Salmos, 139

1. Ao mestre do coro. Salmo. De Davide.

1. [For the choirmaster Of David Psalm] Yahweh, you examine me and know me,

2. Livra-me, Senhor, do homem malvado, preserva-me do homem violento:

2. you know when I sit, when I rise, you understand my thoughts from afar.

3. dos que maquinam maldades no coração, que todo o dia provocam litígios.

3. You watch when I walk or lie down, you know every detail of my conduct.

4. Aguçam as suas línguas como a serpente: têm veneno de áspides debaixo de seus lábios.

4. A word is not yet on my tongue before you, Yahweh, know all about it.

5. Salva-me, Senhor, das mãos do iníquo, protege-me do homem violento: (dos) que procuram desviar os meus passos,

5. You fence me in, behind and in front, you have laid your hand upon me.

6. (dos que são) orgulhosos e me armam ocultamente um laço, e estendem as suas cordas à maneira de rede, e junto do caminho me põem tropeços.

6. Such amazing knowledge is beyond me, a height to which I cannot attain.

7. Eu digo ao Senhor: Tu és o meu Deus; atende, Senhor, à voz da minha súplica.

7. Where shall I go to escape your spirit? Where shall I flee from your presence?

8. Ó Senhor Deus, meu poderoso auxílio! Tu pões a coberto a minha cabeça no dia da batalha.

8. If I scale the heavens you are there, if I lie flat in Sheol, there you are.

9. Não cedas, Senhor, aos desejos do iníquo, não secundes os seus planos.

9. If I speed away on the wings of the dawn, if I dwell beyond the ocean,

10. Erguem a cabeça os que me rodeiam: oprima-os a malícia dos seus lábios.

10. even there your hand will be guiding me, your right hand holding me fast.

11. Chovam sobre eles carvões ardentes; sejam precipitados numa cova, para que não mais se levantem.

11. I will say, 'Let the darkness cover me, and the night wrap itself around me,'

12. O homem de má língua não durará sobre a terra; o homem violento será colhido de improviso pela desdita.

12. even darkness to you is not dark, and night is as clear as the day.

13. Sei que o Senhor dá razão ao indigente, e justiça aos pobres.

13. You created my inmost self, knit me together in my mother's womb.

14. Sim, os justos celebrarão o teu nome, os homens rectos habitarão na tua presença.

14. For so many marvels I thank you; a wonder am I, and all your works are wonders. You knew me through and through,

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15. my being held no secrets from you, when I was being formed in secret, textured in the depths of the earth.

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16. Your eyes could see my embryo. In your book all my days were inscribed, every one that was fixed is there.

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17. How hard for me to grasp your thoughts, how many, God, there are!

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18. If I count them, they are more than the grains of sand; if I come to an end, I am still with you.

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19. If only, God, you would kill the wicked!-Men of violence, keep away from me!-

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20. those who speak blasphemously about you, and take no account of your thoughts.

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21. Yahweh, do I not hate those who hate you, and loathe those who defy you?

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22. My hate for them has no limits, I regard them as my own enemies.

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23. God, examine me and know my heart, test me and know my concerns.

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24. Make sure that I am not on my way to ruin, and guide me on the road of eternity.