18:1 [] <> Qelw se agapa, Kurie, h iscuV mou.

18:2 O KurioV einai petra mou kai frourion mou kai eleuqerwthV mou× QeoV mou, bracoV mou× ep' auton qelw elpizei× h aspiV mou kai to keraV thV swthriaV mou× uyhloV purgoV mou.

18:3 Qelw epikalesqh ton axiumnhton Kurion, kai ek twn ecqrwn mou qelw swqh.

18:4 Ponoi qanatou me periekuklwsan, kai ceimarroi anomiaV me katetromaxan×

18:5 Ponoi tou adou me periekuklwsan, pagideV qanatou me efqasan.

18:6 En th stenocwria mou epekalesqhn ton Kurion, kai proV ton Qeon mou ebohsa. Hkousen ek tou naou autou thV fwnhV mou, kai h kraugh mou hlqen enwpion autou eiV ta wta autou.

18:7 Tote esaleuqh kai entromoV egeinen h gh, kai ta qemelia twn orewn etaracqhsan kai esaleuqhsan, dioti wrgisqh.

18:8 KapnoV anebainen ek twn mukthrwn autou, kai pur katatrwgon ek tou stomatoV autou× anqrakeV anhfqhsan ap' autou.

18:9 Kai ekline touV ouranouV kai katebh, kai gnofoV upo touV podaV autou.

18:10 Kai epebh epi ceroubeim kai epetasqh× kai epetaxen epi pterugwn anemwn.

18:11 Eqese to skotoV apokrufon topon autou× h skhnh autou, perix autou hsan udata skoteina, nefh pukna twn aerwn.

18:12 Ek thV lamyewV thV emprosqen autou dihlqon ta nefh autou, calaza kai anqrakeV puroV.

18:13 Kai ebronthsen en ouranoiV o KurioV, kai o UyistoV edwke thn fwnhn autou× calaza kai anqrakeV puroV.

18:14 Kai apesteile ta belh autou kai eskorpisen autouV× kai astrapaV eplhqune kai sunetaraxen autouV.

18:15 Kai efanhsan ta baqh twn udatwn kai anekalufqhsan ta qemelia thV oikoumenhV, apo thV epitimhsewV sou, Kurie, apo tou fushmatoV thV pnohV twn mukthrwn sou.

18:16 Exapesteilen ex uyouV× elabe me× eilkuse me ex udatwn pollwn.

18:17 Hleuqerwse me ek tou dunatou ecqrou mou, kai ek twn misountwn me, dioti hsan dunatwteroi mou.

18:18 Proefqasan me en th hmera thV qliyewV mou× all' o KurioV estaqh to antisthrigma mou×

18:19 kai exhgage me eiV eurucwrian× hleuqerwse me dioti hudokhsen eiV eme.

18:20 [] Anthmeiye me o KurioV kata thn dikaiosunhn mou× kata thn kaqarothta twn ceirwn mou antapedwken eiV eme.

18:21 Dioti efulaxa taV odouV tou Kuriou, kai den hsebhsa ekklinaV apo tou Qeou mou.

18:22 Dioti pasai ai kriseiV autou hsan emprosqen mou, kai ta diatagmata autou den apemakruna ap' emou×

18:23 kai estaqhn amemptoV proV auton, kai efulacqhn apo thV anomiaV mou.

18:24 Kai antapedwken eiV eme o KurioV kata thn dikaiosunhn mou, kata thn kaqarothta twn ceirwn mou emprosqen twn ofqalmwn autou.

18:25 Meta osiou osioV qeleiV eisqai× meta androV teleiou teleioV qeleiV eisqai×

18:26 meta kaqarou, kaqaroV qeleiV eisqai× kai meta diestrammenou diestrammenwV qeleiV ferqh.

18:27 Dioti su qeleiV swsei laon teqlimmenon× ofqalmouV de uperhfanwn qeleiV tapeinwsei.

18:28 Dioti su qeleiV fwtisei ton lucnon mou× KurioV o QeoV mou qelei fwtisei to skotoV mou.

18:29 [] Dioti dia sou qelw diaspasei strateuma, kai dia tou Qeou mou qelw uperphdhsei teicoV.

18:30 Tou Qeou, h odoV autou einai amwmoV× o logoV tou Kuriou einai dedokimasmenoV× einai aspiV pantwn twn elpizontwn ep' auton.

18:31 Dioti tiV QeoV plhn tou Kuriou; kai tiV frourion plhn tou Qeou hmwn;

18:32 O QeoV einai o perizwnnuwn me dunamin, kai kaqistwn amwmon thn odon mou.

18:33 Kamnei touV podaV mou wV twn elafwn kai me sthnei epi touV uyhlouV topouV mou.

18:34 Didaskei taV ceiraV mou eiV polemon, kai ekame toxon calkoun touV bracionaV mou.

18:35 Kai edwkaV eiV eme thn aspida thV swthriaV sou× kai h dexia sou me upesthrixe kai h agaqothV sou me emegalunen.

18:36 EplatunaV ta bhmata mou upokatw mou, kai oi podeV mou den eklonisqhsan.

18:37 Katediwxa touV ecqrouV mou kai efqasa autouV× kai den epestreya ewsou sunetelesa autouV.

18:38 Sunetriya autouV kai den hdunhqhsan na anegerqwsin× epeson upo touV podaV mou.

18:39 Kai periezwsaV me dunamin eiV polemon× sunekamyaV upokatw mou touV epanistamenouV ep' eme.

18:40 Kai ekameV touV ecqrouV mou na treywsin eiV eme ta nwta, kai exwloqreusa touV misountaV me.

18:41 Ebohsan, kai oudeiV o swzwn× proV ton Kurion, kai den eishkousen autwn.

18:42 Kai kateleptuna autouV wV konin kata proswpon anemou× apetinaxa autouV wV ton phlon twn odwn.

18:43 HleuqerwsaV me ek twn antilogiwn tou laou× katesthsaV me kefalhn eqnwn× laoV, ton opoion den egnwrisa, edouleusen eiV eme.

18:44 MoliV hkousan, kai uphkousan eiV eme× xenoi upetacqhsan eiV eme.

18:45 Xenoi pareluqhsan kai katetromaxan ek twn apokrufwn topwn autwn.

18:46 Zh KurioV, kai euloghmenon to frourion mou× kai aV uywqh o QeoV thV swthriaV mou×

18:47 o QeoV o ekdikwn me kai upotasswn laouV upokatw mou×

18:48 ostiV me eleuqeronei ek twn ecqrwn mou. Nai, me uyoneiV uperanw twn epanistamenwn ep' eme× hleuqerwsaV me apo androV adikou.

18:49 Dia touto qelw se umnei, Kurie, metaxu twn eqnwn, kai eiV to onoma sou qelw yallei.