17:1 [] To pneuma mou fqeiretai, ai hmerai mou sbunontai, oi tafoi einai etoimoi di' eme.

17:2 Den einai cleuastai plhsion mou; kai den dianuktereuei o ofqalmoV mou en taiV pikriaiV autwn;

17:3 Asfalison me, deomai× genou eiV eme egguhthV plhsion sou× tiV hqelen egguhqh eiV eme;

17:4 Dioti su ekruyaV thn kardian autwn apo sunesewV× dia touto den qeleiV uywsei autouV.

17:5 Tou lalountoV me apathn proV touV filouV, kai oi ofqalmoi twn teknwn autou qelousi thkesqai.

17:6 Kai me katesthse paroimian twn lawn× kai enwpion autwn katestaqhn oneidoV.

17:7 Kai o ofqalmoV mou emaranqh upo thV qliyewV, kai panta ta melh mou egeinan wV skia.

17:8 Oi euqeiV qelousi qaumasei eiV touto, kai o aqwoV qelei diegerqh kata tou upokritou.

17:9 O de dikaioV qelei kratei thn odon autou, kai o kaqaroV taV ceiraV qelei epauxhsei thn dunamin autou.

17:10 [] seiV de panteV epistrafhte, kai elqete twra× dioti oudena suneton qelw eurei metaxu saV.

17:11 Ai hmerai mou parhlqon, ekophsan oi skopoi mou, ai epiqumiai thV kardiaV mou.

17:12 Thn nukta metebalon eiV hmeran× to fwV einai plhsion tou skotouV.

17:13 Ean prosmenw, o tafoV einai h katoikia mou× estrwsa thn klinhn mou en tw skotei.

17:14 Ebohsa proV thn fqoran, Eisai, pathr mou× proV ton skwlhka, Mhthr mou kai adelfh mou eisai.

17:15 Kai pou twra h elpiV mou; kai thn elpida mou tiV qelei idei;