To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea , my soul and my belly.
10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Cerība nepamet kaunā
1 Korvedim. Dāvida psalms .
2 Pie tevis, Kungs, tveros –
neliec mani kaunā nemūžam!
Savā taisnībā mani glāb!
3 Pievērs man savu ausi,
steidzies man palīgā,
esi man patvēruma klints,
esi droša pils, kur man glābties!
4 Tu mana klints un mans cietoksnis –
sava vārda dēļ ved mani un vadi!
5 Neļauj man iekrist tīklā, ko tie slepus izliek,
jo tu esi mans patvērums.
6 Tavā rokā es nododu savu garu –
tu esi izpircis mani, Kungs, patiesības Dievs!
7 Es nīstu tos, kas vēršas pie nīcīgiem elkiem,
uz Kungu es paļaujos.
8 Es līksmošu un priecāšos
par tavu žēlastību –
tu ieraudzīji manu postu,
tu pamanīji manas ciešanas!
9 Tu mani nedevi naidnieka rokā,
man raisīji kājas, lai eju, kurp tīk.
10 Žēlo mani, Kungs, jo man grūti –
bēdu saēstas manas acis,
mana dvēsele un mana miesa.
11 Jā, aizsteidzas raizēs mana dzīve,
un mani gadi nopūtās paiet,
mana grēka dēļ izsīkst mans spēks
un mani kauli izdēd.
12 Visiem naidniekiem es par apsmieklu
un kaimiņiem par slogu,
par biedēkli saviem paziņām –
kas redz mani uz ielas, bēg no manis!
13 Kā mironis esmu izmests no sirds,
esmu kā aizsviests trauks.
14 Daudzus es dzirdu čukstam:
briesmas visapkārt, –
sadevušies tie kopā pret mani,
sazvērējušies atņemt man dzīvību!
15 Bet uz tevi es paļaujos, Kungs,
es saku: tu esi mans Dievs!
16 Tavā rokā ir mani laiki –
glāb mani no naidnieku rokas
un maniem vajātājiem!
17 Liec savam vaigam atmirdzēt pār tavu kalpu,
savā žēlastībā atpestī mani!
18 Kungs, neliec mani kaunā, kad tevi saucu, –
liec kaunā ļaundarus, lai tie šeolā apklust,
19 lai top mēmas melīgās lūpas,
kas aprunā taisno, –
tie iecirtīgi, lepni un nicīgi!
20 Cik liela ir tava labvēlība!
Tu glabā to tiem, kas tevi bijā,
tu dāvā to tiem, kas tveras pie tevis,
visu cilvēku priekšā!
21 Tu viņus slēp no ļaužu cilpām
savā slēptuvē, tu viņus glabā
savā patvērumā no mēļu paļām!
22 Slavēts lai Kungs, kas man sūtīja brīnumu –
dāvāja savu žēlastību aplenktā pilsētā!
23 Es sacīju mulsumā:
tu esi atrāvis skatienu no manis!
Tomēr tu dzirdēji manu gaušanos,
kad es brēcu uz tevi!
24 Mīliet Kungu, jūs viņa taisnie!
Uzticīgos Kungs sargā,
bet ar uzviju atmaksā lielībniekiem.
25 Esiet stipri, lai jūsu sirdis ir drošas,
jūs, kas gaidāt Kungu!
