Nyimbo ya Mayamiko ya Davide
1Davide anayimbira Yehova nyimbo iyi pamene Yehovayo anamupulumutsa mʼdzanja la adani ake onse ndiponso mʼdzanja la Sauli. 2Iye anati,
“Yehova ndiye thanthwe langa, chitetezo changa ndi mpulumutsi wanga.
3Mulungu wanga ndiye thanthwe langa, mʼmene ndimathawiramo,
chishango changa ndi ndodo yachipulumutso changa.
Iye ndi linga langa, pothawirapo panga ndi mpulumutsi wanga.
Munandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa anthu ankhanza.
4“Ndimayitana Yehova amene ndi woyenera matamando,
ndipo ndapulumutsidwa kwa adani anga.
5“Mafunde a imfa anandizinga;
mitsinje yothamanga yachiwonongeko inandiopsa kwambiri.
6Anandimanga ndi zingwe za ku manda;
misampha ya imfa inalimbana nane.
7“Mʼmasautso anga ndinapemphera kwa Yehova;
ndinapemphera kwa Mulungu wanga.
Iye ali mʼnyumba yake, anamva mawu anga;
kulira kwanga kunafika mʼmakutu ake.
8“Dziko lapansi linanjenjemera ndi kuchita chivomerezi,
maziko a miyamba anagwedezeka;
ananjenjemera chifukwa Iye anakwiya.
9Mʼmphuno mwake munatuluka utsi;
moto wonyeketsa unatuluka mʼkamwa mwake,
makala amoto anali lawilawi mʼkamwa mwake.
10Iye anangʼamba thambo natsika pansi;
pansi pa mapazi ake panali mitambo yakuda.
11Iye anakwera pa Kerubi ndi kuwuluka;
nawuluka ndi mphepo mwaliwiro.
12Iye anapanga mdima kukhala chofunda chake,
mitambo yakuda ya mlengalenga.
13Mʼkuwala kumene kunali pamaso pake
munkachokera makala amoto alawilawi.
14Yehova anabangula kumwamba ngati bingu,
mawu a Wammwambamwamba anamveka ponseponse.
15Iye anaponya mivi yake, nabalalitsa adani ake,
ndi zingʼaningʼani zake anawagonjetsa.
16Zigwa za mʼnyanja zinaonekera poyera,
ndipo maziko a dziko lapansi anakhala poyera,
Yehova atabangula mwaukali,
pamene mpweya wamphamvu unatuluka mʼmphuno mwake.
17“Ali kumwamba, Iye anatambalitsa dzanja lake ndipo anandigwira;
anandivuwula mʼmadzi ozama.
18Anandipulumutsa kwa mdani wanga wamphamvu,
adani anga amene anali amphamvu kuposa ine.
19Adaniwo analimbana nane pamene ndinali pa mavuto,
koma Yehova anali thandizo langa.
20Iye anandipititsa kumalo otakasuka;
anandipulumutsa chifukwa amakondwera nane.
21“Yehova wandithandiza molingana ndi chilungamo changa;
molingana ndi makhalidwe anga abwino, Iye wandipulumutsa.
22Pakuti ine ndinatsata njira za Yehova;
ndilibe mlandu wochoka pamaso pa Mulungu wanga.
23Malamulo ake onse ali pamaso panga,
sindinasiye malangizo ake.
24Ndakhala moyo wosalakwa pamaso pake
ndipo ndakhala ndi kupewa tchimo.
25Yehova wandipatsa mphotho molingana ndi chilungamo changa,
molingana ndi makhalidwe anga abwino pamaso pake.
26“Kwa wokhulupirika, Inu mumaonetsa kukhulupirika kwanu,
kwa anthu amakhalidwe abwino, Inu mumaonetsanso makhalidwe abwino,
27Kwa woyera mtima, Inu mumaonetsa kuyera mtima kwanu,
koma kwa anthu achinyengo mumaonetsanso kunyansidwa nawo.
28Inu mumapulumutsa anthu odzichepetsa,
koma maso anu amatsutsana ndi odzikuza ndipo mumawatsitsa.
29Inu Yehova, ndinu nyale yanga;
Yehova wasandutsa mdima wanga kukhala kuwunika.
30Ndi thandizo lanu nditha kulimbana ndi gulu la ankhondo,
ndi Mulungu wanga nditha kuchita zosatheka ndi munthu.
31“Kunena za Mulungu, zochita zake ndi zangwiro;
mawu a Yehova alibe cholakwika.
Iye ndi chishango
kwa onse amene amathawira kwa iye.
32Mulungu wina ndi uti wofanana nanu Yehova?
Ndipo ndani amene ndi Thanthwe kupatula Mulungu wathu?
33Ndi Mulungu amene anandipatsa mphamvu
ndi kulungamitsa njira yanga.
34Iye amasandutsa mapazi anga kukhala ngati ambawala yayikazi;
Iye amandithandiza kuyimirira pamwamba pa mapiri.
35Iye amaphunzitsa manja anga kuchita nkhondo;
manja anga amatha kuthyola uta wachitsulo.
36Inu mundipatsa ine chishango chanu cha chigonjetso;
mumawerama kuti mundikweze.
37Inu mwalimbitsa njira yanga kuti ndiyende bwino,
kuti mapazi anga asaterereke.
38“Ine ndinathamangitsa adani anga ndi kuwakantha;
sindinabwerere mpaka iwo atawonongedwa.
39Ndinawakantha kotheratu, ndipo sanathe kudzukanso;
Iwo anagwera pansi pa mapazi anga.
40Inu munandipatsa ine mphamvu yochitira nkhondo;
munagwaditsa adani anga pa mapazi anga.
