Psalms, 21

1. Unto the end, for the morning protection, a psalm for David.

1. Al maestro di coro. Salmo. Di Davide.

2. O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.

2. Nella tua forza, o Signore, il re s'allieti, nella tua salvezza esulti oltre misura.

3. O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.

3. Appaga le brame del suo cuore, non respingere le richieste delle sue labbra.

4. But thou dwellest in the holy place, the praise of Israel.

4. Sì, gli andrai incontro con fauste benedizioni, gli porrai sul capo una corona d'oro puro.

5. In thee have our fathers hoped: they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.

5. La vita che ti chiede da' a lui in dono; lunghezza di giorni, una durata senza fine.

6. They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

6. Grande è la sua gloria nella tua salvezza, splendore e maestà porrai su di lui.

7. But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.

7. Sì, tu lo renderai una benedizione in perpetuo, lo ricolmerai di gioia alla tua presenza.

8. All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn: they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head.

8. Sì, il re si rifugia nel Signore e per la misericordia dell'Altissimo non vacillerà.

9. He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: let him save him, seeing he delighteth in him.

9. Raggiungerà la tua mano tutti i tuoi nemici, la tua destra raggiungerà coloro che ti odiano.

10. For thou art he that hast drawn me out of the womb: my hope from the breasts of my mother.

10. Li ridurrai come un forno ardente al solo tuo apparire; il Signore li annienterà, li divorerà il fuoco.

11. I was cast upon thee from the womb. From my mother's womb thou art my God,

11. Farà sparire dalla terra la loro discendenza, la loro progenie dai figli degli uomini.

12. depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.

12. Benché abbiano tramato il male e ordito trame contro di te, non prevarranno.

13. Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.

13. Sì, tu li stenderai a terra, con le corde del tuo arco mirerai alla loro faccia.

14. They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.

14. Innàlzati, o Signore, nella tua forza: inneggeremo e celebreremo col canto le tue forti imprese.

15. I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels.

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16. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death.

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17. For many dogs have encompassed me: the council of the malignant hath besieged me. They have dug my hands and feet.

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18. They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me.

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19. They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.

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20. But thou, O Lord, remove not thy help to a distance from me; look towards my defence.

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21. Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.

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22. Save me from the lion's mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

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23. I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I praise thee.

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24. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him.

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25. Let all the seed of Israel fear him: because he hath not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man. Neither hath he turned away his face from me: and when I cried to him he heard me.

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26. With thee is my praise in a great church: I will pay my vows in the sight of them that fear him.

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27. The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever.

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28. All the ends of the earth shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord: And all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his sight.

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29. For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he shall have dominion over the nations.

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30. All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and have adored: all they that go down to the earth shall fall before him.

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31. And to him my soul shall live: and my seed shall serve him.

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32. There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: and the heavens shall shew forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made.

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