ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳು 99
1 ಕರ್ತನು ಆಳುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಜನಗಳು ನಡುಗಲಿ; ಆತನು ಕೆರೂಬಿಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂತಿ ದ್ದಾನೆ; ಭೂಮಿಯು ಕದಲಲಿ.
2 ಕರ್ತನು ಚೀಯೋನಿನಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡವನಾಗಿಯೂ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಉನ್ನತನಾಗಿಯೂ ಇದ್ದಾನೆ.
3 ನಿನ್ನ ಭಯಂಕರವಾದ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ಅವರು ಕೊಂಡಾ ಡಲಿ; ಅದು ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧವಾದದ್ದೇ.
4 ಅರಸನ ಬಲವು ನ್ಯಾಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ; ನೀನು ನೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಿರಪಡಿಸುತ್ತೀ; ನ್ಯಾಯವನ್ನೂ ನೀತಿಯನ್ನೂ ಯಾಕೋ ಬಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೀ.
5 ನಮ್ಮ ದೇವರಾದ ಕರ್ತ ನನ್ನು ಉನ್ನತಪಡಿಸಿರಿ; ಆತನ ಪಾದ ಪೀಠದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರಾ ಧಿಸಿರಿ; ಆತನು ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧನೇ.
6 ಆತನ ಯಾಜಕರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋಶೆಯೂ ಆರೋನನೂ ಆತನ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ಕರೆಯುವವರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮುವೇಲನೂ; ಅವರು ಕರ್ತನನ್ನು ಕರೆದಾಗ ಆತನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊಟ್ಟನು.
7 ಆತನು ಮೇಘಸ್ತಂಭದಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಅವರ ಸಂಗಡ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದನು; ಆತನ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಆತನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನೂ ಅವರು ಕೈಕೊಂಡರು.
8 ನಮ್ಮ ದೇವರಾದ ಓ ಕರ್ತನೇ, ನೀನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರಕೊಟ್ಟೆ; ಅವರ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ನೀನು ಅವ ರಿಗೆ ಮುಯ್ಯಿಗೆ ಮುಯ್ಯಿ ಕೊಡುವಾತನಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಅವರನ್ನು ಕ್ಷಮಿಸುವ ದೇವರು ನೀನಾಗಿದ್ದೀ.
9 ನಮ್ಮ ದೇವರಾದ ಕರ್ತನನ್ನು ಉನ್ನತಪಡಿಸಿರಿ; ಆತನ ಪರಿ ಶುದ್ಧ ಪರ್ವತದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರಾಧಿಸಿರಿ; ನಮ್ಮ ದೇವರಾದ ಕರ್ತನು ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧನೇ.
1 The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
2 The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
4 The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
9 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.
1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.