(A special psalm by David.)
The Joy of Forgiveness
1 Our Lord, you bless everyone
whose sins you forgive
and wipe away.
2 You bless them by saying,
“You told me your sins,
without trying to hide them,
and now I forgive you.”
3 Before I confessed my sins,
my bones felt limp,
and I groaned all day long.
4 Night and day your hand
weighed heavily on me,
and my strength was gone
as in the summer heat.
5 So I confessed my sins
and told them all to you.
I said, “I'll tell the Lord
each one of my sins.”
Then you forgave me
and took away my guilt.
6 We worship you, Lord,
and we should always pray
whenever we find out
that we have sinned.
Then we won't be swept away
by a raging flood.
7 You are my hiding place!
You protect me from trouble,
and you put songs in my heart
because you have saved me.
8 You said to me,
“I will point out the road
that you should follow.
I will be your teacher
and watch over you.
9 Don't be stupid
like horses and mules
that must be led with ropes
to make them obey.”
10 All kinds of troubles
will strike the wicked,
but your kindness shields those
who trust you, Lord.
11 And so your good people
should celebrate and shout.
ǀKhaehe-i ge hâ ǀûbahe hâ-e
Davidi Psalms
Maskils*
1 ǀKhaehe-i ge hâ
ǃûǂamdi â-e ǀûbahe hâ-e,
ǁoren â-e ǃgū-aibahe hâ-e.
2 ǀKhaehe-i ge hâ
ǃKhūb ǂkhaban â-e ǃgôaba tama-i,
ǁî-i gagas ǃnâ i gāxaǃnâsi-e ǀkhai-e.
3 ǃNō ta ge, o gu ge ti ǂkhōga ge toa
hoaraga tsēsa tsûb xa ǃgaes xa.
4 Tsēs tsî tsuxuba ge sa ǃomma tita ai ge hâ i
tsîb ge ti ǀgaiba ǁkhunab di ǀgammi ǃnâs khami ge ǂnâ.
5 Ti ǁorena ta ge ge ǂanǂan tsi
tsî ti ǂkhabana gaugau tama ge i.
Tsî ta ge ge mî: “Ti ǃûǂamde ta ge ǃKhūb aiǃâ nî ǁguiǁnâ;”
tsîts ge ti ǂkhawab tsî ǁoreba ge ǀûba te.
6 ǁNā-amaga a-i mâ ǂgomsabe-i hoa-e saǀî ǀgore,
hō tsi ǁkhā-i a ǁaeb ai.
Kai ǁgamgu ge dâu gu ka,
xawe ǁî-e tsâǀkhā tide.
7 Sats ge a ti gauǃkhai,
sats ge tita ǂōǂōsiba xu nî sâu
tsîb ge ores di ǃgâiaǂgaoba ti ǂnamipe nî hâ.
8 Tita ge ǁgauǃnâ tsî nî ǁkhāǁkhā du
daob, ǁîb ǃnâ du nî ǃgûba.
Tita ge ǁnās ǃoa nî ǀapemā du
tsîs ge ti mûsa sadu ai nî hâ.
9 Tā hā-i tamas ka io muli-i
ǁnâuǃā-e ūhâ tama-i,
toms ǀkha iga ǃkhōǀgarahe tama i,
o sa ǀgūse sī tide-i khami ī re.
10 ǂGuin di ǃoab ge ǁnān hîa a ǂkhabana xu hâ
tsî ǃKhūb ai ra ǂgomaiǂnûin
ge ǁîb di hâhâ ra ǀnammi xa ra ǃnamiǂgāhe.
11 ǃGâiaǂgao re ǃKhūb ǃnâ sadu ǂhanu-aido,
î dâ re sadu ǂhauǃnâ ǂgaoga ūhâdo!
