Bible Society of South Africa
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 9

This is a hymn of praise reflecting on the way God dealt with His people from creation to exile.

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

Pesalema 103

Lerato la Modimo

1Pesalema ya Davida.

Boka Morena, wena moya wa ka;

botho bohle ba ka

bo boke bitso la hae le halalelang.

2Boka Morena, wena moya wa ka;

o se ke wa lebala

melemo yohle ya hae.

3Ke yena ya o tshwarelang

melato ya hao kaofela,

ke yena ya o fodisang

mahlokong a hao kaofela.

4Ke yena ya o lopollang lebitleng,

ke yena ya o qhakang ka mohau,

ya o qhakang le ka lerato.

5Ke yena ya o fepang tse molemo

bophelong bohle ba hao,

hore o boele o ntjhafale,

o ntjhafale jwaloka ntsu.

6Morena o sebetsa ka ho loka,

o ahlolela bohle ba hateletsweng.

7O ne a tsebise Moshe ditsela tsa hae,

a bontsha bana ba Iseraele

diketso tsa hae tse kgolo.

8Morena o na le kutlwelobohloko,

Morena o mosa;

o dieha ho halefa, o tletse mohau.

9Ha a re tsekise hoyahoile;

ha a re jare ka pelo kamehla yohle.

10Ha a re otle

ho ya ka dibe tsa rona,

ha a re putse

ho ya ka melato ya rona.

11Jwalokaha mahodimo

a phahametse lefatshe,

le mohau wa Modimo o moholo,

o moholo hakaalo ho ba mo tshabang.

12Jwalokaha botjhabela

bo le hole le bophirimela,

le ditlolo tsa rona o a di suthisa,

o di suthisetsa hole le yena hakaalo.

13Jwalokaha ntata bana

a ba utlwela bohloko,

ka mokgwa o jwalo le Morena

o utlwela ba mo tshabang bohloko.

14Ke hobane yena o tseba

seo re bopilweng ka sona,

ha a lebale hore re lerole feela.

15Ditshiu tsa motho

di tshwana le tsa jwang;

o tlokoma jwaloka palesa ya naha;

16ha moya o foka hodima yona

e a fela,

ebe ditulo tsa yona

di sala di le feela.

17Empa mohau wa Morena,

ho ba mo tshabang,

ke wa kamehla yohle,

e se nang qaleho le qetello;

le ho loka ha hae ho fihla

le ditlohotloholwaneng tsa bona,

18ho ba bolokang selekane sa hae,

ba hopolang

ho phethahatsa ditaelo tsa hae.

19Morena o beile terone ya hae,

o e beile mahodimong,

tsohle di tlasa puso ya hae.

20Bokang Morena,

lona mangeloi a hae,

lona bahale

ba phethang taelo tsa hae,

ba mamelang seo a se bolelang.

21Bokang Morena,

lona mabotho a hae wohle,

lona basebeletsi ba hae

ba phethang thato ya hae.

22Bokang Morena,

lona mesebetsi ya hae yohle,

hohle moo a busang teng.

Boka Morena, wena moya wa ka.

Pesalema 103SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

Forgiveness in the Psalms – 2

The Psalm starts with David exhorting his soul to praise God.  One of the reasons to praise God is forgiveness parallel to healing from diseases.  It is, in this instance, a metaphor for the restoration of the moral and spiritual life.  This leads to renewal and restoration.

Verse 12 is also a metaphor.  The distance between North and South can be measured from the different poles, but the distance between East and West – immeasurable.  Verse 13 reminds the reader of God’s compassion to those showing respect to Him.

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