A Prayer of Confidence
1 Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
all the good things I have come from you.”
3 How excellent are the Lord's faithful people!
My greatest pleasure is to be with them.
4 Those who rush to other gods
bring many troubles on themselves.
I will not take part in their sacrifices;
I will not worship their gods.
5 You, Lord, are all I have,
and you give me all I need;
my future is in your hands.
6 How wonderful are your gifts to me;
how good they are!
7 I praise the Lord, because he guides me,
and in the night my conscience warns me.
8 I am always aware of the Lord's presence;
he is near, and nothing can shake me.
9 And so I am thankful and glad,
and I feel completely secure,
10 because you protect me from the power of death.
I have served you faithfully,
and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.
11 You will show me the path that leads to life;
your presence fills me with joy
and brings me pleasure forever.
Omwene Oye aeke eameno lomuyuki
Epsalme laDavid.
1 Kalunga, amene nge, osheshi kwoove
oko handi kongo ehondamo.
2 Onda tya kuKalunga: “Oove Omwene wange,
nghi na nande ouwa umwe, uhe fi Ove.”
3 Nokovayapuki vomoshilongo ohandi ti:
“Ovo tuu ovayapuki,
ohokwe yange aishe omuvo i li.”
4 Ava ve likongela kalunga e lili,
ove nomayehamo mahapu.
Oikunwayambo yavo yohonde
itandi ke i yandja;
nomadina avo itandi a pitifa nomilungu dange.
5 Omwene Oye oshitukulwa shefyuululo lange
noshoneka yange.
Ove ho diinine oshihoololifo shange.
6 Oshihoololifo sha hoololelwa nge
oshitukulwa medu liwa,
efyuululo lange ola wapalela nge.
7 Ohandi pandula, Omwene,
eshi wa pukulula nge;
moufiku omutima wange
tau shi dimbulukifa nge.
8 Alushe ohandi kwatele Omwene
koshipala shange;
eshi Ye e li kolulyo lange, ihandi tengauka.
9 Onghee tuu omutima wange u nehafo,
nomwenyo wange tau nyakukwa,
nolutu lange tali tulumukwa mombili.
10 Osheshi omwenyo wange
Ove ito u efele moshovafi
nomuyapuki woye ito mu efa a mone eolelo.
11 Ove to shiivifile nge ondjila yomwenyo;
ouyadihafo ou li koshipala shoye,
ouwapalinyenye ou li meke lokolulyo loye fiyo alushe.
