(For the music leader by David, the Lord's servant.)
Human Sin and God's Goodness
1 Sinners don't respect God;
sin is all they think about.
2 They like themselves too much
to hate their own sins
or even to see them.
3 They tell deceitful lies,
and they don't have the sense
to live right.
4 Those people stay awake,
thinking up mischief,
and they follow the wrong road,
refusing to turn from sin.
5 Your love is faithful, Lord,
and even the clouds in the sky
can depend on you.
6 Your decisions are always fair.
They are firm like mountains,
deep like the sea,
and all people and animals
are under your care.
7 Your love is a treasure,
and everyone finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.
8 You give your guests a feast
in your house,
and you serve a tasty drink
that flows like a river.
9 The life-giving fountain
belongs to you,
and your light gives light
to each of us.
10 Our Lord, keep showing love
to everyone who knows you,
and use your power to save all
whose thoughts please you.
11 Don't let those proud
and merciless people
kick me around
or chase me away.
12 Look at those wicked people!
They are knocked down,
never to get up again.
Khoesi ǂkhabasib
ǁNaeǃnans ǂgaeǂgui-aob ǃoa
Davidi, ǃKhūb ǃgāb di Psalms
1 ǃÛǂams ge ǂkhaba khoen di ǂgaob ǃgamsib ǃnâ ra ǃhoa.
Tsî i ge Eloba ǃao-i xare-e ǁîn mûǁae a ǀkhai.
2 ǁÎ-aitsaman ǁîn xa ǀgapise ra ǂâi,
ǂkhabasib âna ǂhaisa tsîn ǃhuihe tidese.
3 Ams ân ge ǂhumib tsî ǀhôagaoǃnâsib xa ǀoa hâ,
ǁîn ge gā-aisis tsî ǃgâise dīsa ǀû hâ.
4 Kharob ân ǃnâs tsînan ge ǂkhababa ra ǀape.
ǁÎn ge ǂhanu tama daob ǃnâ mâ,
tsî tātsēs tsîna ǂkhababa ǂhara tama hâ.
Elob di ǃgâisib
5 ǃKhūtse, sa hâhâ ra ǀnammi ge ǀhomgu kōse ra sī;
sa ǂgomǂgomsasib ge ǃâudi kōse ra sī.
6 Sa ǂhanu-aisib ge ǀgaisa ǃhomgu khami ī;
sa ǂhanu-aisib ge ǃgam ǁgammi khami ī;
tsî sats ǃKhūts ge khoesib, ǀgurun tsî xamarina ra sâu.
7 Mâtikōseb a ǃgomǀgausa sa hâhâ ra ǀnamma Elotse.
Khoen ôan ge sa ǁgabogu ǃnaka ra ǁhaiǁhâ.
8 Sa ommi di ǃnāǂamsasib ǃnân ra ǃgâiǃgâisen
tsîts ra ǁîna sa ǃāb, ǃgâiaǂgaob diba xu āsi.
9 Sats a ûib di ǀau
tsî da sa ǃnâb ǃnâ ǃnâba ra mû xui-ao.
10 Sa hâhâ ra ǀnamma ǁnān sa ǃgaeǀhaosa ǂann ǃoa khoraǂui re
tsî sa ǂhanu-aisiba ǁnān ǂgaogu ân ǃnâ ǂhauǃnân ǃoa.
11 As ǂnīǂnīsens ǂaisa tā ti ǂama hā;
îb ǂkhaba khoen di ǃomma tā tita saurubē.
12 ǁNāpan ge ǂkhababa ra dīna ra ǁnā;
ǁîn ge ra ǂnauǁguihe tsîn ge a khâi ǁoa.
