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Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Dawudi.

64 (A)Ayi Katonda, owulire eddoboozi lyange, ery’okwemulugunya kwange;
    okuume obulamu bwange eri okutiisibwatiisibwa omulabe.

(B)Onkweke mpone enkwe z’abakola ebibi,
    onzigye mu kibinja ky’aboonoonyi, abaleekaana
(C)abawagala ennimi zaabwe ng’ebitala,
    ne balasa ebigambo byabwe ng’obusaale obutta.
(D)Beekweka ne bateega oyo atalina musango bamulase;
    amangwago ne bamulasa nga tebatya.

(E)Bawagiragana mu kigendererwa kyabwe ekibi
    ne bateesa okutega emitego mu kyama;
    ne boogera nti, “Ani asobola okutulaba?”
Beekobaana okukola ebitali bya bwenkanya, ne boogera nti,
    “Tukoze enteekateeka empitirivu.”
    Ddala ddala ebirowoozo by’omuntu n’omutima gwe byekusifu.

Naye Katonda alibalasa n’obusaale bwe;
    alibafumita, mangwago ne bagwa ku ttaka.
(F)Ebyo bye boogera biribaddira,
    ne bibazikiriza,
    ababalaba ne babanyeenyeza emitwe.
(G)Olwo abantu bonna ne batya,
    ne bategeeza abalala omulimu gwa Katonda,
    ne bafumiitiriza ku ebyo by’akoze.

10 (H)Omutuukirivu ajagulizenga mu Mukama,
    era yeekwekenga mu ye.
    Abo bonna abalina omutima omulongoofu bamutenderezenga!

Psalm 64[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;(A)
    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.(B)

Hide me from the conspiracy(C) of the wicked,(D)
    from the plots of evildoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords(E)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(F)
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(G)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(H)

They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;(I)
    they say, “Who will see it[b]?”(J)
They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
He will turn their own tongues against them(K)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(L) in scorn.(M)
All people will fear;(N)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.(O)

10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord(P)
    and take refuge in him;(Q)
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1-10 is numbered 64:2-11.
  2. Psalm 64:5 Or us