(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer in Time of Sickness
1 You, Lord God, bless everyone
who cares for the poor,
and you rescue those people
in times of trouble.
2 You protect them
and keep them alive.
You make them happy here
in this land,
and you don't hand them over
to their enemies.
3 You always heal them
and restore their strength
when they are sick.
4 I prayed, “Have pity, Lord!
Heal me, though I have sinned
against you.”
5 My vicious enemies ask me,
“When will you die
and be forgotten?”
6 When visitors come,
all they ever bring
are worthless words,
and when they leave,
they spread gossip.
7 My enemies whisper about me.
They think the worst,
8 and they say,
“You have some fatal disease!
You'll never get well.”
9 My most trusted friend
has turned against me,
though he ate at my table.
10 Have pity, Lord! Heal me,
so I can pay them back.
11 Then my enemies
won't defeat me,
and I will know
that you really care.
12 You have helped me
because I am innocent,
and you will always
be close to my side.
13 You, the Lord God of Israel,
will be praised forever!
Amen and amen.
Par ļauniem naidniekiem un viltīgiem draugiem
1 Korvedim. Dāvida psalms .
2 Svētīts, kurš par nabago gādā, –
ļaunā dienā Kungs viņu paglābs!
3 Kungs viņu sargā un uztur dzīvu,
par svētītu viņu dēvēs šajā zemē –
tu neatdosi viņu naidnieku rīklei!
4 Kungs remdina viņu slimības gultā –
viņš bija slims, tu piecēli viņu!
5 Es saku: Kungs, žēlo mani!
Dziedē mani, jo esmu pret tevi grēkojis!
6 Mani naidnieki runā ļaunu par mani:
kad reiz viņš mirs un viņa vārds zudīs?! –
7 Apraudzītāji tukšu vien runā,
viņu sirds pēc nelaimes lūko –
tie iziet ārā un aprunā!
8 Visi, kas nīst mani, baumo par mani,
tie perina ļaunu pret mani:
9 nelaba kaite šo pārņēmusi –
šis guļ un vairs necelsies! –
10 Pat mans labvēlis, uz kuru paļāvos,
kas ēda manu maizi, nu ceļ pret mani papēdi!
11 Bet tu, Kungs, pažēlo mani
un piecel mani, ka tiem atmaksāju, –
12 tad zināšu, ka tev tīku,
jo naidnieks pār mani negavilēs!
13 Redzi, es –
mana krietnuma dēļ tu mani turi
un noliec mani sev priekšā uz mūžiem!
14 Slavēts Kungs, Israēla Dievs,
no mūžības līdz mūžībai!
Tiešām, tik tiešām!
