A Prayer for Help against Enemies
(Psalm 57.7-11Psalm 60.5-12)1 I have complete confidence, O God!
I will sing and praise you!
Wake up, my soul!
2 Wake up, my harp and lyre!
I will wake up the sun.
3 I will thank you, O Lord, among the nations.
I will praise you among the peoples.
4 Your constant love reaches above the heavens;
your faithfulness touches the skies.
5 Show your greatness in the sky, O God,
and your glory over all the earth.
6 Save us by your might; answer my prayer,
so that the people you love may be rescued.
7 From his sanctuary God has said,
“In triumph I will divide Shechem
and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.
8 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too;
Ephraim is my helmet
and Judah my royal scepter.
9 But I will use Moab as my washbowl,
and I will throw my sandals on Edom,
as a sign that I own it.
I will shout in triumph over the Philistines.”
10 Who, O God, will take me into the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have you really rejected us?
Aren't you going to march out with our armies?
12 Help us against the enemy;
human help is worthless.
13 With God on our side we will win;
he will defeat our enemies.
Okupula ekwatho molwaatondi
(Eps. 57:7-11Eps. 60:5-12)Episalomi lyaDavid; Eimbilo
1 Kalunga, ondi na einekelo lya kola,
otandi imbi e tandi ku simaneke.
Mwenyo gwandje, penduka!
2 Okaharpa nokashandja kandje, imba!
Onda hala okupendutha etango.
3 Omuwa, otandi ku pandula mokati kiigwana.
Otandi ku simanake mokati kaakuuyuni.
4 Ohole yoye yaa na ndjele,
oya tsa kegulu;
uudhiginini woye otau thiki keyalelo.
5 Kalunga, holola uunene woye kegulu
nesimano lyoye kombanda yevi alihe.
6 Tu hupitha noonkondo dhoye;
zimina eindilo lyandje,
aaholike yoye opo ya hupithwe.
7 Kalunga okwa popi e li muuyapuki we:
“Mesindano otandi tende Shekem,
nolusilu lwaSukkot otandi lu topolele aantu yandje.
8 Gilead oshandje, naManasse osho tuu;
Efraim oye egala lyandje lyosheela,
naJuda oye ondhimbo yandje yuukwaniilwa.
9 Ihe otandi ka ninga Moab oshiyaha shandje shokwiiyogela
notandi ka umbila Edom oongaku dhandje, kokutya:
Ongame mwene gwasho.
Otandi ka nyanyukwa,
sho nda sindi Aafilisti.”
10 Kalunga, olye ta fala ndje moshilando sha kola?
Olye ta thindikile ndje kuEdom?
11 Owe tu ekelehi nani?
To ka enda tuu pamwe nomatembakwiita getu?
12 Tu kwatha mokukondjitha aatondi yetu.
Ekwatho lyomuntu kali na oshilonga.
13 Pamwe naKalunga otatu ka sindana;
Kalunga ota ka sinda aatondi yetu.
