诗篇 55
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
哀诉诡诈恶人的迫害
大卫的训诲诗，交给诗班长，用丝弦的乐器伴奏。
55 神啊！求你倾听我的祷告，
不要隐藏起来不听我的恳求。
2 求你留心听我，应允我；
我在苦恼中必不安宁，唉哼难过；
3 这都是由于仇敌的声音，
和恶人的欺压；
因为他们使祸患临到我的身上，
怒气冲冲地迫害我。
4 我的心在我里面绞痛，
死亡的恐怖落在我身上。
5 惧怕和战兢临到我，
惊恐笼罩着我。
6 我说：“但愿我有鸽子一般的翅膀，
我就飞走，得以安居。
7 看哪！我必逃往远处，
在旷野里住宿。（细拉）
8 我要赶快到我避难的地方去，
逃避狂风暴雨。”
9 主啊！扰乱恶人的计谋，
使他们的意见（“意见”原文作“舌头”）分歧，
因为我在城中看见了强暴和争竞的事。
10 恶人日夜在城墙上绕行，
在城里尽是邪恶与祸害；
11 城中也有毁灭人的事，
欺压和诡诈不离城里的街道。
12 原来不是仇敌辱骂我，
如果是仇敌，我还可以忍受；
也不是恨我的人向我狂妄自大，
如果是恨我的人，我还可以躲避他。
13 但你是和我同等地位的人，
是我的良友，我的知己。
14 我们常在一起密谈，
我们在 神的殿中与群众同行。
15 愿死亡忽然临到他们身上，
愿他们活活下到阴间去，
因为在他们中间，就是在他们的住所里，尽是邪恶。
16 至于我，我却要求告 神，
耶和华就必拯救我。
17 无论在晚上、早晨或中午，
我都哀诉唉哼；
他必听我的声音。
18 他救赎我的性命脱离攻击我的人，
使我得着平安，
尽管攻击我的人的确很多。
19 神必听见，
那从亘古坐着为王的必使他们受苦，（细拉）
因他们不肯改变，
也不敬畏 神。
20 他违背了自己的约，
伸手攻击那些与他和好的人。
21 他的口比奶油光滑，
他的心却怀着争战的意图；
他的话比油还柔和，
其实却是拔了出来的刀。
22 你要把你的重担卸给耶和华，
他必扶持你；
他永远不会让义人动摇。
23 神啊！你必使恶人堕入灭亡的深坑里；
流人血和行诡诈的人必活不到半世；
至于我，我必倚靠你。
诗篇 55
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
被朋友出卖者的祷告
大卫作的训诲诗，交给乐长，用弦乐器。
55 上帝啊，
求你垂听我的祷告，
不要对我的呼求置之不理。
2 求你垂听、应允我的呼求。
我思绪烦乱，坐立不安。
3 仇敌向我咆哮，
恶人迫害我。
他们带给我苦难，
怒气冲冲地辱骂我。
4 我内心悲痛，
被死亡的恐怖笼罩。
5 我浑身颤栗，惊恐不已。
6 啊，但愿我能像鸽子展翅飞去，
得享安息。
7 我要飞到远方，住在旷野。（细拉）
8 我要赶快躲进避难所，
避过暴雨狂风。
9 主啊，
我在城中看见暴力和争斗，
求你使他们言语混乱。
10 他们昼夜在城墙上出没，
城内充满了邪恶和压迫，
11 毁坏的势力到处肆虐，
恐吓与欺诈遍布大街小巷。
12 倘若是仇敌辱骂我，
我还能忍受；
倘若是恨我的人欺凌我，
我还可以躲开。
13 可是，竟然是你——我志同道合的伙伴，我的挚友！
14 从前我们情谊深厚，
与众人同去上帝的殿。
15 愿死亡突然抓住我的仇敌，
愿他们活活地下阴间，
因为他们的内心和家中罪恶充斥。
16 但我要呼求耶和华上帝，
祂必拯救我。
17 晚上、早晨和中午，
我发出痛苦的呼求，
祂必垂听。
18 虽然许多人攻击我，
祂必救我平安脱离险境。
19 永掌王权的上帝必鉴察并惩罚他们，
因为他们顽梗悖逆、不敬畏上帝。
20 我的同伴违背盟约，攻击朋友。
21 他口蜜腹剑，笑里藏刀。
22 把你的重担卸给耶和华，
祂必扶持你。
祂必不让义人跌倒。
23 上帝啊，
你必把恶人送进灭亡的坑里。
嗜血成性的骗子必早早夭亡。
但我要信靠你。
Psalm 55
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 55[a]
Prayer in Time of Betrayal by a Friend
1 For the director.[b] On stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
2 [c]Give ear to my prayer, O God,
do not ignore my supplication.
3 Listen to my cry and answer me,
for my troubles afford me no peace.
4 I am terrified by the shouts of the enemy
and the uproar of the wicked.
