A Prayer of David.
1 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them .
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Dieva spriedums
1 Dāvida lūgšana.
Dzirdi, Kungs, manu taisnību,
uzklausi manu brēcienu,
ieklausies manā lūgšanā –
tā nenāk no melīgām lūpām!
2 No tevis man spriedums,
tavas acis redz patiesību,
3 tu pārbaudīji manu sirdi,
tu nāci naktī, tu pārraudzīji, bet neatradi!
Jo esmu apņēmies – negrēkos mana mute!
4 Bet cilvēku darbi? –
Caur tavu vārdu
es turos tālu no varmāku ceļiem.
5 Cieši man soļi uz tavām takām,
nepaslīd manas kājas.
6 Es saucu tevi, lai tu atbildi man,
Dievs, pievērs man ausi, uzklausi mani,
7 kā brīnumu dāvā savu žēlastību –
tu, glābējs ikvienam, kas no uzbrucējiem
tveras pie tavas labās rokas!
8 Glabā mani kā acuraugu,
savu spārnu ēnā slēp mani
9 no ļaundariem, kas mani vajā,
manas dzīvības naidniekiem, kas mani lenc!
10 Savos taukos tie iepletušies,
ar muti tie dižīgi runā,
11 ik solī tie mani apstāj,
tie lūko gāzt zemē mani!
12 Tie ir kā lauva, kas kāro plēst,
kā jauns lauva, kas no slēpņa uzglūn.
13 Celies jel, Kungs, stāj pret to, saliec to,
no ļaundariem glāb mani ar savu šķēpu,
14 ar savu roku, Kungs,
no vīriem, kuru mūžs ir tik vien šis laiks.
No sava krājuma kuņģus tiem pildi,
ka pietiek to dēliem, ka paliek pāri vēl bērniem!
15 Bet es taisnots lūkošos tavā vaigā,
modies veldzēšos ar tavu veidolu!
