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祈求 神賜下勝利康泰

大衛的詩。

144 耶和華我的磐石是應當稱頌的。

他教導我的手作戰,

訓練我的指頭打仗。(本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題)

他是我慈愛的 神、我的堡壘、

我的高臺、我的救主、

我的盾牌、我所投靠的,

他使我的人民服在我以下。

耶和華啊!人算甚麼,你竟關懷他,

世人算甚麼,你竟眷念他。

人不過像一口氣,

他的年日仿佛影子消逝。

耶和華啊!求你使天下垂,親自降臨;

求你觸摸群山,使山冒煙。

求你發出閃電,使仇敵四散;

求你射出你的箭,使他們潰亂。

求你從高天伸手救拔我,

從大水之中,從外族人的手裡拯救我。

他們的口說虛謊的話,

他們舉起右手起假誓。

 神啊!我要向你唱新歌,

我要用十弦琴向你歌唱。

10 你是那使君王得勝的,

是那救拔你(“你”原文作“他”)僕人大衛脫離殺人的刀的。

11 求你救拔我,從外族人的手裡拯救我;

他們的口說虛謊的話,

他們舉起右手起假誓。

12 願我們的兒子,在幼年時都像旺盛的樹木;

願我們的女兒如同殿四角的柱子,為建造殿宇而鑿成的。

13 願我們的倉庫滿溢,

各種糧食不缺;

願我們牧場上的羊群,孳生千萬。

14 願我們的牛群滿馱貨物;

城牆沒有缺口,沒有人出去爭戰(“願我們……出去爭戰”或譯:“願我們的牛群多生多養,沒有流產,沒有死掉”),

在我們的街上也沒有呼叫的聲音。

15 得享這樣景況的人民,是有福的,

有耶和華作他們 神的,這人是有福的。

144 (Mizmor of Dovid). Baruch Hashem my Tzur (rock) which teacheth my hands for war, and my fingers for milchamah (battle);

My Chesed, and my Metzudah (Fortress); my Stronghold, and my Deliverer; my Mogen, and He in Whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.

Hashem, what is adam, that Thou takest knowledge of him! Or the ben enosh, that Thou takest account of him!

Adam is like hevel; his days are as a tzel that passeth away.

Part Thy heavens, Hashem, and come down; touch the harim, and they shall smoke.

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; shoot Thine khitzim (arrows), and destroy them.

Send Thine Yad from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of mayim rabbim, from the yad Bnei Nekhar;

Whose mouth speaketh shav (lies), and their right hand is a right hand of sheker.

I will sing a shir chadash unto Thee, O Elohim; upon a nevel of ten strings will I make music unto Thee.

10 It is He that giveth Teshu’ah (deliverance, salvation) unto melachim; Who delivereth Dovid His eved from the cherev ra’ah.

11 Rescue me, and save me from the yad Bnei Nekhar, whose mouth speaketh shav (lies) and their right hand is a right yad of sheker;

12 In their youth, may baneinu (our sons) be like plants full grown; may benoteinu (our daughters) be like cornerstones, columns wrought for the Heikhal;

13 That our barns may be full, affording all manner of provision; that our tzon may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our meadows;

14 That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no peretz (breach) nor golus; that there be no cry of anquish in our streets.

15 Ashrei are such people; Ashrei is the people that Hashem is Elohav.

A Song to the Lord Who Preserves and Prospers His People

A Psalm of David.

144 Blessed be the Lord my Rock,
(A)Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle—
My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my deliverer,
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues [a]my people under me.

(B)Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
(C)Man is like a breath;
(D)His days are like a passing shadow.

(E)Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
(F)Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
(G)Flash forth lightning and scatter them;
Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
Stretch out Your hand from above;
Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,
From the hand of foreigners,
Whose mouth (H)speaks [b]lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

I will (I)sing a new song to You, O God;
On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 The One who gives [c]salvation to kings,
(J)Who delivers David His servant
From the deadly sword.

11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners,
Whose mouth speaks lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—
12 That our sons may be (K)as plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as [d]pillars,
Sculptured in palace style;
13 That our barns may be full,
Supplying all kinds of produce;
That our sheep may bring forth thousands
And ten thousands in our fields;
14 That our oxen may be well laden;
That there be no [e]breaking in or going out;
That there be no outcry in our streets.
15 (L)Happy are the people who are in such a state;
Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Syr., Tg. the peoples (cf. 18:47)
  2. Psalm 144:8 empty or worthless
  3. Psalm 144:10 deliverance
  4. Psalm 144:12 corner pillars
  5. Psalm 144:14 Lit. breach

Psalm 144

[A Psalm] of David.

Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight—

My Steadfast Love and my Fortress, my High Tower and my Deliverer, my Shield and He in Whom I trust and take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.

Lord, what is man that You take notice of him? Or [the] son of man that You take account of him?(A)

Man is like vanity and a breath; his days are as a shadow that passes away.

Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Cast forth lightning and scatter [my enemies]; send out Your arrows and embarrass and frustrate them.

Stretch forth Your hand from above; rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, from the hands of hostile aliens (tribes around us)

Whose mouths speak deceit and whose right hands are right hands [raised in taking] fraudulent oaths.

I will sing a new song to You, O God; upon a harp, an instrument of ten strings, will I offer praises to You.

10 You are He Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the hurtful sword [of evil].

11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the power of [hostile] alien [tribes] whose mouths speak deceit and whose right hands are right hands [raised in taking] fraudulent oaths.

12 When our sons shall be as plants grown large in their youth and our daughters as sculptured corner pillars hewn like those of a palace;

13 When our garners are full, affording all manner of store, and our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our pastures;

14 When our oxen are well loaded; when there is no invasion [of hostile armies] and no going forth [against besiegers—when there is no murder or manslaughter] and no outcry in our streets;

15 Happy and blessed are the people who are in such a case; yes, happy (blessed, fortunate, prosperous, to be envied) are the people whose God is the Lord!