Comfort in Time of Distress
1 I cry aloud to God;
I cry aloud, and he hears me.
2 In times of trouble I pray to the Lord;
all night long I lift my hands in prayer,
but I cannot find comfort.
3 When I think of God, I sigh;
when I meditate, I feel discouraged.
4 He keeps me awake all night;
I am so worried that I cannot speak.
5 I think of days gone by
and remember years of long ago.
6 I spend the night in deep thought;
I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:
7 “Will the Lord always reject us?
Will he never again be pleased with us?
8 Has he stopped loving us?
Does his promise no longer stand?
9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?
Has anger taken the place of his compassion?”
10 Then I said, “What hurts me most is this—
that God is no longer powerful.”
11 I will remember your great deeds, Lord;
I will recall the wonders you did in the past.
12 I will think about all that you have done;
I will meditate on all your mighty acts.
13 Everything you do, O God, is holy.
No god is as great as you.
14 You are the God who works miracles;
you showed your might among the nations.
15 By your power you saved your people,
the descendants of Jacob and of Joseph.
16 When the waters saw you, O God, they were afraid,
and the depths of the sea trembled.
17 The clouds poured down rain;
thunder crashed from the sky,
and lightning flashed in all directions.
18 The crash of your thunder rolled out,
and flashes of lightning lit up the world;
the earth trembled and shook.
19 You walked through the waves;
you crossed the deep sea,
but your footprints could not be seen.
20 You led your people like a shepherd,
with Moses and Aaron in charge.
Dieva vareno darbu pieminēšana
1 Korvedim Jedūtūnam. Āsāfa psalms .
2 Balsī es brēcu uz Dievu,
balsī uz Dievu,
lai ieklausās manī!
3 Posta dienā es meklēju Kungu,
naktī rokas man sniedzas un nepiekūst,
bet dvēsele neatgūstas!
4 Es pieminu Dievu un vaidu,
es žēlojos, un pagurst man gars.
5 Tu turi man vaļā acu plakstus,
es tā satriekts, ka nevaru parunāt.
6 Es domāju par senajām dienām,
par gadiem, kas aizgājuši,
7 atceros, kā dziedāju naktī,
savā sirdī es prātoju, meklēja mans gars:
8 vai uz mūžiem mūs atmetis Kungs
un nekad vairs negribēs mūs,
9 vai uz visiem laikiem izsīkusi viņa žēlastība,
vai viss cauri, kas solīts uz audžu audzēm,
10 vai tad žēlot aizmirsis Dievs,
vai dusmās aizslēdzis savu žēlsirdību?
11 Un saku, mana nelaime, ka
Visuaugstais nepastiepj savu labo roku!
12 Pieminēšu, ko paveicis Kungs, –
jā, pieminēšu brīnumus, ko tu darījis senatnē!
13 Es pārdomāšu visus tavus darbus,
par tevis paveikto es prātošu.
14 Dievs, svētumā tavs ceļš –
kurš dievs vēl tik liels kā tu, Dievs?
15 Tu – Dievs, kurš brīnumus dara,
tu parādi tautām savu spēku,
16 tava roka izpirka tavu tautu,
Jēkaba un Jāzepa dēlus.
17 Ūdeņi ieraudzīja tevi, Dievs,
ūdeņi tevi ieraudzīja, savērpās,
šūpojās dzelme!
18 Izšļāca ūdeni mākoņi,
pērkonu dārdināja padebeši,
tavas bultas birtin bira!
19 Tava pērkona dārdi – virpulī,
zibeņi izgaismoja pasauli,
šūpojās, trīcēja zeme!
20 Pāri jūrai tavs ceļš
un tava taka pār lieliem ūdeņiem,
bet tavas pēdas neviens nav redzējis!
21 Kā avis tu vedi savu tautu
pie Mozus un Ārona rokas!
