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1 Ταῦτα
δὲ
πάντα
βεβαιοῖ
ἡ
ἐν
Χριστῷ
πίστις·
καὶ
γὰρ
αὐτὸς
διὰ
τοῦ
πνεύματος
τοῦ
ἁγίου
οὕτως
προσκαλεῖται
ἡμᾶς·
Δεῦτε,
τέκνα,
ἀκούσατέ
μου,
φόβον
κυρίου
διδάξω
ὑμᾶς.
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Now faith in Christ confirms all these things.
Through the Holy Spirit, He Himself invites us, “Come, children, listen to Me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
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2 τίς
ἐστιν
ἄνθρωπος
ὁ
θέλων
ζωήν,
ἀγαπῶν
ἡμέρας
ἰδεῖν
ἀγαθάς;
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Who is the person who desires life and loves to see good days?
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3 παῦσον
τὴν
γλῶσσάν
σου
ἀπὸ
κακοῦ,
καὶ
χείλη
σου
τοῦ
μὴ
λαλῆσαι
δόλον.
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Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
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4 ἔκκλινον
ἀπὸ
κακοῦ,
καὶ
ποίησον
ἀγαθόν.
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Turn away from evil and do good.
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5 ζήτησον
εἰρήνην,
καὶ
δίωξον
αὐτήν·
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Seek peace and pursue it.
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6 ὀφθαλμοὶ
κυρίου
ἐπὶ
δικαίους,
καὶ
ὦτα
αὐτοῦ
πρὸς
δέησιν
αὐτῶν·
πρόσωπον
δὲ
κυρίου
ἐπὶ
ποιοῦντας
κακά,
τοῦ
ἐξολεθρεῦσαι
ἐκ
γῆς
τὸ
μνημόσυνον
αὐτῶν.
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The eyes of the Lord watch over the righteous and His ears are turned to their prayers.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to destroy the memory of them from the earth.
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7 ἐκέκραξεν
ὁ
δίκαιος,
καὶ
ὁ
κύριος
εἰσήκουσεν
αὐτοῦ,
καὶ
ἐκ
πασῶν
τῶν
θλίψεων
αὐτοῦ
ἐρύσατο
αὐτόν.
πολλαὶ
αἱ
θλίψεις
τοῦ
δικαίου
καὶ
ἐκ
πασῶν
αὐτῶν
ῥύσεται
αὐτὸν
ὁ
κύριος·
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The righteous one cried out, and the Lord heard him and delivered him from all his troubles.
Many are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord will deliver him from them all" (Ps. 34:11-17, 19).
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8 εἶτα,
Πολλαὶ
αἱ
μάστιγες
τοῦ
ἁμαρτωλοῦ,
τοὺς
δὲ
ἐλπίζοντας
ἐπὶ
κύριον
ἔλεος
κυκλώσει.
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Also, "Many are the afflictions of the sinner, but mercy will surround those who set their hope on the Lord" (Ps. 32:10).
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