(For the music leader. To the tune “Don't Destroy.” A special psalm by David when he was in the cave while running from Saul.)
Praise and Trust in Times of Trouble
1 God Most High, have pity on me!
Have mercy. I run to you
for safety.
In the shadow of your wings,
I seek protection
till danger dies down.
2 I pray to you, my protector.
3 You will send help from heaven
and save me,
but you will bring trouble
on my attackers.
You are faithful,
and you can be trusted.
4 My enemies are fierce,
much worse than lions!
They have spears and arrows
instead of teeth,
and they have sharp swords
instead of tongues.
5 May you, my God, be honored
above the heavens;
may your glory be seen
everywhere on earth.
6 Enemies set traps for my feet
and struck me down.
They dug a pit in my path,
but fell in it themselves.
7 I am faithful to you,
and you can trust me.
I will sing and play music
for you, my God.
8 I feel wide awake!
I will wake up my harp
and wake up the sun.
9 I will praise you, Lord,
for everyone to hear,
and I will sing hymns to you
in every nation.
10 Your love reaches higher
than the heavens;
your loyalty extends
beyond the clouds.
11 May you, my God, be honored
above the heavens;
may your glory be seen
everywhere on earth.
Huib ǃaroma hâ ǀgores
ǁNaeǃnans ǂgaeǂgui-aob ǃoa Altasets ǃoa
Davidi ǀgaipetsanas, Sauli aiǃâb ge ǁhoas ǃnâ ǃkhoeniǂgâ ǁaeb ǃnâ
1 ǀKhomxa te re Elotse;
ǀkhomxa te re, ti ǀoms sats ai ra ǂgomaiǂnûi xuige.
Sa ǁgabogu di sommi ǃoa ta ge nî ǁhaiǁhâ,
hîkākās nî ǃkharus kōse.
2 Elob, Hoan xa ǀGapibǀî ta ge ra ǂgai;
Elob, ǁîb ǂâibasensa tita ra dīǀoaǀoababa.
3 ǁÎb ge ǀhomma sî tsî tita nî ore
tsîb ge ǁnān tita ra dāǂkhū ǂgaona nî taotao.
Elob ge ǁîb di hâhâ ra ǀnammi tsî ǀkhomxaǂgaosiba nî sî.
4 Xamn ǁaegu ta ge ǁgoe,
ǁnān hîa khoen ôana ra ǀkhauǃāna.
ǁGûgu ân ge ǂā tsî a ǁhâigôa
tsîs ge nams âna a ǀā gôa.
5 ǀHomgu ǂamai ǀgapiǀgapihe re Elotse,
ab sa ǂkhaisiba hoaraga ǃhūbaib ai hâ re.
6 ǁNoa-en ge ti ǂaira ǃaroma ge ǂhomi
tsî ta ge ge gama.
Ti aiǃân ge ā-e ge khao
tsî aitsama ǁî-i ǃnâ ge ǁnāǂgâ.
7 Ti ǂgaob ge a ǂhomisen hâ Elotse,
ti ǂgaob ge ǂhomisen hâ.
ǁNae ta ge nî,
satsa ta ge nî koaǁnaeba.
8 ǂKhai re ti ǀomse;
ǂkhai re harps tsî ǀkhōxūse.
ǃNauǁgoagasa ta ge ra ǂkhaiǂkhai.
9 ǁAedi ǁaegu ta ge ra gangan tsi ǂgao,
khoen ǁaegu ta ge ra koaǁnaeba tsi ǂgao ǃKhūtse.
10 ǀHommi kōseb ge sa hâhâ ra ǀnamma a kai;
ǂgomǂgomsasib âts ge ǃāǂuisab kōse ra sī.
11 ǀHomgu ǂamai ǀgapiǀgapihe re Elotse,
ab sa ǂkhaisiba hoaraga ǃhūbaib ai hâ re.
