Psalm 17
1 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମାରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ଥରେ ଶୁଣ ଓ ମାେତେ ନ୍ଯାଯ ପ୍ରଦାନ କର। ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ବରରେ ଡ଼ାକୁ ଅଛି। ୟେ ହତେୁ ମୁଁ ନିଷ୍କପଟ, ତଣେୁ ୟାହା ମୁଁ କହୁଛି, ଦୟାକରି ମାରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନାକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କର।
2 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନିଶ୍ଚଯ ମାେ ବିଷଯରେ ଉଚିତ୍ ନ୍ଯାଯ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରିବ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନିଶ୍ଚଯ ସତ୍ଯକୁ ଦେଖୁଅଛ।
3 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାରେ ହୃଦଯର ଅନ୍ତଃସ୍ଥଳକୁ ଭଲ ଭାବରେ ଜାଣ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସାରାରାତ୍ରି ମାେ ସହିତ ଥିଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେତେ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ କରିଛ ଏବଂ ମାଠାେରେ କିଛି ଭୁଲ ଦେଖିନାହଁ। ମୁଁ କିଛି ମନ୍ଦ ଯୋଜନା କରେ ନାହିଁ।
4 ମୁଁ ୟଥାସାଧ୍ଯ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରିଛି ତୁମ୍ଭର ଆଦେଶ ମାନିବାକୁ।
5 ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ମାର୍ଗ ଅନୁସରଣ କରୁଅଛି। ମାରେ ପାଦ ସହେି ପଥରୁ କବେେ ବିଚ୍ଯୁତ ହବେ ନାହିଁ।
6 ମୁଁ ଯେତବେେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଡାକେ, ହେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେତେ ଉତ୍ତର ଦିଅ। ତଣେୁ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ମାରେ କଥା ଶୁଣ।
7 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତୁମ୍ଭର ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ କରୁଣା ଦଖାେଅ ଏବଂ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭଠାରେ ନିର୍ଭର କରନ୍ତି ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କର। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପ୍ରତିପକ୍ଷମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରାସ୍ତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ମହାନ୍ ଶକ୍ତି ବ୍ଯବହାର କର। ତଣେୁ ଏହି ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନାଟିକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କର। ଏହା ଜଣକର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ୟିଏ ତୁମ୍ଭଠାରେ ଆଶ୍ରଯ ନଇେଛି ଏବଂ ୟିଏ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଅନୁସରଣକାରୀ ଅଟେ।
8 ମାେତେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ଚକ୍ଷୁର ପିତୁଳା ଭଳି ରକ୍ଷା କର, ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭର ବାହୁଛାଯା ତଳେ ଲୁଚାଇ ରଖ।
9 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମାେତେ ସହେି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକଙ୍କଠାରୁ ବଞ୍ଚାଇ ରଖ। ଯେଉଁମାନେ କି ମାେତେ ଧ୍ବଂସ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛନ୍ତି। ମାରେ ଚାରିକଡ଼ରେ ଥିବା ସହେି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକଙ୍କ କବଳରୁ ମାେତେ ରକ୍ଷା କର। ଯେଉଁମାନେ ମାେତେ ଆଘାତ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛନ୍ତି।
10 ସହେି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକମାନେ ଅତ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଅହଂକାର ବଶତଃ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ କଥା ଶୁଣନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ କବଳେ ନିଜ ବିଷଯ ଚିନ୍ତା କରନ୍ତି।
11 ସହେି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକମାନେ ମାେତେ ଅନୁସରଣ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ସମାନେେ ମାରେ ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗରେ ଘରେି ଗଲଣେି ଓ ସମାନେେ ମାେତେ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରିବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ।
12 ସହେି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକମାନେ ସିଂହ ସଦୃଶ ୟିଏକି ଅନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଶିକାର କରି ଖାଇବାକୁ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରିଥାଏ। ସମାନେେ ସିଂହ ଭଳି ଲୁଚି ରହି ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରିବାକୁ ସର୍ବଦା ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ଥାଆନ୍ତି।
13 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଉଠ ଏବଂ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ୟାଇ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଆତ୍ମା ସମର୍ପଣ କରିବାକୁ ବାଧ୍ଯ କର। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ଖଡ୍ଗ ପ୍ରଯୋଗ କରି ସହେି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକଙ୍କ କବଳରୁ ମାେତେ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କର।
14 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ଶକ୍ତି ପ୍ରଯୋଗ କରି ଏ ସଂସାରରୁ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିପାତ କର। ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ବହୁତ ଲୋକ ତୁମ୍ଭ ପାଖକୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ ପାଇଁ ଆସନ୍ତି। ସମାନଙ୍କେ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ଅନକଙ୍କେର ଏହି ଇହଲୋକରେ ଅଧିକ କିଛି ଆଶା ନ ଥାଏ। ସହେି ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଚୁର ଖାଦ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦାନ କର। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଶିଶୁମାନଙ୍କର ଆବଶ୍ଯକତାକୁ ପୂରଣ କର। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଶିଶୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏତେ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦାନ କର ୟେ, ୟାହା ସବୁଦିନ ପାଇଁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଆବଶ୍ଯକତା ପୂରଣ କରିବ।
15 ମୁଁ ନ୍ଯାଯ ପାଇଁ ଏସବୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। ତଣେୁ ମୁଁ ନିଶ୍ଚଯ ତୁମ୍ଭର ମୁଖ ଦର୍ଶନ କରିବି ଓ ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କରି ଅତ୍ଯନ୍ତ ତୃପ୍ତ ହବେି।
1 A Prayer of David.
2 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
3 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
4 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
5 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
6 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
7 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
8 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
9 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
10 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
11 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
12 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
13 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
14 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
15 From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
16 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
14 The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it.
17 And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
19 In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.
20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
21 And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it.
22 And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.