- 0. A Psalme to giue instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah.
- 1. As the harte brayeth for the riuers of water, so panteth my soule after thee, O God.
- 2. My soule thirsteth for God, euen for the liuing God: when shall I come and appeare before the presence of God?
- 3. My teares haue bin my meate day & night, while they dayly say vnto me, Where is thy God?
- 4. When I remembred these things, I powred out my very heart, because I had gone with the multitude, and ledde them into the House of God with the voyce of singing, and prayse, as a multitude that keepeth a feast.
- 5. Why art thou cast downe, my soule, and vnquiet within me? waite on God: for I will yet giue him thankes for the helpe of his presence.
- 6. My God, my soule is cast downe within me, because I remember thee, from the land of Iorden, and Hermonim, and from the mount Mizar.
- 7. One deepe calleth another deepe by the noyse of thy water spoutes: all thy waues and thy floods are gone ouer me.
- 8. The Lorde will graunt his louing kindenesse in the day, and in the night shall I sing of him, euen a prayer vnto the God of my life.
- 9. I wil say vnto God, which is my rocke, Why hast thou forgotten mee? why goe I mourning, when the enemie oppresseth me?
- 10. My bones are cut asunder, while mine enemies reproch me, saying dayly vnto me, Where is thy God?
- 11. Why art thou cast downe, my soule? and why art thou disquieted within mee? waite on God: for I wil yet giue him thankes: he is my present helpe, and my God.
1."Вступись в тяжбу мою с народом недобрым". Писатель сознает свою невиновность перед преследователями и просит Бога о разбирательстве своего дела. "Народ недобрый" - все, восставшие на Давида и приверженцев его, т. е. сторонники Авессалома. "Под человеком лукавым" можно разуметь Авессалома, возбуждавшего народ ложными обвинениями на Давида.3."Пошли свет Твой и истину Твою" - пошли Твою милость ("свет"), защити от врагов. "Истина" - верность обетованиям и откровению, по которым праведник заслуживает награды, а грешник - кары. По исполнении этого обетования писатель надеется снова быть на горе Сион в "обителях" Господа, т. е. - при скинии, в местах обитания Господа.
