The Psalms Uncial Script (the hand of Konstantinos presbyteros, A.D. 995) edited by Ross G. Arthur In parentheses Publications Greek Series Cambridge, Ontario 2002 Psalm 1 MMMMaka!rioß a%nh!r o7ß ou%k e5poreu! qh e5n boulh#\ a%sebw‹n kai2 e5n o4dw‹» a$martwlw‹n ou%k e9sth kai2 e5pi2 kaqe1dran loi mw‹n ou%k e5ka!qisen ˚ al% l' h) e5n tw‹» no1mw» kuri1ou to2 qel1 hma aut% ou # kai 2 en5 tw»‹ no1mw» au%tou# meleth!sei h$me1raß kai2 nukto1ß ˚ kai2 e9stai w›ß to2 cu!lon to2 pefuteume1non para@ ta@ß dieco1douß tw‹n u$da!twn o7 to2n karpo2n au%tou# dw¡sei e5n kairw‹» au%tou# kai2 to2 fu!llon au%tou# ou%k a%po rruh!setai kai2 pa!nta o6sa a)n poih#\ kateu odwqh!setai ˚ ou%x ou^twß oi4 a%sebei3ß ou%x ou^twß a%ll' h) w›ß o4 xnou#ß o7n e5kriptei3 o4 a(nemoß a%po2 prosw¡pou th#ß gh#ß ˚ dia@ tou#to ou%k a%nasth! sontai a%sebei3ß e5n kri1sei ou%de2 a$martwloi2 e5n boulh#\ dikai1wn ˚ o6ti ginw¡skei ku!rioß o4do2n dikai1wn kai2 o4do2ß a%sebw‹n a%polei3tai 1 Psalm 2 iiiina ti1 e5fru!acan e9qnh kai2 laoi2 e5mel e1thsan kena! ˚ pare1sthsan oi4 basilei3ß th#ß gh#ß kai2 oi4 a(rxonteß sunh!xqhsan e5pi2 to2 au%to2 kata@ tou# kuri1ou kai2 kata@ tou# xristou# au%tou# dia!yalma ˚ diarrh!cwmen tou@ß desmou@ß au%tw‹n kai2 a%porri1ywmen a%f' h$mw‹n to2n zugo2n au%tw‹n ˚ o4 katoikw‹n e5n ou%ranoi3ß e5kgela!setai au%tou!ß kai2 o4 ku!rioß e5kmukthriei3 au%tou!ß ˚ tot1 e lalhs! ei proß2 aut% ouß@ en5 or5 gh\# aut% ou # kai 2 en5 tw‹» qumw‹» au%tou# tara!cei au%tou!ß ˚ e5gw¤ de2 katestaq! hn basileuß@ up$ ' aut% ou # ep5 i 2 Siwn or9 oß to2 a^gion au%tou# ˚ diagge1llwn to2 pro1stagma kuri1ou ku!rioß ei~pen pro1ß me ui4o1ß mou ei~ su! e5gw¤ sh!meron gege1nnhka! se ˚ ai9thsai par' e5mou# kai2 dw¡sw soi e9qnh th@n klhronomi1an sou kai2 th@n kata!sxesi1n sou ta@ pe1rata th#ß gh#ß ˚ poim anei3ß au%tou@ß e5n r4a!bdw» sidhra#\ w›ß skeu#oß ker 2 ame1wß suntri1yeiß au%tou!ß ˚ kai2 nu#n basilei3ß su!nete paideu!qhte pa!nteß oi4 kri1nonteß th@n gh#n ˚ douleu!sate tw‹» kuri1w» e5n fo1bw» kai2 a%gallia#sqe au%tw‹» e5n tro1mw» ˚ dra!casqe paidei1aß mh!pote o5rgisqh#\ ku!rioß kai2 a%polei3sqe e5c o4dou# dikai1aß o6tan e5kkauqh#\ e5n ta!xei o4 qumo2ß au%tou# maka!rioi pa!nteß oi4 pepoiqo1teß e5p' aut% w»‹ 3 Psalm 3 almo2ß tw‹» Dauid o4po1te YYYYa%pedi1drasken a%po2 prosw¡pou Abessalwm tou# ui4ou# au%tou# ˚ ku!rie ti1 e5plhqu!nqhsan oi4 qli1bonte1ß me polloi2 e5pani1s tantai e5p' e5me1 ˚ polloi2 le1g ousin th#\ yuxh#\ mou ou%k e9st in swthri1a au%tw‹» e5n tw‹» qe w‹» au%tou# dia!yalma ˚ su@ de1 ku!rie a%ntilh!mptwr mou ei~ do1ca mou kai2 u$yw‹n th@n kefalh!n mou ˚ fwnh#\ mou pro2ß ku!rion e5ke1kraca kai2 e5ph!kouse1n mou e5c o9rouß a$gi1ou au%tou# dia!yalma ˚ e5gw¤ e5koimh!qhn kai2 u^pnwsa e5chge1rqhn o6ti ku!rioß a%ntilh!myetai1 mou ˚ ou% fobhqh!somai a%po2 muria!dwn laou# tw‹n ku!klw» sunepitiqeme1nwn moi ˚ a%na!sta ku!rie sw‹so1n me o4 qeo1ß mou o6ti su@ e5pa!tacaß pa!ntaß tou@ß e5xqrai1nonta!