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

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Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ἐν ὕμνοις· συνέσεως τῷ Δαυΐδ

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

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ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν τοὺς Ζιφαίους καὶ εἰπεῖν τῷ Σαούλ· οὐκ ἰδοὺ Δαυΐδ κέκρυπται παρ᾿ ἡμῖν;

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

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Ο ΘΕΟΣ, ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου σῶσόν με καὶ ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου κρῖνόν με.

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

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ὁ Θεός, εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, ἐνώτισαι τὰ ρήματα τοῦ στόματός μου.

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

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ὅτι ἀλλότριοι ἐπανέστησαν ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ καὶ κραταιοὶ ἐζήτησαν τὴν ψυχήν μου καὶ οὐ προέθεντο τὸν Θεὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν. (διάψαλμα). ἰδοὺ γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς βοηθεῖ μοι, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἀντιλήπτωρ τῆς ψυχῆς μου.

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

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ἀποστρέψει τὰ κακὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου· ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου ἐξολόθρευσον αὐτούς.

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

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ἑκουσίως θύσω σοι, ἐξομολογήσομαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου, Κύριε, ὅτι ἀγαθόν·

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

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ὅτι ἐκ πάσης θλίψεως ἐρρύσω με, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου ἐπεῖδεν ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου.

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