1 «Εις τον πρώτον μουσικόν. Ψαλμός του Δαβίδ.» Κύριε, εν τη δυνάμει σου θέλει ευφραίνεσθαι ο βασιλεύς· και πόσον θέλει υπεραγάλλεσθαι εν τη σωτηρία σου. 2 Την επιθυμίαν της καρδίας αυτού έδωκας εις αυτόν, και της αιτήσεως των χειλέων αυτού δεν εστέρησας αυτόν. Διάψαλμα. 3 Διότι προέφθασας αυτόν εν ευλογίαις αγαθότητος· έθεσας επί την κεφαλήν αυτού στέφανον εκ καθαρού χρυσίου. 4 Ζωήν σε εζήτησε, και έδωκας εις αυτόν μακρότητα ημερών εις αιώνα αιώνος. 5 Μεγάλη η δόξα αυτού διά της σωτηρίας σου· τιμήν και μεγαλοπρέπειαν έθεσας επ' αυτόν. 6 Διότι έθεσας αυτόν ευλογίαν εις τον αιώνα· υπερεύφρανας αυτόν διά του προσώπου σου. 7 Διότι ο βασιλεύς ελπίζει επί τον Κύριον, και διά του ελέους του Υψίστου δεν θέλει σαλευθή. 8 Η χειρ σου θέλει ευρεί πάντας τους εχθρούς σου· η δεξιά σου θέλει ευρεί τους μισούντάς σε. 9 Θέλεις κάμει αυτούς ως κάμινον πυρός εν τω καιρώ της οργής σου· ο Κύριος θέλει καταπίει αυτούς εν τω θυμώ αυτού· και πυρ θέλει καταφάγει αυτούς. 10 Θέλεις αφανίσει από της γης τον καρπόν αυτών, και το σπέρμα αυτών από των υιών των ανθρώπων. 11 Διότι εμηχανεύθησαν κακά εναντίον σου· διελογίσθησαν βουλήν, αλλά δεν ίσχυσαν. 12 Διά τούτο θέλεις κάμει αυτούς να τρέψωσι τα νώτα, όταν επί τας χορδάς σου ετοιμάσης τα βέλη σου κατά του προσώπου αυτών. 13 Υψώθητι, Κύριε, εν τη δυνάμει σου· θέλομεν υμνεί και ψαλμωδεί την δύναμίν σου.
Psalms · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Psalm 21 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (3)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (13)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Hebrews 12:2; Matthew 2:2; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 59:16–17
- 2 Psalm 37:4; Psalm 20:4–5; Psalm 2:8–9; Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 49:6–12
- 3 2 Samuel 12:30; Ephesians 1:3; Psalm 59:10; 1 Chronicles 20:2; Psalm 31:19
- 4 Psalm 91:16; Revelation 1:18; Psalm 119:77; Psalm 133:3; Psalm 61:5–6
- 5 1 Peter 3:22; Ephesians 1:20–22; Revelation 5:8–13; Hebrews 8:1; John 17:22
- 6 Acts 2:28; Psalm 45:7; Psalm 16:11; Galatians 3:9; Acts 3:26
- 7 Psalm 16:8; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 20:7–8; Daniel 7:14; Psalm 26:1
- 8 Psalm 110:1–2; Luke 19:27; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 10:28–29; Revelation 19:15
- 9 Malachi 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Psalm 50:3; Psalm 18:8; Lamentations 2:2
- 10 Psalm 37:28; 1 Kings 13:34; Job 20:28; Isaiah 14:20; Psalm 109:13
- 11 Psalm 10:2; Psalm 2:1; Jeremiah 11:18–19; Psalm 31:13; Isaiah 7:6–7
- 12 Psalm 7:12–13; Psalm 18:40; Psalm 64:7; Lamentations 3:12; Job 7:20
- 13 Revelation 16:5–7; Revelation 19:1–6; Revelation 15:3–4; Psalm 113:5; Psalm 57:11
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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).
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 …