1 Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ τῶν κρυφίων τοῦ υἱοῦ, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. 2 Ἐξομολογήσομαι σοι Κύριε ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου, διηγήσομαι πάντα τὰ θαυμάσιά σου. 3 Εὐφρανθήσομαι καὶ ἀγαλλιάσομαι ἐν σοὶ, ψαλῶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ὕψιστε. 4 Ἐν τῷ ἀποστραφῆναι τὸν ἐχθρόν μου εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, ἀσθενήσουσι καὶ ἀπολοῦνται ἀπὸ προσώπου σου. 5 Ὅτι ἐποίησας τὴν κρίσιν μου καὶ τὴν δίκην μου, ἐκάθισας ἐπὶ θρόνου ὁ κρίνων δικαιοσύνην. 6 Ἐπετίμησας ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἀπώλετο ὁ ἀσεβὴς· τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν ἐξήλειψας εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. 7 Τοῦ ἐχθροῦ ἐξέλιπον αἱ ῥομφαῖαι εἰς τέλος, καὶ πόλεις καθεῖλες· ἀπώλετο τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν μετʼ ἤχου, 8 καὶ ὁ Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μένει· ἡτοίμασεν ἐν κρίσει τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, 9 καὶ αὐτὸς κρινεῖ τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, κρινεῖ λαοὺς ἐν εὐθύτητι. 10 Καὶ ἐγένετο Κύριος καταφυγὴ τῷ πένητι, βοηθὸς ἐν εὐκαιρίαις, ἐν θλίψει. 11 Καὶ ἐλπισάτωσαν ἐπὶ σὲ οἱ γινώσκοντες τὸ ὄνομά σου, ὅτι οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπες τοὺς ἐκζητοῦντάς σε Κύριε. 12 Ψάλατε τῷ Κυρίῳ τῷ κατοικοῦντι ἐν Σιὼν, ἀναγγείλατε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτοῦ. 13 Ὅτι ἐκζητῶν τὰ αἵματα αὐτῶν ἐμνήσθη, οὐκ ἐπελάθετο τῆς δεήσεως τῶν πενήτων. 14 Ἐλέησόν με Κύριε, ἴδε τὴν ταπείνωσίν μου ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου, ὁ ὑψῶν με ἐκ τῶν πυλῶν τοῦ θανάτου· 15 Ὅπως ἂν ἐξαγγείλω πάσας τὰς αἰνέσεις σου ἐν ταῖς πύλαις τῆς θυγατρὸς Σιών· ἀγαλλιάσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου. 16 Ἐνεπάγησαν ἔθνη ἐν διαφθορᾷ ᾗ ἐποίησαν· ἐν παγίδι ταύτῃ ᾗ ἔκρυψαν συνελήφθη ὁ ποὺς αὐτῶν. 17 Γινώσκεται Κύριος κρίματα ποιῶν, ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ συνελήφθη ὁ ἁμαρτωλός· ᾠδὴ διαψάλματος. 18 Ἀποστραφήτωσαν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ εἰς τὸν ᾅδην, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τὰ ἐπιλανθανόμενα τοῦ Θεοῦ. 19 Ὅτι οὐκ εἰς τέλος ἐπιλησθήσεται ὁ πτωχὸς, ἡ ὑπομονὴ τῶν πενήτων οὐκ ἀπολεῖται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. 20 Ἀνάστηθι Κύριε, μὴ κραταιούσθω ἄνθρωπος, κριθήτωσαν ἔθνη ἐνώπιόν σου. 21 Κατάστησον, Κύριε, νομοθέτην ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, γνώτωσαν ἔθνη ὅτι ἀνθρωποί εἰσι· διάψαλμα. 22 Ἱνατί, Κύριε, ἀφέστηκας μακρόθεν, ὑπερορᾷς ἐν εὐκαιρίαις, ἐν θλίψει; 23 Ἐν τῷ ὑπερηφανεύεσθαι τὸν ἀσεβῆ, ἐμπυρίζεται ὁ πτωχὸς, συλλαμβάνονται ἐν διαβουλίοις οἷς διαλογίζονται. 24 Ὅτι ἐπαινεῖται ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ἀδικῶν ἐνευλογεῖται. 25 Παρώξυνε τὸν Κύριον ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς, κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐκζητήσει· οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ Θεὸς ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ. 26 Βεβηλοῦνται αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ· ἀνταναιρεῖται τὰ κρίματά σου ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ, πάντων τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ κατακυριεύσει. 27 Εἶπε γὰρ ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ σαλευθῶ ἀπὸ γενεᾶς εἰς γενεὰν ἄνευ κακοῦ. 