(A psalm by Asaph for Jeduthun, the music leader.)
In Times of Trouble God Is with His People
1 I pray to you, Lord God,
and I beg you to listen.
2 In days filled with trouble,
I search for you.
And at night I tirelessly
lift my hands in prayer,
refusing comfort.
3 When I think of you,
I feel restless and weak.
4 Because of you, Lord God,
I can't sleep.
I am restless
and can't even talk.
5 I think of times gone by,
of those years long ago.
6 Each night my mind
is flooded with questions:
7 “Have you rejected me forever?
Won't you be kind again?
8 Is this the end of your love
and your promises?
9 Have you forgotten
how to have pity?
Do you refuse to show mercy
because of your anger?”
10 Then I said, “God Most High,
what hurts me most
is that you no longer help us
with your mighty arm.”
11 Our Lord, I will remember
the things you have done,
your miracles of long ago.
12 I will think about each one
of your mighty deeds.
13 Everything you do is right,
and no other god
compares with you.
14 You alone work miracles,
and you have let nations
see your mighty power.
15 With your own arm you rescued
your people, the descendants
of Jacob and Joseph.
16 The ocean looked at you, God,
and it trembled deep down
with fear.
17 Water flowed from the clouds.
Thunder was heard above
as your arrows of lightning
flashed about.
18 Your thunder roared
like chariot wheels.
The world was made bright
by lightning,
and all the earth trembled.
19 You walked through the water
of the mighty sea,
but your footprints
were never seen.
20 You guided your people
like a flock of sheep,
and you chose Moses and Aaron
to be their leaders.
Dieva vareno darbu pieminēšana
1 Korvedim Jedūtūnam. Āsāfa psalms .
2 Balsī es brēcu uz Dievu,
balsī uz Dievu,
lai ieklausās manī!
3 Posta dienā es meklēju Kungu,
naktī rokas man sniedzas un nepiekūst,
bet dvēsele neatgūstas!
4 Es pieminu Dievu un vaidu,
es žēlojos, un pagurst man gars.
5 Tu turi man vaļā acu plakstus,
es tā satriekts, ka nevaru parunāt.
6 Es domāju par senajām dienām,
par gadiem, kas aizgājuši,
7 atceros, kā dziedāju naktī,
savā sirdī es prātoju, meklēja mans gars:
8 vai uz mūžiem mūs atmetis Kungs
un nekad vairs negribēs mūs,
9 vai uz visiem laikiem izsīkusi viņa žēlastība,
vai viss cauri, kas solīts uz audžu audzēm,
10 vai tad žēlot aizmirsis Dievs,
vai dusmās aizslēdzis savu žēlsirdību?
11 Un saku, mana nelaime, ka
Visuaugstais nepastiepj savu labo roku!
12 Pieminēšu, ko paveicis Kungs, –
jā, pieminēšu brīnumus, ko tu darījis senatnē!
13 Es pārdomāšu visus tavus darbus,
par tevis paveikto es prātošu.
14 Dievs, svētumā tavs ceļš –
kurš dievs vēl tik liels kā tu, Dievs?
15 Tu – Dievs, kurš brīnumus dara,
tu parādi tautām savu spēku,
16 tava roka izpirka tavu tautu,
Jēkaba un Jāzepa dēlus.
17 Ūdeņi ieraudzīja tevi, Dievs,
ūdeņi tevi ieraudzīja, savērpās,
šūpojās dzelme!
18 Izšļāca ūdeni mākoņi,
pērkonu dārdināja padebeši,
tavas bultas birtin bira!
19 Tava pērkona dārdi – virpulī,
zibeņi izgaismoja pasauli,
šūpojās, trīcēja zeme!
20 Pāri jūrai tavs ceļš
un tava taka pār lieliem ūdeņiem,
bet tavas pēdas neviens nav redzējis!
21 Kā avis tu vedi savu tautu
pie Mozus un Ārona rokas!
