Lūgšana izmisuma brīdī
1 Dziesma. Koraha dēlu psalms . Korvedim. Dziedāšanai sēru kokles pavadījumā. Ezrāhieša Hēmāna psalms .
2 Kungs, manas glābšanas Dievs,
dienā es saucu,
naktī es tavā priekšā!
3 Lai nāk pie tevis mana lūgšana!
Ieklausies manā brēcienā!
4 Sāta nelaimēm mana dvēsele,
un mana dzīvība šeolam tuvu!
5 Tiem es pieskaitīts, kam nogrimt bedrē,
pie tādiem, kas nezina, kā sev līdzēt,
6 starp miroņiem palaists brīvā,
tāds kā nokautie, kas guļ kapā,
kurus tu neatceries vairs,
kas šķirti no tavas rokas!
7 Tu iesviedi mani bedres dziļumos,
dzelmes tumšajos kambaros,
8 man uzgul tavs naids,
visas tavas bangas mani dragā.
9 Tu esi atrāvis paziņas no manis,
darījis mani par riebekli viņiem –
ieslēgts, nevaru izlauzties!
10 Acs man ciešanās izīgst,
saucu tevi, Kungs, ik dienas,
stiepju pret tevi savas plaukstas!
11 Vai miroņiem tu brīnumus darīsi,
vai ēnas celsies slavināt tevi?
12 Vai kapā klāstīs par tavu žēlastību,
par tavu uzticību teiks pazušanā?
13 Vai tumsā uzzinās tavus brīnumus,
tavu taisnību – aizmirstības zemē?
14 Bet es – uz tevi, Kungs, brēcu,
no rīta mana lūgšana tavā priekšā.
15 Kādēļ, Kungs, tu atmet mani,
kādēļ slēp savu vaigu no manis?
16 Es nabaga vārgulis kopš jaunām dienām,
bailēs no tevis es stīvs,
17 pāri man drāžas tavu dusmu svelme,
tavas briesmas iznīdē mani,
18 kā ūdens tās vislaik ap mani liecas,
tās kļaujas pār mani!
19 Tu atrauj man draugus, kaimiņus
un manus paziņas – tik tumsa!
A Cry for Help
1 Lord God, my savior, I cry out all day,
and at night I come before you.
2 Hear my prayer;
listen to my cry for help!
3 So many troubles have fallen on me
that I am close to death.
4 I am like all others who are about to die;
all my strength is gone.
5 I am abandoned among the dead;
I am like the slain lying in their graves,
those you have forgotten completely,
who are beyond your help.
6 You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb,
into the darkest and deepest pit.
7 Your anger lies heavy on me,
and I am crushed beneath its waves.
8 You have caused my friends to abandon me;
you have made me repulsive to them.
I am closed in and cannot escape;
9 my eyes are weak from suffering.
Lord, every day I call to you
and lift my hands to you in prayer.
10 Do you perform miracles for the dead?
Do they rise up and praise you?
11 Is your constant love spoken of in the grave
or your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
12 Are your miracles seen in that place of darkness
or your goodness in the land of the forgotten?
13 Lord, I call to you for help;
every morning I pray to you.
14 Why do you reject me, Lord?
Why do you turn away from me?
15 Ever since I was young, I have suffered and been near death;
I am worn out from the burden of your punishments.
16 Your furious anger crushes me;
your terrible attacks destroy me.
17 All day long they surround me like a flood;
they close in on me from every side.
18 You have made even my closest friends abandon me,
and darkness is my only companion.
