Saam 86

1 David Lawkthuihaih. Aw Angraeng, na naa to patueng ah loe, na pathim ah; kai loe kamtang hoi kavawt kami ah ni ka oh.

A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor.

2 Ka ciim pongah, ka hinghaih hae pathlung ah; Nang loe ka Sithaw ah ni na oh; nang oephaih tawn na tamna hae pahlong ah!

Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you.

3 Aw Angraeng, ka nuiah palungnathaih tawn raeh; ni thokkruek nang khaeah ka hangh.

O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long.

4 Na tamna ih pakhra to anghoesak ah; Aw Angraeng, nang khaeah, ka hinghaih kang vah tahang.

Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord.

5 Angraeng, nang loe na hoih, zae tahmen hanah na koeh; nang kawk kaminawk boih khaeah, pop parai palungnathaih to nam tuengsak.

For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.

6 Aw Angraeng, lawk ka thuihaih hae tahngai ah; tahmen kang hnikhaih lok hae tahngai raeh.

Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication.

7 Raihaih ka tongh niah nang to kang kawk han; to naah nang mah nang pathim tih.

In the day of my tribulation, I cried out to you, because you heeded me.

8 Aw Angraeng, sithawnawk thungah nang baktih mi doeh om ai; na sak ih toknawk baktih tok doeh om ai.

There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord, and there is no one like you in your works.

9 Aw Angraeng, na sak ih prae congca kaminawk angzo o tih; nihcae loe na hmaa ah tabok o ueloe, na hmin to pakoeh o tih.

All the nations, which you have made, will draw near and adore in your presence, O Lord. And they will glorify your name.

10 Nang loe lensawk moe, dawnrai hmuennawk to na sak; Sithaw ah kaom loe nang khue ni.

For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.

11 Aw Angraeng, loklam na patuek ah; kai loe na loktang lok pongah ni ka caeh han; na hmin ka zit thaih hanah, ka palungthin hae amhongsak ah.

Lead me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth. May my heart rejoice, so that it will fear your name.

12 Aw ka Angraeng Sithaw, ka palungthin boih hoiah kang pakoeh han; dungzan khoek to na hmin kang pakoeh han.

I will confess to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart. And I will glorify your name in eternity.

13 Na palungnathaih loe kating ai len; kathuk taprong thung hoiah ka hinghaih to nang pahlong boeh. (Sheol h7585)

For your mercy toward me is great, and you have rescued my soul from the lower part of Hell. (Sheol h7585)

14 Aw Sithaw, amoek kaminawk loe naeh hanah angthawk o tahang; tahmenhaih tawn ai amkhueng kaminawk loe nang to hmaloe koek ah suem o ai, nihcae loe ka hinghaih to pakrong o.

O God, the iniquitous have risen up against me, and the synagogue of the powerful have sought my soul, and they have not placed you in their sight.

15 Toe Aw Angraeng, nang loe tahmenhaih, amlunghaih, pauep thaihaih, pop parai palungnathaih, loktang lok hoiah koi Sithaw ah na oh.

And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful.

16 Kai khaeah angqoi ah loe, ka nuiah palungnathaih to tawn ah; na tamna khaeah na thacakhaih to paek ah loe, na tamna nongpata ih capa hae pahlong ah.

Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.

17 Kai hnuma kaminawk mah a hnuk o thaih moe, azat o thaih hanah, kai han angmathaih kahoih to na patuek ah; tih pongah tih nahaeloe Angraeng nang mah nang bomh moe, nang pathloep boeh.

Make me a sign of what is good, so that those who hate me, may look and be confounded. For you, O Lord, have helped me and consoled me.