A Prayer for Safety
1 Save me from my enemies, my God;
protect me from those who attack me!
2 Save me from those evil people;
rescue me from those murderers!
3 Look! They are waiting to kill me;
cruel people are gathering against me.
It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done,
4 nor because of any fault of mine, O Lord,
that they hurry to their places.
5 Rise, Lord God Almighty, and come to my aid;
see for yourself, God of Israel!
Wake up and punish the heathen;
show no mercy to evil traitors!
6 They come back in the evening,
snarling like dogs as they go about the city.
7 Listen to their insults and threats.
Their tongues are like swords in their mouths,
yet they think that no one hears them.
8 But you laugh at them, Lord;
you mock all the heathen.
9 I have confidence in your strength;
you are my refuge, O God.
10 My God loves me and will come to me;
he will let me see my enemies defeated.
11 Do not kill them, O God, or my people may forget.
Scatter them by your strength and defeat them,
O Lord, our protector.
12 Sin is on their lips; all their words are sinful;
may they be caught in their pride!
Because they curse and lie,
13 destroy them in your anger;
destroy them completely.
Then everyone will know that God rules in Israel,
that his rule extends over all the earth.
14 My enemies come back in the evening,
snarling like dogs as they go about the city,
15 like dogs roaming about for food
and growling if they do not find enough.
16 But I will sing about your strength;
every morning I will sing aloud of your constant love.
You have been a refuge for me,
a shelter in my time of trouble.
17 I will praise you, my defender.
My refuge is God,
the God who loves me.
Lūgšana par glābšanu no naidniekiem
1 Korvedim. “Neizposti!” Dāvida uzraksts, kad Sauls sūtīja uzraudzīt viņa namu, lai viņu nonāvētu.
2 Glāb mani no naidniekiem, mans Dievs,
patver no tiem, kas ceļas pret mani!
3 Glāb mani no nekrietnajiem un atpestī no asinsbendēm!
4 Redzi, tie manai dzīvībai uzglūn,
varenie sazvērējas pret mani!
Ne es noziedzies, ne grēkojis, Kungs,
5 nedz vainīgs,
tie skrien, tie stāj pret mani,
celies man palīgā un skaties!
6 Un tu, Kungs, Pulku Dievs, Israēla Dievs,
mosties sodīt visas tautas!
Nevienu nesaudzē, kas dumpo uz ļaunu!
7 Katru vakaru tie atpakaļ nāk,
kā suņi kaukdami apļo pa pilsētu,
8 re, tie ļauj mutei vaļu,
asi šķēpi tiem starp lūpām,
tie saka: kurš tad dzird?! –
9 Bet tu, Kungs, smejies par tiem,
tu izzobo visas tautas!
10 Tu, mans spēks, pie tevis turēšos,
jo Dievs ir mans patvērums.
11 Manas uzticības Dievs ies man pa priekšu,
Dievs ļaus man uzlūkot manus naidniekus!
12 Neapkauj tos, lai neaizmirst mana tauta! –
Iztrenkā tos ar savu spēku,
nogāz tos, tu, mūsu vairogs un Kungs!
13 Grēks tiem mutē, viltus uz lūpām –
sapin tos viņu lāstos un lepnībā, un melos, ko tie stāsta!
14 Nīdē tos dusmās, nīdē, lai nav!
Lai visi zina, ka Dievs valda Jēkabā,
valda līdz zemes galiem!
15 Katru vakaru tie atpakaļ nāk,
kā suņi kaukdami apļo pa pilsētu,
16 pēc ēsmas tie klaiņā,
ja nedabū sāta, skrien visu nakti!
17 Bet es dziedāšu par tavu spēku,
rītausmā gavilēšu par tavu žēlastību,
jo tu biji patvērums man, paspārne man posta dienās.
18 Tu, mans spēks, tev es dziedāšu,
jo Dievs ir mans patvērums –
manas uzticības Dievs.
