Psalm 18:13-14 — cleanse me from hidden things; aliens are the proud
“Who will understand transgressions? Cleanse me from my hidden things, and spare your servant from aliens” (Psalm 18:13-14).
And Aquila rendered “aliens” as “the proud.” For upon those who succeed, this passion sometimes follows, the mind becoming puffed up at this; and by another way they are again thrown, such as the apostolic saying, “lest being puffed up he fall into the judgment of the devil” (1 Timothy 3:6). Having necessarily said beforehand “For your servant keeps them,” he entreats to be delivered from pride; having been cleansed from this sin, which is great, I will be blameless from pride, at the same time also having been cleansed of the hidden things; for now I do not yet dare.
Greek
18.13,14 Παραπτώματα τίς συνήσει; ἐκ τῶν κρυφίων μου καθάρισόν με, καὶ ἀπὸ ἀλλοτρίων φεῖσαι τοῦ δούλου σου. ̔Ο δὲ ̓Ακύλας τὸ ἀλλοτρίων ὑπερηφάνων ἐξέδωκεν. ̓Επὶ γὰρ τοῖς κατορθοῦσι τὸ πά θος, ἐσθ' ο τε τοῦτο παρέπεται, χαυνουμένης ἐπὶ τοῦτο τῆς διανοίας· καὶ δι' ἑτέρου πάλιν ἐκτραχηλίζονται τρόπου, ὁποῖον τὸ ἀποσ τολικὸν, ι να μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου, ἀναγκαίως προειπών· Καὶ γὰρ ὁ δοῦλός σου φυλάσσει αὐτὰ, ἱκετεύει ῥυσ θῆναι τῆς ὑπερηφανείας· ἀφ' η ς ἁμαρτίας ου σης μεγάλης καθαρισθεὶς, α μωμος ε σομαι ἐξ ὑπερηφανείας, α μα καὶ τῶν κρυφίων κα θαρισθείς· νῦν γὰρ ου πω θαῤῥῶ.
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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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