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上帝的全知和佑護

大衛的詩,交給樂長。

139 耶和華啊,你洞察我的內心,
知道我的一切。
我或坐下或起來,你都知道,
你從遠處就知道我的心思意念。
我或外出或躺臥,你都瞭解,
你熟悉我的一切行為。
耶和華啊,我話未出口,
你已洞悉一切。
你在我前後護衛著我,
以大能的手保護我。
這一切實在是太奇妙,
太深奧了,我無法明白。

我去哪裡可躲開你的靈?
我跑到哪裡可避開你的面?
我若升到天上,你在那裡;
我若下到陰間,你也在那裡。
縱使我乘著晨風飛到遙遠的海岸居住,
10 就是在那裡,
你的手必引導我,
你大能的手必扶持我。
11 我想,黑暗一定可以遮蔽我,
讓我四圍變成黑夜。
12 然而,即使黑暗也無法遮住你的視線。
在你看來,黑夜亮如白晝,
黑暗與光明無異。
13 你創造了我,
使我在母腹中成形。
14 我稱謝你,
因為你創造我的作為是多麼奇妙可畏,
我心深深知道。
15 我在隱秘處被造、在母腹中成形的時候,
你對我的形體一清二楚。
16 我的身體還未成形,
你早已看見了。
你為我一生所定的年日,
我還沒有出生就已經記在你的冊子上了。
17 耶和華啊,
你的意念對我來說是何等寶貴,何等浩博!
18 我若數算,它們比海沙還多。
我醒來的時候,
依然與你在一起。
19 耶和華啊,願你殺戮惡人!
嗜血成性的人啊,你們走開!
20 他們惡言頂撞你,
你的仇敵褻瀆你的名。
21 耶和華啊,
我憎恨那些憎恨你的人,
我厭惡那些攻擊你的人。
22 我恨透了他們,
我視他們為敵人。
23 上帝啊,求你鑒察我,
好知道我的內心;
求你試驗我,好知道我的心思。
24 求你看看我裡面是否有邪惡,
引導我走永恆的道路。

稱頌 神的全知與眷佑

大衛的詩,交給詩班長。

139 耶和華啊!你鑒察了我,

你認識我。(本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題)

我坐下,我起來,你都知道;

你在遠處就明白我的意念。

我行路,我躺臥,你都細察;

我的一切行為,你都熟悉。

耶和華啊!我的舌頭還沒有發言,

你已經完全知道了。

你在我前後圍繞著我,

你的手按在我身上。

這樣的知識奇妙,是我不能理解的;

高超,是我不能達到的。

我到哪裡去躲避你的靈?

我往哪裡去逃避你的面呢?

如果我升到天上,你在那裡;

如果我在陰間下榻,你也在那裡。

如果我展開清晨的翅膀,

飛到海的極處居住,

10 就是在那裡,你的手仍必引導我,

你的右手也必扶持我。

11 如果我說:“願黑暗遮蓋我,

願我周圍的亮光變成黑夜。”

12 但對你來說,黑暗也不算是黑暗,

黑夜必如同白晝一樣發亮,

黑暗和光明,在你看來都是一樣的。

13 我的臟腑是你所造的,

在我母腹中你塑造了我。

14 我要稱謝你,因為我的受造奇妙可畏;

你的作為奇妙,

這是我深深知道的。

15 我在隱密處被造,

在地的深處被塑造,

那時,我的形體不能向你隱藏。

16 我未成形的身體,你的眼睛早已看見;

為我所定的日子,我還未度過一日,

都完全記在你的冊上了。

17  神啊!你的意念對我多麼珍貴(“珍貴”或譯:“深奧”),

數目何等眾多。

18 如果我數點,它們比海沙更多;

我睡醒的時候,仍然與你同在。

19  神啊!甚願你殺戮惡人;

你們流人血的啊,離開我去吧!

20 他們惡意說話頂撞你,

你的仇敵妄稱你的名。

21 耶和華啊!恨惡你的,我怎能不恨惡他們呢?

