Mazmur 28
1 Mazmur Daud. Ya TUHAN, kepada-Mu aku berseru, Engkau pembelaku, dengarlah seruanku. Bila Engkau membisu terhadapku, aku seperti orang yang turun ke liang kubur.
Yahweh, I call out to you; [you are like an overhanging] rock [under which I can hide]. Do not refuse to answer me, because if you are silent, I will soon be with those who are in their graves.
2 Dengarlah permohonanku bila aku berteriak minta tolong, dan mengangkat tanganku ke arah Rumah-Mu yang suci.
Listen to me when I call out for you [to help me], when I pray, lifting up my hands as I face your sacred temple.
3 Jangan menumpas aku bersama orang durhaka, bersama orang yang melakukan kejahatan. Mereka berbicara dengan ramah, tetapi hati mereka penuh kebusukan.
Do not drag me away with wicked people, with those who do wicked deeds, with those who pretend [to act] peacefully toward others while in their inner beings, they hate them.
4 Hukumlah mereka karena perbuatan mereka, karena kejahatan yang mereka lakukan. Hukumlah mereka sesuai dengan perbuatan mereka; berilah mereka hukuman yang setimpal.
Punish those people in the way that they deserve for what they have done; punish them for their evil deeds [DOU].
5 Mereka tidak mengindahkan perbuatan TUHAN, atau apa yang dikerjakan-Nya. Maka Ia akan menghukum mereka, dan membinasakan mereka untuk selama-lamanya.
Yahweh, they do not pay attention to the [wonderful] things that you have done and that you have created; so get rid of them permanently and do not let them appear again!
6 Terpujilah TUHAN, sebab Ia telah mendengar permohonanku.
Praise Yahweh because he has heard me when I called out for him to help me!
7 TUHAN pelindung dan pembelaku, aku percaya kepada-Nya. Ia menolong dan menggirangkan hatiku, aku memuji Dia dengan lagu syukur.
Yahweh makes me strong and [protects] me [like a shield] [MET]; I trusted in him, and he helped me. I was glad, and from my inner being I praised him as I sang to him.
8 TUHAN memberi kekuatan kepada umat-Nya, Ia membela dan menyelamatkan raja pilihan-Nya.
Yahweh causes us to be strong and protects us; and he saves me, the one he appointed [MTY] to be king.
9 Selamatkanlah umat-Mu, ya TUHAN, berkatilah orang-orang milik-Mu. Jadilah seperti seorang gembala bagi mereka, dan jagalah mereka untuk selama-lamanya.
Yahweh, save/rescue your people; bless those who belong to you. [Take care of them like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]; take care of them forever.