41Inu muchititsa kuti adani anga atembenuke ndi kuthawa;
ndipo ndinawononga adani anga.
42Iwo anafuwula kupempha thandizo, koma panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe owapulumutsa.
Analirira kwa Yehova, koma sanawayankhe.
43Ine ndinawaperesa ngati fumbi la pa dziko lapansi;
ndinawasinja ndipo ndinawapondaponda ngati matope a mʼmisewu.
44“Inu mwandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa mitundu ya anthu;
Inu mwandisunga kuti ndikhale mtsogoleri wa anthu a mitundu ina.
Anthu amene sindikuwadziwa ali pansi pa ulamuliro wanga.
45Alendo amadzipereka okha pamaso panga;
akangomva za ine, amandigonjera.
46Iwo onse anataya mtima;
anatuluka mʼmalinga awo akunjenjemera.
47“Yehova ndi wamoyo! Litamandidwe Thanthwe langa.
Akuzike Mulungu, Thanthwe, Mpulumutsi wanga!
48Iye ndi Mulungu amene amabwezera chilango,
amene amayika anthu a mitundu yonse pansi pa ulamuliro wanga,
49amene amandimasula mʼmanja mwa adani anga.
Inu munandikuza kuposa adani anga;
munandilanditsa mʼmanja mwa anthu ankhanza.
50Choncho ine ndidzakutamandani Inu Yehova, pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina;
ndidzayimba nyimbo zotamanda dzina lanu.
51“Iye amapereka chipambano chachikulu kwa mfumu yake,
amaonetsa kukoma mtima kwa wodzozedwa wake,
kwa Davide ndi zidzukulu zake kwamuyaya.”
David’s Song of Praise
1David sang the words of this song to the Lord. He sang them when the Lord saved him from the power of all his enemies and of Saul. 2He said,
“The Lord is my rock and my fort. He is the God who saves me.
3My God is my rock. I go to him for safety.
He is like a shield to me. He’s the power that saves me.
He’s my place of safety. I go to him for help. He’s my Savior.
He saves me from those who want to hurt me.
4I called out to the Lord. He is worthy of praise.
He saved me from my enemies.
5“The waves of death were all around me.
A destroying flood swept over me.
6The ropes of the grave were tight around me.
Death set its trap in front of me.
7When I was in trouble I called out to the Lord.
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice.
My cry for help reached his ears.
8“The earth trembled and shook.
The pillars of the heavens rocked back and forth.
They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9Smoke came out of his nose.
Flames of fire came out of his mouth.
Burning coals blazed out of it.
10He opened the heavens and came down.
Dark clouds were under his feet.
11He got on the cherubim and flew.
The wings of the wind lifted him up.
12He covered himself with darkness.
The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.
13From the brightness all around him
flashes of lightning blazed out.
14The Lord thundered from heaven.
The voice of the Most High God was heard.
15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy.
He sent flashes of lightning and chased them away.
16The bottom of the sea could be seen.
The foundations of the earth were uncovered.
It happened when the Lord’s anger blazed out.
It came like a blast of breath from his nose.
17“He reached down from heaven. He took hold of me.
He lifted me out of deep waters.
18He saved me from my powerful enemies.
He set me free from those who were too strong for me.
19They stood up to me when I was in trouble.
But the Lord helped me.
20He brought me out into a wide and safe place.
He saved me because he was pleased with me.
21“The Lord has been good to me because I do what is right.
He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life.
22I have lived the way the Lord wanted me to.
I’m not guilty of turning away from my God.
23I keep all his laws in mind.
I haven’t turned away from his commands.
24He knows that I am without blame.
He knows I’ve kept myself from sinning.
25The Lord has rewarded me for doing what is right.
He has rewarded me because I haven’t done anything wrong.
26“Lord, to those who are faithful you show that you are faithful.
To those who are without blame you show that you are without blame.
27To those who are pure you show that you are pure.
But to those whose paths are crooked you show that you are clever.
28You save those who aren’t proud.
But you watch the proud to bring them down.
29Lord, you are my lamp.
You bring light into my darkness.
30With your help I can attack a troop of soldiers.
With the help of my God I can climb over a wall.
31“God’s way is perfect.
The Lord’s word doesn’t have any flaws.
He protects like a shield
all who go to him for safety.
32Who is God except the Lord?
Who is the Rock except our God?
33God gives me strength for the battle.
He keeps my way secure.
34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer.
He causes me to stand on the highest places.
35He trains my hands to fight every battle.
My arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36Lord, you shield me with your saving help.
Your help has made me great.
37You give me a wide path to walk in
so that I don’t twist my ankles.
38“I chased my enemies and crushed them.
I didn’t turn back until they were destroyed.
39I crushed them completely so that they couldn’t get up.
They fell under my feet.
40Lord, you gave me strength to fight the battle.
You caused my enemies to be humble in front of me.
41You made them turn their backs and run away.
So I destroyed my enemies.
42They cried out for help. But there was no one to save them.
They called out to the Lord. But he didn’t answer them.
43I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth.
I pounded them and walked on them like mud in the streets.
44“You saved me when people attacked me.
You have kept me as the ruler over nations.
People I didn’t know serve me now.
45People from other lands bow down to me in fear.
As soon as they hear about me, they obey me.
46All of them give up hope.
They come trembling out of their hiding places.
47“The Lord lives! Give praise to my Rock!
Give honor to my God, the Rock! He is my Savior!
48He is the God who pays back my enemies.
He brings the nations under my control.
49He sets me free from my enemies.
You have honored me more than them.
You have saved me from a man who wanted to hurt me.
50Lord, I will praise you among the nations.
I will sing your praise.
51He gives his king great victories.
He shows his faithful love to his anointed king.
He shows it to David and his family forever.”