28 Οὗ ἀρᾶς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ γέμει καὶ πικρίας καὶ δόλου, ὑπὸ τὴν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ κόπος καὶ πόνος. 29 Ἐγκάθηται ἔνεδρα μετὰ πλουσίων ἐν ἀποκρύφοις, τοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι ἀθῶον· οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν πένητα ἀποβλέπουσιν. 30 Ἐνεδρεύει ἐν ἀποκρύφῳ ὡς λέων ἐν τῇ μάνδρᾳ αὐτοῦ· ἐνεδρεύει τοῦ ἁρπάσαι πτωχὸν, ἁρπάσαι πτωχὸν ἐν τῷ ἑλκύσαι αὐτόν· ἐν τῇ παγίδι αὐτοῦ 31 ταπεινώσει αὐτὸν, κύψει καὶ πεσεῖται ἐν τῷ αὐτὸν κατακυριεῦσαι τῶν πενήτων. 32 Εἶπε γὰρ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ἐπιλέλησται ὁ Θεὸς, ἀπέστρεψε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν εἰς τέλος. 33 Ἀνάστηθι Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς, ὑψωθήτω ἡ χείρ σου, μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ τῶν πενήτων. 34 Ἕνεκεν τίνος παρώξυνεν ὁ ἀσεβὴς τὸν Θεόν; εἶπε γὰρ ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, οὐ ζητήσει. 35 Βλέπεις, ὅτι σὺ πόνον καὶ θυμὸν κατανοεῖς, τοῦ παραδοῦναι αὐτοὺς εἰς χεῖράς σου· σοὶ ἐγκαταλέλειπται ὁ πτωχὸς, ὀρφανῷ σὺ ἦσθα βοηθός. 36 Σύντριψον τὸν βραχίονα τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ καὶ πονηροῦ, ζητηθήσεται ἡ ἁμαρτία αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇ. 37 Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, ἀπολεῖσθε ἔθνη ἐκ τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ. 38 Τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τῶν πενήτων εἰσήκουσε Κύριος, τὴν ἑτοιμασίαν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν προσέσχε τὸ οὖς σου· 39 Κρῖναι ὀρφανῷ καὶ ταπεινῷ, ἵνα μὴ προσθῇ ἔτι μεγαλαυχεῖν ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
Psalms · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Psalm 9 (9–10) Brenton's Greek Septuagint
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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 (39)
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 Psalm 86:12; 1 Chronicles 16:24; Psalm 111:1; Psalm 145:1–3; Psalm 103:1–2
- 2 Psalm 86:12; 1 Chronicles 16:24; Psalm 111:1; Psalm 145:1–3; Psalm 103:1–2
- 3 Psalm 83:18; Psalm 5:11; Psalm 7:17; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 97:9
- 4 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:11; Revelation 6:12–17; Psalm 76:7; Psalm 80:16
- 5 Psalm 140:12; 1 Peter 2:23; Psalm 98:9; Isaiah 11:4; Psalm 47:8
- 6 Proverbs 10:7; Revelation 19:15; Malachi 4:3; Deuteronomy 9:14; Proverbs 13:9
- 7 Exodus 14:13; Isaiah 14:22–23; 1 Corinthians 15:26; Micah 7:8; Nahum 1:9–13
- 8 Psalm 103:19; Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 20:11; Psalm 89:14; Psalm 102:12
- 9 Psalm 96:13; Revelation 20:12–13; Psalm 98:9; Acts 17:31; Romans 2:16
- 10 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 91:1–2; Nahum 1:7; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 46:1
- 11 Psalm 91:14; Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 105:3–4; 2 Corinthians 1:9–10
- 12 Psalm 107:22; Psalm 96:1–2; Psalm 148:1–5; Psalm 66:2; Isaiah 12:4–6
- 13 Psalm 34:6; Exodus 3:7; Revelation 16:6; Genesis 9:5; Revelation 6:9–10
- 14 Psalm 30:3; Psalm 86:13; Isaiah 38:10; Psalm 13:3; Psalm 107:18
- 15 Psalm 13:5; Psalm 35:9; 1 Samuel 2:1; Psalm 51:12; Psalm 20:5
- 16 Psalm 57:6; Psalm 35:8; Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 5:22; Proverbs 22:8
- 17 Exodus 7:5; Proverbs 12:13; Exodus 14:31; Psalm 83:17–18; Joshua 2:10–11
