Psalms 118
1 Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness, his kindness endures forever.
αλληλουια ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
2 Let the house of Israel now say: his kindness endures forever.
εἰπάτω δὴ οἶκος Ισραηλ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
3 Let the house of Aaron now say: his kindness endures forever.
εἰπάτω δὴ οἶκος Ααρων ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
4 Let those who fear the Lord now say: his kindness endures forever.
εἰπάτωσαν δὴ πάντες οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν κύριον ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
5 Out of straits I called on the Lord, the Lord answered and gave me room.
ἐν θλίψει ἐπεκαλεσάμην τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐπήκουσέν μου εἰς πλατυσμόν
6 The Lord is mine; I am fearless. What can mere people do to me?
κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος
7 The Lord is mine, as my help: I shall feast my eyes on my foes.
κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός κἀγὼ ἐπόψομαι τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου
8 It is better to hide in the Lord than to trust in mortals.
ἀγαθὸν πεποιθέναι ἐπὶ κύριον ἢ πεποιθέναι ἐπ’ ἄνθρωπον
9 It is better to hide in the Lord than to put any trust in princes.
ἀγαθὸν ἐλπίζειν ἐπὶ κύριον ἢ ἐλπίζειν ἐπ’ ἄρχοντας
10 Everywhere heathen swarmed round me; in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
11 They swarmed, swarmed around me; in the name of the Lord I cut them down,
κυκλώσαντες ἐκύκλωσάν με καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
12 they swarmed around me like bees, they blazed like a fire of thorns: in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡσεὶ μέλισσαι κηρίον καὶ ἐξεκαύθησαν ὡσεὶ πῦρ ἐν ἀκάνθαις καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς
13 Sore they pushed me, to make me fall; but the Lord gave me his help.
ὠσθεὶς ἀνετράπην τοῦ πεσεῖν καὶ ὁ κύριος ἀντελάβετό μου
14 The Lord is my strength and my song, and he is become my salvation.
ἰσχύς μου καὶ ὕμνησίς μου ὁ κύριος καὶ ἐγένετό μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
15 Hark! In the tents of the righteous glad cries of victory are ringing. The hand of the Lord has wrought bravely,
φωνὴ ἀγαλλιάσεως καὶ σωτηρίας ἐν σκηναῖς δικαίων δεξιὰ κυρίου ἐποίησεν δύναμιν
16 the hand of the Lord is exalted, the hand of the Lord has wrought bravely.
δεξιὰ κυρίου ὕψωσέν με δεξιὰ κυρίου ἐποίησεν δύναμιν
17 I shall not die: nay, I shall live, to declare the works of the Lord.
οὐκ ἀποθανοῦμαι ἀλλὰ ζήσομαι καὶ ἐκδιηγήσομαι τὰ ἔργα κυρίου
18 Though the Lord has chastened me sore, he has not given me over to death. (The Procession arrives at the Temple)
παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέν με ὁ κύριος καὶ τῷ θανάτῳ οὐ παρέδωκέν με
19 ‘Open to me the gates of victory. I would enter therein and give thanks to the Lord.’ (The Welcome)
ἀνοίξατέ μοι πύλας δικαιοσύνης εἰσελθὼν ἐν αὐταῖς ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ κυρίῳ
20 ‘This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous may enter therein;’
αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ κυρίου δίκαιοι εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ
21 I thank you because you have heard me, and are become my salvation.
ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ὅτι ἐπήκουσάς μου καὶ ἐγένου μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
22 The stone which the builders despised is become the head-stone of the corner.
λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας
23 This has been wrought by the Lord; it is marvellous in our eyes.
παρὰ κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν
24 This day is the Lord’s own creation: in it let us joy and be glad.
αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ κύριος ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ
25 O Lord, save us, we pray, O Lord, prosper, we pray.
ὦ κύριε σῶσον δή ὦ κύριε εὐόδωσον δή
26 Blessed the one who enters in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you.
εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου εὐλογήκαμεν ὑμᾶς ἐξ οἴκου κυρίου
27 The Lord is God, he has given us light. Wreathe the dance with boughs, till they touch the horns of the altar.
θεὸς κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν συστήσασθε ἑορτὴν ἐν τοῖς πυκάζουσιν ἕως τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου
28 You are my God, I will thank you; O my God, I will exalt you.
θεός μου εἶ σύ καὶ ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι θεός μου εἶ σύ καὶ ὑψώσω σε ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ὅτι ἐπήκουσάς μου καὶ ἐγένου μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν
29 Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness: his kindness endures forever.
ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
