祈求上帝的帮助

大卫的诗歌。

108 上帝啊!我的心坚定不移,
我要用心灵歌颂你。
琴瑟啊,弹奏吧,
我要唤醒黎明。
耶和华啊,我要在列邦称谢你,
在列国歌颂你。
因为你的慈爱广及诸天,
你的信实高达穹苍。
上帝啊,
愿你得到的尊崇超过诸天,
愿你的荣耀覆盖大地。
求你应允我们的祷告,
伸出右手帮助我们,
使你所爱的人获救。
上帝在祂的圣所说:
“我要欢然划分示剑,丈量疏割谷。
基列是我的,玛拿西也是我的,
以法莲是我的头盔,
犹大是我的权杖。
摩押是我的洗脚盆,
我要把鞋扔给以东,
我要在非利士高唱凯歌。”
10 谁能带我进入坚固的城池?
谁能领我到以东?
11 上帝啊,你抛弃了我们吗?
上帝啊,你不再和我们的军队一同出战了吗?
12 求你帮助我们攻打仇敌,
因为人的帮助徒然无益。
13 我们依靠上帝才能取胜,
祂必把我们的敌人踩在脚下。

Psalm 108[a]

A song. A psalm of David.

108 My heart is unwavering, God.
    I will sing and make music—
    yes, with my whole being!
Wake up, harp and lyre!
    I will wake the dawn itself!
I will give thanks to you, Lord, among all the peoples;
    I will make music to you among the nations,
    because your faithful love is higher than heaven;
    your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
Exalt yourself, God, higher than heaven!
    Let your glory be over all the earth!
    Save me by your power and answer me
    so that the people you love might be rescued.

God has spoken in his sanctuary:
“I will celebrate as I divide up Shechem
    and portion out the Succoth Valley.
Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter.
But Moab is my washbowl;
    I’ll throw my shoe at Edom.
    I shout in triumph over Philistia!
10 I wish someone would bring me to a fortified city!
    I wish someone would lead me to Edom!”

11 But you have rejected us, God, haven’t you?
    You, God, no longer accompany our armies.
12 Give us help against the enemy—
    human help is worthless.
13 With God we will triumph:
    God is the one who will trample our adversaries.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 108:1 Ps 108:1-5 parallels Ps 57:7-11; Ps 108:6-13 parallels Ps 60:5-12.

Psalm 108

A song of David.

My heart is committed, O God:
    I will sing;
I will sing praises with great affection
    and pledge my whole soul to the singing.
Wake up the harp and lyre, and strum the strings;
    I will stir the sleepy dawn from slumber!
I will stand and offer You my thanks, Eternal One, in the presence of others;
    I will sing of Your greatness among the nations no matter where I am.
For Your amazing love soars overhead far into the heavens;
    Your truth rises up to the clouds
    where passing light bends.

O God, that You would be lifted up above the heavens in the hearts of Your people
    until the whole earth knows Your glory.
Reach down and rescue those whom You love;
    pull us to safety by Your mighty right hand, and answer me.
God’s voice has been heard in His holy sanctuary:
    “I will celebrate.
    I will allocate Shechem and the Succoth Valley to My people.
Gilead belongs to Me, and so does Manasseh;
    Ephraim is the helmet that protects My head;
    Judah is the scepter through which I rule;
Moab is the washpot in which I clean Myself;
    I will throw My shoe over Edom in conquest;
    Philistia will soon hear My victory shout.”

10 But who will take me into the fortified city?
    Who will lead me into Edom?
11 Have You not turned Your back on us, O God?
    Will You stay away and not accompany our armies, O God?
12 Help us against our enemy; we need Your help!
    It’s useless to trust in the hand of man for liberation.
13 Only through God can we be successful.
    It is God alone who will defeat our enemies and bring us victory!