Tingtoeng 121

1 Tangtlaeng laa Kai bomkung me lamkah nim ha pawk ve? tila tlang taengah ka mik ka huel.

A Song of the going up. My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?

2 Kai aka bomkung tah vaan neh diklai aka saii BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni.

Your help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

3 Na kho te paloe ham khueh pawt vetih nang aka dawn te a mikku mahpawh.

May he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you.

4 Israel aka dawn loh tarha a mikku pawt vetih ip mahpawh.

See, the eyes of Israel's keeper will not be shut in sleep.

5 BOEIPA loh nang n'ngaithuen tih BOEIPA tah na bantang kut ah na hlipkhup la om.

The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

6 Khothaih ah khomik loh, khoyin kah hla long khaw nang n'ngawn mahpawh.

You will not be touched by the sun in the day, or by the moon at night.

7 BOEIPA loh nang te yoethae cungkuem lamloh n'khoembael vetih na hinglu te a ngaithuen ni.

The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.

8 Na cet tih na pawk due, tahae lamloh kumhal duela BOEIPA loh n'ngaithuen ni.

The Lord will keep watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time and for ever.