ß moi matai1wß o5do1 ntaß a$martwlw‹n sune1triyaß ˚ 4 tou# kuri1ou h$ swthri1a kai2 e5pi2 to2n lao1n sou h$ eu%logi1a sou 5 Psalm 4 eeee i5ß to2 te1loß e5n yalmoi3ß wfi\dh@ tw‹» Dauid ˚ e5n tw‹» e5pikalei3sqai1 me ei5sh!kouse1n mou o4 qeo2ß th#ß dikaiosu!nhß mou e5n qli1yei e5pla!tuna!ß moi oi5kti1 rhso1n me kai2 ei5sa!kouson th#ß proseuxh#ß mou ˚ ui4oi2 a%nqrw¡pwn e6wß po1te baruka!rdioi i6na ti1 a%gapa#te mataio1thta kai2 zhtei3te yeu#doß dia!yalma ˚ kai2 gnw‹te o6ti e5qauma!stwsen ku!rioß to2n o6sion au%tou# ku!rioß ei5sakou!setai1 mou e5n tw‹» kekrage1nai me pro2ß au%to1n ˚ or5 giz1 esqe kai 2 mh @ am$ artan! ete leg1 ete e5n tai3ß kardi1aiß u$mw‹n kai2 e5pi2 tai3ß koi1taiß u$mw‹n katanu!ghte dia!yalma ˚ qu!sate qus i1an dikaiosu!nhß kai2 e5lpi1sate e5pi2 ku!rion ˚ polloi2 le1gousin ti1ß dei1cei h$mi3n ta@ a%gaqa! e5shmeiw¡qh e5f' h$ma#ß to2 fw‹ß tou# prosw¡pou sou ku!rie ˚ e9dwkaß eu%frosu!nhn ei5ß th@n kardi1an mou a%po2 kairou# si1tou kai2 oi9nou kai2 e5lai1ou 6 au%tw‹n e5plhqu!nqhsan ˚ e5n ei5rh!nh\ e5pi2 to2 au%to2 koimhqh!somai kai2 u$pnw¡sw o6ti su! ku!rie kata @ mon1 aß ep5 ' el5 pid1 i katw\¡ kisaß! me 7 Psalm 5 eeee i5ß to2 te1loß u$pe2r th#ß klhronomou!shß yalmo2ß tw‹» Dauid ˚ ta@ r4h!mata! mou e5nw¡tisai ku!rie su!neß th#ß kraugh#ß mou ˚ pro1sxeß th#\ fwnh#\ th#ß deh!sew¡ß mou o4 basileu!ß mou kai2 o4 qeo1ß mou o6ti pro2ß se2 proseu!comai ku!rie ˚ to2 prwi2 ei5sakou!sh\ th#ß fwnh#ß mou to2 prwi2 parasth!somai1 soi kai2 e5po1yomai ˚ o6ti ou%xi2 qeo2ß qe1lwn a%nomi1an su@ ei~ ou%de2 paroikh!sei soi ponhr euo1menoß ˚ ou% diamenou#sin para!nomoi kate1 nanti tw‹n o5fqalmw‹n sou e5mi1shsaß pa!ntaß tou@ß e5rgazome1nouß th@n a%nomi1an ˚ a%polei3ß pa!ntaß tou@ß lalou#ntaß to2 yeu#doß a(ndra ai4ma!twn kai2 do1lion bdelu!ssetai ku!rioß ˚ e5gw¤ de2 e5n tw‹» plh!qei tou# e5le1ouß sou ei5seleu! somai ei5ß to2n oi~ko1n sou proskunh!sw pro2ß nao2n ag^ ion1 sou en5 fob1 w» sou ˚ kur! ie od4 hg! hson1 me en5 th#\ dikaiosu!nh\ sou e6neka tw‹n e5xqrw‹n mou 8 kateu!qunon e5nw¡pio1n mou th@n o4do1n sou ˚ o6ti ou%k e9stin e5n tw‹» sto1mati au%tw‹n a%lh!qeia h$ kardi1a au%tw‹n matai1a ta!foß a%new»gme1noß o4 la!rugc au%tw‹n tai3ß glw¡ssaiß au%tw‹n e5doliou# san ˚ kri3non au%tou!ß o4 qeo1ß a%popesa!twsan a%po2 tw‹n diabouli1wn au%tw‹n kata@ to2 plh#qoß tw‹n a%sebeiw‹n au%tw‹n e9cwson au%tou!ß o6ti parepi1 krana!n se ku!rie ˚ kai2 eu%franqh!twsan pa!nteß oi4 e5lpi1zonteß e5pi2 se1 ei5ß ai5w‹na a%gallia! sontai kai 2 kataskhnws¡ eiß en5 aut% oiß3 kai 2 kauxh! sontai e5n soi2 pa!nteß oi4 a%gapw‹nteß to2 o9noma! sou ˚ o6ti su@ eu%logh!seiß di1kaion ku!rie w›ß o6plw» eu%doki1aß e5stefa!nwsaß h$ma#ß 9