Psalm 28
1 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାରେ ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ଶୈଳ ସଦୃଶ। ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେ ପ୍ରତି ନୀରବ ହୁଅ ନାହିଁ। ୟଦି ମାରେ ସହାୟତା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନାର ଉତ୍ତର ନ ଦିଅ, ତାହା ହେଲେ ଲୋକମାନେ ଭାବିବେ ମୁଁ ସହେି କବର ଭିତରେ ଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କଠାରୁ କୌଣସି ଗୁଣରେ ନ୍ଯୁନ ହୁ ହେଁ।
2 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମୁଁ ମାରେ ଦୁଇହାତ ଟକେି ତୁମ୍ଭର ମହାପବିତ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ ଆଡ଼କୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। ମୁଁ ଯେତବେେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଡ଼ାକୁଛି। ମାେ ନିବଦନେ ଟିକେ ଶୁଣ। ମାେ ପ୍ରତି କୃପା ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କର।
3 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମାେତେ ସହେି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ଜଣେ ବୋଲି ଗଣ ନାହିଁ। ସହେି ଲୋକମାନେ ତାଙ୍କର ପଡ଼ୋଶୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଶାନ୍ତିର ସନ୍ଦେଶ ଶୁଣାନ୍ତି କିନ୍ତୁ ହୃଦଯ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସମାନେେ ସହେି ପଡ଼ୋଶୀମାନଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ମନ୍ଦ ଯୋଜନା କରୁଥାଆନ୍ତି।
4 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସହେି ଲୋକମାନେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଖରାପ ଆଚରଣ କରନ୍ତି। ତଣେୁ ସମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ କର୍ମାନୁରୂପ ଫଳ ପାଆନ୍ତୁ। ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ୟଥାୟୋଗ୍ଯ ଫଳ ଦିଆଯାଉ।
5 ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ସତ୍ଯ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ବୁଝିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ତମ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯକୁ ଦେଖିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ନା, ସମାନେେ କିଛି ବୁଝନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ କବଳେ ଧ୍ବଂସ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହାଁନ୍ତି।
6 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଶଂସା ହେଉ, କାରଣ ସେ ମାରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା, ଦୟାଳୁ ହାଇେ ଶୁଣିଛନ୍ତି।
7 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ହିଁ ମାରେ ବଳ। ସେ ମାରେ ଢ଼ାଲ ସଦୃଶ। ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କଠାରେ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରେ କାରଣ ସେ ମାେତେ ରକ୍ଷା କଲେ। ମୁଁ ଅତି ଖୁସି। ମୁଁ ଆଜି ପ୍ରଶଂସାର ଗୀତ ଗାଇବି।
8 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତାଙ୍କର ଆଶ୍ରିତମାନଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରନ୍ତି। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରନ୍ତି। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ହିଁ ତା'ର ଏକମାତ୍ର ବଳ।
9 ହେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ତୁମ୍ଭର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କର। ଯେଉଁମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଉପରେ ନିର୍ଭରଶୀଳ, ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କର। ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଅନନ୍ତକାଳ ପାଇଁ ପଥ ଦଖାେଅ ଓ ସମ୍ମାନନୀଯ କର।
1 A Psalm of David.
2 Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
3 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
4 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
5 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
6 Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
7 Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
8 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
9 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
10 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.
5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.