(A psalm by David for the dedication of the temple.)
A Prayer of Thanks
1 I will praise you, Lord!
You saved me from the grave
and kept my enemies
from celebrating my death.
2 I prayed to you, Lord God,
and you healed me,
3 saving me from death
and the grave.
4 Your faithful people, Lord,
will praise you with songs
and honor your holy name.
5 Your anger lasts a little while,
but your kindness lasts
for a lifetime.
At night we may cry,
but when morning comes
we will celebrate.
6 I felt secure and thought,
“I'll never be shaken!”
7 You, Lord, were my friend,
and you made me strong
as a mighty mountain.
But when you hid your face,
I was crushed.
8 I prayed to you, Lord,
and in my prayer I said,
9 “What good will it do you
if I am in the grave?
Once I have turned to dust,
how can I praise you
or tell how loyal you are?
10 Have pity, Lord! Help!”
11 You have turned my sorrow
into joyful dancing.
No longer am I sad
and wearing sackcloth.
12 I thank you from my heart,
and I will never stop
singing your praises,
my Lord and my God.
Ganganǀgores
Tempeli ǀkhaeǂgās di tsanas.
Davidi Psalms
1 Koa tsi ta ge ra ǃKhūtse, sâu te
tsîts ge ti khākhoena tita ǂaman ra ǃgâiaǂgao ǃkhaisa xu sâus ǃaroma.
2 Ti ǃKhū tsî Elotse, huib ǃaroma ta ge saǀî ā
ots ge ǂgauǂgau te.
3 Tsî ǁŌhân Hâǃkhaib xu tita ge sâu.
ǀHobas ǁga ta ǁgona garu
hîats ge tita ge ûi-ûi.
4 ǁNaeba re ǃKhūba
sadu ǁîb di ǂgomǂgomsado,
î du ǁîb ǃanusib ǃaroma gangansa mā.
5 ǁAib âb ge ǁaerob ǀguiba ra hâ,
xawe ǃgâisib âba ǀamose.
Tsuxuba gu ge ǁgamroga ǂnâ ǁkhā
xawe ǁgoagab ge ǃgâiaǂgaoba ra hā.
6 Ti ǃnōsasib ǃnâ ta ge
“Tātsēs tsîna ta ge tita danhe tide” ti ge mî.
7 ǃKhūtse sats ge ti ǃoagu ǃgâise dī
tsî ǃhom-i ǃnâ hâ sâuǃkhai-i ǃnâs khami ge sâu te.
Xawets ge ais âtsa tita xu ge gaugau
tsî ta ge ge ǃao.
8 Saǀî ta ge ge ǂgai ǃKhūtse;
ǃKhūb ǃoa ta ge huib ǃaroma ge ā.
9 “Tarebe harebesa ti ǁōb ǃnâ hâ
ǀhobas ǃoa ta ga ǁgôao?
ǁŌ hâna kare tsi ǁkhān a?
Sa hâhâ ra ǃgâisib xa aoǁnâ ǁkhān a?
10 ǃKhūtse ǁnâu î ǀkhomxa te re;
Satsa ti hui-aose ī re ǃKhūtse!”
11 Sats ge ti ǃoaba ǂnāb ǃnâ ge ǀkharaǀkhara;
ǀhaosaraba ūbē tsîts ge ǃgâiaǂgaob saraba ge ǂgaeǂgā te.
12 Îs ti ǀomsa sa ǂkhaisib xa ǁnae tsî tā ǃnō,
ǃKhū tsî ti Elotse, ǀamos kōse ta ge satsa nî gangan.
