Confidence in God's Protection
1 I wait patiently for God to save me;
I depend on him alone.
2 He alone protects and saves me;
he is my defender,
and I shall never be defeated.
3 How much longer will all of you attack someone
who is no stronger than a broken-down fence?
4 You only want to bring him down from his place of honor;
you take pleasure in lies.
You speak words of blessing,
but in your heart you curse him.
5 I depend on God alone;
I put my hope in him.
6 He alone protects and saves me;
he is my defender,
and I shall never be defeated.
7 My salvation and honor depend on God;
he is my strong protector;
he is my shelter.
8 Trust in God at all times, my people.
Tell him all your troubles,
for he is our refuge.
9 Human beings are all like a puff of breath;
great and small alike are worthless.
Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing;
they are lighter than a mere breath.
10 Don't put your trust in violence;
don't hope to gain anything by robbery;
even if your riches increase,
don't depend on them.
11 More than once I have heard God say
that power belongs to him
12 and that his love is constant.
You yourself, O Lord, reward everyone according to their deeds.
Elob ge ǀgaisa tsî a ǃgâi
ǁNaeǃnans ǂgaeǂgui-aob ǃoa
Davidi Psalms, Jedutunni ǃoa
1 Elob tawa ǀguis ge ti ǀomsa ǃnōsasiba ra hō;
ǁîba xus ge ti oresa hâ.
2 ǁÎb ǀguib ge a ti ǃgareǀui,
ti ǃgâiǃō tsî ǁhaiǁhâǃkhai
tsî ta kaise ǁnobeǁnobehe tide.
3 Mâǁaeb kōse du khoe-e ǁnāǂam tsî nî ǃgam?
Hoadu ge ǂnubiǂgoab ǁnāǁgôa ǂgao rab,
ǂhāǁguihe ra ǀuiǂnubiǂgoab khami ī.
4 Mâtin ǀgapib âba xu nî ǂhāǁnâ bisan ra ǀape
ǂhumib xan ǃgâibahe
tsîn ams ân ǀkha ǀkhae
tsî ǂgaob ân ǃnâ ra ǀâxare.
5 Elob aiǃâ ǃnō re ti ǀomse,
ǁîb ai ǀgui ta ra ǂgomaiǂnûi xuige.
6 ǁÎb ǀguib ge a ti ǃgareǀgui tsî ore-ao,
ti ǁhaiǁhâǃkhaib, ǁîb tawa ta ǁnobe tideba.
7 Elob tawas ge ti ores tsî ǃgôasiba hâ
Ti ǀgaib di ǃgareǀuib
ti ǁhaiǁhâǃkhaib ge Eloba.
8 Hoaǁae ǁîba ǂgomǃgâ re ti khoedo
ǁÎb ai ǃâ sa sau ǂgaoba ǁhōǂui re
Elob ge a sada ǁhaiǁhâǃkhai.
9 Khoe-i ge ǀoms ǀguisa i,
khoesib ge a ǂgomǃgâhe ǁoa;
ǀnō-ūdas ain ra ǃapa
xawen ǀhaob ais tsîna ǀommi ǃgâ-ai supu.
10 Tā ǂkhabadīb ai ǂgomaiǂnûi
tsî sadu ǂgomǃgâsa ǀgaiǀhanas ǃnâ mâi.
ǃKhūsib ga ǀarosen
xawe sadu ǂgaoga tā ǁnās ai mâi.
11 Elob ge ǀgui ǃkhaisa ge mî;
ǀgam xūna ta ge ge ǁnâu:
ǀGaib ge a Elob di;
12 sats ti ǃKhūts tawab ge hâhâ ra ǀnamma hâ;
mâ khoe-i hoa-ets ǁî-i sîsengu ǃoa ra mādawa-am xui-ao.
