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稱頌 神的拯救(A)

耶和華的僕人大衛的詩,交給詩班長。在耶和華拯救他脫離所有仇敵和掃羅的手的日子,他向耶和華唱出這首歌的歌詞。他說:

18 耶和華我的力量啊!我愛你。

耶和華是我的巖石、我的山寨、我的救主、

我的 神、我的磐石、我所投靠的、

我的盾牌、我救恩的角、我的高臺。

我向那當受讚美的耶和華呼求,

就得到拯救,脫離我的仇敵。

死亡的繩索環繞我,

毀滅的急流淹沒了我。

陰間的繩索圍繞著我,

死亡的網羅迎面而來。

急難臨到我的時候,我求告耶和華,

我向我的 神呼求;

他從殿中聽了我的聲音,

我在他面前的呼求進了他的耳中。

那時大地搖撼震動,

群山的根基也都動搖,

它們搖撼,是因為耶和華發怒。

濃煙從他的鼻孔往上冒,

烈火從他的口中噴出來,

連炭也燒著了。

他使天下垂,親自降臨;

在他的腳下黑雲密布。

10 他乘著基路伯飛行,

藉著風的翅膀急飛。

11 他以黑暗作他的隱密處,

他以濃黑的水氣,就是天空的密雲,

作他四周的帷帳。

12 密雲、冰雹與火炭,

從他面前的光輝經過。

13 耶和華在天上打雷,

至高者發出聲音,

發出冰雹和火炭。

14 他射出箭來,使它們四散;

他連連發出閃電,使它們混亂。

15 耶和華斥責一發,

你鼻孔的氣一出,

海底就出現,

大地的根基也顯露。

16 他從高處伸手抓住我,

把我從大水中拉上來。

17 他救我脫離我的強敵,

脫離那些恨我的人,因為他們比我強盛。

18 在我遭難的日子,他們來攻擊我,

但耶和華是我的支持。

19 他又領我出去,到那寬闊之地;

他搭救我,因為他喜悅我。

20 耶和華按著我的公義報答我,

照著我手中的清潔回報我。

21 因為我謹守了耶和華的道,

未曾作惡離開我的 神。

22 因為他的一切典章常擺在我面前,

他的律例,我未曾丟棄。

23 我在他面前作完全的人,

我也謹慎自己,脫離我的罪孽。

24 所以耶和華按著我的公義,

照著我在他眼前手中的清潔回報我。

25 對慈愛的人,你顯出你的慈愛;

對完全的人,你顯出你的完全;

26 對清潔的人,你顯出你的清潔;

對狡詐的人,你顯出你的機巧。

27 謙卑的人,你要拯救;

高傲的眼睛,你要貶低。

28 耶和華啊!你點亮了我的燈;

我的 神照明了我的黑暗。

29 藉著你,我攻破敵軍;

靠著我的 神,我跳過牆垣。

30 這位 神,他的道路是完全的;

耶和華的話是煉淨的;

凡是投靠他的,他都作他們的盾牌。

31 除了耶和華,誰是 神呢?

除了我們的 神,誰是磐石呢?

32 他是那位以能力給我束腰的 神,

他使我的道路完全。

33 他使我的腳像母鹿的蹄,

又使我站穩在高處。

34 他教導我的手怎樣作戰,

又使我的手臂可以拉開銅弓。

35 你把你救恩的盾牌賜給我,

你的右手扶持我,

你的溫柔使我昌大。

36 你使我腳底下的路徑寬闊,

我的兩膝沒有動搖。

37 我追趕仇敵,把他們追上;

不消滅他們,我必不歸回。

38 我重創他們,使他們不能起來;

他們都倒在我的腳下。

39 你以能力給我束腰,使我能夠作戰;

你又使那些起來攻擊我的人都屈服在我的腳下。

40 你使我的仇敵在我面前轉背逃跑,

使我可以殲滅恨我的人。

41 他們呼叫,卻沒有人拯救;

