被围困中的呼求

大卫作的诗,交给乐长,调用“休要毁坏”。当时他因逃避扫罗躲进了洞里。

57 上帝啊,求你怜悯我,怜悯我,
因为我投靠你。
我要在你翅膀下得到荫庇,
直到灾难结束。
我向至高的上帝,
向为我成就一切的上帝呼求。
上帝从天上施助、拯救我,
使迫害我的人蒙羞。
上帝必彰显祂的慈爱和信实。
我被狮子包围,
躺卧在吃人的野兽中。
他们的牙齿是矛和箭,
舌头是尖刀。
上帝啊,
愿人对你的尊崇超过诸天,
愿你的荣耀覆盖大地。
我的仇敌设下网罗,
我心中沮丧。
他们在我走的路上挖了陷阱,
自己却掉了进去。(细拉)

上帝啊,我心坚定,我心坚定,
我要唱诗赞美你。
我的心啊,要振奋起来!
琴瑟啊,弹奏吧!
我要唤醒黎明!
主啊,我要在列邦称谢你,
在列国歌颂你。
10 因为你的慈爱高达诸天,
你的信实广及穹苍。
11 上帝啊,
愿你得到的尊崇超过诸天,
愿你的荣耀覆盖大地。

祈求上帝惩罚恶人

大卫作的诗,交给乐长,调用“休要毁坏”。

58 你们做官长的主持公道吗?
你们的审判公正吗?
不,你们心中图谋不义,
你们在地上行凶作恶。
恶人生下来就步入歧途,
一出母胎就离开正道,
谎话连篇。
他们像喷出毒液的毒蛇,
又像耳聋的眼镜蛇,
任法师的邪术再高超,
也听不见他的咒语。
上帝啊,求你敲碎他们的牙齿;
耶和华啊,
求你拔掉这些猛狮的利齿。
愿他们如流水逝去,
愿他们弯弓搭箭时箭头折断。
愿他们像蜗牛一样溶为烂泥,
又如流产的胎儿不见天日。
刹那间,
荆棘还没有把锅烧热的工夫,
上帝必除灭他们。
10 义人必因恶人遭报而欢欣,
并用恶人的血洗脚。
11 这样,人们必说:
“义人终有善报,
确实有一位审判天下的上帝。”

祈求上帝佑护

大卫作的诗,交给乐长,调用“休要毁坏”。当时扫罗派人去监视大卫的家,要杀害大卫。

59 我的上帝啊,
求你救我脱离仇敌,
保护我免遭其害。
求你救我脱离作恶之徒,
脱离嗜血成性之人。
看啊,他们要暗害我。
耶和华啊,我并未犯罪作恶,
凶残的人却攻击我。
我没有过错,
他们却准备攻击我。
求你起来帮助我,
顾念我的困境。
万军之耶和华,以色列的上帝啊,
求你起来惩罚列国,
不要姑息奸诈的恶人。(细拉)

他们夜晚回来,
嚎叫如狗,在城中游荡。
他们出口伤人,舌如利剑,
还说:“谁听得见?”
但你耶和华必嗤笑他们,
嘲讽列国。
上帝啊,
你是我的力量,我的堡垒,
我仰望你。
10 我的上帝爱我,
祂会帮助我,
让我欣然看见仇敌遭报。

11 保护我们的主啊,
求你不要杀掉他们,
免得我的百姓忘记教训。
求你用你的能力驱散他们,
使他们沦为卑贱。
12 他们的嘴巴充满罪恶,
口中尽是咒诅和谎言,
愿他们陷在狂傲中不能自拔。
13 求你发烈怒毁灭他们,
彻底铲除他们,
使普天下都知道上帝在雅各家掌权。(细拉)

14 他们夜晚回来,
嚎叫如狗,在城中游荡,
15 四处觅食,
吃不饱就狂吠不止。
16 但我要歌颂你的能力,
在清晨颂扬你的慈爱,
因为你是我的堡垒,
是我患难时的避难所。
17 上帝啊,你是我的力量,
我要颂赞你,
你是我的堡垒,
是爱我的上帝。

被圍困中的呼求

大衛作的詩,交給樂長,調用「休要毀壞」。當時他因逃避掃羅躲進了洞裡。

57 上帝啊,求你憐憫我,憐憫我,
因為我投靠你。
我要在你翅膀下得到蔭庇,
直到災難結束。
我向至高的上帝,
向為我成就一切的上帝呼求。
上帝從天上施助、拯救我,
使迫害我的人蒙羞。
上帝必彰顯祂的慈愛和信實。
我被獅子包圍,
躺臥在吃人的野獸中。
他們的牙齒是矛和箭,
舌頭是尖刀。
上帝啊,
願人對你的尊崇超過諸天,
願你的榮耀覆蓋大地。
我的仇敵設下網羅,
我心中沮喪。
他們在我走的路上挖了陷阱,
自己卻掉了進去。(細拉)

