(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Help
1 Rescue me from cruel
and violent enemies, Lord!
2 They think up evil plans
and always cause trouble.
3 Their words bite deep
like the poisonous fangs
of a snake.
4 Protect me, Lord, from cruel
and brutal enemies,
who want to destroy me.
5 Those proud people have hidden
traps and nets
to catch me as I walk.
6 You, Lord, are my God!
Please listen to my prayer.
7 You have the power to save me,
and you keep me safe
in every battle.
8 Don't let the wicked succeed
in doing what they want,
or else they might never
stop planning evil.
9 They have me surrounded,
but make them the victims
of their own vicious lies.
10 Dump flaming coals on them
and throw them into pits
where they can't climb out.
11 Chase those cruel liars away!
Let trouble hunt them down.
12 Our Lord, I know that you
defend the homeless
and see that the poor
are given justice.
13 Your people will praise you
and will live with you
because they do right.
Duwaaraŋo ka tanka fitina moolu ma
Meŋ be suukuulaa ñaatonkayaa la: Dawuda la Jabuuroo le mu.
1 Hee Yaawe*, m bondi moo jawoolu bulu,
n tanka fitina moolu ma.
2 Ì ka kuu jawoolu le feere ì hakiloo kono,
aduŋ ì ka tu keloo le kurukuru la.
3 Ì neŋolu be le ko saa saŋarariŋo,
ì la kumoolu be ko biidaa kunoo.
S4 Hee Yaawe, n kanta moo kuruŋolu la karoo la.
N tanka fitina moolu ma,
mennu ka feeroo siti ka m boyindi.
5 Faŋ waralaalu ye kutindiŋolu le laa n kamma,
ì ye jaloolu laa n kamma,
ì ye wereŋolu laa sila jenjeŋo la.
S6 Yaawe, n ko ite le mu n na Alla ti.
Hee Yaawe, i lamoyi n na duwaa la,
m be maakoyiri ñiniŋo le la.
7 Yaawe, m Maariyo, n na kiisandirilaa sembemaa,
ite le ye n tankandi kele luŋo kono.
8 Hee Yaawe, kana moo kuruŋolu lafinna kuwo ke ì ye,
kana soŋ ì ye ñaatotaa soto ì la feere jawoolu to,
niŋ wo nte, ì si ì sañoolu wulindi.
S9 Moolu mennu ye m murubeŋ,
ì daalu ka mantooroo meŋ saabu,
a ye kupi ì faŋolu kuŋo kaŋ.
10 Allamaa dimbaa wuleŋo ye kupi ì kaŋ.
Allamaa ì ye boyi dinkoo kono,
ì kana wuli noo kotenke.
11 Allamaa moo neŋ fatiŋolu kana ñaatotaa soto
ñiŋ bankoo kaŋ.
Allamaa kuu jawoo ye tu fitina moolu teerindi la,
ka ì kasaara.
12 Yaawe, ŋa a loŋ ne ko,
ite le ka loo moo bataariŋolu la kiitiyo la,
aniŋ fentaŋolu la boloo ye.
13 A be koyiriŋ ne ko,
moo tilindiŋolu be ite Yaawe tentu la le.
Lannamoolu be tara la sabatiriŋ i fee le.
