God the Judge of All
1 Lord, you are a God who punishes;
reveal your anger!
2 You are the judge of us all;
rise and give the proud what they deserve!
3 How much longer will the wicked be glad?
How much longer, Lord?
4 How much longer will criminals be proud
and boast about their crimes?
5 They crush your people, Lord;
they oppress those who belong to you.
6 They kill widows and orphans,
and murder the strangers who live in our land.
7 They say, “The Lord does not see us;
the God of Israel does not notice.”
8 My people, how can you be such stupid fools?
When will you ever learn?
9 God made our ears—can't he hear?
He made our eyes—can't he see?
10 He scolds the nations—won't he punish them?
He is the teacher of us all—hasn't he any knowledge?
11 The Lord knows what we think;
he knows how senseless our reasoning is.
12 Lord, how happy are those you instruct,
the ones to whom you teach your law!
13 You give them rest from days of trouble
until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.
14 The Lord will not abandon his people;
he will not desert those who belong to him.
15 Justice will again be found in the courts,
and all righteous people will support it.
16 Who stood up for me against the wicked?
Who took my side against the evildoers?
17 If the Lord had not helped me,
I would have gone quickly to the land of silence.
18 I said, “I am falling”;
but your constant love, O Lord, held me up.
19 Whenever I am anxious and worried,
you comfort me and make me glad.
20 You have nothing to do with corrupt judges,
who make injustice legal,
21 who plot against good people
and sentence the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord defends me;
my God protects me.
23 He will punish them for their wickedness
and destroy them for their sins;
the Lord our God will destroy them.
Lūgšana pret Dieva draudzes vajātājiem.
1 Dievs Kungs, Tu atriebējs Dievs, Tu atriebējs, parādies!
2 Celies Tu, pasaules tiesnesi, atmaksā lepnajiem viņu darbus!
3 Cik ilgi, Kungs, bezdievji, cik ilgi bezdievji priecāsies?
4 Cik ilgi viņi runās, pārgalvīgi lielīdamies, cik ilgi visi jaundaji daudzinās sevi?
5 Viņi samin, ak Kungs, Tavu tautu un apspiež Tavu mantojumu.
6 Viņi nokauj atraitnes un svešiniekus, viņi nogalina bāpus
7 Un saka: „Tas Kungs to neredz, un Jēkaba Dievs to nemana.“
8 Lieciet to vērā, jūs bezprātīgie tautā un jūs nelgas; kad beidzot jūs paliksit gudri?
9 Kas ausi ir dēstījis, vai tas nedzird? Kas aci ir veidojis, vai tas neredz?
10 Kas tautas audzina un pamāca, vai tas lai nesoda, —Viņš, kas cilvēkiem māca atziņu?
11 Tas Kungs zina cilvēku domas, ka tās ir tikai dvēsma.
12 Svētīgs tas dlvēks, ko Tu, Kungs, audzini un ar savu bauslību pamād,
13 Lai viņš paciešas jaunajās dienās, kamēr bezdievim bedri bedīs,
14 Jo tas Kungs neatstums savu tautu un neatstās savu mantojumu,
15 Un pie taisnības atgriezīsies Viņa tiesa, un Viņam sekos visi sirdī skaidrie.
16 Kas mani aizstāv pret netaisniem? Kas stāv man klāt pret ļaundariem?
17 Ja tas Kungs nebūtu mans palīgs, tad jau sen mana dvēsele dusētu klusēšanas zemē.
18 Katrreiz, kad es domāju: „Mana kāja slīdēs,“ tad Tava žēlastība, ak Kungs, mani saturēja;
19 Kad man ir daudz sirdēstu, tad Tavs mierinājums arvienu iepriecina manu dvēseli.
20 Vai Tev par sabiedroto būtu kjuvis ar nelaimi apdvēsts netaisna tiesneša krēsls, kas pazudina cilvēku, sagrozīdams likumu un tā taisnības vietā radīdams netaisnību?
21 Viņi vēršas visi kopā pret taisnā dzīvību un notiesā uz nāvi nenoziedzīgas asinis.
22 Bet tas Kungs man ir kļuvis par stipru pili, un mans Dievs par klinti, kur paglābties;
23 Viņš liks krist viņu bezdievībai atpakaļ uz viņiem pašiem, tiešām, tas Kungs, mūsu Dievs, viņus izdeldēs!
