Lūgšana, lai Dievs pasargā no ļauna
1 Dāvida psalms. Kungs, es piesaucu Tevi, steidzies pie manis, uzklausi manu balsi, kad es piesaucu Tevi! 2 Mana lūgšana lai nāk Tavā priekšā kā kvēpināmais upuris, mana roku pacelšana kā vakara upuris! 3 Pasargi, ak, Kungs, manu muti un sargi manas lūpas! 4 Neļauj manai sirdij griezties uz ļaunu, ka es nedaru grēcīgus darbus kopā ar ļaundariem. No viņu saldumiem es negribu neko baudīt. 5 Lai taisnais mani sit, tā būs mīlestība, un lai viņš mani pārmāca, tā būs eļļa uz galvas, tam lai mana galva neliedzas. Tomēr es vienmēr lūdzu, lai viņi man nenodara ko ļaunu. 6 Bet viņu tiesneši un vadoņi lai top nogāzti no klints sienas, tad ļaudis klausīsies uz maniem vārdiem, un tie ļaudīm liksies mīlīgi. 7 Kā arājs uzplēš zemi un saar to vienās bedrēs, tā ir izkaisīti mūsu kauli pa kapu dziļumiem līdz pašai pazemei. 8 Bet manas acis raugās uz Tevi, Tu Kungs mans Dievs. Es paļaujos uz Tevi, neatstum manu dvēseli! 9 Pasargi mani no slazdu valga, ko viņi man izlikuši, un no ļaundaru slazdu cilpām! 10 Bezdievji lai krīt paši savos tīklos, bet es tiem paiešu garām!
(A psalm by David.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Protection
1 I pray to you, Lord!
Please listen when I pray
and hurry to help me.
2 Think of my prayer
as sweet-smelling incense,
and think of my lifted hands
as an evening sacrifice.
3 Help me to guard my words
whenever I say something.
4 Don't let me want to do evil
or waste my time doing wrong
with wicked people.
Don't let me even taste
the good things they offer.
5 Let your faithful people
correct and punish me.
My prayers condemn the deeds
of those who do wrong,
so don't let me be friends
with any of them.
6 Everyone will admit
that I was right
when their rulers are thrown
down a rocky cliff,
7 and their bones lie scattered
like crushed rocks
on top of a grave.
8 You are my Lord and God,
and I look to you for safety.
Don't let me be harmed.
9 Protect me from the traps
of those violent people,
10 and make them fall
into their own traps
while you help me escape.
