A Prayer for God's Protection
1 I run to you, Lord,
for protection.
Don't disappoint me.
2 You do what is right,
so come to my rescue.
Listen to my prayer
and keep me safe.
3 Be my mighty rock, the place
where I can always run
for protection.
Save me by your command!
You are my mighty rock
and my fortress.
4 Come and save me, Lord God,
from vicious and cruel
and brutal enemies!
5 I depend on you,
and I have trusted you
since I was young.
6 I have relied on you
from the day I was born.
You brought me safely
through birth,
and I always praise you.
7 Many people think of me
as something evil.
But you are my mighty protector,
8 and I praise and honor you
all day long.
9 Don't throw me aside
when I am old;
don't desert me
when my strength is gone.
10 My enemies are plotting
because they want me dead.
11 They say, “Now we'll catch you!
God has deserted you,
and no one can save you.”
12 Come closer, God!
Please hurry and help.
13 Embarrass and destroy
all who want me dead;
disgrace and confuse
all who want to hurt me.
14 I will never give up hope
or stop praising you.
15 All day long I will tell
the wonderful things you do
to save your people.
But you have done much more
than I could possibly know.
16 I will praise you, Lord God,
for your mighty deeds
and your power to save.
17 You have taught me
since I was a child,
and I never stop telling about
your marvelous deeds.
18 Don't leave me when I am old
and my hair turns gray.
Let me tell future generations
about your mighty power.
19 Your deeds of kindness
are known in the heavens.
No one is like you!
20 You made me suffer a lot,
but you will bring me
back from this deep pit
and give me new life.
21 You will make me truly great
and take my sorrow away.
22 I will praise you, God,
the Holy One of Israel.
You are faithful.
I will play the harp
and sing your praises.
23 You have rescued me!
I will celebrate and shout,
singing praises to you
with all my heart.
24 All day long I will announce
your power to save.
I will tell how you disgraced
and disappointed those
who wanted to hurt me.
Keebaa kotoo la duwaa
1 Hee Yaawe*, m bambuta ite le kooma,
kana soŋ ŋa malu muumeeke.
2 N tankandi i la tiliŋo kaŋ, i ye n kanandi.
I tuloo loo n na, i ye n kiisa.
3 Ke n ye semberaŋ beroo ti,
aniŋ tata bambandiŋo, ka n kiisa,
kaatu ite le mu n na tuukuraŋo ti,
aniŋ n na tatoo.
4 Hee Alla, m bondi moo kuruŋolu bulu,
ka bo moo jawoolu niŋ tilimbaloolu la maroo to.
5 Maariyo, n jikoo mu ite le ti.
N dankeneyaata ite Yaawe le la
biriŋ n dindiŋ.
6 N jikita ite le la ka bo n wuluu waatoo la.
Ka bo tuma meŋ m be m baa wuluuñaŋo kono,
i ye n hati le.
M be tu la i jayi la le.
7 N na baluwo keta moo jamaa le ye kawandoo ti,
kaatu ite le mu n na tuukuraŋ bambandiŋo ti.
8 N daa ka tu i jayoo le kaŋ,
aniŋ ka i horoma waati-wo-waati.
9 Kana m bayi i bala n kotooriŋo la.
Kana m bula n semboo bandiŋo la.
10 N jawoolu ka kumoolu fo m ma le,
mennu be n niyo ñini kaŋ,
ì tafawuta n kamma le,
11 ka a fo ko, “Alla ye a bula le.
Ali ŋà a bayindi, ŋà a muta,
bayiri moo te a kanandi noo la.”
12 Hee Alla, kana jamfa n na.
N na Alla, naa tariyaake ka m maakoyi.
13 Allamaa n niyo toorandilaalu ye bula maloo kono,
ì ye kasaara.
Allamaa mennu ka a kata ka m mantoora,
ì ye bula maloo niŋ jutunnayaa kono.
14 Bari nte de, m be n jikoo tu la looriŋ i kaŋ ne,
aduŋ m be jayiroo lafaa la i ye le.
15 M be kali kuu kendoolu seyinkaŋ na le,
i ye mennu ke tiloo muumewo bee,
ka a fo i ye i la moolu kiisa ñaameŋ,
wo kuwolu yaatewo tambita n na londoo la ñaa-wo-ñaa.
16 Kooni Maarii Yaawe, m be i jayi la
i la keroolu la waroo kaŋ ne.
M be ite doroŋ ne la tiliŋo kankulaa la.
17 Hee Alla, i ye n karandi le biriŋ n dindiŋ,
aduŋ ka naa fo saayiŋ na,
n ka i la kaawakuwolu seyinkaŋ ne.
18 Hee Alla, hani n kotooriŋo la,
n kuntiñoo koyita ñaa-wo-ñaa,
kana i bo n to,
fo niŋ ŋa i la waroo niŋ i la semboo seyinkaŋ
jamaani naalaalu ye.
19 Kooni Alla, i la tiliŋo nakita saŋ fatoolu la le.
I ye kaawakuu baalu le ke.
Doo koteŋ te jee komeŋ ite Alla.
20 I ye bataa baa niŋ mantooroo laa n kaŋ ne,
bari i be muru la le i ye m bambandi,
ka m bondi saayaa daa to,
i ye m murundi baluwo to kotenke.
21 I be n na buuñaa lafaa la le,
aniŋ ka n jusulandi kotenke.
22 Kooni Alla, wo to le m be i jayi la
niŋ kooraa la,
kaatu i tilinta le.
M be suukuwo laa la le ka i jayi niŋ kontiŋo la,
ite Banisirayila la Senuŋ Baa.
23 M be suukuwo laa la santo niŋ seewoo le la,
ka i jayi.
N seewoota le,
kaatu i ye n niyo kumakaa le.
24 I ye tiliŋo meŋ yitandi n na,
m be tu la a seyinkaŋ na le,
kaatu i ye moolu bulandi maloo niŋ jutunnayaa kono le,
mennu ye a kata ka m mantoora.
