Psalm 11:8-9 — you, Lord, will keep us; the ungodly walk in a circle
“You, Lord, will keep us, and you will preserve us … The ungodly walk in a circle” (Psalm 11:8-9).
Since the circle is opposite to the straight according to crookedness and straightness, and the ungodly walk in a circle, the pious then walk a straight path. Therefore he says: You will keep us, because circling they circle us, the ungodly, plotting against our salvation, and these would be opposing powers.
Greek
11.8,9 Σὺ, Κύριε, φυλάξεις ἡμᾶς, καὶ διατηρήσεις ἡμᾶς ... Κύκλῳ οἱ ἀσεβεῖς πε ριπατοῦσιν. ̓Επειδὴ ὁ κύκλος τῇ εὐθείᾳ ἐναντίος ἐστὶ κατὰ τὴν σκολιότητα καὶ εὐθύτητα, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς κύκλῳ περιπατοῦσιν, οἱ εὐσεβεῖς α ρα εὐθείαν περιπατοῦσι. ∆ιὰ τοῦτό φησι· Φυ λάξεις ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδὴ κυκλοῦντες κυκλοῦσιν ἡμᾶς οἱ ἀσεβεῖς, ἐπιβουλεύοντες τῇ ἡμῶν σωτηρίᾳ, ου τοι δ' α ν ει εν ἀντικείμεναι δυ νάμεις.
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New English from locked PG 12 / Khazarzar Greek of Fragmenta in Psalmos, Psalms 1–22.3. Earlier lemma-led SERIES-CLOSEOUT English was discarded.
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- Copy-text PG 12 Fragmenta in Psalmos (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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