A Prayer for Protection
1 Save me, Lord, from evildoers;
keep me safe from violent people.
2 They are always plotting evil,
always stirring up quarrels.
3 Their tongues are like deadly snakes;
their words are like a cobra's poison.
4 Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked;
keep me safe from violent people
who plot my downfall.
5 The proud have set a trap for me;
they have laid their snares,
and along the path they have set traps to catch me.
6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Hear my cry for help, Lord!
7 My Sovereign Lord, my strong defender,
you have protected me in battle.
8 Lord, don't give the wicked what they want;
don't let their plots succeed.
9 Don't let my enemies be victorious;
make their threats against me fall back on them.
10 May red-hot coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.
11 May those who accuse others falsely not succeed;
may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.
12 Lord, I know that you defend the cause of the poor
and the rights of the needy.
13 The righteous will praise you indeed;
they will live in your presence.
Lūgšana pēc palīdzības pret naidniekiem
1 Korvedim. Dāvida psalms .
2 Glāb mani, Kungs, no ļauniem ļaudīm,
no varmākām pasargā mani,
3 no tiem, kas domā ļaunu sev sirdī,
katru dienu ceļ ķildas!
4 Tie asina savu mēli kā čūska,
zirnekļu inde tiem aiz lūpām.
5 Patver mani, Kungs, no ļaundara,
no varmākām pasargā mani,
no tiem, kas domā mani paklupināt!
6 Lepnie izmetuši man cilpas un saites,
izklājuši tīklu pār manu ceļu,
slazdus man izlikuši.
7 Saku Kungam: tu esi mans Dievs,
ieklausies, Kungs, kā gaužos!
8 Kungs, mans Kungs, mans stiprais glābēj,
tu man piesedzi galvu cīniņa dienā!
9 Neizpildi, Kungs, ļaundara kārības,
viņa viltību nepiepildi,
tad paslietu
10 galvu tie, kas lenc mani!
Viņu lūpu lāsti lai nāk pār viņiem pašiem!
11 Lai birst pār tiem degošas ogles,
lai tie krīt akačos un vairs nepieceļas!
12 Lai mēlnesis nemīt virs zemes,
lai varmāku notrenkā nelaimes!
13 Zinu, Kungs vedīs nabaga prāvu
un iztiesās sērdieņu tiesu!
14 Tiešām, taisnie pateiksies tavam vārdam,
sirdsskaidrie dzīvos tavā priekšā!
