Psalms, 88

1. Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.

1. Canto. Salmo. Dei figli di Core. Al maestro di coro. Secondo "Macalat". Maskil. Di Eman l'ezraita.

2. The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

2. Signore, Dio della mia salvezza, ho gridato di giorno e di notte rimango davanti a te.

3. For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.

3. Giunga al tuo cospetto la mia preghiera; tendi il tuo orecchio al mio lamento.

4. I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:

4. Poiché sazia di sventura è l'anima mia; ed è giunta la mia vita sulla soglia degli inferi.

5. Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.

5. Sono annoverato ormai fra quelli che scendono nella fossa, sono nello stato di un uomo che è privo di vigore.

6. The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.

6. Fra i morti è la mia dimora, come quelli che sono stati trafitti e riposano nei sepolcri: di essi tu non hai più alcun ricordo, sono tagliati fuori, lontano dalla tua mano.

7. For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?

7. Mi hai collocato nella fossa sotterranea, nelle tenebre e nelle profondità dell'abisso.

8. God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.

8. Su di me s'è abbattuto il tuo furore, hai fatto venire su di me tutti i tuoi flutti.

9. O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.

9. Hai allontanato da me i miei conoscenti, mi hai reso per loro un oggetto d'orrore. Sono rinchiuso, senza via di scampo.

10. Thou rulest the power of the sea: and appeasest the motion of the waves thereof.

10. Si consuma il mio occhio a causa dell'afflizione. Ti ho invocato, Signore, ogni giorno, ho teso verso di te le mie mani.

11. Thou hast humbled the proud one, as one that is slain: with the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thy enemies.

11. Forse tu compi prodigi per i morti? O sorgono le ombre a celebrare le tue lodi?

12. Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded:

12. Si parlerà forse nel sepolcro della tua misericordia? O della tua fedeltà nel luogo della distruzione?

13. the north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:

13. Forse nelle tenebre si annunzieranno le tue meraviglie? O la tua giustizia nella terra dell'oblìo?

14. thy arm is with might. Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand exalted:

14. Ma io a te, o Signore, grido aiuto, e al mattino giunga a te la mia preghiera.

15. justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:

15. Perché, o Signore, rigetti l'anima mia e nascondi il tuo volto da me?

16. blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:

16. Io sono misero e moribondo fin dalla giovinezza; porto il peso dei tuoi terrori fino a restarne smarrito.

17. and in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.

17. Sopra di me è passata la tua ira, i tuoi spaventi mi hanno annientato;

18. For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

18. mi avvolgono come acqua tutto il giorno; tutti insieme si riversano su di me.

19. For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.

19. Hai allontanato da me amici e compagni, miei conoscenti sono solo le tenebre.

20. Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people.

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21. I have found David my servant: with my holy oil I have anointed him.

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22. For my hand shall help him: and my arm shall strengthen him.

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23. The enemy shall have no advantage over him: nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him.

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24. And I will cut down his enemies before his face; and them that hate him I will put to flight.

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25. And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

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26. And I will set his hand in the sea; and his right hand in the rivers.

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27. He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.

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28. And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.

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29. I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.

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30. And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.

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31. And if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments:

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32. If they profane my justices: and keep not my commandments:

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33. I will visit their iniquities with a rod: and their sins with stripes.

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34. But my mercy I will not take away from him: nor will I suffer my truth to fail.

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35. Neither will I profane my covenant: and the words that proceed from my mouth I will not make void.

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36. Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:

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37. his seed shall endure for ever.

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38. And his throne as the sun before me: and as the moon perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.

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39. But thou hast rejected and despised: thou hast been angry with thy anointed.

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40. Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth.

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41. Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast made his strength fear.

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42. All that pass by the way have robbed him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.

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43. Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

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44. Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; and hast not assisted him in battle.

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45. Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground.

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46. Thou hast shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion.

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47. How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?

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48. Remember what my substance is for hast thou made all the children of men in vain?

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49. Who is the man that shall live, and not see death: that shall deliver his soul from the hand of hell?

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50. Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, according to what thou didst swear to David in thy truth?

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51. Be mindful, O Lord, of the reproach of thy servants (which I have held in my bosom) of many nations:

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52. Wherewith thy enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the change of thy anointed.

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53. Blessed be the Lord for evermore. So be it. So be it.

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