A Song of Praise and Thanksgiving
1 Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
2 Sing to the glory of his name;
offer him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do!
Your power is so great
that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
4 Everyone on earth worships you;
they sing praises to you,
they sing praises to your name.”
5 Come and see what God has done,
his wonderful acts among people.
6 He changed the sea into dry land;
our ancestors crossed the river on foot.
There we rejoiced because of what he did.
7 He rules forever by his might
and keeps his eyes on the nations.
Let no rebels rise against him.
8 Praise our God, all nations;
let your praise be heard.
9 He has kept us alive
and has not allowed us to fall.
10 You have put us to the test, God;
as silver is purified by fire,
so you have tested us.
11 You let us fall into a trap
and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
12 You let our enemies trample us;
we went through fire and flood,
but now you have brought us to a place of safety.
13 I will bring burnt offerings to your house;
I will offer you what I promised.
14 I will give you what I said I would
when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer sheep to be burned on the altar;
I will sacrifice bulls and goats,
and the smoke will go up to the sky.
16 Come and listen, all who honor God,
and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried to him for help;
I praised him with songs.
18 If I had ignored my sins,
the Lord would not have listened to me.
19 But God has indeed heard me;
he has listened to my prayer.
20 I praise God,
because he did not reject my prayer
or keep back his constant love from me.
Slavas dziesma, pienesot pateicības upuri
1 Korvedim. Dziesma. Psalms.
Gavilējiet Dievam, visi, kas virs zemes!
2 Apdziediet viņa vārda godu,
godību lieciniet viņa slavai!
3 Sakiet Dievam: cik baisi tavi darbi!
Tik liels tavs spēks, ka naidnieki lišķē tev!
4 Visa zeme tev zemojas un dzied tev slavu,
dzied slavu tavam vārdam!
5 Nāciet un raugiet, ko dara Dievs, –
varens viņš parādās cilvēka dēliem!
6 Viņš pārvērta jūru par sauszemi,
kājām tie pārgāja upi –
tādēļ līksmosimies par viņu!
7 Viņš valda mūžīgi savā spēkā,
viņa acis uzlūko tautas,
lai spītnieki nepaaugstinās.
8 Slavējiet, tautas, mūsu Dievu,
lai dzird visi, kā skan tam slava,
9 kurš mūs licis dzīvo vidū
un mūsu kājām nav ļāvis klupt.
10 Tu esi mūs pārbaudījis, Dievs,
mūs pārkausējis, kā pārkausē sudrabu,
11 tu esi mūs ievedis slazdā,
uzlicis slogu uz mūsu gurniem,
12 ļāvis, lai auļo pār mūsu galvām!
Mēs gājām caur uguni un ūdeni,
līdz tu mūs izvedi veldzē!
13 Es nākšu tavā namā nest sadedzināmo upuri,
tev samaksāšu, ko solījis,
14 ko bildušas manas lūpas,
ko es sacīju savās bēdās!
15 Tev sadedzināmā upurī – baroti jēri!
Dūmos izsmaržot likšu auniem,
upurēšu vēršus un āžus!
16 Nāciet klausieties, stāstīšu jums –
visiem, kas bijā Dievu, –
ko viņš darījis manai dvēselei!
17 Viņu es saucu skaļā balsī,
viņu cildināja mana mēle.
18 Ja es būtu lolojis sirdī ļaunu,
Kungs manī neklausītos!
19 Taču Dievs klausījās,
viņš sadzirdēja manas lūgšanas.
20 Slavēts Dievs, kurš nav atmetis manu lūgšanu,
nedz atrāvis man savu žēlastību!
