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Ψαλμὸς ᾠδῆς τοῖς υἱοῖς Κορέ· δευτέρα σαββάτου.

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A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second day of the week.

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ΜΕΓΑΣ Κύριος καὶ αἰνετὸς σφόδρα ἐν πόλει τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ἐν ὄρει ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ,

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Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

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εὐρίζῳ ἀγαλλιάματι πάσης τῆς γῆς. ὄρη Σιών, τὰ πλευρὰ τοῦ Βορρᾶ, ἡ πόλις τοῦ βασιλέως τοῦ μεγάλου.

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The city of the great King is well planted on the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, on the sides of the north.

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ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς βάρεσιν αὐτῆς γινώσκεται, ὅταν ἀντιλαμβάνηται αὐτῆς.

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God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

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ὅτι ἰδοὺ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς συνήχθησαν, ἤλθοσαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό·

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For, behold, the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

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αὐτοὶ ἰδόντες οὕτως ἐθαύμασαν, ἐταράχθησαν, ἐσαλεύθησαν,

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They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.

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τρόμος ἐπελάβετο αὐτῶν, ἐκεῖ ὠδῖνες ὡς τικτούσης.

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Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

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ἐν πνεύματι βιαίῳ συντρίψεις πλοῖα Θαρσίς.

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Thou wilt break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.

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καθάπερ ἠκούσαμεν, οὕτω καὶ εἴδομεν ἐν πόλει Κυρίου τῶν δυνάμεων, ἐν πόλει τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· ὁ Θεὸς ἐθεμελίωσεν αὐτὴν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. (διάψαλμα).

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As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. Pause.

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ὑπελάβομεν, ὁ Θεός, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λαοῦ σου.

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We have thought of thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy people.

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κατὰ τὸ ὄνομά σου, ὁ Θεός, οὕτω καὶ ἡ αἴνεσίς σου ἐπὶ τὰ πέρατα τῆς γῆς· δικαιοσύνης πλήρης ἡ δεξιά σου.

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According to thy name, O God, so is also thy praise to the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

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εὐφρανθήτω τὸ ὄρος Σιών, ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν αἱ θυγατέρες τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας ἕνεκεν κριμάτων σου, Κύριε.

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Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judæa exult, because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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κυκλώσατε Σιὼν καὶ περιλάβετε αὐτήν, διηγήσασθε ἐν τοῖς πύργοις αὐτῆς,

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Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell ye her towers.

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θέσθε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν δύναμιν αὐτῆς καὶ καταδιέλεσθε τὰς βάρεις αὐτῆς, ὅπως ἂν διηγήσησθε εἰς γενεὰν ἑτέραν.

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Mark ye well her strength, and observe her palaces; that ye may tell the next generation.

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ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· αὐτὸς ποιμανεῖ ἡμᾶς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

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For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.