Sing and Praise the Lord
1 Shout praises to the Lord!
Our God is kind,
and it is right and good
to sing praises to him.
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem
and brings the people of Israel
back home again.
3 He renews our hopes
and heals our bodies.
4 He decided how many stars
there would be in the sky
and gave each one a name.
5 Our Lord is great and powerful!
He understands everything.
6 The Lord helps the oppressed,
but he smears the wicked
in the dirt.
7 Celebrate and sing!
Play your harps
for the Lord our God.
8 He fills the sky with clouds
and sends rain to the earth,
so that the hills
will be green with grass.
9 He provides food for cattle
and for the young ravens,
when they cry out.
10 The Lord doesn't care about
the strength of horses
or powerful armies.
11 The Lord is pleased only
with those who worship him
and trust his love.
12 Everyone in Jerusalem,
come and praise
the Lord your God!
13 He makes your city gates strong
and blesses your people.
14 God lets you live in peace,
and he gives you
the very best wheat.
15 As soon as God speaks,
the earth obeys.
16 He covers the ground with snow
like a blanket of wool,
and he scatters frost
like ashes on the ground.
17 God sends down hailstones
like chips of rocks.
Who can stand the cold?
18 At his command the ice melts,
the wind blows,
and streams begin to flow.
19 God gave his laws and teachings
to the descendants of Jacob,
the nation of Israel.
20 But he has not given his laws
to any other nation.
Shout praises to the Lord!
Eimbilohambelelo kuKalunga Omunaenghono
1 Hambeleleni Omwene!
Osheshi okwiimbila Kalunga ketu, osho oshiwa,
noku mu imbila omahambelelo
osha wapala nosha yuka.
2 Omwene ota tungulula Jerusalem,
Ye ota ongele ava, va halakanifwa vovana vaIsrael.
3 Oha twamifa ava ve nomutima wa tekauka,
ndele ta mange oipute yavo tai yehama.
4 Oye ha pangelele eenyofi omuvalu apa u fike,
ndele te di tu adishe komadina.
5 Omwene wetu, Oye omunene
nomunaenghono unene.
Omayele aye kae na oshiyelekifo.
6 Ovakwanaluhepo, Omwene ote va pamekele ofika,
ndelenee eembudi ote di pundulile poshi.
7 Hoveleni okwiimbila po Omwene olwiimbo lolupandu,
shikileni Kalunga ketu okaxumbafeta!
8 Oye tuu ou, ta eta keulu oilemo,
ndele ta lokifile edu,
ota twiyukifa omwiidi keemhunda,
9 ndele ta pe oinamwenyo eendja,
nomakolwena tae mu kwenene.
10 Ye iha hokwa eenghono deenghambe,
ile omaulu omulumenhu.
11 Omwene oha hokwa ava, have mu tila,
ovava hava tula elineekelo lavo mouwanghenda waye.
12 Akutu Jerusalem, fimaneka Omwene!
Sion, hambelela Kalunga koye!
13 Osheshi Ye okwa pameka oiidilifo yoivelo yoye,
nounona vomwoove e va nangeka noupuna.
14 Ombili ote i yandje meengaba doye,
ote ku palula noilya inyenye.
15 Ondaka yaye ote i tumine kedu:
oshipango shaye otashi tondoka oshidudu shinene.
16 Ota yaumuna oshihemime
ngaashi omundele tau tokaulwa,
noshitwime ote shi undile poshi ngaashi omute;
17 eemhawe ote di kupula pedu da fa outandu.
Olyelye te lididimikile meandu laye?
18 Ota tumu ondjovo yaye,
ndele oyo tai hekulula oihekele,
ota pepifa omhepo yaye,
nomeva opo taa tondoka.
19 Ye okwa udifila Jakob eendjovo daye,
naIsrael eemhango daye nomapangelo aye.
20 Kape na nande oiwana yoilongo a ningila ngaha,
onghee hano omapangelo aye inaa shiivika kuvo.
Halleluya!
