The Love of God
1 Praise the Lord, my soul!
All my being, praise his holy name!
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and do not forget how kind he is.
3 He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.
4 He keeps me from the grave
and blesses me with love and mercy.
5 He fills my life with good things,
so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.
6 The Lord judges in favor of the oppressed
and gives them their rights.
7 He revealed his plans to Moses
and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.
8 The Lord is merciful and loving,
slow to become angry and full of constant love.
9 He does not keep on rebuking;
he is not angry forever.
10 He does not punish us as we deserve
or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.
11 As high as the sky is above the earth,
so great is his love for those who honor him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our sins from us.
13 As a father is kind to his children,
so the Lord is kind to those who honor him.
14 He knows what we are made of;
he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for us, our life is like grass.
We grow and flourish like a wild flower;
16 then the wind blows on it, and it is gone—
no one sees it again.
17 But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever,
and his goodness endures for all generations
18 of those who are true to his covenant
and who faithfully obey his commands.
19 The Lord placed his throne in heaven;
he is king over all.
20 Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels,
who obey his commands,
who listen to what he says.
21 Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers,
you servants of his, who do his will!
22 Praise the Lord, all his creatures
in all the places he rules.
Praise the Lord, my soul!
Ludo gwe Ndzimu
1 Kudza Yahwe, iwe meya yangu,
ne zose zwimundili,
ngazwikudze zina labo lakayengemala.
2 Kudza Yahwe, iwe meya yangu,
usikangang'we mbuzilo yabo yose.
3 Ibo banozwiibhatigwa milandu iyo yose,
banopodza magwele awo wose,
4 ndibo banodusa butjilo gugo mu gomba,
banokuambadza tjiala tje ludo gusingazunguzike ne ngoni,
5 ibo banokugutsha nge zwakanaka butjilo gugo gose
kuti ndizo butjilo gugo gube gutshwa segwe dzu.
6 Yahwe banoshinga bubuya
ne ndulamo muna bose banotshambilidziwa.
7 Bakazibisa Mushe zila dzabo,
mishingo yabo ku bathu be Iziraela.
8 Yahwe bana ngoni ne lubu,
abatotjimbidza gwadza moyo kakale bazhele ludo gusingazunguzike.
9 Abatowogala betjemela,
kakale abatogwadzilamoyo tjose.
10 Abatoshingidzana naswi kuyendidzana ne zwibi zwedu,
nenguba kuli kutibgwilizila kuyendidzana ne milandu yedu.
11 Sekwa kudzimu kuli pezhugwi kwe shango,
ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike bukulu seni muna ibabo banobatja!
12 Sekwa kuli thambo kudwa mu bhezhuba kunoti ku golombedzo,
sa ikoku, ndiyo thambo yabakatola kusuka matjinyo edu.
13 Sekwa tate be bana bana ngoni mu bana babo,
ndizo Yahwe bana ngonibo muna ibabo banobatja.
14 Ngobe banoziba sekwa takabumbgwa,
banokumbulukigwa kuti ti hwuluba.
15 Ngekwe nthu, mazhuba awe anonga bushwa,
unothinila se luba le shango.
16 Phepo inofula pezhugwi kwalo, ngono likabe liyenda nayo,
ne bugalo gwalo gube gwalikangang'wa tjose.
17 Koga ludo gwa Yahwe gusingazunguzike gumuna ibabo banobatja,
kudwa kusina budwilo kunoti kusingapele
ne ndulamo yabo ku bana ne bana be bana babo,
18 kuna ibabo banobhata tjidumano tjabo
kakale bekumbulukigwa milayo yabo.
19 Yahwe bakathama tjigalo tjabo tje bushe kudzimu,
ne mbuso wabo unobusa kose.
20 Kudzani Yahwe, imwi mose batumwa babo be kudzimu,
imwi bakasima banothama dama labo,
imwi banohwilila dama labo labanoleba.
21 Kudzani Yahwe, imwi mibunga yabo,
bashingili babo banoshinga kuda kwabo.
22 Kudzani Yahwe, mose zwibumbiwa zwabo,
mu magalo wose e mbuso wabo.
Kudza Yahwe, iwe meya yangu.