(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
The Lord Is Always Near
1 You have looked deep
into my heart, Lord,
and you know all about me.
2 You know when I am resting
or when I am working,
and from heaven
you discover my thoughts.
3 You notice everything I do
and everywhere I go.
4 Before I even speak a word,
you know what I will say,
5 and with your powerful arm
you protect me
from every side.
6 I can't understand all of this!
Such wonderful knowledge
is far above me.
7 Where could I go to escape
from your Spirit
or from your sight?
8 If I were to climb up
to the highest heavens,
you would be there.
If I were to dig down
to the world of the dead
you would also be there.
9 Suppose I had wings
like the dawning day
and flew across the ocean.
10 Even then your powerful arm
would guide and protect me.
11 Or suppose I said, “I'll hide
in the dark until night comes
to cover me over.”
12 But you see in the dark
because daylight and dark
are all the same to you.
13 You are the one
who put me together
inside my mother's body,
14 and I praise you because of
the wonderful way
you created me.
Everything you do is marvelous!
Of this I have no doubt.
15 Nothing about me
is hidden from you!
I was secretly woven together
out of human sight,
16 but with your own eyes you saw
my body being formed.
Even before I was born,
you had written in your book
everything about me.
17 Your thoughts are far beyond
my understanding,
much more than I
could ever imagine.
18 I try to count your thoughts,
but they outnumber the grains
of sand on the beach.
And when I awake,
I will find you nearby.
19 How I wish that you would kill
all cruel and heartless people
and protect me from them!
20 They are always rebelling
and speaking evil of you.
21 You know I hate anyone
who hates you, Lord,
and refuses to obey.
22 They are my enemies too,
and I truly hate them.
23 Look deep into my heart, God,
and find out everything
I am thinking.
24 Don't let me follow evil ways,
but lead me in the way
that time has proven true.
Dievs visuzinātājs un visu valdnieks
1 Dziedātāju vadonim. Dāvida psalms. Kungs, Tu izproti mani visos sīkumos un mani pazīsti. 2 Tu zini - vai es sēdu vai ceļos - Tev ir skaidras manas domas jau no tālienes. 3 Vai es eju, vai es guļu, Tu esi ap mani, un Tev ir zināmi visi mani ceļi, 4 jo nav vārda uz manas mēles, kas Tev, Kungs, nebūtu zināms. 5 Tu esi ap mani no visām pusēm, Tu turi Savu roku pār mani. 6 Šī atziņa man ir pārāk brīnišķa un pārāk augsta, es nevaru to saprast. 7 Kurp lai es aizeju no Tava Gara, un kurp lai es bēgu no Tava vaiga? 8 Ja es kāptu debesīs, Tu tur esi, ja es nokāptu ellē, Tu esi arī tur. 9 Ja man būtu rītausmas spārni un es nolaistos jūras malā, 10 tad arī tur mani vadītu Tava roka un Tava labā roka mani turētu. 11 Ja es teiktu: galīga tumsa lai mani apklāj, un par nakti lai kļūst ap mani gaisma,- 12 tad arī tumsība Tev nebūtu tumša, un nakts tev spīdētu kā diena, tumsība Tev būtu kā gaisma. 13 Jo Tu radīji manas īkstis, Tu mani veidoji un piešķīri man ķermeni manas mātes miesās. 14 Es Tev pateicos, ka es esmu tik brīnišķi radīts, brīnišķi ir Tavi darbi, mana dvēsele to labi zina. 15 Manas būtnes veidojums Tev nebija apslēpts, kad es slepenībā tapu radīts, zemes dziļumos veidots. 16 Tavas acis mani redzēja kā bezmiesas iedīgli, un Tavā grāmatā bija rakstītas visas manas dienas, jau noteiktas, kad to vēl nebija it nevienas. 17 Cik dārgas man ir Tavas domas, ak, Dievs, un cik liels ir to daudzums! 18 Ja tās gribētu saskaitīt, tad to būtu vairāk nekā smiltis. Kad es uzmostos, es esmu vēl arvienu pie Tevis. 19 Kaut Tu bezdievjus nokautu, ak, Dievs! Kaut asinskārie atstātos no manis! 20 Ar ļaunprātīgu viltu viņi runā par Tevi un kā Tavi ienaidnieki nelietīgi valkā Tavu Vārdu. 21 Vai lai es neienīstu tos, kas Tevi, Kungs, ienīst, un nenovēršos ar riebumu no tiem, kas pret Tevi ceļas? 22 Nīstin es viņus ienīstu, līdz galam viņi ir mani ienaidnieki. 23 Pārbaudi mani, ak, Dievs, un izzini manu sirdi; izmeklē mani un izdibini skaidri manas domas, 24 un lūko, vai es neesmu uz ļauna ceļa, tad vadi mani pa mūžības ceļu!