上帝啊,我心堅定,我心堅定,
我要唱詩讚美你。
我的心啊,要振奮起來!
琴瑟啊,彈奏吧!
我要喚醒黎明!
主啊,我要在列邦稱謝你,
在列國歌頌你。
10 因為你的慈愛高達諸天,
你的信實廣及穹蒼。
11 上帝啊,
願你得到的尊崇超過諸天,
願你的榮耀覆蓋大地。

祈求上帝懲罰惡人

大衛作的詩,交給樂長,調用「休要毀壞」。

58 你們做官長的主持公道嗎?
你們的審判公正嗎?
不,你們心中圖謀不義,
你們在地上行兇作惡。
惡人生下來就步入歧途,
一出母胎就離開正道,
謊話連篇。
他們像噴出毒液的毒蛇,
又像耳聾的眼鏡蛇,
任法師的邪術再高超,
也聽不見他的咒語。
上帝啊,求你敲碎他們的牙齒;
耶和華啊,
求你拔掉這些猛獅的利齒。
願他們如流水逝去,
願他們彎弓搭箭時箭頭折斷。
願他們像蝸牛一樣溶為爛泥,
又如流產的胎兒不見天日。
刹那間,
荊棘還沒有把鍋燒熱的工夫,
上帝必除滅他們。
10 義人必因惡人遭報而歡欣,
並用惡人的血洗腳。
11 這樣,人們必說:
「義人終有善報,
確實有一位審判天下的上帝。」

祈求上帝佑護

大衛作的詩,交給樂長,調用「休要毀壞」。當時掃羅派人去監視大衛的家,要殺害大衛。

59 我的上帝啊,
求你救我脫離仇敵,
保護我免遭其害。
求你救我脫離作惡之徒,
脫離嗜血成性之人。
看啊,他們要暗害我。
耶和華啊,我並未犯罪作惡,
兇殘的人卻攻擊我。
我沒有過錯,
他們卻準備攻擊我。
求你起來幫助我,
顧念我的困境。
萬軍之耶和華,以色列的上帝啊,
求你起來懲罰列國,
不要姑息奸詐的惡人。(細拉)

他們夜晚回來,
嚎叫如狗,在城中遊蕩。
他們出口傷人,舌如利劍,
還說:「誰聽得見?」
但你耶和華必嗤笑他們,
嘲諷列國。
上帝啊,
你是我的力量,我的堡壘,
我仰望你。
10 我的上帝愛我,
祂會幫助我,
讓我欣然看見仇敵遭報。

11 保護我們的主啊,
求你不要殺掉他們,
免得我的百姓忘記教訓。
求你用你的能力驅散他們,
使他們淪為卑賤。
12 他們的嘴巴充滿罪惡,
口中盡是咒詛和謊言,
願他們陷在狂傲中不能自拔。
13 求你發烈怒毀滅他們,
徹底剷除他們,
使普天下都知道上帝在雅各家掌權。(細拉)

14 他們夜晚回來,
嚎叫如狗,在城中遊蕩,
15 四處覓食,
吃不飽就狂吠不止。
16 但我要歌頌你的能力,
在清晨頌揚你的慈愛,
因為你是我的堡壘,
是我患難時的避難所。
17 上帝啊,你是我的力量,
我要頌讚你,
你是我的堡壘,
是愛我的上帝。

57 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

58 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord.

Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

59 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.

Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

亚伯拉罕的榜样

那么,从我们的先祖亚伯拉罕身上,我们学到什么呢? 如果亚伯拉罕是因为有好行为而被称为义人,他就可以夸口了,但他在上帝面前没有可夸的。 圣经上不是说“亚伯拉罕信上帝,就被算为义人”吗? 人工作得来的工钱不算是恩典,是应得的。 但对于只信赦免罪人的上帝、不靠功劳的人,他的信就被算为义。

大卫也说不靠行为而被上帝算为义的人是有福的,他说: “过犯得到赦免、罪恶被遮盖的人有福了。 不被主定罪的人有福了。”

那么,这种福分只给受割礼的人吗?还是也给没有受割礼的人呢?因为我们说,亚伯拉罕信上帝,就被算为义人。 10 他究竟是怎么被算为义人的呢?是他受割礼以前呢?还是以后呢?不是以后,而是以前。 11 他后来受割礼只不过是一个记号,表明他在受割礼前已经因信而被称为义人了。他因此成为一切未受割礼的信徒之父,使这些人也可以被算为义人。 12 他也做了受割礼之人的父。这些人不只是受了割礼,还跟随我们先祖亚伯拉罕的脚步,效法他在未受割礼时的信心。

