诗篇 107
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
詩篇卷五
稱頌 神拯救他的子民
107 你們要稱謝耶和華，因他本是良善的；
他的慈愛永遠長存。
2 願耶和華救贖的子民這樣稱謝他；
這民就是他從敵人的手裡救贖出來，
3 把他們從各地，
就是從東從西、從南（“南”原文作“海”）從北，招聚回來的。
4 他們有些人在曠野、在荒漠飄流，
尋不見路往可居住的城巿。
5 他們又飢又渴，
心靈疲弱。
6 他們在急難中呼求耶和華，
耶和華就救他們脫離困苦；
7 領他們走正直的路，
使他們去到可居住的城巿。
8 願人因耶和華的慈愛，
和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他。
9 因為他使乾渴的人得到滿足，
又使飢餓的人飽享美物。
10 他們有些人坐在黑暗和死蔭裡，
被困苦和鐵鍊捆鎖著；
11 因為他們違背了 神的話，
藐視了至高者的旨意。
12 所以 神用苦難治服他們的心；
他們跌倒，也沒有人幫助。
13 他們在急難中呼求耶和華，
耶和華就拯救他們脫離困苦。
14 他從黑暗裡和死蔭中把他們領出來，
弄斷他們的鎖鍊。
15 願人因耶和華的慈愛，
和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他。
16 因為他打破了銅門，
砍斷了鐵閂。
17 他們有些人因自己的過犯成了愚妄人，
有人受苦是因為自己的罪孽。
18 他們厭惡各樣食物，
就臨近死門。
19 於是他們在急難中呼求耶和華，
他就拯救他們脫離困苦。
20 他發出話語醫治他們，
搭救他們脫離死亡。
21 願人因耶和華的慈愛，
因他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他。
22 願他們以感謝為祭獻給他，
歡欣地述說他的作為。
23 他們有些人坐船出海，
在大海上往來經商。
24 他們見過耶和華的作為，
和他在深海中所行的奇事。
25 他一吩咐，狂風就颳起，
海中的波浪也高揚。
26 他們上到天上，下到深淵，
他們的心因危難而驚慌。
27 他們搖搖晃晃，東倒西歪，好像醉酒的人；
他們的一切智慧都沒有用了。
28 於是他們在急難中呼求耶和華，
他就拯救他們脫離困苦。
29 他使狂風止息，
海浪就平靜無聲。
30 風平浪靜了，他們就歡喜；
他引領他們到他們所願去的港口。
31 願人因耶和華的慈愛，
和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他。
32 願他們在眾民的會中尊崇他，
在長老的集會中讚美他。
33 他使江河變為曠野，
使水泉變為乾旱無水之地。
34 他使肥沃的土地變為鹹田，
都因住在那裡的居民的邪惡。
35 他使曠野變為池塘，
使旱地變為水泉。
36 他使飢餓的人住在那裡，
好讓他們建造可以居住的城巿。
37 他們耕種田地，栽種葡萄園，
得到豐盛的收成。
38 他又賜福給他們，
使他們人口眾多，
也沒有使他們的牲畜減少。
39 以後他們因為壓迫、患難、愁苦，
就人數減少，降為卑微。
40 他使權貴受羞辱，
使他們在荒廢無路的地方飄流。
41 他卻把貧窮的人安置在高處，免受苦難，
使他的家族繁衍，好像羊群。
42 正直的人看見了，就歡喜；
但所有邪惡的人都必閉口無言。
43 凡有智慧的，願他留意這些事；
願他思想耶和華的慈愛。
歌頌 神的權能及祈求勝利(A)
歌一首，大衛的詩。
Psalm 107
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Fifth Book—Psalms 107–150
Psalm 107[a]
God the Savior of Those in Distress
1 “Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
his mercy endures forever!”(A)
2 Let that be the prayer of the Lord’s redeemed,
those redeemed from the hand of the foe,(B)
3 Those gathered from foreign lands,
from east and west, from north and south.(C)
I
4 Some had lost their way in a barren desert;
found no path toward a city to live in.
5 They were hungry and thirsty;
their life was ebbing away.(D)
6 In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who rescued them in their peril,
7 (E)Guided them by a direct path
so they reached a city to live in.(F)
8 Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
9 For he satisfied the thirsty,
filled the hungry with good things.(G)
II
10 Some lived in darkness and gloom,
imprisoned in misery and chains.
11 Because they rebelled against God’s word,
and scorned the counsel of the Most High,(H)
12 He humbled their hearts through hardship;
they stumbled with no one to help.(I)
13 In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who saved them in their peril;
14 He brought them forth from darkness and the shadow of death
and broke their chains asunder.(J)
15 Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
16 For he broke down the gates of bronze
and snapped the bars of iron.
III
17 Some fell sick from their wicked ways,
afflicted because of their sins.
18 They loathed all manner of food;(K)
they were at the gates of death.
19 In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who saved them in their peril,
20 Sent forth his word to heal them,(L)
and snatched them from the grave.
21 Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
22 Let them offer a sacrifice in thanks,
recount his works with shouts of joy.
IV
23 Some went off to sea in ships,
plied their trade on the deep waters.(M)
24 They saw the works of the Lord,
the wonders of God in the deep.
25 He commanded and roused a storm wind;
it tossed the waves on high.(N)
26 They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths;
their hearts trembled at the danger.
27 They reeled, staggered like drunkards;
their skill was of no avail.(O)
28 In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who brought them out of their peril;
29 He hushed the storm to silence,
the waves of the sea were stilled.(P)
30 They rejoiced that the sea grew calm,
that God brought them to the harbor they longed for.
31 Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
32 Let them extol him in the assembly of the people,
and praise him in the council of the elders.
V
33 [b]God changed rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,(Q)
34 Fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its people.(R)
35 He changed the desert into pools of water,
arid land into springs of water,(S)
36 And settled the hungry there;
they built a city to live in.(T)
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards,
brought in an abundant harvest.(U)
38 (V)God blessed them, and they increased greatly,
and their livestock did not decrease.(W)
39 But he poured out contempt on princes,
made them wander trackless wastes,
40 Where they were diminished and brought low
through misery and cruel oppression.
41 While he released the poor man from affliction,
and increased their families like flocks.(X)
42 The upright saw this and rejoiced;(Y)
all wickedness shut its mouth.
43 Whoever is wise will take note of these things,(Z)
and ponder the merciful deeds of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 107 A hymn inviting those who have been rescued by God to give praise (Ps 107:1–3). Four archetypal divine rescues are described, each ending in thanksgiving: from the sterile desert (Ps 107:4–9), from imprisonment in gloom (Ps 107:10–16), from mortal illness (Ps 107:17–22), and from the angry sea (Ps 107:23–32). The number four connotes totality, all the possible varieties of rescue. The same saving activity of God is shown in Israel’s history (Ps 107:33–41); whenever the people were endangered God rescued them. The last verses invite people to ponder the persistent saving acts of God (Ps 107:42–43).
- 107:33–41 God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah in Gn 18–19, which the Psalm sees as the destruction of the wicked inhabitants of Canaan to prepare the way for Israel (Ps 107:33–34). God then led Israel through the desert to give them a fertile land (Ps 107:35–38) and protected them from every danger (Ps 107:39–41).
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