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.”
Oluyimba lwa Dawudi olw’Okutendereza
122:1 Kuv 15:1; Bal 5:1; Zab 18:2-50Awo Dawudi n’ayimbira Mukama ebigambo eby’oluyimba luno, Mukama bwe yamulokola mu mukono gw’abalabe be ne mu mukono gwa Sawulo. 222:2 a Ma 32:4; Zab 71:3 b Zab 31:3; 91:2 c Zab 144:2N’ayogera nti,
“Mukama lwe lwazi lwange, era ekigo kyange era omulokozi wange;
322:3 a Ma 32:37; Yer 16:19 b Lub 15:1 c Luk 1:69 d Zab 9:9Katonda wange lwe lwazi lwange, omwo mwe neekweka,
ye ngabo yange era amaanyi ge bwe bulokozi bwange.
Kye kiddukiro kyange, mwe nneekweka era ye mulokozi wange;
ggwe ondokola eri abantu ababi.
422:4 Zab 48:1; 96:4Nkaabira Mukama asaanidde okutenderezebwa,
n’andokola eri abalabe bange.
522:5 Zab 69:14-15; 93:4; Yon 2:3“Amayengo ag’okufa ganzingiza;
embuyaga ez’okusaanawo zansaanikira.
622:6 Zab 116:3Ebisiba eby’amagombe byanneetooloola;
n’emitego gy’okufa ne ginjolekera.
722:7 a Zab 120:1 b Zab 34:6, 15; 116:4Mu nnaku yange nakoowoola Mukama;
nakoowoola Katonda wange.
Yawulira eddoboozi lyange ng’ali mu yeekaalu ye;
n’okukaaba kwange kwamutuukako.
822:8 a Bal 5:4; Zab 97:4 b Zab 77:18 c Yob 26:11“Ensi n’ekankana n’ejjugumira,
emisingi gy’eggulu ne ginyeenyezebwa,
ne gikankanyizibwa kubanga yali asunguwadde.
922:9 Zab 97:3; Beb 12:29Omukka ne gunyooka okuva mu nnyindo ze,
n’omuliro ne guva mu kamwa ke,
n’amanda agaaliko omuliro ne gava mu ye.
1022:10 1Bk 8:12; Nak 1:3Yayabuluza eggulu n’akka wansi;
ebire ebikutte nga biri wansi w’ebigere bye.
1122:11 Zab 104:3Ne yeebagala kerubi n’abuuka,
n’aseeyeeyeza ku biwaawaatiro by’empewo.
12Yafuula ekizikiza ekyamwetooloolanga okuba enkuufiira,
n’ebire ebikutte okuba ekitaba ky’amazzi.
1322:13 nny 9Okumasamasa okwali mu maaso ge
kwayakisa amanda ag’omuliro.
1422:14 1Sa 2:10Mukama yabwatuka ng’asinziira mu ggulu;
Ali Waggulu Ennyo n’ayogera mu ddoboozi lye.
1522:15 Ma 32:23Yalasa obusaale n’asaasaanya abalabe
n’okumyansa okw’eggulu, n’abawangula.
1622:16 Nak 1:4Ebiwonvu eby’omu nnyanja ne bibikkulwa
n’emisingi gy’ensi ne gyeruka
olw’okunenya kwa Mukama
n’olw’okubwatuka kw’omukka ogw’omu nnyindo ze.
1722:17 a Zab 144:7 b Kuv 2:10“Yasinzira waggulu n’antwala
n’ansika mu mazzi amangi.
18Yamponya abalabe bange ab’amaanyi abankyawa,
abo abaali bansinza amaanyi.
1922:19 Zab 23:4Bannumba mu nnaku yange
naye Mukama n’ampanirira.
2022:20 a Zab 31:8 b Zab 118:5 c Zab 22:8 d 2Sa 15:26Yandeeta mu kifo ekigazi;
yandokola kubanga yansanyukira.
2122:21 a 1Sa 26:23 b Zab 24:4“Mukama yampa empeera yange ng’obutuukirivu bwange bwe bwali;
n’ansasula ng’obulongoofu bwe ngalo zange bwe buli.
2222:22 Lub 18:19; Zab 128:1; Nge 8:32Ntambulidde mu kkubo lya Mukama,
era sivanga ku Katonda wange okukola ebitali bya butuukirivu.
2322:23 a Ma 6:4-9; Zab 119:30-32 b Zab 119:102Amateeka ge gonna gaali mu maaso gange,
era ssaava ku biragiro bye.
2422:24 Lub 6:9; Bef 1:4Sizzanga na musango mu maaso ge,
era neekuumye eri obutali butuukirivu.
