς, ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς ὑμῶν.
115:14 May Yahweh increase you more and more, you and your children.
23 Εὐλογημένοι ὑμεῖς τῷ Κυρίῳ, τῷ ποιήσαντι τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.
115:15 Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
24 Ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ, τὴν δὲ γῆν ἔδωκε τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
115:16 The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.
25 Οὐχ οἱ νεκροὶ αἰνέσουσί σε Κύριε, οὐδὲ πάντες οἱ καταβαίνοντες εἰς ᾅδου·
115:17 The dead don’t praise Yah, nor any who go down into silence,
26 Ἀλλʼ ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες εὐλογήσομεν τὸν Κύριον, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.
115:18 but we will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more. Praise Yah!
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 LXX.
- 1 Exodus 13:3; Exodus 12:41–42; Psalm 81:5; Genesis 42:23; Deuteronomy 16:1
- 2 Exodus 25:8; Exodus 15:17; Psalm 78:68–69; Ezekiel 37:26–28; Exodus 19:5–6
- 3 Exodus 14:21; Psalm 77:16; Habakkuk 3:8–9; Joshua 3:13–16; Habakkuk 3:15
- 4 Judges 5:4–5; Exodus 19:18; Exodus 20:18; Habakkuk 3:6; Jeremiah 4:23–24
- 5 Habakkuk 3:8; Jeremiah 47:6–7
- 6 Psalm 29:6
- 7 Jeremiah 5:22; Job 26:11; Psalm 104:32; Isaiah 64:1–3; Micah 6:1–2
- 8 Psalm 107:35; Deuteronomy 8:15; Numbers 20:11; Exodus 17:6; Psalm 105:41
- 9 Psalm 79:9–10; Isaiah 48:11; Psalm 96:8; Ezekiel 20:14; Ezekiel 36:32
- 10 Psalm 79:10; Psalm 42:3; Psalm 42:10; Exodus 32:12; Deuteronomy 32:26–27
- 11 Psalm 135:6; Daniel 4:35; Isaiah 46:10; Ephesians 1:11; Psalm 103:19
- 12 Deuteronomy 4:28; Isaiah 46:6–7; Jeremiah 10:3–5; Isaiah 40:19–20; Habakkuk 2:18–20
- 13 Jeremiah 10:5
- 16 Psalm 135:18; Jeremiah 10:8; Habakkuk 2:18–19; Jonah 2:8; Isaiah 44:9–20
- 17 Psalm 62:8; Psalm 37:3; Proverbs 30:5; Psalm 118:2–4; Psalm 135:19–20
- 18 Psalm 118:3; Exodus 28:1; Numbers 16:5; Numbers 18:7; Numbers 16:40
- 19 Proverbs 14:26; Acts 10:35; Psalm 147:11; Proverbs 30:5; Psalm 103:11
- 20 Ephesians 1:3; Psalm 136:23; Isaiah 44:21; Genesis 12:2–3; Isaiah 49:14–16
- 21 Psalm 112:1; Luke 1:50; Psalm 128:1; Revelation 19:5; Psalm 29:11
- 22 Deuteronomy 1:11; Acts 2:39; Acts 3:25; Jeremiah 33:22; Genesis 17:7
- 23 Psalm 134:3; Revelation 14:7; Genesis 14:19; Genesis 1:1; Psalm 121:2
- 24 Psalm 8:6; Psalm 89:11; Genesis 1:28–30; Jeremiah 27:5–6; Genesis 9:1–3
- 25 Psalm 6:5; Isaiah 38:18–19; Psalm 88:10–12; Psalm 30:9; Psalm 31:17
- 26 Psalm 113:2; Daniel 2:20; Psalm 145:21; Revelation 5:13; Psalm 145:2
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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: 114, 115.
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).
When ye hear sung in the Psalms, "Praise the Lord, ye children" (ver. 1); imagine not that that exhortation pertaineth not unto you, because having already passed the youth of the body, ye are either blooming in the prime of manhood, or growing gray with the honours of old age: for unto all of you the Apostle saith, "Brethren, be …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
When ye hear sung in the Psalms, "Praise the Lord, ye children" (ver. 1); imagine not that that exhortation pertaineth not unto you, because having already passed the youth of the body, ye are either blooming in the prime of manhood, or growing gray with the honours of old age: for unto all of you the Apostle saith, "Brethren, be …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
Since then before His appearance in flesh, the sea saw Him and fled, and Jordan was turned back, the Lord took to Himself His body, that the sea might endure the sight, and Jordan receive Him without fear.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… instance, "The Sea said" so and so; and, "The Depth saith, It is not in me;" and "The Heavens declare the glory of God;" and again a command is given to the Sword; and the Mountains and Hills are asked the reason of their skipping. We do not allege any of these, though some of our predecessors used them as …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
For the Scripture is familiar with the figure of personification, and is wont to speak of inanimate things as though they were animate: for example, The sea saw it and fled: Jordan was driven back.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)