就算向耶和華呼求,他也不答應他們。

42 我搗碎他們,像風前的塵土,

我傾倒他們,像街上的爛泥。

43 你救我脫離了人民的爭競,

你立我作列國的元首;

我不認識的人民要服事我。

44 他們一聽見,就服從我;

外族人都向我假意歸順。

45 外族人大勢已去,

戰戰兢兢地從他們的要塞走出來。

46 耶和華是永活的,我的磐石是應當稱頌的,

拯救我的 神是應當被尊為至高的。

47 他是那位為我伸冤的 神,

他使萬民服在我的腳下。

48 他救我脫離我的仇敵。

你還把我高舉起來,高過那些起來攻擊我的人,

又救我脫離了強暴的人。

49 因此,耶和華啊!我要在列國中稱讚你,歌頌你的名。

50 耶和華賜極大的救恩給他所立的王,

又向他的受膏者施慈愛,

就是向大衛和他的後裔施慈愛,直到永遠。

Gracias Dios mío

SALMO 18 (17)

Himno de David, fiel servidor de Dios. David dedicó a Dios la letra de esta canción cuando Dios lo salvó de Saúl y de todos sus enemigos. En aquella ocasión, David dijo:

18 ¡Dios mío, yo te amo
porque tú me das fuerzas!

Tú eres para mí
la roca que me da refugio;
¡tú me cuidas y me libras!
Me proteges como un escudo,
y me salvas con tu poder.
¡Tú eres mi más alto escondite!
Tú mereces que te alabe porque,
cuando te llamo,
me libras de mis enemigos.

Hubo una vez en que la muerte
quiso atraparme entre sus lazos,
fui arrastrado por una corriente
que todo lo destruía.
Me vi atrapado por la muerte,
me vi al borde de la tumba.
Lleno de angustia
llamé a mi Dios,
y él me escuchó desde su templo,
¡mi oración llegó hasta sus oídos!

Hubo un temblor de tierra,
y la tierra se estremeció.
También los cerros temblaron
desde sus cimientos;
¡temblaron por el enojo de Dios!
Echaba humo por la nariz,
arrojaba fuego por la boca,
y lanzaba carbones encendidos.

Dios partió el cielo en dos
y bajó sobre una espesa nube.
10 Cruzó los cielos
sobre un querubín;
se fue volando
sobre las alas del viento.
11 Se escondió en la oscuridad,
entre las nubes cargadas de agua
que lo cubrían por completo.
12 ¡De su grandioso trono salían
nubes, granizos y carbones encendidos!

13 De pronto, en el cielo
se oyó una voz de trueno:
¡era la voz del Dios altísimo
que se dejó escuchar
entre granizos y carbones encendidos!
14 Arrojó sus relámpagos
como si disparara flechas;
¡dispersó a sus enemigos,
y los hizo salir corriendo!

15 Dios mío,
tú reprendiste al mar,
y por causa de tu enojo
el fondo del mar quedó a la vista.
En tu enojo resoplaste,
y los cimientos de la tierra
quedaron al descubierto.
16 Desde los altos cielos
me tendiste la mano
y me sacaste del mar profundo.
17 Mis enemigos me odiaban;
eran más fuertes y poderosos que yo,
¡pero tú me libraste de ellos!
18 Se enfrentaron a mí
en el peor momento,
pero tú me apoyaste.
19 Me diste libertad,
¡me libraste porque me amas!

20 Me diste mi recompensa
porque hago lo que quieres.
Me trataste con bondad
porque hago lo que es justo.
21 Yo obedezco tus enseñanzas
y no me aparto de ti.
22 Cumplo todas tus leyes,
y jamás me aparto de ellas.
23 He sido honesto contigo
y no he hecho nada malo.
24 Me diste mi recompensa
porque hago lo que quieres,
porque tú sabes
que yo hago lo que es justo.
25 Tú eres fiel
con los que te son fieles,
y tratas bien
a quienes bien se comportan.
26 Eres sincero
con los que son sinceros,
pero con los tramposos
demuestras ser más astuto.
27 A la gente humilde
le concedes la victoria,
pero a los orgullosos
los haces salir derrotados.

