Pret viltus mēlēm
1 Augšupceļa dziesma.
Savā postā es saucu Kungu, un viņš man atbildēja.
2 Kungs, glāb mani no viltus lūpām, no melu mēles!
3 Ko viņš dos tev, un ko viņš vēl tev pieliks,
tu, melu mēle?!
4 Uzasinātas kara bultas un kvēlošas irbuleņu ogles!
5 Vai! man, ka mītu Mešehā,
ka mājoju pie Kēdera teltīm!
6 Par ilgu es esmu mājojis pie tiem, kas nīst mieru!
7 Es gribu mieru, bet, kolīdz tā saku,
tā šie uzreiz nāk ar karu!
(A song for worship.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Help
1 When I am in trouble, I pray,
2 “Come and save me, Lord,
from deceitful liars!”
3 What punishment is fitting
for you deceitful liars?
4 Your reward should be
sharp and flaming arrows!
5 But I must live as a foreigner
among the people of Meshech
and in the tents of Kedar.
6 I have spent too much time
living among people
who hate peace.
7 I am in favor of peace,
but when I speak of it,
all they want is war.
