(A psalm and a song for the Sabbath.)
Sing Praises to the Lord
1 It is wonderful to be grateful
and to sing your praises,
Lord Most High!
2 It is wonderful each morning
to tell about your love
and at night to announce
how faithful you are.
3 I enjoy praising your name
to the music of harps,
4 because everything you do
makes me happy,
and I sing joyful songs.
5 You do great things, Lord.
Your thoughts are too deep
6 for an ignorant fool
to know or understand.
7 Though the wicked sprout
and spread like grass,
they will be pulled up
by their roots.
8 But you will rule
over all of us forever,
9 and your hateful enemies
will be scattered
and then destroyed.
10 You have given me
the strength of a wild ox,
and you have chosen me
to be your very own.
11 My eyes have seen,
and my ears have heard
the doom and destruction
of my evil enemies.
12 Good people will prosper
like palm trees,
and they will grow strong
like the cedars of Lebanon.
13 They will take root
in your house, Lord God,
and they will do well.
14 They will be like trees
that stay healthy and fruitful,
even when they are old.
15 And they will say about you,
“The Lord always does right!
God is our mighty rock.”
Pateicība Dievam par aizstāvību
1 Psalms. Dziesma sabata dienai.
2 Labi pateikties Kungam
un dziedāt tavam vārdam, Visuaugstais,
3 sacīt no rīta tavu žēlastību
un tavu uzticību naktīs
4 ar desmitstīgu kokli, ar arfu
un cītaru klausoties!
5 Tavs veikums, Kungs, mani priecē,
par tavu roku darbiem es gavilēju –
6 cik lieli ir tavi darbi, Kungs,
cik dziļi sniedz tavas domas!
7 Tik dulnais to nezina
un muļķis nesaprot!
8 Kaut spraucas ļaundari kā zāle
un uzzeļ visi nekrietnie –
iznīkt tiem uz laiku laikiem!
9 Bet tu augstumos uz mūžiem, Kungs!
10 Jo, redzi, tavi naidnieki, Kungs,
jo, redzi, tavi naidnieki ies bojā,
tiks izdzenāti visi nekrietnie!
11 Kā meža vērsim tu slēji man ragu,
tu ziedi mani ar jauneļļu!
12 Pamanīju tos, kas glūn uz mani,
kas cēlās mani lauzt, nepiezagās klusu!
13 Taisnais kā palma izaugs,
kā ciedrs Lebanonā tas sliesies!
14 Stādīti Kunga namā,
mūsu Dieva pagalmos, tie dzīs asnus,
15 tie nesīs augļus pat sirmā vecumā,
tie zels un zaļos
16 un liecinās, ka Kungs ir taisnīgs –
mana klints! – nav viņā netaisnības!
