信靠上帝

大卫的诗,交给乐长。

11 我投靠耶和华,
你们怎能对我说:“要像飞鸟一样逃到山里。
看啊,恶人弯弓搭箭,
要暗射心地正直的人。
根基若遭毁坏,
义人还能做什么?”
耶和华在祂的圣殿里,
坐在天上的宝座上,
放眼巡视,察看世人。
耶和华察验义人和恶人,
祂憎恨邪恶和残暴之徒。
祂要把烈焰熊熊的火炭和硫磺降在恶人身上,
用炙热的风惩罚他们。
因为耶和华是公义的,
祂喜爱公义。
正直的人必见祂的面。

信靠上帝

大衛的詩,交給樂長。

11 我投靠耶和華,
你們怎能對我說:「要像飛鳥一樣逃到山裡。
看啊,惡人彎弓搭箭,
要暗射心地正直的人。
根基若遭毀壞,
義人還能做什麼?」
耶和華在祂的聖殿裡,
坐在天上的寶座上,
放眼巡視,察看世人。
耶和華察驗義人和惡人,
祂憎恨邪惡和殘暴之徒。
祂要把烈焰熊熊的火炭和硫磺降在惡人身上,
用炙熱的風懲罰他們。
因為耶和華是公義的,
祂喜愛公義。
正直的人必見祂的面。

Psalm 11

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

I trust in the Lord for protection.
So why do you say to me,
    “Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
The wicked are stringing their bows
    and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings.
They shoot from the shadows
    at those whose hearts are right.
The foundations of law and order have collapsed.
    What can the righteous do?”

But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
    examining every person on earth.
The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked.
    He hates those who love violence.
He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,
    punishing them with scorching winds.
For the righteous Lord loves justice.
    The virtuous will see his face.

To the Director: A Davidic Song.[a]

Confident Trust in God

11 I take refuge in the Lord.
    So how can you say to me,
        “Flee like a bird to the mountains.”?
Look, the wicked have bent their bow
    and placed their arrow[b] on the string,[c]
        to shoot from the darkness[d] at the upright in heart.
When the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?

The Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord’s throne is in the heavens.
His eyes see,
    his glance[e] examines humanity.[f]
The Lord examines the righteous,
    but the wicked and those who love violence, he hates.
He rains on the wicked burning coals and sulfur;
    a scorching wind is their destiny.[g]
Indeed, the Lord is righteous;
    he loves righteousness;
        the upright will see him face-to-face.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:1 The Heb. lacks A song
  2. Psalm 11:2 So MT DSS 5/6HevPs; DSS 4QCatena A LXX read arrows
  3. Psalm 11:2 So MT; LXX reads arrows for the quiver
  4. Psalm 11:2 So MT DSS; LXX reads shoot on a moonless night
  5. Psalm 11:4 Lit. eyelids
  6. Psalm 11:4 Lit. examines the children of men
  7. Psalm 11:6 Lit. the portion of their cup