13 上帝应许将世界赐给亚伯拉罕和他的后裔,不是因为亚伯拉罕遵行了律法,而是因为他因信而成了义人。 14 如果只有遵行律法的人才可以承受应许,信心就没有价值,上帝的应许也就落了空。 15 因为有律法,就有刑罚;哪里没有律法,哪里就没有违法的事。 16 所以,上帝的应许是借着人的信心赐下的,好叫这一切都是出于上帝的恩典,确保应许归给所有亚伯拉罕的子孙,不单是守律法的人,也包括一切效法亚伯拉罕信心的人。 17 亚伯拉罕在上帝面前是我们所有人的父,正如圣经上说:“我已经立你为万族之父。”他所信的上帝是能够使死人复活、使无变有的上帝。

18 他在毫无指望的情况下仍然满怀盼望地相信上帝的应许,因而成为“万族之父”,正如上帝的应许:“你的后裔必这么多”。 19 那时他将近百岁,知道自己身体如同已死,撒拉也过了生育的岁数,但他的信心仍然没有动摇。 20 他没有因不信而怀疑上帝的应许,反倒信心更加坚定,将荣耀归给上帝。 21 他完全相信上帝必能实现祂的应许。 22 因此,他被算为义人。 23 “他被算为义人”这句话不单单是为他写的, 24 也是为将来要被算为义人的我们写的,就是相信上帝使主耶稣从死里复活的人。 25 耶稣受害而死是为了我们的过犯,祂复活是为了使我们成为义人。

亞伯拉罕的榜樣

那麼,從我們的先祖亞伯拉罕身上,我們學到什麼呢? 如果亞伯拉罕是因為有好行為而被稱為義人,他就可以誇口了,但他在上帝面前沒有可誇的。 聖經上不是說「亞伯拉罕信上帝,就被算為義人」嗎? 人工作得來的工錢不算是恩典,是應得的。 但對於只信赦免罪人的上帝、不靠功勞的人,他的信就被算為義。

大衛也說不靠行為而被上帝算為義的人是有福的,他說: 「過犯得到赦免、罪惡被遮蓋的人有福了。 不被主定罪的人有福了。」

那麼,這種福分只給受割禮的人嗎?還是也給沒有受割禮的人呢?因為我們說,亞伯拉罕信上帝,就被算為義人。 10 他究竟是怎麼被算為義人的呢?是他受割禮以前呢?還是以後呢?不是以後,而是以前。 11 他後來受割禮只不過是一個記號,表明他在受割禮前已經因信而被稱為義人了。他因此成為一切未受割禮的信徒之父,使這些人也可以被算為義人。 12 他也做了受割禮之人的父。這些人不只是受了割禮,還跟隨我們先祖亞伯拉罕的腳步,效法他在未受割禮時的信心。

13 上帝應許將世界賜給亞伯拉罕和他的後裔,不是因為亞伯拉罕遵行了律法,而是因為他因信而成了義人。 14 如果只有遵行律法的人才可以承受應許,信心就沒有價值,上帝的應許也就落了空。 15 因為有律法,就有刑罰;哪裡沒有律法,哪裡就沒有違法的事。 16 所以,上帝的應許是藉著人的信心賜下的,好叫這一切都是出於上帝的恩典,確保應許歸給所有亞伯拉罕的子孫,不單是守律法的人,也包括一切效法亞伯拉罕信心的人。 17 亞伯拉罕在上帝面前是我們所有人的父,正如聖經上說:「我已經立你為萬族之父。」他所信的上帝是能夠使死人復活、使無變有的上帝。

18 他在毫無指望的情況下仍然滿懷盼望地相信上帝的應許,因而成為「萬族之父」,正如上帝的應許:「你的後裔必這麼多」。 19 那時他將近百歲,知道自己身體如同已死,撒拉也過了生育的歲數,但他的信心仍然沒有動搖。 20 他沒有因不信而懷疑上帝的應許,反倒信心更加堅定,將榮耀歸給上帝。 21 他完全相信上帝必能實現祂的應許。 22 因此,他被算為義人。 23 「他被算為義人」這句話不單單是為他寫的, 24 也是為將來要被算為義人的我們寫的,就是相信上帝使主耶穌從死裡復活的人。 25 耶穌受害而死是為了我們的過犯,祂復活是為了使我們成為義人。

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.