In Praise of God's Goodness
1 I will always thank the Lord;
I will never stop praising him.
2 I will praise him for what he has done;
may all who are oppressed listen and be glad!
3 Proclaim with me the Lord's greatness;
let us praise his name together!
4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me;
he freed me from all my fears.
5 The oppressed look to him and are glad;
they will never be disappointed.
6 The helpless call to him, and he answers;
he saves them from all their troubles.
7 His angel guards those who honor the Lord
and rescues them from danger.
8 Find out for yourself how good the Lord is.
Happy are those who find safety with him.
9 Honor the Lord, all his people;
those who obey him have all they need.
10 Even lions go hungry for lack of food,
but those who obey the Lord lack nothing good.
11 Come, my young friends, and listen to me,
and I will teach you to honor the Lord.
12 Would you like to enjoy life?
Do you want long life and happiness?
13 Then keep from speaking evil
and from telling lies.
14 Turn away from evil and do good;
strive for peace with all your heart.
15 The Lord watches over the righteous
and listens to their cries;
16 but he opposes those who do evil,
so that when they die, they are soon forgotten.
17 The righteous call to the Lord, and he listens;
he rescues them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to those who are discouraged;
he saves those who have lost all hope.
19 Good people suffer many troubles,
but the Lord saves them from them all;
20 the Lord preserves them completely;
not one of their bones is broken.
21 Evil will kill the wicked;
those who hate the righteous will be punished.
22 The Lord will save his people;
those who go to him for protection will be spared.
Omwene omufilishisho womwiitaveli
Epsalme laDavid, eshi e lipwidula meendunge daye, ndee ta tewatewa kuAbimelek, ndee ta i.
1 Onda hala okufimaneka Omwene alushe,
ehambelelo laye inali pwa mo
mokanya kange nande.
2 Omwene Oye elitango lomwenyo wange;
ovalininipiki nave shi ude nokunyakukwa.
3 Hambeleleni Omwene pamwe naame;
fye atusheni tu panduleni edina laye.
4 Ame nda konga Omwene,
ndele Ye okwa nyamukula nge
nokwa xupifa nge metilo alishe.
5 Ava hava tale kuye, tava eta eenhe dehafo,
noipala yavo itai pembifwa kohoni.
6 Apa pa li omukwanaluhepo a kwena,
Omwene okwe mu uda,
okwe mu xupifa momaluhepo aye aeshe.
7 Omweengeli wOmwene ota ongo
nokudingilila onhanda yaava have mu tila,
ndele te va xupifa.
8 Makeleni, nye mu tale ouwa wOmwene apa u fike;
keshe tuu ou te mu lineekele, oye e nelao.
9 Tileni Omwene, ovayapuki vaye nye,
osheshi ava, have mu tila,
itava pumbwa sha nande.
10 Eenghoshona odi udite oluhepo
noda fya ondjala,
ndelenee ou ta kongo Omwene,
ye ita hepa sha shiwa nande.
11 Ileni nye ounona, mu pwilikine nge:
onda hala oku mu longa okutila Kalunga.
12 Omulumenhu olyelye,
ou ehe nohokwe nokukalamwenyo
nokuhola omafiku opo a mone ouwa?
13 Hano kelela elaka loye, liha popye owii,
nomilungu doye diha popye oipupulu.
14 Kala kokule nowii, ove u longe ouwa;
konga ombili, u i hokele.
15 Omesho Omwene okwe a talifila ovayuki,
nomatwi aye okwe a ameka kekwenauko lavo.
16 Oshipala shOmwene otashi nyonyodola ovanawii,
a kombe po edimbulukifo lavo kombada yedu.
17 Ngee ovayuki otava kuwile ekwafo,
Omwene ote va udu,
ndele te va xupifa momaudjuu avo aeshe.
18 Omwene oku li popepi nomitima da teyauka,
Ye oha xupifa ava ve nomhepo ya nyanyauka.
19 Omaudjuu omuyuki oku li mahapu,
ndelenee Omwene ote mu xupifa mwaaeshe.
20 Ote mu diininine omakipa aye aeshe,
paha teke nande limwe.
21 Omulunde ota dipaifwa kowii,
nomutondi womuyuki ote lilongele oushimatimba.
22 Omwene ota kulile eemwenyo dovapiya vaye,
kaku na ou ta kongo ekwafo kuye, ta tokolwa.
