A Hymn in Time of National Trouble
1 O Lord, I will always sing of your constant love;
I will proclaim your faithfulness forever.
2 I know that your love will last for all time,
that your faithfulness is as permanent as the sky.
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with the man I chose;
I have promised my servant David,
4 ‘A descendant of yours will always be king;
I will preserve your dynasty forever.’”
5 The heavens sing of the wonderful things you do;
the holy ones sing of your faithfulness, Lord.
6 No one in heaven is like you, Lord;
none of the heavenly beings is your equal.
7 You are feared in the council of the holy ones;
they all stand in awe of you.
8 Lord God Almighty, none is as mighty as you;
in all things you are faithful, O Lord.
9 You rule over the powerful sea;
you calm its angry waves.
10 You crushed the monster Rahab and killed it;
with your mighty strength you defeated your enemies.
11 Heaven is yours, the earth also;
you made the world and everything in it.
12 You created the north and the south;
Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing to you for joy.
13 How powerful you are!
How great is your strength!
14 Your kingdom is founded on righteousness and justice;
love and faithfulness are shown in all you do.
15 How happy are the people who worship you with songs,
who live in the light of your kindness!
16 Because of you they rejoice all day long,
and they praise you for your goodness.
17 You give us great victories;
in your love you make us triumphant.
18 You, O Lord, chose our protector;
you, the Holy God of Israel, gave us our king.
God's Promise to David
19 In a vision long ago you said to your faithful servants,
“I have given help to a famous soldier;
I have given the throne to one I chose from the people.
20 I have made my servant David king
by anointing him with holy oil.
21 My strength will always be with him,
my power will make him strong.
22 His enemies will never succeed against him;
the wicked will not defeat him.
23 I will crush his foes
and kill everyone who hates him.
24 I will love him and be loyal to him;
I will make him always victorious.
25 I will extend his kingdom
from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates River.
26 He will say to me,
‘You are my father and my God;
you are my protector and savior.’
27 I will make him my first-born son,
the greatest of all kings.
28 I will always keep my promise to him,
and my covenant with him will last forever.
29 His dynasty will be as permanent as the sky;
a descendant of his will always be king.
30 “But if his descendants disobey my law
and do not live according to my commands,
31 if they disregard my instructions
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish them for their sins;
I will make them suffer for their wrongs.
33 But I will not stop loving David
or fail to keep my promise to him.
34 I will not break my covenant with him
or take back even one promise I made him.
35 “Once and for all I have promised by my holy name:
I will never lie to David.
36 He will always have descendants,
and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun shines.
37 It will be as permanent as the moon,
that faithful witness in the sky.”
Lament over the Defeat of the King
38 But you are angry with your chosen king;
you have deserted and rejected him.
39 You have broken your covenant with your servant
and thrown his crown in the dirt.
40 You have torn down the walls of his city
and left his forts in ruins.
41 All who pass by steal his belongings;
all his neighbors laugh at him.
42 You have given the victory to his enemies;
you have made them all happy.
43 You have made his weapons useless
and let him be defeated in battle.
44 You have taken away his royal scepter
and knocked his throne to the ground.
45 You have made him old before his time
and covered him with disgrace.
A Prayer for Deliverance
46 Lord, will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your anger burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my life is;
remember that you created all of us mortal!
48 Who can live and never die?
How can we humans keep ourselves from the grave?
49 Lord, where are the former proofs of your love?
Where are the promises you made to David?
50 Don't forget how I, your servant, am insulted,
how I endure all the curses of the heathen.
51 Your enemies insult your chosen king, O Lord!
They insult him wherever he goes.
52 Praise the Lord forever!
Amen! Amen!
Par Dieva derību ar Dāvidu
1 Ezrāhieša Ētāna psalms .
2 Par Kunga žēlastību dziedāšu mūžos,
es vēstīšu audžu audzēm par tavu uzticību!
3 Es teicu: tava žēlastība celta uz mūžiem,
debesīs nolikta tava uzticība. –
4 Es slēdzu derību ar savu izredzēto,
es zvērēju Dāvidam, savam kalpam:
5 uz mūžiem es iedibināšu tavu dzimumu
un celšu uz audžu audzēm tavu troni! –
6 Debesīs slavē tavus brīnumus
un tavu uzticību svēto pulkā,
7 jo kurš padebešos līdzīgs Kungam,
kurš ir kā Kungs starp dievu dēliem?
8 Dievs, bijāts svēto sapulcē,
liels un baiss visiem, kas apkārt!
