P.Berol. 2791

1. [...]μων ἐν ε̣ὐφρο̣σύν̣η ἐκά̣λεις τα̣ ...[...]*
2. δοξάσο̣ντ̣ε̣ς̣ αὐτὸν τὸν δ̣εσπότην Χριστ[ὸ]ν ὅτι ἐφάνησαν . ο θεαρι̣ν̣[...]*
3. οὐ κὰρ ἀπόσε̣τ̣ε ὁ θεὸς πάντωτεʼ τοὺς εἰς αὐτὸν ἐλπείσοντε[.] γαθὸς καὶ εἶπεν*
4. ὀ μελλοντὼ̣ς̣ [Δ]α̣υίδʼ ὥτι ἐν θλίψει ἐπεκαλεσάμην τὼν κ[ύρι]ων καὶ ἐποίκουσεν μ[ου]*
5. εἰς πλατισμὸν [κα]ὶ̣ ὥτι κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθὸς κ̣αὶ οὐ φοβ̣η̣[θήσομαι τί πο]ι̣ήσει μοι*
6. ἄνθρωπος κ(αὶ) ὥτι ἀγαθ̣ὸν ἐλπίσιν ἐπεὶ κύριων ἢ ἐλπείσιν ἐπ̣ʼ [ἄ]ρχοντ̣α καὶ πάλιν*
7. ἐν ἑτέρῳ̣ λέγει κύριο̣ς ποιμένειν με καὶ οὐτέ με ἱστερέσει καὶ ὥ̣τι ὁτήγησέν̣ [με]*
8. ̓επ[ὶ] τρί̣β̣[ο]υς δ̣ικαιοσ̣ύν̣ης ἕνεκ̣εν τοῦ ὀν̣όμ̣α̣[τος] αὐ[τοῦ]*

1. ... with g̣laḍneṣs you c̣all tḥẹ ...*
2. glorịfyịṇg̣ him the ṃaster Chri[s]t that appeared . for the observẹṛṣ[...]*
3. For not will cạṣt away God always those in him who hop[e] just as even says*
4. the musically inclịṇẹḍ [D]ạvid, that “In affliction I called upon the L[o]rd and he heard m[e],*
5. (bringing me) into broad spaces,” [an]ḍ that “The Lord is a helper to me ạnd not will Ị f̣ẹ[ar. What c]ạn do to me*
6. anyone?” A(nd) that “Gọod it is to hope upon the Lord rather than to hope up̣ọn [r]ulẹrs.” And again*
7. in anothẹṛ (place) he says, “The Lọṛd shepherds me and nothing for me will be lacking,” and ṭḥat “He leadṣ [me]*
8. i[n] pạ[t]hs ọf̣ righṭeoụsness on acc̣ọụnt of ṭḥẹ nạṃ[e] of [him].*

… with gladness you call the … glorifying him, the Master Christ, that appeared for the observers … For God will not ever cast away those who hope in him, just as even David the musician says, that “In affliction I called upon the Lord and he heard me, (bringing me) into broad spaces,” and that “The Lord is a helper to me and I will not fear. What can anyone do to me?” A(nd) that “It is good to hope in the Lord rather than to hope in rulers.” And again in another (place) he says, “The Lord shepherds me and nothing will be lacking for me,” and that “He leads me in paths of righteousness on account of his name.”