Psalms, Chapter 143
Introduction
This entry meets the strict three-criteria standard of the Theosis Library, with the manuscript text drawn directly from the same source as the scan:
- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 126.
- Original text: The verbatim transcription of the Sinaiticus manuscript from the Codex Sinaiticus Project, preserving uncial forms, lunate sigma, nomina sacra (e.g. ⟨θϲ⟩ = θεός), and scribal marks. Nomina sacra are shown in angle brackets to indicate the manuscript's sacred-name abbreviations.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1τω δαδ ευλογητοϲ κϲ ο θϲ μου ο διδαϲκων ταϲ χιραϲ μου ειϲ παραταξιν τουϲ δακτυλουϲ μου ειϲ πολεμον 2ελεοϲ μου και καταφυγη μου αντιλημπτωρ μου και ρυϲτηϲ μου ϋπεραϲπιϲτηϲ μου και επ αυτω ηλπιϲα ϋποταϲϲων τον λαον ϲου ϋπ εμε 3κε τι εϲτιν ανθρωποϲ οτι εγνωριϲθηϲ αυτω η ϋϊοϲ ανθρωπου οτι λογιζη αυτον 4ανθρωποϲ ματαιοτητι ωμοιωθη αι ημεραι αυτου ωϲι ϲκια παραγουϲι 5κε κλινον ουρανουϲ ϲου και καταβηθι αψαι των ορεων και καπνιϲθηϲονται
1Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
6αϲτραψον αϲτραπην και ϲκορπιειϲ αυτουϲ εξαποϲτιλον τα βελη ϲου και ϲυνταραξειϲ αυτουϲ 7εξαποϲτιλον την χειρα ϲου εξ υψουϲ εξελου με και ρυϲε με εξ υδατων πολλων εκ χειροϲ ϋϊων αλλοτριων 8ων το ϲτομα ελαληϲεν ματαιοτητα και η δεξια αυτων δεξια αδικιαϲ 9ο θϲ ωδην καινην αϲομαι ϲοι εν ψαλτηριω δεκαχορδω ψαλω ϲοι 10τω διδοντι την ϲωτηριαν τοιϲ βαϲιλευϲιν τω λυτρουμενω δαδ τον δουλον αυτου εκ ρομφαιαϲ πονηραϲ
6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. 7Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
11ρυϲαι με και εκ χειροϲ ϋϊων αλλοτριων ων το ϲτομα ελαληϲεν ματαιοτητα και η δεξια αυτων δεξια αδικιαϲ 12ων ϋϊοι ωϲ νεοφυτα ηδρυμμενα εν τη νεοτητι αυτων αι θυγατερεϲ αυτων κεκαλλωπιϲμεναι περικεκοϲμημεναι ωϲ ομοιωμα ναου 13τα ταμεια αυτων πληρη εξερευγομενα εκ τουτου του ειϲ τουτο τα προβατα αυτων πλυτοκα πληθυνοντα εν ταιϲ εξοδοιϲ αυτων 14οι βοεϲ αυτων παχειϲ ουκ εϲτιν καταπτωμα φραγμου ουδε διεξοδοϲ ουδε κραυγη εν ταιϲ επαυλεϲιν αυτω 15εμακαριϲα τον λαον ω ταυτα εϲτιν μακαριοϲ ο λαοϲ ϲου κϲ ο θϲ αυτου εϲτι
11Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. 12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
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Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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