1 Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. 2 Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου εὐφρανθήσεται ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου ἀγαλλιάσεται σφόδρα. 3 Τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ, καὶ τὴν δέησιν τῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐστέρησας αὐτόν· διάψαλμα. 4 Ὅτι προέφθασας αὐτὸν ἐν εὐλογίαις χρηστότητος, ἔθηκας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ στέφανον ἐκ λίθου τιμίου. 5 Ζωὴν ᾐτήσατό σε, καὶ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ μακρότητα ἡμερῶν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος. 6 Μεγάλη ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου, δόξαν καὶ μεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐπιθήσεις ἐπʼ αὐτόν. 7 Ὅτι δώσεις αὐτῷ εὐλογίαν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος, εὐφρανεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν χαρᾷ μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου. 8 Ὅτι ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐλπίζει ἐπὶ Κύριον, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐλέει τοῦ ὑψίστου οὐ μὴ σαλευθῇ. 9 Εὑρεθείη ἡ χείρ σου πᾶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου, ἡ δεξιά σου εὕροι πάντας τοὺς μισοῦντάς σε. 10 Θήσεις αὐτοὺς ὡς κλίβανον πυρὸς εἰς καιρὸν τοῦ προσώπου σου, Κύριος ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ συνταράξει αὐτοὺς, καὶ καταφάγεται αὐτοὺς πῦρ. 11 Τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν ἀπὸ γῆς ἀπολεῖς, καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν ἀπὸ υἱῶν ἀνθρώπων. 12 Ὅτι ἔκλιναν εἰς σὲ κακὰ, διελογίσαντο βουλὴν, ἣν οὐ μὴ δύνωνται στῆσαι. 13 Ὅτι θήσεις αὐτοὺς νῶτον ἐν τοῖς περιλοίποις σου, ἑτοιμάσεις τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν. 14 Ὑψώθητι Κύριε ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου· ᾄσομεν καὶ ψαλοῦμεν τὰς δυναστείας σου.
Psalms · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Psalm 20 (21) Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 21 · 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.
Cross references (14)
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 Hebrews 12:2; Matthew 2:2; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 59:16–17
- 2 Hebrews 12:2; Matthew 2:2; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 59:16–17
- 3 Psalm 37:4; Psalm 20:4–5; Psalm 2:8–9; Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 49:6–12
- 4 2 Samuel 12:30; Ephesians 1:3; Psalm 59:10; 1 Chronicles 20:2; Psalm 31:19
- 5 Psalm 91:16; Revelation 1:18; Psalm 119:77; Psalm 133:3; Psalm 61:5–6
- 6 1 Peter 3:22; Ephesians 1:20–22; Revelation 5:8–13; Hebrews 8:1; John 17:22
- 7 Acts 2:28; Psalm 45:7; Psalm 16:11; Galatians 3:9; Acts 3:26
- 8 Psalm 16:8; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 20:7–8; Daniel 7:14; Psalm 26:1
- 9 Psalm 110:1–2; Luke 19:27; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 10:28–29; Revelation 19:15
- 10 Malachi 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Psalm 50:3; Psalm 18:8; Lamentations 2:2
- 11 Psalm 37:28; 1 Kings 13:34; Job 20:28; Isaiah 14:20; Psalm 109:13
- 12 Psalm 10:2; Psalm 2:1; Jeremiah 11:18–19; Psalm 31:13; Isaiah 7:6–7
- 13 Psalm 7:12–13; Psalm 18:40; Psalm 64:7; Lamentations 3:12; Job 7:20
- 14 Revelation 16:5–7; Revelation 19:1–6; Revelation 15:3–4; Psalm 113:5; Psalm 57:11
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: 21.
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).
This is a well-known title; and it is not Christ who speaks; but the prophet speaks to Christ, under the form of wishing, foretelling things to come. 2. "The Lord hear Thee in the day of trouble" (ver. 1).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… they were made; He commanded, and they were created: He hath established them for ever, yea, forever and ever." And again, He thus speaks respecting the salvation of man: "He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever;" indicating that it is the Father of all who imparts continuance for ever and ever …