詩篇 85
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
求耶和華施恩其民
85 可拉後裔的詩，交於伶長。
1 耶和華啊，你已經向你的地施恩，救回被擄的雅各。
2 你赦免了你百姓的罪孽，遮蓋了他們一切的過犯。（細拉）
3 你收轉了所發的憤怒，和你猛烈的怒氣。
4 拯救我們的神啊，求你使我們回轉，叫你的惱恨向我們止息。
5 你要向我們發怒到永遠嗎？你要將你的怒氣延留到萬代嗎？
6 你不再將我們救活，使你的百姓靠你歡喜嗎？
7 耶和華啊，求你使我們得見你的慈愛，又將你的救恩賜給我們。
8 我要聽神耶和華所說的話，因為他必應許將平安賜給他的百姓他的聖民，他們卻不可再轉去妄行。
9 他的救恩誠然與敬畏他的人相近，叫榮耀住在我們的地上。
10 慈愛和誠實彼此相遇，公義和平安彼此相親。
11 誠實從地而生，公義從天而現。
12 耶和華必將好處賜給我們，我們的地也要多出土產。
13 公義要行在他面前，叫他的腳蹤成為可走的路。
Psalm 85
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 85[a]
Prayer for Divine Favor
1 For the leader. A psalm of the Korahites.
I
2 You once favored, Lord, your land,
restored the captives of Jacob.(A)
3 You forgave the guilt of your people,
pardoned all their sins.
Selah
4 You withdrew all your wrath,
turned back from your burning anger.(B)
II
5 Restore us, God of our salvation;
let go of your displeasure with us.(C)
6 Will you be angry with us forever,
prolong your anger for all generations?(D)
7 Certainly you will again restore our life,
that your people may rejoice in you.
8 Show us, Lord, your mercy;
grant us your salvation.
III
9 [b]I will listen for what God, the Lord, has to say;
surely he will speak of peace
To his people and to his faithful.
May they not turn to foolishness!
10 Near indeed is his salvation for those who fear him;
glory will dwell in our land.
11 [c]Love and truth will meet;
justice and peace will kiss.(E)
12 Truth will spring from the earth;
justice will look down from heaven.(F)
13 Yes, the Lord will grant his bounty;
our land will yield its produce.(G)
14 Justice will march before him,
and make a way for his footsteps.
Footnotes
- Psalm 85 A national lament reminding God of past favors and forgiveness (Ps 85:2–4) and begging for forgiveness and grace now (Ps 85:5–8). A speaker represents the people who wait humbly with open hearts (Ps 85:9–10): God will be active on their behalf (Ps 85:11–13). The situation suggests the conditions of Judea during the early postexilic period, the fifth century B.C.; the thoughts are similar to those of postexilic prophets (Hg 1:5–11; 2:6–9).
- 85:9 The prophet listens to God’s revelation, cf. Hb 2:1.
- 85:11–13 Divine activity is personified as pairs of virtues.
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