| 8 ὁ νόμος τοῦ κυρίου ἄμωμος ἐπιστρέφων ψυχάς ἡ μαρτυρία κυρίου πιστή σοφίζουσα νήπια 9 τὰ δικαιώματα κυρίου εὐθεῖα εὐφραίνοντα καρδίαν ἡ ἐντολὴ κυρίου τηλαυγής φωτίζουσα ὀφθαλμούς 10 ὁ φόβος κυρίου ἁγνός διαμένων εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος τὰ κρίματα κυρίου ἀληθινά δεδικαιωμένα ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό 11 ἐπιθυμητὰ ὑπὲρ χρυσίον καὶ λίθον τίμιον πολὺν καὶ γλυκύτερα ὑπὲρ μέλι καὶ κηρίον 12 καὶ γὰρ ὁ δοῦλός σου φυλάσσει αὐτά ἐν τῷ φυλάσσειν αὐτὰ ἀνταπόδοσις πολλή 13 παραπτώματα τίς συνήσει ἐκ τῶν κρυφίων μου καθάρισόν με 14 καὶ ἀπὸ ἀλλοτρίων φεῖσαι τοῦ δούλου σου ἐὰν μή μου κατακυριεύσωσιν τότε ἄμωμος ἔσομαι καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας μεγάλης 15 καὶ ἔσονται εἰς εὐδοκίαν τὰ λόγια τοῦ στόματός μου καὶ ἡ μελέτη τῆς καρδίας μου ἐνώπιόν σου διὰ παντός κύριε βοηθέ μου καὶ λυτρωτά μου |
8 The Lord’s perfect law, how it brings the soul back to life; the Lord’s unchallengeable decrees, how they make the simple learned! 9 How plain are the duties which the Lord enjoins, the treasure of man’s heart; how clear is the commandment the Lord gives, the enlightenment of man’s eyes! 10 How sacred a thing is the fear of the Lord, which is binding for ever; how unerring are the awards which the Lord makes, one and all giving proof of their justice! 11 All these are more precious than gold, than a hoard of pure gold, sweeter than the honey, dripping from its comb. 12 By these I, thy servant, live, observing them how jealously! 13 And yet, who knows his own frailties? If I have sinned unwittingly, do thou absolve me. 14 Keep me ever thy own servant, far from pride; so long as this does not lord it over me, I will yet be without fault, I will yet be innocent of the great sin. 15 Every word on my lips, every thought in my heart, what thou wouldst have it be, O Lord, my defender, my redeemer! |
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Lex Domini immaculata, convertens animas;
testimonium Domini fidele, sapientiam præstans parvulis. 9
Justitiæ Domini rectæ, lætificantes corda;
præceptum Domini lucidum, illuminans oculos. 10
Timor Domini sanctus, permanens in sæculum sæculi;
judicia Domini vera, justificata in semetipsa, 11
desiderabilia super aurum et lapidem pretiosum multum,
et dulciora super mel et favum. 12
Etenim servus tuus custodit ea;
in custodiendis illis retributio multa. 13
Delicta quis intelligit?
ab occultis meis munda me; 14
et ab alienis parce servo tuo.
Si mei non fuerint dominati, tunc immaculatus ero,
et emundabor a delicto maximo. 15
Et erunt ut complaceant eloquia oris mei,
et meditatio cordis mei in conspectu tuo semper.
Domine, adjutor meus, et redemptor meus. |