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無辜人祈求 神保護

大衛的禱告。

17 耶和華啊!求你垂聽我公義的案件,

傾聽我的申訴;

求你留心聽我的禱告,

這不是出於詭詐嘴唇的禱告。(本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題)

願我的判詞從你面前發出,

願你的眼睛察看正直的事。

你試驗了我的心,在夜間鑒察了我;

你熬煉了我,還是找不到甚麼,

因為我立志使我的口沒有過犯。

至於世人的行為,

我藉著你嘴唇所出的話,保護了自己,

不行強暴人的道路。

我的腳步穩踏在你的路徑上,

我的兩腳沒有動搖。

 神啊!我向你呼求,因為你必應允我;

求你側耳聽我,垂聽我的禱告。

求你把你的慈愛奇妙地彰顯,

用右手拯救那些投靠你的,

脫離那些起來攻擊他們的。

求你保護我,像保護眼中的瞳人,

把我隱藏在你的翅膀蔭下;

使我脫離那些欺壓我的惡人,

脫離那些圍繞我的死敵。

10 他們閉塞了憐憫的心(“憐憫的心”原文作“他們的脂油”),

口裡說出驕傲的話。

11 他們追蹤我,現在把我圍困了(“他們追蹤我,現在把我圍困了”原文作“他們圍困了我們的腳步”);

他們瞪著眼,要把我推倒在地上。

12 他們像急於撕碎獵物的獅子,

又像蹲伏在隱密處的幼獅。

13 耶和華啊!求你起來,迎面攻擊他們,把他們打倒;

用你的刀救我的命脫離惡人。

14 耶和華啊!求你用手救我脫離世人,

脫離那些只在今生有分的世人。

求你用你為他們儲存的充滿他們的肚腹,

使他們的兒女都可以飽嘗,

他們還有剩餘的留給他們的子孫。

15 至於我,我必在義中得見你的面;

我醒來的時候,

得見你的形象就心滿意足。

Psalm 17[a]

Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors

A prayer of David.

I

Hear, Lord, my plea for justice;
    pay heed to my cry;
Listen to my prayer
    from lips without guile.
From you let my vindication come;
    your eyes see what is right.
You have tested my heart,
    searched it in the night.(A)
You have tried me by fire,
    but find no malice in me.
My mouth has not transgressed
    as others often do.
As your lips have instructed me,
    I have kept from the way of the lawless.
My steps have kept to your paths;
    my feet have not faltered.(B)

II

I call upon you; answer me, O God.
    Turn your ear to me; hear my speech.
Show your wonderful mercy,
    you who deliver with your right arm
    those who seek refuge from their foes.
[b]Keep me as the apple of your eye;
    hide me in the shadow of your wings
    from the wicked who despoil me.(C)

III

My ravenous enemies press upon me;(D)
10     [c]they close their hearts,
    they fill their mouths with proud roaring.
11 Their steps even now encircle me;
    they watch closely, keeping low to the ground,
12 Like lions eager for prey,
    like a young lion lurking in ambush.
13 Rise, O Lord, confront and cast them down;
    rescue my soul from the wicked.
14 Slay them with your sword;
    with your hand, Lord, slay them;
    snatch them from the world in their prime.
Their bellies are being filled with your friends;
    their children are satisfied too,
    for they share what is left with their young.
15 I am just—let me see your face;
    when I awake, let me be filled with your presence.(E)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17 A lament of an individual unjustly attacked. Confident of being found innocent, the psalmist cries out for God’s just judgment (Ps 17:1–5) and requests divine help against enemies (Ps 17:6–9a). Those ravenous lions (Ps 17:9b–12) should be punished (Ps 17:13–14). The Psalm ends with a serene statement of praise (Ps 17:15). The Hebrew text of Ps 17:3–4, 14 is uncertain.
  2. 17:8 Apple of your eye…shadow of your wings: images of God’s special care, cf. Dt 32:10; Prv 7:2; Is 49:2.
  3. 17:10–12, 14 An extended metaphor: the enemies are lions.

Prayer with Confidence in Final Salvation

A Prayer of David.

17 Hear a just cause, O Lord,
Attend to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
Let my vindication come from Your presence;
Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

You have tested my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
(A)You have [a]tried me and have found [b]nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth shall not (B)transgress.
Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
(C)Uphold my steps in Your paths,
That my footsteps may not slip.

(D)I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,
O You who [c]save those who trust in You
From those who rise up against them.
Keep me as the [d]apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me.

10 They have closed up their (E)fat hearts;
With their mouths they (F)speak proudly.
11 They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
12 As a lion is eager to tear his prey,
And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O Lord,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
14 With Your hand from men, O Lord,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

15 As for me, (G)I will see Your face in righteousness;
(H)I shall be satisfied when I (I)awake in Your likeness.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:3 examined
  2. Psalm 17:3 Nothing evil
  3. Psalm 17:7 deliver
  4. Psalm 17:8 pupil

Psalm 17

A prayer of David.

Hear me,(A) Lord, my plea is just;
    listen to my cry.(B)
Hear(C) my prayer—
    it does not rise from deceitful lips.(D)
Let my vindication(E) come from you;
    may your eyes see what is right.(F)

Though you probe my heart,(G)
    though you examine me at night and test me,(H)
you will find that I have planned no evil;(I)
    my mouth has not transgressed.(J)
Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
My steps have held to your paths;(K)
    my feet have not stumbled.(L)

I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;(M)
    turn your ear to me(N) and hear my prayer.(O)
Show me the wonders of your great love,(P)
    you who save by your right hand(Q)
    those who take refuge(R) in you from their foes.
Keep me(S) as the apple of your eye;(T)
    hide me(U) in the shadow of your wings(V)
from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.(W)

10 They close up their callous hearts,(X)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(Y)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(Z)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(AA) hungry for prey,(AB)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

13 Rise up,(AC) Lord, confront them, bring them down;(AD)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world(AE) whose reward is in this life.(AF)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers(AG) for their little ones.

15 As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
    when I awake,(AH) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.(AI)

'Awit 17 ' not found for the version: Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version.