2522:25 nny 21Mukama kyavudde ansasula ng’obutuukirivu bwange bwe buli,
era ng’obulongoofu bwange bwe buli mu maaso ge.
26“Eri abeesigwa weeraga okuba omwesigwa;
n’eri abatalina musango ne weeraga obutaba na musango;
2722:27 a Mat 5:8 b Lv 26:23-24eri omulongoofu weeraga okuba omulongoofu
n’eri omukujjukujju ne weeraga okuba omukujjukujju okumusinga.
2822:28 a Kuv 3:8; Zab 72:12-13 b Is 2:12, 17; 5:15Olokola abantu abawombeefu,
naye amaaso go ganoonya ab’amalala n’obakkakkanya.
2922:29 Zab 27:1Oli ttaala yange, Ayi Mukama
era Mukama wange yammulisiza mu nzikiza yange.
30Ku lulwe mpangula eggye,
era ku lwa Katonda wange mbuuka bbugwe.
3122:31 a Ma 32:4; Mat 5:48 b Zab 12:6; 119:140; Nge 30:5-6Ekkubo lya Katonda golokofu,
n’ekigambo kye kituukirira;
era ngabo eri abo bonna
abaddukira gy’ali.
3222:32 1Sa 2:2Kubanga ani Katonda wabula Mukama,
era ani lwazi okuggyako Katonda waffe?
33Katonda kye kiddukiro kyange,
era alongoosa ekkubo lyange.
3422:34 a Kbk 3:19 b Ma 32:13Ebigere byange abifuula okuba ng’eby’ennangaazi,
era ampanirira mu bifo ebya waggulu.
3522:35 Zab 144:1Anteekateeka okulwana entalo,
era n’ansobozesa okulasa obusaale obw’ebikomo.
3622:36 Bef 6:16Ompadde engabo ey’obulokozi bwo,
ne weefeebya ne wessa wansi olyoke onfuule ow’ekitiibwa.
3722:37 Nge 4:11Ogaziyizza ekkubo mwe mpita,
n’obukongovvule bwange tebukoonagana.
38“Nagoba abalabe bange ne mbazikiriza,
so saakyuka kudda mabega okutuusa lwe baamalibwawo.
3922:39 Mal 4:3Na babetentera ddala ne batayinza kuyimuka,
era bali wansi w’ebigere byange.
4022:40 Zab 44:5Wampa amaanyi okulwana entalo,
n’oteeka abo abanjigganya wansi wange.
4122:41 Kuv 23:27Waleetera abalabe bange okunziruka,
ne nsanyaawo abo abankyawa.
4222:42 a Is 1:15 b Zab 50:22Baalindirira okuyambibwa naye ne wataba n’omu ababeera,
ne bakaabira Mukama, naye n’atabaanukula.
4322:43 a Mi 7:10 b Is 10:6; Mi 7:10Nabasekulasekula ne bafuuka ng’enfuufu ey’oku nsi,
ne mbabetenta, ne mbalinnyirira ne bafuuka ng’ebitosi eby’omu nguudo.
4422:44 a 2Sa 3:1 b Ma 28:13 c 2Sa 8:1-14; Is 55:3-5“Ondokodde mu nnumbagana ez’abantu bange,
n’onfuula omukulu w’amawanga;
abantu be saamanya be bampeereza.
4522:45 Zab 66:3; 81:15Bannaggwanga bajja gye ndi nga beegayirira,
bwe bawulira eddoboozi lyange ne baŋŋondera.
4622:46 Mi 7:17Bonna baggwaamu omwoyo,
ne bajja nga bakankana okuva gye beekwese.
4722:47 Zab 89:26“Mukama mulamu! Olwazi lwange yeebazibwe.
Agulumizibwe Katonda wange, olwazi lwange, era obulokozi bwange.
4822:48 Zab 94:1; 144:2; 1Sa 25:39Oyo ye Katonda ampalanira eggwanga,
era ateeka amawanga wansi wange;
4922:49 Zab 140:1, 4anziggya mu balabe bange.
Wangulumiza okusinga abalabe bange,
n’ondokola okuva mu basajja abakambwe.
5022:50 Bar 15:9*Kyenaava nkutenderezanga, Ayi Mukama Katonda, mu mawanga gonna,
era nnaayimbanga nga ntendereza erinnya lyo.
5122:51 a Zab 144:9-10 b Zab 89:20 c 2Sa 7:13 d Zab 89:24, 29Kabaka we amuwadde obuwanguzi obw’amaanyi,
era alaze okwagala okutayogerekeka eri oyo gwe yafukako amafuta,
eri Dawudi n’ezzadde lye emirembe gyonna.”
