A Prayer for Protection
1 Listen to my words, O Lord,
and hear my sighs.
2 Listen to my cry for help,
my God and king!
I pray to you, O Lord;
3 you hear my voice in the morning;
at sunrise I offer my prayer
and wait for your answer.
4 You are not a God who is pleased with wrongdoing;
you allow no evil in your presence.
5 You cannot stand the sight of the proud;
you hate all wicked people.
6 You destroy all liars
and despise violent, deceitful people.
7 But because of your great love
I can come into your house;
I can worship in your holy Temple
and bow down to you in reverence.
8 Lord, I have so many enemies!
Lead me to do your will;
make your way plain for me to follow.
9 What my enemies say can never be trusted;
they only want to destroy.
Their words are flattering and smooth,
but full of deadly deceit.
10 Condemn and punish them, O God;
may their own plots cause their ruin.
Drive them out of your presence
because of their many sins
and their rebellion against you.
11 But all who find safety in you will rejoice;
they can always sing for joy.
Protect those who love you;
because of you they are truly happy.
12 You bless those who obey you, Lord;
your love protects them like a shield.
Sâub ǃaroma hâ ǀgores
ǁNaeǃnans ǂgaeǂgui-aob ǃoa, ǂnunigu ǀkha.
Davidi Psalms
1 Ti mîde toxopa ǃgâ re ǃKhūtse;
î ti ǀhâimâinǀomsa ǃgâ re.
2 Ti ǂgaidomma ǃgâ re
ti Gao-ao tsî Elotse,
sats ǃoa ta ra ǀgore xuige.
3 ǃKhūtse, ǁgoagats ge ti domma ra ǁnâu;
ǁgoaga ǀgore
tsî ta ge sa ǃereamsa ra ǃâu.
4 Sats ge ǂkhabasib ǃnâ ra ǃgâiǃgâisen Elo tamatsa;
ǂkhabab ge sa tawa hâǃkhai-e ūhâ tama hâ.
5 ǀGapiǂâixan ge sa mûǁae mâ ǁkhā tide;
sats ge ǂkhaba-aon hoana ǁkhan hâ.
6 Hoaraga ǂhumi-aona hîkākā
tsîts ge ǃgamaon tsî gāxaǃnâ-aona ra ǃharaxū.
7 Xawe ta ge sa hâhâ ra ǀnammi ǃaroma
sa ommi ǃnâ nî ǂgâxa.
Sa ǃanu Tempeli ǃnâ ǃhonǁgoa
tsî ta ge ǃgôasib ǃnâ nî ǃoaba tsi.
8 ǃKhūtse ti khākhoen ǃaroma
sa ǂhanu-aisib ǃnâ ǂgaeǂgui te re;
î sa daoba ǂhauǂhauba te re.
9 ǁÎna xu i ge ama-e ǂoaxa tama hâ;
tsî ǂgaob ân ge hîkākās xa ǀoa hâ.
ǁÎn di domgu ge a ǁkhowa-amsa ǀhoba
tsî nams ân ge a ǃgāxa.
10 An ǁîn di ǀhapisa tani re Elotse;
în ǁîn di ǂhunuma ǀapedi ǃnâ ǁnā.
ǁÎn di ǂgui ǁoren ǃaroma ǁîna saurubē
sats ǃoagun ra khâikhâisen xuige.
11 Xawen ge hoan hîa sats ǃoa ra ǁhaiǁhâna,
dâxase ǁnae tsî nî ǃgâiaǂgao.
ǁNān hîa ǀnam tsina sâu,
în sa ǀons ǃnâ ǃgâiaǂgao re.
12 ǃKhūtse sats ge ǂhanu-aina ra ǀkhae
tsîb ge sa ǀnamma ǁîna ǁkhaukhōs ǀkhas khami ra sâu.
