(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
The Lord Is Always Near
1 You have looked deep
into my heart, Lord,
and you know all about me.
2 You know when I am resting
or when I am working,
and from heaven
you discover my thoughts.
3 You notice everything I do
and everywhere I go.
4 Before I even speak a word,
you know what I will say,
5 and with your powerful arm
you protect me
from every side.
6 I can't understand all of this!
Such wonderful knowledge
is far above me.
7 Where could I go to escape
from your Spirit
or from your sight?
8 If I were to climb up
to the highest heavens,
you would be there.
If I were to dig down
to the world of the dead
you would also be there.
9 Suppose I had wings
like the dawning day
and flew across the ocean.
10 Even then your powerful arm
would guide and protect me.
11 Or suppose I said, “I'll hide
in the dark until night comes
to cover me over.”
12 But you see in the dark
because daylight and dark
are all the same to you.
13 You are the one
who put me together
inside my mother's body,
14 and I praise you because of
the wonderful way
you created me.
Everything you do is marvelous!
Of this I have no doubt.
15 Nothing about me
is hidden from you!
I was secretly woven together
out of human sight,
16 but with your own eyes you saw
my body being formed.
Even before I was born,
you had written in your book
everything about me.
17 Your thoughts are far beyond
my understanding,
much more than I
could ever imagine.
18 I try to count your thoughts,
but they outnumber the grains
of sand on the beach.
And when I awake,
I will find you nearby.
19 How I wish that you would kill
all cruel and heartless people
and protect me from them!
20 They are always rebelling
and speaking evil of you.
21 You know I hate anyone
who hates you, Lord,
and refuses to obey.
22 They are my enemies too,
and I truly hate them.
23 Look deep into my heart, God,
and find out everything
I am thinking.
24 Don't let me follow evil ways,
but lead me in the way
that time has proven true.
Omwene omushiivi waaishe nomukali waapeshe
Epsalome laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omwene, Oove to konakona nge, ndele to koneke nge;
2 nande ndi li omutumba, ile nda fikama, owe shi shiiva;
omadiladilo ange ou a uditile kokule;
3 nande ohandi ende, ile nda nangala, ou shi wete;
neendjila dange adishe ou di shii;
4 osheshi fimbo etumbulo inali uya kelaka lange,
Omwene, Ove we li koneka.
5 Konima nokomesho owa dingilila nge,
neke loye owe li tenheka nge.
6 Eshiivo eli, olo oixuna kwaame,
ola nyengana, itandi dulu oku li hanga.
7 Omhepo yoye, ohandi i henukile peni?
Noshipala shoye ohandi shi i onhapo peni?
8 Ngeno ondi londe keulu, oko u li,
nongeno ndi ka nangale moshovafi, naamo omo u li,
9 ngeno ondi kufe omavava eluwa,
ndi vilole komeva efuta fiyo okexulilo lao,
oko ndi ka wile,
10 naako, ngeno eke loye otali endifile nge ko,
nolulyo loye otali kwata nge;
11 nonande ngeno ondi tye:
Omulaulu wa laula fokofoko, nau tuvike nge,
nouyelele ou u li pwaame, nau shituke omulaulu,
12 hano opo nomulaulu inau laula pwoove,
noufiku ngeno tau ku minikile ngaashi omutenya;
nomulaulu ngeno kwoove ouyelele.
13 Osheshi Oove ou omushiti weefiyo dange,
owa dutila nge medimo lameme.
14 Ohandi ku pandula, eshi nda tungwa nda tungikika;
oilonga yoye oya longekeka,
nomwenyo wange otau shi shiiva nawa.
15 Oukipa vange kava li ve ku holekwa,
eshi nda mewa meholeko,
onda mewa moule wedu nounyakwa.
16 Omesho oye okwa li taa shipununa nge,
fimbo nda li engwili inandi tongoka,
nomembo loye omo omwa nyolelwa
omafiku ange aeshe, aa nda sheyelwa,
fimbo inapa holoka nande limwe lao.
17 Ndelenee kwaame, oidiladilwa yoye, Kalunga,
oinyenga, shi fike peni!
Oitulwakumwe yayo aishe, oihapu unenenene!
18 Ngeno ondi hetekele oku i vala:
omuvalu wayo, ou dule womawe ehekedu;
ngeenge handi penduka, natango opo ndi li pwoove.
19 Akutu, Kalunga ngeno u dipae ovakolokoshi,
Ove u kandule pwaame ovakauli vonyanga,
20 ava have ku lundakanene nai,
nedina loye otave li tumbulile mowii.
21 Ava ovatondi voye, havo nandi tonde yo?
Ame mbela ndiha nyonyodolifwe kovakondjifi voye?
22 Ohandi va tondo noutondwe wefyo;
ondi wete, ovo ovatondi vange.
23 Kalunga, konakone nge,
u koneke omutima wange!
Yeleke nge, u dilakane omadiladilo ange,
24 opo u mone, ngeenge ondi li mondjila yepukifo,
Ove u endife nge mondjila,
ei tai twala moukwaalushe.
