Salmos, 60
1. Ao mestre do coro. Para instrumentos de corda. De Davide.
1. [For the choirmaster To the tune 'The decree is a lily' In a quiet voice Of David To be learnt When he was at war with Aram-Naharaim and Aram-Zobah, and Joab marched back to destroy twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt] God, you have rejected us, broken us, you were angry, come back to us!
2. Ouve, ó Deus, o meu clamor, atende à minha oração.
2. You made the earth tremble, split it open; now mend the rifts, it is tottering still.
3. Dos confins da terra clamo a ti, quando o meu coração desfalece. Sobre um rochedo me elevarás, o sossego me darás,
3. You have forced your people to drink a bitter draught, forced us to drink a wine that made us reel.
4. porque és a minha defesa, uma torre sólida contra o inimigo.
4. You gave a signal to those who fear you to let them escape out of range of the bow.Pause
5. Oxalá eu possa habitar sempre no teu tabernáculo; acolher-me-ei à sombra das tuas asas!
5. To rescue those you love, save with your right hand and answer us.
6. Em verdade, tu, ó Deus, ouviste os meus votos; deste-me a herança dos que temem o teu nome.
6. God has spoken from his sanctuary, 'In triumph I will divide up Shechem, and share out the Valley of Succoth.
7. Acrescenta dias aos dias do rei, os seus anos sejam iguais a muitas gerações.
7. 'Mine is Gilead, mine Manasseh, Ephraim the helmet on my head, Judah my commander's baton,
8. Reine eternamente na presença de Deus; manda-lhe graça e fidelidade, para que o guardem.
8. 'Moab a bowl for me to wash in, on Edom I plant my sandal. Now try shouting "Victory!" over me, Philistia!'
9. Assim cantarei sempre o teu nome e cumprirei os meus votos cada dia.
9. Who will lead me against a fortified city, who will guide me into Edom,
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10. if not you, the God who has rejected us? God, you no longer march with our armies.
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11. Bring us help in our time of crisis, any human help is worthless.
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12. With God we shall do deeds of valour, he will trample down our enemies.
