To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.
1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4 When I remember these things , I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
OTRĀ GRĀMATA
(PSALMI 42–72)
Ilgas pēc Dieva
1 Korvedim. Koraha dēlu dziesma pamācībai.
2 Kā briedis alkst pēc ūdens upēm,
tā mana dvēsele alkst tevis, Dievs!
3 Slāpst man dvēsele pēc Dieva,
pēc dzīvā Dieva!
Kad nākšu un redzēšu Dievu vaigā?
4 Manas asaras ir mana maize dienu un nakti!
Tie saka man visu dienu: kur ir tavs Dievs? –
5 Es atveru savu sirdi un atceros,
kā gāju kopā ar daudziem, devos uz Dieva namu –
līksmi gavilējot un slavējot svētceļnieku pulkā!
6 Ko tu tik nomākta, mana dvēsele, ko plosies manī?
Gaidi uz Dievu, es atkal slavēšu viņu,
manu glābiņu un manu Dievu!
7 Mana dvēsele nomākta manī, tāpēc saucu tevi
no Jordānas zemes un Hermona kalna, no Micāra kalna.
8 Dzelme sauc dzelmei tavu slūžu dārdos,
visas tavas brāzmas un bangas gāžas pār mani!
9 Dienā Kungs dāvās savu žēlastību,
un naktī mana dziesma būs ar mani,
lūgšana manas dzīvības Dievam.
10 Es sacīšu Dievam: mana klints!
Kāpēc tu aizmirsi mani?
Kāpēc es staigāju sērās, naidnieka vajāts?
11 Naidnieku nievas cērtas man kaulos,
kad tie saka man augu dienu: kur ir tavs Dievs? –
12 Ko tu tik nomākta, mana dvēsele, ko plosies manī?
Gaidi uz Dievu, es atkal slavēšu viņu,
savu glābiņu un savu Dievu!
