祈求上帝垂顾

大卫的诗,交给乐长。

13 耶和华啊,你忘记我要到何时呢?要到永远吗?
你转脸不顾我要到何时呢?
我思绪烦乱,日夜忧伤要到何时呢?
我的仇敌占尽上风要到何时呢?
我的上帝耶和华啊,
求你垂顾我,回答我,
使我眼睛明亮,
免得我在沉睡中死去,
免得我的仇敌说:“我们战胜了他!”
免得他们因我败落而欢喜。
我深信你的慈爱,
我的心要因你的拯救而欢欣。
耶和华一直恩待我,
我要向祂歌唱。

A Prayer for God to Be Near

For the director of music. A song of David.

13 How long will you forget me, Lord?
    How long will you hide from me? Forever?
How long must I worry?
    How long must I feel sad in my heart?
    How long will my enemy win over me?

Lord, look at me.
    Answer me, my God.
    Tell me, or I will die.
Otherwise my enemy will say, “I have won!”
    Those against me will rejoice that I’ve been defeated.

I trust in your love.
    My heart is happy because you saved me.
I sing to the Lord
    because he has taken care of me.

A Plea for Deliverance

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

13 How long, Lord? Will you forget me for ever?
How long will you hide your face from me?(A)
How long will I store up anxious concerns[a] within me,
agony in my mind every day?
How long will my enemy dominate me?(B)

Consider me and answer, Lord my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;(C)
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
My enemy will say, ‘I have triumphed over him,’
and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.(D)

But I have trusted in your faithful love;(E)
my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.(F)
I will sing to the Lord
because he has treated me generously.(G)

Footnotes

  1. 13:2 Or up counsels