(A psalm by David.)
A Prayer in Time of Danger
1 Listen, Lord, as I pray!
You are faithful and honest
and will answer my prayer.
2 I am your servant.
Don't try me in your court,
because no one is innocent
by your standards.
3 My enemies are chasing me,
crushing me in the ground.
I am in total darkness,
like someone long dead.
4 I have given up hope,
and I feel numb all over.
5 I remember to think about
the many things you did
in years gone by.
6 Then I lift my hands in prayer,
because my soul is a desert,
thirsty for water from you.
7 Please hurry, Lord,
and answer my prayer.
I feel hopeless.
Don't turn away
and leave me here to die.
8 Each morning let me learn
more about your love
because I trust you.
I come to you in prayer,
asking for your guidance.
9 Please rescue me
from my enemies, Lord!
I come to you for safety.
10 You are my God. Show me
what you want me to do,
and let your gentle Spirit
lead me in the right path.
11 Be true to your name, Lord,
and keep my life safe.
Use your saving power
to protect me from trouble.
12 I am your servant.
Show how much you love me
by destroying my enemies.
Balafaa duwaaraŋo
Dawuda la Jabuuroo.
1 Hee Yaawe*, n na duwaa moyi,
i lamoyi n na daaniroo la.
N jaabi, kaatu i tilinta le,
aduŋ i konotoo seneyaata.
2 Kana i la dookuulaa kiitindi,
kaatu moo te keriŋ meŋ tilinta ite ñaa koto.
3 Nte jawoo ye m bayindi le,
aduŋ a ye n korindi le las.
A ye n dundi dibi fiŋo le kono,
n ka munta moolu mennu faata waati jaŋ koomanto.
4 A ye a tinna le n jikilateyita,
n keñaa bee le bota n kono.
5 N hakiloo muruta tiloolu le kaŋ
mennu tambita waati jaŋ koomanto,
ŋa m miira i la keroolu bee la le,
ŋa n hakiloo duŋ ne i ye kuwolu mennu ke.
6 Ŋa m buloolu wulindi i ye le ka duwaa.
N niyo suulata i la le, komeŋ niŋ jaa lookuta,
banku jaaroo ka suula jiyo la ñaameŋ.
S7 Hee Yaawe, n jaabi katabake,
n jikilateyita le.
Kana i ñaa faa m ma, niŋ wo nte
n si taa laakira.
8 Kali m moyirindi i la kanu bambaloo la
fanoo la ke tumoo la,
kaatu n jikoo be ite le kaŋ.
Siloo yitandi n na, n ñanta taa la meŋ na,
kaatu ŋa n sondomoo loo ite le kaŋ.
9 Hee Yaawe, n tanka n jawoolu ma,
ŋa tankoo ñini ite le fee.
10 N karandi ka i la lafoo ke,
kaatu ite le mu n na Alla ti.
Ka bo niŋ i la konotodiyaa la
n kanda sila koyiriŋo kaŋ.
11 Yaawe, i too kamma la, n niyo tankandi.
I la tiliŋo kaŋ, m bondi mantooroo kono.
12 I la kanu bambaloo kaŋ
n jawoolu siyo kuntu,
i ye n toorandilaalu kasaara,
kaatu nte mu i la dookuulaa le ti.
