Trust Not in Princes
Psalms 145
The psalm urges praise to the Lord while one has breath and warns against trusting in princes, whose plans perish with their breath, contrasting them with the God of Jacob who executes judgment for the wronged, feeds the hungry, and cares for the fettered, the blind, the orphan, and the widow.
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The Septuagint (LXX) in Greek, with Charles Thomson’s 1808 and Sir Lancelot Brenton’s 1851 English translations, set beside the King James Version and the Jewish Masoretic text (JPS 1917) where they align, so you can compare the Greek and the Hebrew. All public domain; choose which to show with the controls above.
Thomson 1808Septuagint
Brenton 1851Septuagint
Greek · BrentonSeptuagint
KJV 1769Masoretic
JPS 1917Masoretic
1
ThomsonPRAISE the Lord, O my soul: while I live I will praise the Lord.
BrentonAlleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias. My soul, praise the Lord.
GreekἈλληλούϊα· Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου. Αἰνεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον.
KJVPraise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
JPSHallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2
ThomsonI will sing praises to God, while I have a being.
BrentonWhile I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
GreekΑἰνέσω Κύριον ἐν ζωῇ μοῦ, ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω.
KJVWhile I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
JPSI will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.
3
ThomsonTrust not in chiefs, nor in sons of men, in whom there is no safety.
BrentonTrust not in princes, nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety.
GreekΜὴ πεποίθατε ἐπʼ ἄρχοντας, καὶ ἐφʼ υἱοὺς ἀνθρώπων, οἷς οὐκ ἔστι σωτηρία.
KJVPut not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
JPSPut not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4
ThomsonHis breath goeth out and He shall return to His earth; on that day all His projects shall perish.
BrentonHis breath shall go forth, and he shall return to his earth; in that day all his thoughts shall perish.
GreekἘξελεύσεται τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπιστρέψει εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἀπολοῦνται πάντες οἱ διαλογισμοὶ αὐτῶν.
KJVHis breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
JPSHis breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; In that very day his thoughts perish.
5
ThomsonHappy he whose helper is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord his God;
BrentonBlessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
GreekΜακάριος οὗ ὁ Θεὸς Ἰακὼβ βοηθός αὐτοῦ, ἡ ἐλπὶς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτοῦ·
KJVHappy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
JPSHappy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6
ThomsonWho made the heaven and the earth, the sea and all the things in them;
Brentonwho made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all things in them: who keeps truth for ever:
GreekΤὸν ποιήσαντα τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν, τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς· τὸν φυλάσσοντα ἀλήθειαν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,
KJVWhich made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
JPSWho made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
7
ThomsonWho keepeth truth forever, executing judgment for the aggrieved, giving food to the hungry.
Brentonwho executes judgment for the wronged: who gives food to the hungry. The Lord looses the fettered ones:
Greekποιοῦντα κρίμα τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις, διδόντα τροφὴν τοῖς πεινῶσι. Κύριος λύει πεπεδημένους,
KJVWhich executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
JPSWho executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;
8
ThomsonThe Lord looseth them who were bound. The Lord causeth the blind to see clearly. The Lord raiseth up them who were broken down. The Lord loveth the righteous.
Brentonthe Lord gives wisdom to the blind: The Lord sets up the broken down: the Lord loves the righteous: the Lord preserves the strangers;
GreekΚύριος σοφοῖ τυφλοὺς, Κύριος ἀνορθοῖ κατεῤῥαγμένους, Κύριος ἀγαπᾷ δικαίους,
KJVThe LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
JPSThe LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; The LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; The LORD loveth the righteous;
9
ThomsonThe Lord preserveth the strangers. He will support the orphan and the widow, and destroy the way of the wicked.
Brentonhe will relieve the orphan and widow: but will utterly remove the way of sinners.
GreekΚύριος φυλάσσει τοὺς προσηλύτους· ὀρφανὸν καὶ χήραν ἀναλήμψεται, καὶ ὁδὸν ἁμαρτωλῶν ἀφανιεῖ.
KJV—
JPS—
10
ThomsonThe Lord will reign forever—thy God, O Sion, throughout all generations.
BrentonThe Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Sion, to all generations.
GreekΒασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὁ Θεός σου, Σιὼν, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.
KJVThe LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
JPSThe LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.