Lūgšana pret netaisniem tiesnešiem
1 Korvedim. “Neizposti!” Dāvida uzraksts.
2 Vai patiešām lai taisnība klusē, kad jūs runājat?
Vai jūs pēc patiesības tiesājat cilvēku dēlus?
3 Ak, savās sirdīs jūs darāt netaisnību,
virs zemes jūs perināt varmācību!
4 Paklīduši ļaundari kopš mātes miesām,
alojas melkuļi kopš mātes klēpja!
5 Viņu inde kā čūsku inde,
kā kurlai odzei, kam ausis ciet, –
6 tā nedzird vārdotāju balsis, viedīgo zintnieku zintis!
7 Dievs, satriec tiem zobus viņu mutēs,
lauvu dzerokļus izlauz, Kungs!
8 Tie izsīkst kā ūdens, kas prom!
Tie velk bultas, bet uzgalis nost!
9 Kā gliemis, kas lienot iztek slienās,
kā nelaikā dzimis, kam neredzēt sauli!
10 Pirms ērkšķi krūmā sazels,
vēl zaļus tos viesulis kaltēs un aizraus!
11 Līksmos taisnais, kad ieraudzīs atriebību,
ļaundaru asinīs kājas viņš mazgās,
12 un cilvēki teiks: patiesi, taisnais atalgots,
patiesi, ir Dievs, kas tiesā virs zemes!
(A special psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune “Don't Destroy.” )
A Prayer When All Goes Wrong
1 Do you mighty people talk
only to oppose justice?
Don't you ever judge fairly?
2 You are always planning evil,
and you are brutal.
3 You have done wrong and lied
from the day you were born.
4 Your words spread poison
like the bite of a cobra
5 that refuses to listen
to the snake charmer.
6 My enemies are fierce
as lions, Lord God!
Shatter their teeth.
Snatch out their fangs.
7 Make them disappear
like leaking water,
and make their arrows miss.
8 Let them dry up like snails
or be like a child that dies
before seeing the sun.
9 Wipe them out quicker
than a pot can be heated
by setting thorns on fire.
10 Good people will be glad
when they see the wicked
getting what they deserve,
and they will wash their feet
in their enemies' blood.
11 Everyone will say, “It's true!
Good people are rewarded.
God does indeed rule the earth
with justice.”