28-30 Dios mío,
tú alumbras mi vida,
tú iluminas mi oscuridad.
Con tu ayuda venceré al enemigo
y podré conquistar sus ciudades.
Tus enseñanzas son perfectas,
tu palabra no tiene defectos.
Tú proteges como un escudo
a los que buscan refugio en ti.
31 Dios de Israel,
sólo tú eres Dios,
¡sólo tú puedes protegernos!
32 ¡Sólo tú me llenas de valor
y me guías por el buen camino!
33 ¡Tú me das fuerzas para correr
con la velocidad de un venado!
Cuando ando por las altas montañas,
tú no me dejas caer.
34 Tú me enseñas
a enfrentarme a mis enemigos;
tú me das valor para vencerlos.
35 Tú me das tu protección;
me salvas con tu gran poder
y me concedes la victoria.
36 Me despejas el camino
para que no tenga yo tropiezos.

37 Perseguí a mis enemigos
y los alcancé,
y no volví hasta haberlos destruido.
38 Los derroté por completo;
¡los aplasté bajo mis pies,
y no volvieron a levantarse!
39 Tú me llenaste de valor
para entrar en combate;
tú hiciste que los rebeldes
cayeran derrotados a mis pies.
40 Me hiciste vencer a mis enemigos,
y acabé con los que me odiaban.
41 A gritos pedían ayuda,
pero nadie fue a salvarlos.
Hasta de ti pedían ayuda,
pero tampoco tú los salvaste.
42 Los deshice por completo:
¡quedaron como el polvo
que se lleva el viento!
¡Me di gusto aplastándolos
como al lodo de la calle!

43-45 Dios mío,
tú me libras de la gente
que anda buscando pelea;
me hiciste jefe de naciones,
y gente extraña que yo no conocía
ahora está dispuesta a servirme.
Tan pronto esos extranjeros me oyen,
se desaniman por completo
y temblando salen de sus escondites
dispuestos a obedecerme.

46 ¡Bendito seas, mi Dios,
tú que vives y me proteges!
¡Alabado seas, mi Dios y Salvador!
47 ¡Tú me permitiste
vengarme de mis enemigos!
¡Tú pusiste a los pueblos
bajo mi dominio!
48 Tú me pusiste a salvo
de la furia de mis enemigos.
Me pusiste por encima
de mis adversarios,
y me libraste de gente violenta.
49 Por eso, Dios mío,
yo te alabo y te canto himnos
en medio de las naciones.
50 Tú siempre le das la victoria
al rey que pusiste sobre Israel.
Tú siempre les muestras tu amor
a David y a sus herederos.

Praise to God for His Deliverance

For the music director. Of David, the servant of Yahweh,

who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song

when[a] Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies,

and from the hand of Saul.[b]

