A Prayer for Help against Enemies
(Psalm 57.7-11Psalm 60.5-12)1 I have complete confidence, O God!
I will sing and praise you!
Wake up, my soul!
2 Wake up, my harp and lyre!
I will wake up the sun.
3 I will thank you, O Lord, among the nations.
I will praise you among the peoples.
4 Your constant love reaches above the heavens;
your faithfulness touches the skies.
5 Show your greatness in the sky, O God,
and your glory over all the earth.
6 Save us by your might; answer my prayer,
so that the people you love may be rescued.
7 From his sanctuary God has said,
“In triumph I will divide Shechem
and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.
8 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too;
Ephraim is my helmet
and Judah my royal scepter.
9 But I will use Moab as my washbowl,
and I will throw my sandals on Edom,
as a sign that I own it.
I will shout in triumph over the Philistines.”
10 Who, O God, will take me into the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have you really rejected us?
Aren't you going to march out with our armies?
12 Help us against the enemy;
human help is worthless.
13 With God on our side we will win;
he will defeat our enemies.
Ongumbiro yombatero kovanavita
(Psa 57:7-11Psa 60:5-12)Epsalme ra David. Eimburiro.
1 Omutima wandje we riyameke kove, Ndjambi!
Ami me imbura nokukutanga!
Penduka, muinyo wandje!
2 Pendukeye, ngoma notjiharpe tjandje!
Ami me pendura enyunguhuka pe tje,
3 Muhona, ami me ku tanga
mokati koviwaṋa,
nu me ku imburire mokati komihoko.
4 Orusuvero rwoye orukarerere rwa
kavaza nga komayuru,
nouṱakame woye wa kaṱuna nga kevaverwa.
5 Raisa ounene woye meyuru, Ndjambi,
nouvara woye kombanda yehi arihe.
6 Tu vatera momasa woye;
zuvira ongumbiro yandje,
kokutja otjiwaṋa tji wa suvera tji yamwe.
7 Ndjambi wa hungirira motjouyapuke tje a tja:
“Mondoṋeno yandje ami me haṋa Sikem,
nu me sanekere otjiwaṋa tjandje
otjana tja Sukot.
8 Gilead orandje, Manasse owandje wina,
nu Efraim eye ekori randje rovita;
Juda eye okati kandje kouhona.
9 Moab eye otjiyaha tjandje tjomerikohero;
nu me yumbu orukaku rwandje kOedom,
otja otjiraisiro tjokutja eye owandje omuini.
Ami me yorokere Filisti otja ngu mbi ri omutoṋe.”
10 Owaṋi, Ndjambi, ngu me ndji
hongorere motjihuro otjizeu?
Owaṋi ngu me ndji ṱike kOedom?
11 Kaove, Ndjambi, are ngu we tu nakaurire?
Kaove are ngu mo kayenda puna
ovimbumba vyetu vyovita?
12 Tu vatera komunavita,
orondu ombatero yovandu oyo omungandjo.
13 Ndjambi tje ri puna eṱe, matu toṋa;
eye omuini ongu ma tombo ovanavita na eṱe.
