Psalm 21 #catechesis/bible/psalm
[!abstract] Praise to God for Christ’s exaltation after his passion.
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GR εἰς τὸ τέλος ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυιδ
LA In finem. Psalmus David.
EN Unto the end. A psalm for David.
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GR κύριε ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου εὐφρανθήσεται ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου ἀγαλλιάσεται σφόδρα
LA Domine, in virtute tua lætabitur rex, et super salutare tuum exsultabit vehementer.
EN In your strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in your salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.
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GR τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν θέλησιν τῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐστέρησας αὐτόν διάψαλμα
LA Desiderium cordis ejus tribuisti ei, et voluntate labiorum ejus non fraudasti eum.
EN You have given him his heart’s desire: and have not withholden from him the will of his lips.
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GR ὅτι προέφθασας αὐτὸν ἐν εὐλογίαις χρηστότητος ἔθηκας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ στέφανον ἐκ λίθου τιμίου
LA Quoniam prævenisti eum in benedictionibus dulcedinis; posuisti in capite ejus coronam de lapide pretioso.
EN For you have prevented him with blessings of sweetness: you have set on his head a crown of precious stones.
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GR ζωὴν ᾐτήσατό σε καὶ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ μακρότητα ἡμερῶν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος
LA Vitam petiit a te, et tribuisti ei longitudinem dierum, in sæculum, et in sæculum sæculi.
EN He asked life of you: and you have given him length of days for ever and ever.
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GR μεγάλη ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου δόξαν καὶ μεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐπιθήσεις ἐπ’ αὐτόν
LA Magna est gloria ejus in salutari tuo; gloriam et magnum decorem impones super eum.
EN His glory is great in your salvation: glory and great beauty shall you lay upon him.
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GR ὅτι δώσεις αὐτῷ εὐλογίαν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος εὐφρανεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν χαρᾷ μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου
LA Quoniam dabis eum in benedictionem in sæculum sæculi; lætificabis eum in gaudio cum vultu tuo.
EN For you shall give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: you shall make him joyful in gladness with your countenance.
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GR ὅτι ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐλπίζει ἐπὶ κύριον καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐλέει τοῦ ὑψίστου οὐ μὴ σαλευθῇ
LA Quoniam rex sperat in Domino, et in misericordia Altissimi non commovebitur.
EN For the king hopes in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
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GR εὑρεθείη ἡ χείρ σου πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου ἡ δεξιά σου εὕροι πάντας τοὺς μισοῦντάς σε
LA Inveniatur manus tua omnibus inimicis tuis; dextera tua inveniat omnes qui te oderunt.
EN Let your hand be found by all your enemies: let your right hand find out all them that hate you.
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GR θήσεις αὐτοὺς ὡς κλίβανον πυρὸς εἰς καιρὸν τοῦ προσώπου σου κύριος ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ συνταράξει αὐτούς καὶ καταφάγεται αὐτοὺς πῦρ
LA Pones eos ut clibanum ignis in tempore vultus tui: Dominus in ira sua conturbabit eos, et devorabit eos ignis.
EN You shall make them as an oven of fire, in the time of your anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.
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GR τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν ἀπὸ γῆς ἀπολεῖς καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν ἀπὸ υἱῶν ἀνθρώπων
LA Fructum eorum de terra perdes, et semen eorum a filiis hominum,
EN Their fruit shall you destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.
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GR ὅτι ἔκλιναν εἰς σὲ κακά διελογίσαντο βουλήν ἣν οὐ μὴ δύνωνται στῆσαι
LA quoniam declinaverunt in te mala; cogitaverunt consilia quæ non potuerunt stabilire.
EN For they have intended evils against you: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.
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GR ὅτι θήσεις αὐτοὺς νῶτον ἐν τοῖς περιλοίποις σου ἑτοιμάσεις τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν
LA Quoniam pones eos dorsum; in reliquiis tuis præparabis vultum eorum.
EN For you shall make them turn their back: in your remnants you shall prepare their face.
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GR ὑψώθητι κύριε ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου ᾄσομεν καὶ ψαλοῦμεν τὰς δυναστείας σου
LA Exaltare, Domine, in virtute tua; cantabimus et psallemus virtutes tuas.
EN Be exalted, O Lord, in your own strength: we will sing and praise your power.
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[!note]- In thy remnants you shall prepare their face…
Or you shall set thy remnants against their faces. That is, you shall make them see what punishments remain for them hereafter from thy justice. Instead of remnants, St. Jerome renders it funes, that is, cords or strings, viz., of the bow of divine justice, from which God directs his arrows against the faces of his enemies. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
