Psalms 53

1 Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ἐν ὕμνοις συνέσεως τῷ Δαυὶδ,

2 ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν τοὺς Ζειφαίους, καὶ εἰπεῖν τῷ Σαοὺλ, οὐκ ἰδοὺ Δαυὶδ κέκρυπται παρʼ ἡμῖν;

3 Ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου σῶσόν με, καὶ ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου κρῖνόν με.

4 Ὁ Θεὸς εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, ἐνώτισαι τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός μου.

5 Ὅτι ἀλλότριοι ἐπανέστησαν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ, καὶ κραταιοὶ ἐζήτησαν τὴν ψυχήν μου, οὐ προέθεντο τὸν Θεὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν· διάψαλμα.

6 Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς βοηθεῖ μοι, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἀντιλήπτωρ τῆς ψυχῆς μου.

7 Ἀποστρέψει τὰ κακὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου, ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου ἐξολόθρευσον αὐτούς.

8 Ἑκουσίως θύσω σοι, ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου Κύριε, ὅτι ἀγαθόν.

9 Ὅτι ἐκ πάσης θλίψεως ἐῤῥύσω με, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου ἐπεῖδεν ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου.

1 For the end, among the Hymns of instruction by David,

2 when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Lo, is not David hid with us?

3 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy might.

4 O God, hear my prayer; hearken to the words of my mouth.

5 For strangers have risen up against me, and mighty men have sought my life: they have not set God before them. Pause.

6 For lo! God assists me; and the Lord is the helper of my soul.

7 He shall return evil to mine enemies; utterly destroy them in thy truth.

8 I will willingly sacrifice to thee: I will give thanks to thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

9 For thou hast delivered me out of all affliction, and mine eye has seen my desire upon mine enemies.