Psalm 7:1-17

  • Jehovah hem wanfala raeteous Judge

    • “Judgem mi, O Jehovah” (8)

Singsing blo sorre, wea David singim lo Jehovah abaotem olketa toktok wea Cush, datfala Benjaminite hem talem. 7  O Jehovah, God blo mi, mi kam lo iu for stap sef.+ Sevem mi from evriwan wea persecutim mi and iu rescuem mi.+  2  Nogud bae olketa kam tearem mi lo olketa smol pis, olsem wanfala lion savve duim,+And tekem mi go and no eniwan for rescuem mi.  3  O Jehovah, God blo mi, sapos diswan hem fault blo mi,Sapos mi nao duim samting wea no followim justice,  4  Sapos mi nao duim nogud samting lo man wea duim gud samting lo mi,+Or sapos mi nao tekem samting from enemy blo mi and no eni reason for duim olsem,  5  Then letem enemy aftarem mi and kasholem mi. Hem nao bae stepim go daon laef blo mi lo graonAnd mekem glory blo mi for lus insaed lo dust. (Selah)  6  O Jehovah, plis, getap and showim kros blo iu. Standap againstim olketa enemy blo mi wea kros.+ Wekap for helpem mi, and givim komand mekem justice hem stap.+  7  Olketa nation bae kam raonem iu,And from hae ples blo iu, bae iu duim samting againstim olketa.  8  Jehovah bae givim judgment lo olketa pipol.+ Judgem mi, O Jehovah, followim wei wea mi raeteousAnd followim wei wea mi faithful.+  9  Plis iu finisim olketa nogud samting wea wicked pipol duim. Bat mekem gogo blo raeteous man hem strong,+Bikos iu God wea raeteous,+ wea lukluk lo olketa heart,+ and lo olketa feeling wea stap deep insaed lo man.*+ 10  God hem shield blo mi,+ hem Savior blo olketa wea heart blo olketa hem stret.+ 11  God hem wanfala raeteous Judge,+And God talemaot olketa judgment* blo hem evriday. 12  Sapos eniwan bae no repent,+ Hem sharpenem sword blo hem.+ Hem bendim bow blo hem and redi for sut.+ 13  Hem redyim olketa weapon blo hem for killim man dae. Hem redyim olketa arrow blo hem wea fire laet lo hem.+ 14  Lukim man wea planim nogud samting,*Hem babule witim trabol and bornem olketa laea samting.+ 15  Hem digim wanfala hol wea deep tumas,Bat hem foldaon insaed datfala hol wea hemseleva digim.+ 16  Trabol wea hem kosim bae kam bak spoelem hem.*+ Raf fasin wea hem duim bae kam bak lo hem. 17  Mi bae praisem Jehovah bikos lo justice fasin blo hem,+Mi bae singsing for praisem* nem blo Jehovah,+ datfala Most Hae.+

Olketa footnote

Or, “traem olketa heart and olketa kidney.”
Or, “givim go olketa judgment.”
Lit., “babule witim samting wea wicked.”
Or, “lo hed blo hemseleva.”
Or, “pleim music for.”