Israēla ciešanas un palīdzība.
1 Svētceļnieku dziesma. „Viņi mani ir nikni vajājuši no manas jaunības dienām“, —tā lai saka Israēls.
2 „Viņi ir mani nikni vajājuši no manas jaunības dienām, bet nav mani uzvarējuši.
3 Uz manas muguras arāji ir aruši un dzinuši garas vagas.
4 Bet tas Kungs ir taisns, Viņš sarāva bezdievju valgus.“
5 Kaunā ir jāpaliek un jāatkāpjas visiem, kas ienīst Ciānu!
6 Lai viņi kļūst kā zāle uz jumta, kas nokalst, pirms to noplūc,
7 Ar ko pļāvējs nepilda savu roku nedz kūlīšu sējējs savu klēpi.
8 Un garāmgājēji lai nesaka: „Dieva svētība lai nāk pār jums! Mēs jūs svētījam tā Kunga vārdā!“
(A song for worship.)
A Prayer for Protection
1 Since the time I was young,
enemies have often attacked!
Let everyone in Israel say:
2 “Since the time I was young,
enemies have often attacked!
But they have not defeated me,
3 though my back is like a field
that has just been plowed.”
4 The Lord always does right,
and he has set me free
from the ropes
of those cruel people.
5 I pray that all who hate
the city of Zion
will be made ashamed
and forced to turn and run.
6 May they be like grass
on the flat roof of a house,
grass that dries up
as soon as it sprouts.
7 Don't let them be like wheat
gathered in bundles.
8 And don't let anyone
who passes by say to them,
“The Lord bless you!
I give you my blessing
in the name of the Lord.”