9 Kungs, Pulku Dievs, – kurš ir kā tu?
Varenais Kungs,
tava uzticība – ap tevi!
10 Tu valdi pār lepno jūru –
kad tā slej viļņus, tu rāmini tos!
11 Tu satrieci lepno kā līķi,
ar stipru elkoni svaidīji naidniekus.
12 Tev debesis un tev zeme,
zemes virsa un viss uz tās –
tu esi tās dibinājis.
13 Ziemeļus un dienvidus tu esi radījis,
Tābors un Hermons gavilē tavu vārdu.
14 Tev elkonis varens,
stipra tev roka,
pacelta tava labā roka!
15 Taisnība un tiesa – tava troņa pamats,
žēlastība un patiesība iet tev pa priekšu.
16 Svētīta tauta, kas gavilēt prot, –
Kungs, tava vaiga gaismā tie staigā,
17 tavu vārdu tie dzied augu dienu
un tavu taisnību tie cildina,
18 jo viņu spēka rota – tu,
un tava vēlība mūs stiprina!
19 Jo no Kunga – mūsu vairogs,
no Israēla Svētā – mūsu ķēniņš!
20 Reiz tu runāji parādībā,
saviem uzticīgajiem tu teici:
es palīdzēju varonim,
es paaugstināju izredzēto tautā!
21 Es atradu Dāvidu, savu kalpu,
ar savu svēto eļļu es svaidīju viņu –
22 mana roka to balstīs vienumēr,
un mans elkonis stiprinās viņu!
23 Nepieveiks naidnieks viņu,
un ļaundaris viņu nepazemos –
24 es satriekšu pretiniekus viņa priekšā
un tos, kas viņu nīst, es sadragāšu.
25 Mana uzticība un žēlastība ar viņu,
un ar manu vārdu viņš stiprumā augs.
26 Es likšu pār jūru viņa roku
un pār upēm viņa labo roku.
27 Viņš sauks man: tu – mans Tēvs,
mans Dievs, mana glābiņa klints! –
28 Tiešām es viņu darīšu par savu pirmdzimto,
par visaugstāko starp zemes ķēniņiem.
29 Mūžam ar viņu būs mana žēlastība
un mana derība ar viņu stipra.
30 Uz laikiem esmu nolicis viņa dzimumu
un viņa troni – kamēr debesis stāvēs.
31 Ja viņa dēli atmetīs manu bauslību
un nepildīs manas tiesas,
32 ja manus likumus tie pārkāps
un manus baušļus neņems vērā,
33 es sodīšu ar rīksti viņu pārkāpumu
un ar sērgu viņu vainu!
34 Bet viņam es neatraušu savu žēlastību
un nepievilšu savu uzticību,
35 savu derību es nepārkāpšu,
ko esmu teicis, es nemainīšu,
36 reiz esmu zvērējis pie sava svētuma –
vai es Dāvidam melotu?!
37 Viņa dzimums mūžam būs
un viņa tronis kā saule man priekšā,
38 kā mēness uz mūžiem,
kā patiess liecinieks padebešos! –
39 Bet nu tu viņu atmet un atraidi
un skaisties uz savu svaidīto,
40 tu lauz derību ar savu kalpu,
tu vārti zemē viņa kroni,
41 tu sašķel visus viņa vaļņus,
sagāz viņa cietokšņus gruvešos,
42 ik garāmgājējs viņu aplaupa,
kaimiņiem viņš par apsmieklu,
43 tu cel viņa pretinieku labo roku,
tu priecē visus viņa naidniekus,
44 tu atcērt viņa zobena asmeni
un nebalsti viņu kaujā,
45 tu esi atņēmis viņa spožumu
un viņa troni nogāzis zemē,
46 apcirpis viņa jaunības dienas,
apklājis viņu ar kaunu.
47 Cik ilgi vēl, Kungs? Vai mūžam tu slēpsies?
Vai kā uguns degs tavs naids?
48 Atceries, cik man mūža –
tik dvesmai tu radījis visus cilvēkbērnus!
49 Kurš cilvēks dzīvo un neredz nāvi,
un paglābjas no šeola varas?
50 Kur tava senā žēlastība, mans Kungs,
ko zvērēji Dāvidam savā uzticībā?
51 Atceries, mans Kungs, tavu kalpu negodu,
ko nēsāju krūtīs, no daudzām tautām!
52 Kā apsmej tavi naidnieki, Kungs,
kā tie apsmej tava svaidītā soļus!
53 Lai slavēts Kungs mūžam!
Patiesi un patiesi!
