1 Es esmu vīrs, kam bijis jāpieredz daudz bēdu no Viņa dusmības rīkstes. 2 Viņš mani vadīja un sūtīja tumsā un ne gaismā. 3 Pret mani Viņš vērsa Savu roku arvien, augu dienu. 4 Viņš darīja vecu manu miesu un manu ādu un satrieca manus kaulus. 5 Viņš cēla ap mani un apņēma man visapkārt žulti un grūtības. 6 Viņš mani ielika tumsā kā sen mirušos. 7 Viņš mani iemūrēja, ka es nevaru iziet, Viņš mani ieslēdza smagās važās. 8 Kad es kliedzu un saucu palīgā, Viņš apturēja manu lūgšanu. 9 Viņš aizsprostoja manus ceļus ar lieliem akmeņiem un padarīja neejamas manas tekas. 10 Viņš glūnēja uz mani kā lācis, kā lauva paslēptuvē. 11 Viņš man ļāva neceļos staigāt, saplosīja mani un darīja vientuļu. 12 Viņš uzvilka savu stopu un lika mani bultai par mērķi. 13 Viņš ņēma bultas no maksts un iešāva tās manās īkstīs. 14 Es kļuvu savai tautai par apsmieklu, par joku dziesmu augu dienu. 15 Viņš mani ēdināja ar rūgtumu un dzirdināja ar vērmelēm. 16 Viņš sagrūda man zobus ar zvirgzdiem, un mani pašu iemīda pīšļos. 17 Manai dvēselei ir atņemts miers; viss labais man jāaizmirst. 18 Es sacīju: pagalam mans dzīvības spēks un mana cerība uz To Kungu. 19 Piemini manas bēdas un manas klejojuma dienas, tās vērmeles un žulti. 20 Pieminēdama to piemin mana dvēsele un ir nospiesta manī. 21 To es likšu sev pie sirds, un tādēļ lai ceru. 22 Tā ir Tā Kunga žēlastība, ka mēs vēl neesam pagalam; Viņa žēlsirdībai vēl nav pienācis gals. 23 Tās ir ik rītu jaunas, un liela ir Tava uzticība. 24 Tas Kungs ir mana daļa, saka mana dvēsele, tādēļ es cerēšu uz Viņu. 25 Labvēlīgs ir Tas Kungs tam, kas uz Viņu cer, dvēselei, kas Viņu meklē. 26 Ir labi klusā garā gaidīt uz Tā Kunga palīdzību. 27 Ir labi cilvēkam, kas savu jūgu jaunībā nes; 28 lai viņš sēž vientuļš un kluss, jo tas tam uzlikts; 29 lai krīt uz sava vaiga pīšļos, varbūt vēl cerība, 30 lai pagriež savu vaigu sitējam, lai saņem nievas papilnam. 31 Jo Tas Kungs neatstumj uz visiem laikiem: 32 Viņš gan apbēdina, bet Viņš atkal apžēlojas pēc Savas lielās žēlastības, 33 jo ne no sirds Viņš moca un apbēdina cilvēka bērnus, 34 it kā Viņš gribētu visus šīs zemes gūstekņus samīt zem Savām kājām 35 un noliekt cilvēka tiesu Visuaugstākā priekšā, 36 piekrāpt cilvēku strīdus lietā, it kā Tas Kungs to neredzētu. 37 Vai tad var kāds sacīt, ka tas notiktu bez Tā Kunga pavēles 38 un ka ļaunais un labais nenāktu no Visuvarenā mutes? 39 Ko tad cilvēks tik daudz sūdzas, kamēr viņš dzīvo? Lai ikkatrs sūdzas par saviem grēkiem! 40 Izpētīsim un pārbaudīsim savus ceļus un atgriezīsimies pie Tā Kunga! 41 Pacelsim savas sirdis un rokas uz Dievu debesīs: 42 mēs esam grēkojuši, bijuši neuzticīgi, tāpēc Tu mums nepiedevi, 43 Tu tērpies Savām dusmām, vajāji mūs un nogalināji bez žēlastības. 44 Tu biji aizsedzies ar padebesi, tā ka mūsu lūgšanas nevarēja izspiesties tam cauri. 45 Tu mūs padarīji par mēsliem un riebekļiem tautu starpā. 46 Visi mūsu ienaidnieki pleš vaļā savu muti uz mums. 47 Šausmas un bedre mums, iznīcība un posts. 48 Manas acis izplūst asarās kā ūdens upes manas tautas meitas posta dēļ. 49 Manas acis rieš asaras un nevar rimt; bez mitēšanās, 50 kamēr Tas Kungs nepalūkosies no debesīm un neieraudzīs tās. 51 Manas acis sabeidz manu dvēseli manas pilsētas meitu dēļ. 52 Kā putnu mani vajāt vajāja mani ienaidnieki bez iemesla. 53 Tie apklusināja mani bedrē un meta akmeņus uz mani; 54 ūdeņi plūda pār manu galvu, un es domāju: nu esmu pagalam! 55 Tad es piesaucu, Kungs, Tavu Vārdu, no bedres dziļumiem. 56 Un Tu dzirdēji manu saucienu: neaizslēdz Savas ausis manu vaimanu un manu kliedzienu priekšā! 57 Tu man tuvojies dienā, kad es Tevi piesaucu, un sacīji: "Nebīsties!" 58 Tu, Kungs, vadi manas dvēseles lietas, Tu glāb manu dzīvību. 59 Tu, Kungs, redzi to netaisnību, kas man notiek. Tiesā manu tiesu. 60 Tu redzi viņu atriebību un visus viņu nolūkus pret mani. 61 Ak, Kungs, Tu dzirdi viņu nievāšanu un visus viņu nolūkus pret mani, 62 manu pretinieku lūpas un valodas augu dienu. 63 Vai tie sēd vai ceļas, redzi, es - viņu apsmiekla dziesma. 64 Tu tiem atmaksāsi, Kungs, pēc viņu roku darba. 65 Tu apstulbosi viņu sirdi. Tavs lāsts lai nāk pār tiem! 66 Tu tos vajāsi ar dusmām un tos iznīcināsi zem Tā Kunga debesīm.
1 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. 3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. 5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. 6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old. 7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. 8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. 9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked. 10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places. 11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate. 12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. 13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. 14 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day. 15 He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood. 16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. 18 And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: 19 Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. 20 My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
22 ¶ It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him. 29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. 30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. 31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever: 32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. 33 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. 34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, 36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
37 ¶ Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? 39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? 40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. 49 Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, 50 Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven. 51 Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. 52 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. 53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. 54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
55 ¶ I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon. 56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. 58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. 59 O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me. 61 Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me; 62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day. 63 Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
64 ¶ Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. 65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them. 66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
