(For the music leader. To the tune “A Silent Dove in the Distance.” A special psalm by David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.)
A Prayer of Trust in God
1 Have pity, God Most High!
My enemies chase me all day.
2 Many of them are pursuing
and attacking me,
3 but even when I am afraid,
I keep on trusting you.
4 I praise your promises!
I trust you and am not afraid.
No one can harm me.
5 Enemies spend the whole day
finding fault with me;
all they think about
is how to do me harm.
6 They attack from ambush,
watching my every step
and hoping to kill me.
7 They won't get away
with these crimes, God,
because when you get angry,
you destroy people.
8 You have kept record
of my days of wandering.
You have stored my tears
in your bottle
and counted each of them.
9 When I pray, Lord God,
my enemies will retreat,
because I know for certain
that you are with me.
10 I praise your promises!
11 I trust you and am not afraid.
No one can harm me.
12 I will keep my promises
to you, my God,
and bring you gifts.
13 You protected me from death
and kept me from stumbling,
so that I would please you
and follow the light
that leads to life.
Lūgšana pret vajātājiem
1 Korvedim. Kā “Tālumnieku klusuma dūja”. Dāvida uzraksts, kad filistieši bija viņu sagrābuši Gatā.
2 Žēlo mani, Dievs, jo cilvēki mani mīda,
uzbrucēji žņaudz augu dienu!
3 Mīdi manus naidniekus augu dienu,
jo daudzi karo pret mani, ak, Augstais!
4 Izbaiļu dienā uz tevi es paļaujos,
5 uz Dievu – es slavinu viņa vārdu! –
uz Dievu es paļaujos.
Es nebaidos, ko miesa var man padarīt?
6 Augu dienu tie sagroza manus vārdus,
viss, ko tie izdomā, man par ļaunu!
7 Tie sazvēras, tie uzglūn, tie dzen man pēdas –
tie kāro pēc manas dzīvības.
8 Vai netaisnība tiem jāpiedod?
Dusmās tautas gāz zemē, Dievs!
9 Manas klaida dienas tu esi saskaitījis!
Jel met manas asaras savā traukā –
vai tas nav rakstīts tavā grāmatā?
10 Tad metīsies mani naidnieki bēgt –
dienā, kad saukšu!
To vienu zinu, ka Dievs ir par mani!
11 Uz Dievu – es slavinu viņa vārdu! –
uz Kungu – es slavinu viņa vārdu! –
12 uz Dievu es paļaujos.
Es nebaidos, ko cilvēks var man padarīt?
13 Man jādod, Dievs, kas tev solīts,
pateicības upurus nesīšu tev,
14 jo tu manu dvēseli glābi no nāves, vai tad ne?
No klupšanas manas kājas –
ka varu staigāt Dieva priekšā dzīvības gaismā!
