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!
An Evening Prayer
1 I call to you, Lord; help me now!
Listen to me when I call to you.
2 Receive my prayer as incense,
my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice.
3 Lord, place a guard at my mouth,
a sentry at the door of my lips.
4 Keep me from wanting to do wrong
and from joining evil people in their wickedness.
May I never take part in their feasts.
5 Good people may punish me and rebuke me in kindness,
but I will never accept honor from evil people,
because I am always praying against their evil deeds.
6 When their rulers are thrown down from rocky cliffs,
the people will admit that my words were true.
7 Like wood that is split and chopped into bits,
so their bones are scattered at the edge of the grave.
8 But I keep trusting in you, my Sovereign Lord.
I seek your protection;
don't let me die!
9 Protect me from the traps they have set for me,
from the snares of those evildoers.
10 May the wicked fall into their own traps
while I go by unharmed.