- 18 Psalm 50:22; Revelation 21:8; Romans 2:8–9; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9; Job 8:13
- 19 Psalm 12:5; Proverbs 23:18; Proverbs 24:14; James 2:5; Luke 6:20
- 20 Psalm 3:7; Psalm 44:26; Psalm 44:23; Psalm 149:7; Psalm 74:22–23
- 21 Isaiah 31:3; Jeremiah 32:40; Psalm 62:9; Psalm 82:6–7; Psalm 76:12
- 22 Psalm 22:1; Psalm 27:9; Psalm 13:1–3; Jeremiah 14:8; Psalm 44:24
- 23 Psalm 59:12; Psalm 36:11; Psalm 7:16; Proverbs 5:22; Psalm 31:18
- 24 Psalm 94:4; Luke 12:19; Zechariah 11:5–8; Micah 6:10–12; Job 31:24
- 25 Psalm 14:1–2; Romans 1:28; Acts 8:22; Genesis 6:5; Deuteronomy 8:14
- 26 Isaiah 26:11; Psalm 12:5; Hosea 14:9; Psalm 92:5–6; 1 Kings 20:10–11
- 27 Ecclesiastes 8:11; Matthew 24:48; Isaiah 56:12; Revelation 18:7; Psalm 11:1
- 28 Psalm 7:14; Psalm 140:9; Psalm 140:3; Psalm 59:12; Psalm 64:3
- 29 Habakkuk 3:14; Jeremiah 22:17; 1 Samuel 22:18; 1 Samuel 23:23; Psalm 17:11
- 30 Psalm 17:12; Psalm 59:3; Micah 7:2; Psalm 35:10; Amos 2:6–7
- 31 1 Samuel 18:21–26; 1 Samuel 23:21–22; 2 Samuel 15:5; 1 Samuel 2:36
- 32 Ezekiel 8:12; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 73:11; Psalm 10:6; Ezekiel 9:9
- 33 Micah 5:9; Psalm 94:2; Psalm 9:12; Psalm 17:7; Isaiah 33:10
- 34 Luke 10:16; Numbers 11:20; Psalm 74:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 2 Chronicles 24:22
- 35 Psalm 68:5; Psalm 55:22; Psalm 146:9; Deuteronomy 10:18; 1 Peter 4:19
- 36 Psalm 37:17; Job 38:15; Zephaniah 1:12; Psalm 7:9; Ezekiel 30:21–22
- 37 Jeremiah 10:10; Psalm 29:10; 1 Timothy 1:17; Psalm 145:13; Deuteronomy 8:20
- 38 Psalm 145:19; 2 Chronicles 34:27; Psalm 34:15; 1 Peter 3:12; Isaiah 65:24
- 39 Psalm 9:9; Psalm 82:3; Isaiah 11:4; 1 Corinthians 15:47–48; Psalm 17:14
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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: 9, 10.
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“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 inscription of this Psalm is, "To the end for the hidden things of the Son, a Psalm of David himself." As to the hidden things of the Son there may be a question: but since he has not added whose, the very only-begotten Son of God should be understood.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
The inscription of this Psalm is, "To the end for the hidden things of the Son, a Psalm of David himself." As to the hidden things of the Son there may be a question: but since he has not added whose, the very only-begotten Son of God should be understood.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… all things predicted by the Lord, and who in this respect strive to follow the footprints of the Lord's passion, having become martyrs of the suffering One; these we do also enrol with the martyrs themselves. For, when inquisition shall be made for their blood, and they shall attain to glory, then all shall be confounded by Christ, who have …
Love lifts us up thither, and Thy good Spirit lifteth our lowliness from the gates of death. In Thy good pleasure lies our peace.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… shall exist in that most imperturbable security of perpetual and blissful delights, then the expression, "The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever," must be taken in the same sense as that other, "The patience of the poor shall not perish for ever." For patience, which is necessary only where ills are to be borne, shall not be …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)