(For the music leader. To the tune “Don't Destroy.” A special psalm by David when Saul had David's house watched so that he could kill him.)
A Prayer for Protection
1 Save me, God! Protect me
from enemy attacks!
2 Keep me safe from brutal people
who want to kill me.
3 Merciless enemies, Lord,
are hiding and plotting,
hoping to kill me.
I have not hurt them
in any way at all.
4 But they are ready to attack.
Do something! Help me!
Look at what's happening.
5 Lord God All-Powerful,
you are the God of Israel.
Punish the other nations
and don't pity those terrible
and rebellious people.
6 My enemies return at evening,
growling like dogs
roaming the city.
7 They curse, and their words
cut like swords,
as they say to themselves,
“No one can hear us!”
8 You, Lord, laugh at them
and sneer at the nations.
9 You are my mighty fortress,
and I depend on you.
10 You love me and will let me
see my enemies defeated.
11 Don't kill them,
or everyone may forget!
Just use your mighty power
to make them tremble
and fall.
You are a shield
for your people.
12 My enemies are liars!
So let them be trapped
by their boastful lies.
13 Get angry and destroy them.
Leave them in ruin.
Then all the nations will know
that you rule in Israel.
14 Those liars return at evening,
growling like dogs
roaming the city.
15 They search for scraps of food,
and they snarl
until they are stuffed.
16 But I will sing about
your strength, my God,
and I will celebrate
because of your love.
You are my fortress,
my place of protection
in times of trouble.
17 I will sing your praises!
You are my mighty fortress,
and you love me.
Ongumbiro yondjeverero
Komuimburise otja kombosiro yOkuhina Okuṱukuṱura. Epsalme ra David, Saul tja za nokuhinda ovarumendu okukatjevera ondjuwo ya David kutja ve mu zepe.
1 Ndjambi wandje, ndji yama kovanavita na ami
nu u ndji tjevere kovendjipirukire.
2 Ndji yama kovatjite vouvi,
nu u ndji kuture kovazepe.
3 Tara, owo mave ndji tjungire okundjizepa;
ovarumendu ovindandi
ve rikutu kumwe okundjisekamena,
nandarire kutja hi tjitire ouvi
nu hi nondjo, Muhona.
4 Tjiri, ami hi nondjo, nungwari owo
mave kondjo okundjirwisa.
Penduka okuhakaena na ami kutja u ve mune!
5 Muhona, Ndjambi Omunamasaaehe,
Ndjambi wa Israel, sekama u vere oviwaṋa avihe!
O ṱotjari novanauvi ovehinauṱakame mbo!
6 Owo ve kotoka ongurova aihe
amave ukire otja ozombwa,
tji mave ryanga motjihuro.
7 Puratena komayambururiro na kozondandero zawo.
Omaraka wawo ye ri otja
omangaruvyo movinyo vyawo;
nungwari owo ve ripura kutja kape
nomundu ngu meve zuu.
8 Nungwari ove, Muhona u ve yora;
u nyekerera oviwaṋa
avihe ovinavisenginina.
9 Ami me riyameke komasa woye;
oove omaundiro wandje, Ndjambi.
10 Ndjambi we ndji suvera,
nu me ndji tjakanene;
eye me ndji munisa ovanavita na
ami amave haverwa.
11 O ve zepa, Ndjambi,
otjiwaṋa tjandje tjapo ngaa tji zembi.
Ve rimba momasa woye, nu u ve havere,
Muhona, ngu u ri oruvao rwetu.
12 Ourunde u ri komiṋa vyawo,
omambo wawo aehe omanauvi.
Ngave kamburwe mourangaranga wawo,
owo tjinga ave senga nokukora ovizeze.
13 Ve seseta momazenge woye,
nu ve yandeka okumana.
Auhe otji ma tjiwa kutja Ndjambi
u honapara mOisrael,
nokutja u honapara mouye auhe.
14 Ovanavita na ami ve kotoka ongurova aihe,
amave ukire otja ozombwa
tji mave ryanga motjihuro.
15 Owo ve ryanga otja ozombwa
nḓu maze paha ovikurya,
nu nḓu maze wenene,
tji ze hi nokuvimuna.
16 Nungwari ami me imburire omasa woye;
omuhuka auhe me yorokere otjari tjoye.
Orondu ove tjinga au ri omaundiro wandje,
nondjamo yandje moruveze rwombamisiro.
17 Ami me ku tanga,
ove ngu u ri omasa wandje.
Otjiṱunga tjandje oNdjambi,
Ndjambi ngwe ndji suvera.
