A Prayer for Help
1 I call to the Lord for help;
I plead with him.
2 I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.
3 When I am ready to give up,
he knows what I should do.
In the path where I walk,
my enemies have hidden a trap for me.
4 When I look beside me,
I see that there is no one to help me,
no one to protect me.
No one cares for me.
5 Lord, I cry to you for help;
you, Lord, are my protector;
you are all I want in this life.
6 Listen to my cry for help,
for I am sunk in despair.
Save me from my enemies;
they are too strong for me.
7 Set me free from my distress;
then in the assembly of your people I will praise you
because of your goodness to me.
Lūgšana lielās bēdās
1 Dāvida psalms , kad viņš bija alā. Lūgšana.
2 Skaļā balsī saucu uz Kungu,
skaļā balsī es Kungu lūdzos,
3 izleju viņa priekšā savas žēlabas, izstāstu viņam bēdas:
4 kad gars apgurst manī, tik tu zini manu gaitu!
Uz takas, kur staigāju, tie izlikuši cilpu!
5 Paskaties man pa labi,
un redzi – neviena, kas mani atzītu!
Mana paspārne zudusi, nevienam manis nerūp!
6 Es saucu uz tevi, Kungs, es saku:
tu mans patvērums, mana daļa dzīvo zemē!
7 Uzklausi manas vaimanas, esmu gauži nospiests,
glāb mani no maniem vajātājiem, tie par mani stiprāki!
8 Izved mani no cietuma,
ka varu pateikties tavam vārdam!
Pulcēsies taisnie ap mani, ja tu būsi man dāsns!
