(A psalm by David for the music leader. Use flutes.)
A Prayer for Help
1 Listen, Lord, as I pray!
Pay attention when I groan.
2 You are my King and my God.
Answer my cry for help
because I pray to you.
3 Each morning you listen
to my prayer,
as I bring my requests to you
and wait for your reply.
4 You are not the kind of God
who is pleased with evil.
Sinners can't stay with you.
5 No one who boasts can stand
in your presence, Lord,
and you hate evil people.
6 You destroy every liar,
and you despise violence
and deceit.
7 Because of your great mercy,
I come to your house, Lord,
and I am filled with wonder
as I bow down to worship
at your holy temple.
8 You do what is right,
and I ask you to guide me.
Make your teaching clear
because of my enemies.
9 Nothing they say is true!
They just want to destroy.
Their words are deceitful
like a hidden pit,
and their tongues are good
only for telling lies.
10 Punish them, God,
and let their own plans
bring their downfall.
Get rid of them!
They keep committing crimes
and turning against you.
11 Let all who run to you
for protection
always sing joyful songs.
Provide shelter for those
who truly love you
and let them rejoice.
12 Our Lord, you bless those
who live right,
and you shield them
with your kindness.
Alla la tankandiroo suukuwo
Meŋ be suukuulaa ñaatonkayaa la: Footaŋolu si fee. Dawuda la Jabuuroo le mu.
1 Hee Yaawe*, i lamoyi n na kumoolu la,
moyiri ke n na ŋuntaŋolu la.
2 N kumboo kaŋo moyi maakoyiri ñiniŋo la,
n na Mansoo aniŋ n na Alla.
Hee Yaawe, n ka ite le daani,
3 i ka n kaŋo moyi le soomandaa,
seyiloo n ka n na kuwo laa i ñaa koto le,
ŋa i batu.
4 I maŋ ke Alla ti,
meŋ ka kontaani kuu jawoo la,
moo kuruŋ te sabati noo la i fee.
5 Faŋ wara moo te loo noo la i ñaa koto,
i ye moolu bee le koŋ,
mennu ka kuu jenkeriŋo ke.
6 I ka faniyaa folaalu kasaara le,
aduŋ moofaalaa niŋ neeneerilaa,
ite Yaawe ye wolu haraamu le.
7 Bari ka bo niŋ i la kanu bambaloo la,
nte be duŋ na i la buŋo kono le,
m be sujudi la i la buŋ senuŋo ñaatiliŋo la le,
ka i kuliyaa.
8 Yaawe, ite tilinta le, n kanda,
n jawoolu la kuwo kamma la,
i la siloo walaŋ n ye.
9 Kuma buka bo ì daa, moo si laa meŋ na.
Kasaaroo doroŋ ne ka tara ì sondomoo to.
Ì ka neeneeroo ke ì neŋ kolomoo le la,
jamfaa le ka tara sosoriŋ ì kono.
10 Alla, ì la boyidaa yitandi,
ì boyindi ì faŋolu la feeroolu la,
ì la junube jamaalu kamma la, ì yeemandi,
kaatu ì balanta i ma le.
11 Moolu mennu bee be bamburiŋ i kooma,
si suukuwo laa fo fawu, kontaanoo kamma la,
aduŋ i si i la tankoo wanka moolu kaŋ,
mennu ye i kanu, fo ì si seewoo i la kuwo to.
12 Kaatu Yaawe, i ka moo tilindiŋolu barakandi le,
i ka ì muuri i la neemoo la, ka ke ì ye tankoo ti.
