Lūgšana pēc palīga ienaidnieka spaidos
1 Dāvida lūgšana. Kungs, pagriez Savu ausi, paklausi mani, jo es esmu bēdīgs un nabags! 2 Pasargi manu dvēseli, jo es Tevi bīstos; palīdzi Savam kalpam, kas uz Tevi paļaujas! 3 Esi man žēlīgs, ak, Kungs, jo es Tevi piesaucu augu dienu! 4 Iepriecini Sava kalpa dvēseli, jo Tev pretī es paceļu savu sirdi. 5 Jo Tu, Kungs, esi laipnīgs un piedod labprāt: esi bagāts žēlastībā visiem, kas Tevi piesauc. 6 Uzklausi, Kungs, manu lūgšanu un ievēro, cik skaļa mana balss, Tevi piesaucot! 7 Bēdu laikā es arvien Tevi piesaucu, jo Tu mani paklausi. 8 Neviena Tev līdzīga nav starp dieviem, Kungs, un nekas nelīdzinās Taviem darbiem, ko Tu esi darījis. 9 Visas tautas, Kungs, ko Tu esi radījis, nāks un zemosies Tavā priekšā un godās Tavu Vārdu, 10 jo Tu esi liels un dari brīnumus, Tu vienīgais esi Dievs! 11 Māci man, Kungs, Tavu ceļu, lai es staigāju Tavā patiesībā; noskaņo manu sirdi visnotaļ tā, lai es Tavu Vārdu bītos! 12 Es Tevi slavēšu, Kungs, mans Dievs, no visas sirds un godāšu Tavu Vārdu mūžīgi, 13 jo liela ir Tava žēlastība pret mani, un Tu manu dvēseli esi izglābis no nāves valsts dzelmes. 14 Ak, Dievs, lepnie pārgalvji ceļas pret mani, un varmāku pulks tīko pēc manas dzīvības, neturēdami Tevi savu acu priekšā. 15 Bet Tu, Visuvarenais, esi žēlsirdīgs un žēlīgs Dievs, lēnprātīgs un bagāts žēlastībā un uzticībā. 16 Piegriezies man atkal un apžēlojies par mani, dod Savu spēku Savam kalpam un palīdzi Savas kalpones dēlam! 17 Dari kādu zīmi manis labā, lai to redz mani nīdēji un tiek apkaunoti, jo Tu, Kungs, palīdzi man un iepriecini mani!
A Prayer for Help
1 Listen to me, Lord, and answer me,
for I am helpless and weak.
2 Save me from death, because I am loyal to you;
save me, for I am your servant and I trust in you.
3 You are my God, so be merciful to me;
I pray to you all day long.
4 Make your servant glad, O Lord,
because my prayers go up to you.
5 You are good to us and forgiving,
full of constant love for all who pray to you.
6 Listen, Lord, to my prayer;
hear my cries for help.
7 I call to you in times of trouble,
because you answer my prayers.
8 There is no god like you, O Lord,
not one has done what you have done.
9 All the nations that you have created
will come and bow down to you;
they will praise your greatness.
10 You are mighty and do wonderful things;
you alone are God.
11 Teach me, Lord, what you want me to do,
and I will obey you faithfully;
teach me to serve you with complete devotion.
12 I will praise you with all my heart, O Lord my God;
I will proclaim your greatness forever.
13 How great is your constant love for me!
You have saved me from the grave itself.
14 Proud people are coming against me, O God;
a cruel gang is trying to kill me—
people who pay no attention to you.
15 But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God,
always patient, always kind and faithful.
16 Turn to me and have mercy on me;
strengthen me and save me,
because I serve you just as my mother did.
17 Show me proof of your goodness, Lord;
those who hate me will be ashamed
when they see that you have given me comfort and help.
