In Praise of God the Almighty
1 Praise the Lord!
It is good to sing praise to our God;
it is pleasant and right to praise him.
2 The Lord is restoring Jerusalem;
he is bringing back the exiles.
3 He heals the broken-hearted
and bandages their wounds.
4 He has decided the number of the stars
and calls each one by name.
5 Great and mighty is our Lord;
his wisdom cannot be measured.
6 He raises the humble,
but crushes the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing hymns of praise to the Lord;
play music on the harp to our God.
8 He spreads clouds over the sky;
he provides rain for the earth
and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives animals their food
and feeds the young ravens when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in strong horses,
nor his delight in brave soldiers;
11 but he takes pleasure in those who honor him,
in those who trust in his constant love.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 He keeps your gates strong;
he blesses your people.
14 He keeps your borders safe
and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15 He gives a command to the earth,
and what he says is quickly done.
16 He spreads snow like a blanket
and scatters frost like dust.
17 He sends hail like gravel;
no one can endure the cold he sends!
18 Then he gives a command, and the ice melts;
he sends the wind, and the water flows.
19 He gives his message to his people,
his instructions and laws to Israel.
20 He has not done this for other nations;
they do not know his laws.
Praise 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!
