57:1 [] O dikaioV apoqnhskei kai oudeiV ballei touto en th kardia autou× kai oi andreV eleouV sullegontai, cwriV na ennoh tiV, an o dikaioV sullegetai ap' emprosqen thV kakiaV.

57:2 Qelei eiselqei eiV eirhnhn× oi peripatounteV en th euquthti autwn, qelousin anapauqh en taiV klinaiV autwn.

57:3 [] SeiV de oi uioi thV magisshV, sperma moicou kai pornhV, plhsiasate edw.

57:4 Kata tinoV entrufate; kata tinoV eplatunate to stoma, exeteinate thn glwssan; den eisqe tekna anomiaV, sperma yeudouV,

57:5 flogizomenoi me ta eidwla upo pan dendron prasinon, sfazonteV ta tekna en taiV faragxin, upo touV krhmnouV twn bracwn;

57:6 H meriV sou einai metaxu twn calikwn twn ceimarrwn× outoi, outoi einai h klhronomia sou× kai eiV autouV execeaV spondaV, prosefereV prosforan ex alfitwn× eiV tauta qelw euaresthqh;

57:7 Epi orouV uyhlou kai metewrou ebaleV thn klinhn sou× kai ekei anebhV dia na prosferhV qusian.

57:8 Kai opisw twn qurwn kai twn parastatwn esthsaV to mnhmosunon sou× dioti exeskepasaV seauthn apostathsasa ap' emou kai anebhV× eplatunaV thn klinhn sou kai sunefwnhsaV met' ekeinwn× hgaphsaV thn klinhn autwn, exelexaV touV topouV×

57:9 uphgeV malista proV ton basilea me crismata kai huxhsaV ta arwmata sou kai apesteilaV makran touV presbeiV sou kai etapeinwsaV seauthn mecriV adou.

57:10 EkopiasaV eiV to makroV thV odou sou× kai den eipaV, eiV mathn kopiazw× eurhkaV to zhn dia thV ceiroV sou× dia touto den apekameV.

57:11 Kai tina eptohqhV h efobhqhV, wste na yeusqhV kai na mh me enqumhqhV mhde na qeshV touto en th kardia sou; den einai, dioti egw esiwphsa, malista pro pollou, dia touto su den me efobhqhV;

57:12 Egw qelw apaggeilei thn dikaiosunhn sou kai ta erga sou× omwV den qelousi se wfelhsei.

57:13 [] Otan anabohshV, aV se eleuqerwswsin oi sunhgmenoi sou× all' o anemoV qelei afarpasei pantaV autouV× h mataiothV qelei labei autouV× o elpizwn omwV ep' eme qelei klhronomhsei thn ghn kai apokthsei to agion mou oroV.

57:14 Kai qelw eipei, Uywsate, uywsate, etoimasate thn odon, ekbalete to proskomma apo thV odou tou laou mou.

57:15 Dioti outw legei o UyistoV kai o UpertatoV, o katoikwn thn aiwniothta, tou opoiou to onoma einai O AgioV× Egw katoikw en uyhloiV kai en agiw topw× kai meta tou suntetrimmenou thn kardian kai tou tapeinou to pneuma, dia na zwopoiw to pneuma twn tapeinwn kai na zwopoiw thn kardian twn suntetrimmenwn.

57:16 Dioti den qelw dikologei aiwniwV oude qelw eisqai pantote wrgismenoV× epeidh tote hqelon ekleiyei ap' emprosqen mou to pneuma kai ai yucai taV opoiaV ekamon.

57:17 [] Dia thn anomian thV aiscrokerdeiaV autou wrgisqhn kai epataxa auton× ekruya to proswpon mou kai wrgisqhn× alla autoV hkolouqhse peismatwdwV thn odon thV kardiaV autou.

57:18 Eidon taV odouV autou kai qelw iatreusei auton× kai qelw odhghsei auton kai dwsei palin parhgoriaV eiV auton kai eiV touV teqlimmenouV autou.

57:19 Egw dhmiourgw ton karpon twn ceilewn× eirhnhn, eirhnhn, eiV ton makran kai eiV ton plhsion, legei KurioV× kai qelw iatreusei auton.

57:20 Oi de asebeiV einai wV h tetaragmenh qalassa, otan den dunatai na hsucash× kai ta kumata authV ekriptousi katapathma kai phlon.