Cietēja, grēku nožēlotāja lūgšana pēc palīdzības
1 Dāvida psalms , lai daudzinātu.
2 Kungs, ne dusmībā rāj mani,
nedz niknumā mani pārmāci!
3 Tavas bultas manī urbjas,
un krīt pār mani tava roka.
4 Miesā man nav veselas vietas
tava piktuma dēļ,
nav miera kaulos mana grēka dēļ.
5 Mana vaina aug pāri pār galvu,
kā smaga nasta grūta tā man.
6 Smird un pūžņo manas vātis
manas muļķības dēļ.
7 Gauži greizs, noliektu galvu
cauru dienu valkāju sēras.
8 Gurni man karsoņa pilni,
un miesā man nav veselas vietas.
9 Sastindzis es un gauži satriekts,
vaidu – mana sirds brēc!
10 Kungs, tavā priekšā visas manas alkas,
manas nopūtas tev nav apslēptas.
11 Sirds man dauzās, spēks mani pamet,
acu gaisma – arī tā jau prom!
12 Draugi un kaimiņi no manas sērgas vairās,
un tuvinieki stāv iztālēm.
13 Izliek cilpas mani vajātāji,
un mani postītāji zīlē man galu –
cauru dienu tie to vien prāto.
14 Esmu kā kurlais, kas nesadzird,
un kā mēmais, kas never muti,
15 es tapis kā tāds, kas nesadzird
un kura mute nejaudā iebilst.
16 Taču uz tevi, Kungs, gaidu,
tu atbildēsi man, Kungs, mans Dievs!
17 Es teicu: lai tie nesmej par mani,
kas lielās pret mani, kad kāja slīd!
18 Redzi, es jau grasos krist,
un manas sāpes neatstāj mani.
19 Savā vainā es atzīstos
un trūkstos sava grēka dēļ.
20 Bet mani naidnieki dzīvi un zaļoksni,
daudz to, kas mani netaisni ienīst.
21 Tie, kas atmaksā labu ar ļaunu, –
tie ir pret mani, jo es tveros pie laba.
22 Nepamet mani, Kungs, mans Dievs,
neturies nost no manis!
23 Steidzies man palīgā, Kungs, mans glābiņš!
The Prayer of a Sufferer
1 O Lord, don't punish me in your anger!
2 You have wounded me with your arrows;
you have struck me down.
3 Because of your anger, I am in great pain;
my whole body is diseased because of my sins.
4 I am drowning in the flood of my sins;
they are a burden too heavy to bear.
5 Because I have been foolish,
my sores stink and rot.
6 I am bent over, I am crushed;
I mourn all day long.
7 I am burning with fever
and I am near death.
8 I am worn out and utterly crushed;
my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain.
9 O Lord, you know what I long for;
you hear all my groans.
10 My heart is pounding, my strength is gone,
and my eyes have lost their brightness.
11 My friends and neighbors will not come near me,
because of my sores;
even my family keeps away from me.
12 Those who want to kill me lay traps for me,
and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me;
they never stop plotting against me.
13 I am like the deaf and cannot hear,
like the dumb and cannot speak.
14 I am like those who do not answer,
because they cannot hear.
15 But I trust in you, O Lord;
and you, O Lord my God, will answer me.
16 Don't let my enemies gloat over my distress;
don't let them boast about my downfall!
17 I am about to fall
and am in constant pain.
18 I confess my sins;
they fill me with anxiety.
19 My enemies are healthy and strong;
there are many who hate me for no reason.
20 Those who pay back evil for good
are against me because I try to do right.
21 Do not abandon me, O Lord;
do not stay away, my God!
22 Help me now, O Lord my savior!
