Psalm 143
1 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମାରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ଶୁଣ। ମାରେ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନାରେ କର୍ଣ୍ଣପାତ କର। ତୁମ୍ଭର ବିଶ୍ବସ୍ତତା ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଧାର୍ମିକତାରେ ମାେତେ ଉତ୍ତର ଦିଅ।
2 ମାେତେ ବିଚାର କର ନାହିଁ, ତୁମ୍ଭର ନିଜ ଦାସ। କାରଣ କହେି ଜୀବିତ ମଣିଷ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଆଖିରେ ଧାର୍ମିକ ବୋଲି ବିଚାରରେ ଆସିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ।
3 ଶତ୍ରୁଗଣ ମାେ ପଛରେ ଗୋଡ଼ାଉଛନ୍ତି। ସମାନେେ ମାେ ଜୀବନକୁ ଭୂମିରେ ଚୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିଅଛନ୍ତି। ସମାନେେ ବହୁକାଳରୁ ମୃତ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ତୁଲ୍ଯ ମାେତେ ଅନ୍ଧକାର ସ୍ଥାନରେ ବାସ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ବାଧ୍ଯ କରୁଛନ୍ତି।
4 ମୁଁ ତ୍ଯାଗ କରିବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ। ମୁଁ ମାରେ ସାହସ ହରାଉଛି।
5 ମୁଁ ପୁରୁଣା ଦିନସବୁ ମନେ ପକାଏ। ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭର କର୍ମ ବିଷଯରେ ଭାବେ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ୟାହାସବୁ କର ମୁଁ ସେସବୁ ବିଷଯରେ ଭାବେ।
6 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମୁଁ ହସ୍ତ ପ୍ରସାରୀ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଅଛି। ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସାହାୟ୍ଯ ଅପେକ୍ଷାରେ ଅଛି, ୟପରେି ଶୁଷ୍କଭୂମି ବର୍ଷାକୁ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରିଥାଏ।
7 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ଶୀଘ୍ର ମାେତେ ଉତ୍ତର ଦିଅ। ମୁଁ ମାରେ ସାହସ ହରାଇଛି। ମାଠାରୁେ ଦୂରଇେ ୟାଅ ନାହିଁ। ମାେତେ ମରିବାକୁ ଦିଅ ନାହିଁ, ନ ହେଲେ କବରରେ ଥିବା ମୃତ ତୁଲ୍ଯ ହବେି।
8 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସ୍ନହପେୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରୁଣା ମାେତେ ପ୍ରଭାତରେ ଦଖାେଅ। ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଉପରେ ଭରସା କରେ। ମୁଁ ଯେଉଁ ପଥରେ ୟିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ମାେତେ ସହେି ପଥ ଦଖାେଅ। କାରଣ ମୁଁ ମାରେ ପ୍ରାଣ ତୁମ୍ଭ ହାତରେ ଟକେି ଦଇେଅଛି।
9 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭଠାରୁ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ପାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଆସିଅଛି। ମାରେ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କ କବଳରୁ ମାେତେ ରକ୍ଷା କର।
10 ତୁମ୍ଭେ କ'ଣ ମାେ ପାଇଁ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହଁ ତାହା ମାେତେ ଦଖାେଅ ? ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ତୁମ୍ଭର ଆତ୍ମା ମାେତେ ଭୂମି ସ୍ତରରେ ଆଗଇେ ନେଉା
11 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମାେତେ ବଞ୍ଚିବାକୁ ଦିଅ, ୟପରେି ଲୋକାମନେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରିବେ। କାରଣ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଧାର୍ମିକ ଅଟ, ତଣେୁ ମାରେ ଦୁଃଖରୁ ମାେତେ ରକ୍ଷା କର।
12 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସ୍ନହପେୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରୁଣା ଦ୍ବାରା ମାରେ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରାସ୍ତ କର। ଯେଉଁମାନେ ମାେତେ ହତ୍ଯା କରିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛନ୍ତି, ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କର। କାରଣ ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସବେକ ଅଟେ।
1 A Psalm of David.
2 Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
3 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
4 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
5 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
6 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
7 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
8 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
9 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
10 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
11 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
12 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
13 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?