For they inflict troubles upon me,
and in their anger they revile me.
5 [d]My heart[e] is filled with anguish,
and I am beset by the terrors of death.
6 Fear and trembling overpower me;
horror overwhelms me.
7 I say, “If only I had wings like a dove
so that I could fly away and be at rest!
8 I would flee away
and seek shelter in the wilderness. Selah
9 I would hurry to a place of refuge,
far from the savage wind and tempest.”
10 [f]Restrain the wicked, O Lord, and confound their speech,[g]
for I see violence and strife in the city.
11 Day and night they make their rounds on its walls,
and within it are iniquity and malice.
12 Destruction is also in its midst;
oppression and treachery pervade its streets.
13 [h]If it was an enemy who reviled me,
I could endure that.
If a foe had treated me with contempt,
I could manage to avoid him.
14 But it was you, one like myself,
a companion and a dear friend,
15 with whom I engaged in pleasant conversation
as we walked with the festive throng
in the house of God.
16 Let death strike my enemies by surprise;
let them descend alive to the netherworld,
for evil dwells in their homes
and in the depths of their hearts.[i]
17 [j]But I make my appeal to God,
and the Lord will save me.
18 Evening, morning, and noon[k]
I will cry out in my distress,
and he will hear my voice.
19 [l]He will deliver me in peace and safety
from those who are arrayed against me,
even though there are many of them.
20 God will hear me and humiliate them,
he who has been enthroned forever. Selah
For they neither change their ways
nor have any fear of God.
21 My companion treats his friends harshly
and breaks his covenant.
22 His speech is smoother than butter,
but war is in his heart.
His words are more soothing than oil,
yet in reality they are drawn swords.
23 Entrust your cares to the Lord,
and he will uphold you;[m]
he will never allow the righteous to waver.
24 But you, O God, will send the wicked
down to the pit of destruction;[n]
those who are bloodthirsty and treacherous
will not live out half their days.
But as for me,
I will put my trust in you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 55:1 The psalmist, a sensitive and pious Levite, interminably repeats his lament. Three times he describes his torment as the victim of calumny, distressed to see the holy city corrupted, and abandoned by his best friend. If only he could escape this misfortune that obsesses him! We are reminded of David in the wake of Absalom’s rebellion against him (see 2 Sam 15–17) as well as of Jeremiah excoriated by his enemies (Jer 4:19; 5:1; 6:6; 9:1, 3, 7) and of Christ, the man of sorrows, betrayed by his friend (see Mt 26:21-23, 48-50).
This psalm is a prayer for days when we feel exhausted by the struggles of life, by the hostility of people and things, when we would like nothing more than to escape, to flee into some deserted spot and encounter nobody. However, the psalmist knows that only God’s presence can free the heart imprisoned by suffering. - Psalm 55:1 For the director: these words are thought to be a musical or liturgical notation. Maskil: see note on Ps 32:1a.
- Psalm 55:2 The psalmist begs God to listen to his plight.
- Psalm 55:5 So great is the physical danger and the mental anguish (see Pss 18:5f; 116:3) that the psalmist wishes he could run away from it all (see Jer 9:1-5).
- Psalm 55:5 Heart: see note on Ps 4:8.
- Psalm 55:10 The psalmist issues an urgent call for God to come to his assistance.
- Psalm 55:10 See notes on Pss 5:11; 35. Restrain . . . confound their speech: possibly a reference to God’s action at Babel (see Gen 11:5-9). Sins of the tongue, calumnies, false witness, and insults are often denounced in psalms of lamentation. Violence . . . strife: entities are personified here and in verse 11 (iniquity . . . malice), and verses 10b-11 recall Jer 5:1; 6:6; 9:6; Ezek 22:2; Zep 3:1.
- Psalm 55:13 Doubtless, the betrayer is a Levite; the Targum identifies the false friend as Ahithophel (see Ps 44:11; 2 Sam 15:12). See also Mt 26:21-25.
- Psalm 55:16 The psalmist calls for the sudden, premature death of his enemies (see note on v. 10 above), which was the same as the punishment wished on one’s enemies (see Pss 73:19; 102:25; Job 15:32; Prov 1:12; Isa 38:10; Jer 17:11), a punishment that overtook the rebellious band of Korah (see Num 16:32f). Hearts: (also v. 22). See note on Ps 4:8.
- Psalm 55:17 The psalmist believes that God will hear his prayer and come to his aid.
- Psalm 55:18 Evening, morning, and noon: the hours for prayer (see Dan 6:11f). The legal day begins at the setting of the sun (“evening”).
- Psalm 55:19 The psalmist reflects once again on his friend’s treachery and then puts his full trust in the Lord.
- Psalm 55:23 Text cited in 1 Pet 5:7 (see also Ps 121:2; Isa 50:10).
- Psalm 55:24 See note on verse 10 above. Pit of destruction: i.e., the grave.
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