A Prayer in Sickness
1 Happy are those who are concerned for the poor;
the Lord will help them when they are in trouble.
2 The Lord will protect them and preserve their lives;
he will make them happy in the land;
he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.
3 The Lord will help them when they are sick
and will restore them to health.
4 I said, “I have sinned against you, Lord;
be merciful to me and heal me.”
5 My enemies say cruel things about me.
They want me to die and be forgotten.
6 Those who come to see me are not sincere;
they gather bad news about me
and then go out and tell it everywhere.
7 All who hate me whisper to each other about me,
they imagine the worst about me.
8 They say, “He is fatally ill;
he will never leave his bed again.”
9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted most,
the one who shared my food,
has turned against me.
10 Be merciful to me, Lord, and restore my health,
and I will pay my enemies back.
11 They will not triumph over me,
and I will know that you are pleased with me.
12 You will help me, because I do what is right;
you will keep me in your presence forever.
13 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel!
Praise him now and forever!
Amen! Amen!
Par ļauniem naidniekiem un viltīgiem draugiem
1 Korvedim. Dāvida psalms .
2 Svētīts, kurš par nabago gādā, –
ļaunā dienā Kungs viņu paglābs!
3 Kungs viņu sargā un uztur dzīvu,
par svētītu viņu dēvēs šajā zemē –
tu neatdosi viņu naidnieku rīklei!
4 Kungs remdina viņu slimības gultā –
viņš bija slims, tu piecēli viņu!
5 Es saku: Kungs, žēlo mani!
Dziedē mani, jo esmu pret tevi grēkojis!
6 Mani naidnieki runā ļaunu par mani:
kad reiz viņš mirs un viņa vārds zudīs?! –
7 Apraudzītāji tukšu vien runā,
viņu sirds pēc nelaimes lūko –
tie iziet ārā un aprunā!
8 Visi, kas nīst mani, baumo par mani,
tie perina ļaunu pret mani:
9 nelaba kaite šo pārņēmusi –
šis guļ un vairs necelsies! –
10 Pat mans labvēlis, uz kuru paļāvos,
kas ēda manu maizi, nu ceļ pret mani papēdi!
11 Bet tu, Kungs, pažēlo mani
un piecel mani, ka tiem atmaksāju, –
12 tad zināšu, ka tev tīku,
jo naidnieks pār mani negavilēs!
13 Redzi, es –
mana krietnuma dēļ tu mani turi
un noliec mani sev priekšā uz mūžiem!
14 Slavēts Kungs, Israēla Dievs,
no mūžības līdz mūžībai!
Tiešām, tik tiešām!