起來攻擊你的,我怎能不厭惡他們呢?

22 我極度恨惡他們,

把他們視為我的仇敵。

23  神啊!求你鑒察我,知道我的心思;

試驗我,知道我的意念。

24 看看我裡面有甚麼惡行沒有,

引導我走永恆的道路。

Psalm 139

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O Lord, you have examined my heart
    and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
    You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
You see me when I travel
    and when I rest at home.
    You know everything I do.
You know what I am going to say
    even before I say it, Lord.
You go before me and follow me.
    You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too great for me to understand!

I can never escape from your Spirit!
    I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
    if I go down to the grave,[a] you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning,
    if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
    and your strength will support me.
11 I could ask the darkness to hide me
    and the light around me to become night—
12     but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day.
    Darkness and light are the same to you.

13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
    and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
    Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
    as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
16 You saw me before I was born.
    Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
    before a single day had passed.

17 How precious are your thoughts about me,[b] O God.
    They cannot be numbered!
18 I can’t even count them;
    they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
    you are still with me!

19 O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!
    Get out of my life, you murderers!
20 They blaspheme you;
    your enemies misuse your name.
21 O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you?
    Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
22 Yes, I hate them with total hatred,
    for your enemies are my enemies.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 Point out anything in me that offends you,
    and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Footnotes

  1. 139:8 Hebrew to Sheol.
  2. 139:17 Or How precious to me are your thoughts.

Psalm 139

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

You have searched me,(A) Lord,
    and you know(B) me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;(C)
    you perceive my thoughts(D) from afar.
You discern my going out(E) and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.(F)
Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.(G)
You hem me in(H) behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,(I)
    too lofty(J) for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee(K) from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens,(L) you are there;
    if I make my bed(M) in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,(N)
    your right hand(O) will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
    and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark(P) to you;
    the night will shine like the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.

13 For you created my inmost being;(Q)
    you knit me together(R) in my mother’s womb.(S)
14 I praise you(T) because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,(U)
    I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made(V) in the secret place,
    when I was woven together(W) in the depths of the earth.(X)
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained(Y) for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a](Z) God!(AA)
    How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,(AB)
    they would outnumber the grains of sand(AC)
    when I awake,(AD) I am still with you.

19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(AE)
    Away from me,(AF) you who are bloodthirsty!(AG)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
    your adversaries(AH) misuse your name.(AI)
21 Do I not hate those(AJ) who hate you, Lord,
    and abhor(AK) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
    I count them my enemies.(AL)
23 Search me,(AM) God, and know my heart;(AN)
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way(AO) in me,
    and lead me(AP) in the way everlasting.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me

Psalm 139

The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

Lord, You have searched me and known me.(A)
You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.(B)
You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.(C)
Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord.(D)
You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.(E)
This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.(F)

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?(G)
If I go up to heaven, You are there;(H)
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.(I)
If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,[a]
10 even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me.(J)
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night”(K)
12 even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.(L)

13 For it was You who created my inward parts;[b]
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.(M)
14 I will praise You
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.[c][d]
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well.(N)
15 My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.(O)
16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.(P)

17 God, how difficult[e] Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!
18 If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;(Q)
when I wake up,[f] I am still with You.(R)

19 God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me(S)
20 who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.(T)
21 Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You,
and detest those who rebel against You?
22 I hate them with extreme hatred;
I consider them my enemies.(U)

23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.(V)
24 See if there is any offensive[g] way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.(W)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:9 Lit I take up the wings of the dawn; I dwell at the end of the sea
  2. Psalm 139:13 Lit my kidneys
  3. Psalm 139:14 DSS, some LXX mss, Syr, Jer read because You are remarkable and wonderful
  4. Psalm 139:14 Hb obscure
  5. Psalm 139:17 Or precious
  6. Psalm 139:18 Some Hb mss read I come to an end
  7. Psalm 139:24 Or idolatrous