安居圣山者的资格

大卫的诗。

15 耶和华啊,谁能住在你的圣所?
谁能安居在你的圣山?
就是品行纯全,做事公正,
说话诚实的人。
他不说毁谤的话,
不恶待邻人,不造谣生事。
他鄙视恶人,
尊重那些敬畏耶和华的人。
他起了誓,即使吃亏也不背誓。
他不放债取利,
也不受贿去坑害无辜。
这样的人必永远坚立不摇。

信靠之福

大卫的诗。

16 上帝啊!我投靠你,
求你保护我。
我对耶和华说:“你是我的主,
我美好的一切都从你而来。”
世上敬畏你的人极其尊贵,
是我所喜爱的。
追随假神的人,其愁苦必有增无减。
我必不向他们的假神献上血祭,
口中也不提假神的名号。
耶和华啊,你是我的一切,
你赐我一切福分,
你掌管我的一切。
你赐我佳美之地,
我的产业何其美!
我要称颂赐我教诲的耶和华,
我的良心也在夜间提醒我。
我常以耶和华为念,
祂在我右边,我必不动摇。
因此,我的心欢喜,
我的灵快乐,
我的身体也安然无恙。
10 你不会把我的灵魂撇在阴间,
也不会让你的圣者身体朽坏。
11 你把生命之路指示我,
你右手有永远的福乐,
我在你面前充满喜乐。

无辜者的祈祷

大卫的祈祷。

17 耶和华啊,
求你听我祈求公义的声音,
侧耳听我的呼求,
垂听我真诚的祷告。
愿你宣判我无罪,
愿你明察是非。
你试验过我的心思,
夜间鉴察过我,磨炼过我,
找不出任何过犯;
我立志口不犯罪。
我遵守你的教导,洁身自守,
不与残暴之徒同流。
我坚定地走你的道路,
从未偏离。
上帝啊!我向你祈祷,
因为你必应允我。
求你垂听我的祷告。
求你彰显你奇妙的慈爱,
用右手拯救投靠你的人脱离仇敌。
求你保护我,像保护眼中的瞳仁,
用你的翅膀荫庇我,
救我脱离恶人的攻击,
脱离四围杀气腾腾的仇敌。
10 他们良心丧尽,口出狂言。
11 他们穷追围堵,
伺机把我打倒在地。
12 他们像急于撕碎猎物的饿狮,
又像蹲伏在暗处的猛狮。
13 耶和华啊,
求你起来迎头击倒他们,
求你持刀救我脱离恶人。
14 耶和华啊,
求你伸手救我脱离这些人,
脱离这些只在今生有福分的世人。
你使他们财宝无数。
他们儿女众多,
还把财富留给子孙。
15 但我因持守公义必见你的面;
我醒来见到你就心满意足了。

安居聖山者的資格

大衛的詩。

15 耶和華啊,誰能住在你的聖所?
誰能安居在你的聖山?
就是品行純全,做事公正,
說話誠實的人。
他不說譭謗的話,
不惡待鄰人,不造謠生事。
他鄙視惡人,
尊重那些敬畏耶和華的人。
他起了誓,即使吃虧也不背誓。
他不放債取利,
也不受賄去坑害無辜。
這樣的人必永遠堅立不搖。

信靠之福

大衛的詩。

16 上帝啊!我投靠你,
求你保護我。
我對耶和華說:「你是我的主,
我美好的一切都從你而來。」
世上敬畏你的人極其尊貴,
是我所喜愛的。
追隨假神的人,其愁苦必有增無減。
我必不向他們的假神獻上血祭,
口中也不提假神的名號。
耶和華啊,你是我的一切,
你賜我一切福分,
你掌管我的一切。
你賜我佳美之地,
我的產業何其美!
我要稱頌賜我教誨的耶和華,
我的良心也在夜間提醒我。
我常以耶和華為念,
祂在我右邊,我必不動搖。
因此,我的心歡喜,
我的靈快樂,
我的身體也安然無恙。
10 你不會把我的靈魂撇在陰間,
也不會讓你的聖者身體朽壞。
11 你把生命之路指示我,
你右手有永遠的福樂,
我在你面前充滿喜樂。

無辜者的祈禱

大衛的祈禱。

17 耶和華啊,
求你聽我祈求公義的聲音,
側耳聽我的呼求,
垂聽我真誠的禱告。
願你宣判我無罪,
願你明察是非。
你試驗過我的心思,
夜間鑒察過我,磨煉過我,
找不出任何過犯;
我立志口不犯罪。
我遵守你的教導,潔身自守,
不與殘暴之徒同流。
我堅定地走你的道路,
從未偏離。
上帝啊!我向你祈禱,
因為你必應允我。
求你垂聽我的禱告。
求你彰顯你奇妙的慈愛,
用右手拯救投靠你的人脫離仇敵。
求你保護我,像保護眼中的瞳人,
用你的翅膀蔭庇我,
救我脫離惡人的攻擊,
脫離四圍殺氣騰騰的仇敵。
10 他們良心喪盡,口出狂言。
11 他們窮追圍堵,
伺機把我打倒在地。
12 他們像急於撕碎獵物的餓獅,
又像蹲伏在暗處的猛獅。
13 耶和華啊,
求你起來迎頭擊倒他們,
求你持刀救我脫離惡人。
14 耶和華啊,
求你伸手救我脫離這些人,
脫離這些只在今生有福分的世人。
你使他們財寶無數。
他們兒女眾多,
還把財富留給子孫。
15 但我因持守公義必見你的面;
我醒來見到你就心滿意足了。

15 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

16 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

17 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

14 From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.