(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
The Lord Is Always Near
1 You have looked deep
into my heart, Lord,
and you know all about me.
2 You know when I am resting
or when I am working,
and from heaven
you discover my thoughts.
3 You notice everything I do
and everywhere I go.
4 Before I even speak a word,
you know what I will say,
5 and with your powerful arm
you protect me
from every side.
6 I can't understand all of this!
Such wonderful knowledge
is far above me.
7 Where could I go to escape
from your Spirit
or from your sight?
8 If I were to climb up
to the highest heavens,
you would be there.
If I were to dig down
to the world of the dead
you would also be there.
9 Suppose I had wings
like the dawning day
and flew across the ocean.
10 Even then your powerful arm
would guide and protect me.
11 Or suppose I said, “I'll hide
in the dark until night comes
to cover me over.”
12 But you see in the dark
because daylight and dark
are all the same to you.
13 You are the one
who put me together
inside my mother's body,
14 and I praise you because of
the wonderful way
you created me.
Everything you do is marvelous!
Of this I have no doubt.
15 Nothing about me
is hidden from you!
I was secretly woven together
out of human sight,
16 but with your own eyes you saw
my body being formed.
Even before I was born,
you had written in your book
everything about me.
17 Your thoughts are far beyond
my understanding,
much more than I
could ever imagine.
18 I try to count your thoughts,
but they outnumber the grains
of sand on the beach.
And when I awake,
I will find you nearby.
19 How I wish that you would kill
all cruel and heartless people
and protect me from them!
20 They are always rebelling
and speaking evil of you.
21 You know I hate anyone
who hates you, Lord,
and refuses to obey.
22 They are my enemies too,
and I truly hate them.
23 Look deep into my heart, God,
and find out everything
I am thinking.
24 Don't let me follow evil ways,
but lead me in the way
that time has proven true.
Ndjambi u tjiwa avihe
Komuimburise. Epsalme ra David.
1 Muhona, ove we ndji
konḓonona nu we ndji tjiwa.
2 Ove u tjiwa ohaameno nosekameno yandje;
u tjiwa ourizemburuka wandje,
ngunda ambi hiye ripura na wo.
3 U muna okuungura nokusuva kwandje,
u tjiwa ovitjitwa vyandje avihe.
4 Andarire ngunda ambi
hiya nyamukura, Muhona,
ove tjandje wa tjiwa rukuru mbi me vanga okuhungira.
5 Ove we ndji kondoroka ominda avihe,
nu we ndji isa po owoye.
6 Okundjitjiwa kwoye kwe ndji
himisa tjinene,
oko kwa kapita ondjiviro yandje.
7 Me henene ku tjiṋe okuza po pove,
me taurire ku tjiṋe kutja o he ndji munu?
8 Nande rondo keyuru ove tjandje oku u ri;
nande kaṱara motjovakoke
ove tjandje omu u ri wina.
9 Nande tuka okuyenda komuhuka,
poo nande katura kokure
komukuma wokongurova,
10 wina ove mo kendjivaza koṋa ngo,
neke roye rokunene mari ndji ṱiza.
11 Nande hungire konḓorera kutja i ndji undike,
poo kondjerera ndje ndji
kondoroka kutja i rire ouṱuku,
12 onḓorera kove oyo kanḓorera,
nouṱuku u yera tjimuna omutenya,
onḓorera kove i ri otja ondjerera.
13 Ove we ndji uta nouṋepo wandje auhe,
no u twa kumwe mezumo ra mama.
14 Ami me ku tanga, tjinga awe ndji
uta komuhingo omukumise.
Oviungura vyoye avihe ovyo ovihimise ku ami.
Ihi me tji tjiwa nawa tjinene.
15 Kape neṱupa randje nu ra horekwa kove,
indu tji mba zezengwa mongumumu,
nouṋepo wandje tji wa tuwa
kumwe mezumo ra mama.
16 Ove tji we ndji muna tjandje hiya kwatwa;
omayuva aehe womuinyo
wandje ya tjangwa membo roye,
owo ngunda aye hiya utwa.
17 Omeripura woye, Ndjambi, tjiri,
owo omahimise ku ami; owo,
tjiri, omengi tjinene okuvarwa!
18 Ami andakuzu mbe ye vara,
atja ye rira omengi peheke.
Tji mba penduka,
ove tjandje ingee u ri pu ami.
19 Andakuzu ove, Ndjambi,
mo yandeke ovanauvi!
Andakuzu ovatjite voutwe mave
humburuka kokure na ami!
20 Owo ve hungirira ove oviṋa vyourunde;
nu ve yamburura ena roye.
21 Hi tondere are imba mbe ku tonda Muhona;
nu hi nyengerwe are
imba mbe ku pirukira?
22 Ami mbi ve nyengwa
nonyengo onene tjinene,
nu mbi ve vara otja ovanavita na ami.
23 Ndji konḓonona, Ndjambi, nu u
tjiwe omutima wandje; ndji rora,
nu u tjiwe omeripura wandje!
24 Ndji tjevera kutja e ha twara ondjira yoposyo,
nu ndji hongorera mondjira,
ndji karerera nga aruhe.