18 And he said:
“I love you, O Yahweh, my strength.”
Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge,
my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.
I called upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised,
and I was saved from my enemies.
The ropes of death encircled me,
and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.
The ropes of Sheol surrounded me;
the snares of death confronted me.
In my trouble I called on Yahweh,
and to my God I cried for help.
He heard my voice from his temple,
and my cry for help
came up before his presence into his ears.
Then the earth shook and quaked,
and the foundations of the mountains trembled,
and they staggered because he was angry.
Smoke went forth from his nose,
and fire from his mouth consumed.
Burning coals blazed from him.
So he bowed the heavens and came down
with a thick cloud under his feet.
10 And he mounted a cherub and flew,
and he swooped down on wings of wind.
11 He made darkness his hiding place;
all about him his covering
was a darkness of waters, thick clouds.[c]
12 From the brightness before him
his clouds passed over
with hail and coals of fire.
13 And Yahweh thundered from the heavens,
and the Most High uttered his voice
with hail and coals of fire.
14 And he shot his arrows and scattered them,[d]
and many lightning bolts and routed them.
15 Then the channels of the sea became visible,
and the foundations of the world were uncovered
by your rebuke, O Yahweh,
by the blast[e] of the wind of your nose.
16 He reached[f] from on high; he seized me.
He drew me from many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
and from those who hated me
because they were stronger than I.
18 They confronted me on the day of disaster,
but Yahweh was my support.
19 So he brought me out to a spacious place.
He delivered me because he delighted in me.
20 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
he has repaid me.
21 Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh,
and have not acted wickedly against my God,
22 because all his ordinances are before me,
and his statutes I have not removed from me,
23 and I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from my guilt.
24 Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the loyal you show yourself loyal.
To the blameless you show yourself blameless.
26 To the pure you show yourself pure.
but to the wicked you show yourself shrewd.
27 For you deliver humble people,
but haughty eyes you humiliate.
28 For you light my lamp;
Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.
29 For with you I can charge a troop,
and with my God I can scale a wall.
30 This[g] God—his way is blameless.
The word of Yahweh is flawless.[h]
He is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
31 For who is God apart from Yahweh,
and who is a rock except our God?
32 The God who girded me with strength,
and made safe[i] my way,
33 he made my feet like the deer’s,
and on my high places he makes me stand.
34 He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You also gave me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand supported me,
and your humility made me great.
36 You enlarged my step under me,
and my ankles did not slip.
37 I chased my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back until they were finished off.
38 I struck them and they were not able to stand up;
they fell under my feet.
39 And you girded me with strength for the battle;
those rising against me you made to kneel under me.
40 And you made my enemies turn their backs,[j]
then I destroyed those who hated me.
41 They cried out but there was no rescuer,
even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
42 And I ground them like dust in the wind,[k]
I emptied them[l] out like mud of the streets.
43 You rescued me from strife with people;
you set me as head (over) nations.
People I did not know served me;
44 as soon as they heard,[m] they obeyed me.
The children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.
45 The children of a foreign land lost heart,[n]
and they came trembling from their strongholds.
46 Yahweh lives, and blessed be my rock,
and may the God of my salvation be exalted—
47 the God who executed vengeance for me,
and subdued peoples under me,
48 who delivered me from my enemies.
Indeed, you exalted me higher than those who rose against me.
You delivered me from the man of violence.
49 Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, O Yahweh,
and I will sing the praise of your name:
50 the one who makes great victories for his king,
and who shows loyal love for his anointed,
to David and to his descendants forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:1 Literally “on the day”
  2. Psalm 18:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  3. Psalm 18:11 Literally “clouds of clouds”
  4. Psalm 18:14 That is, the enemy
  5. Psalm 18:15 Or “breath”
  6. Psalm 18:16 Or “sent”
  7. Psalm 18:30 Hebrew “The”
  8. Psalm 18:30 Or “refined”
  9. Psalm 18:32 Or “blameless”
  10. Psalm 18:40 Literally “turned to me my enemies’ neck”
  11. Psalm 18:42 Literally “on the face of the wind”
  12. Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, the LXX, Syriac, and 2 Sam 22:43 read “I crushed them”
  13. Psalm 18:44 Literally “hearing of ear”
  14. Psalm 18:45 Literally “sunk down”

Psalm 18[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

I love you, Lord, my strength.(B)

The Lord is my rock,(C) my fortress(D) and my deliverer;(E)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(F)
    my shield[b](G) and the horn[c] of my salvation,(H) my stronghold.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(I)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.(J)
The cords of death(K) entangled me;
    the torrents(L) of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death(M) confronted me.

In my distress(N) I called to the Lord;(O)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(P)
    my cry came(Q) before him, into his ears.
The earth trembled(R) and quaked,(S)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;(T)
    they trembled because he was angry.(U)
Smoke rose from his nostrils;(V)
    consuming fire(W) came from his mouth,
    burning coals(X) blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down;(Y)
    dark clouds(Z) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(AA) and flew;
    he soared(AB) on the wings of the wind.(AC)
11 He made darkness his covering,(AD) his canopy(AE) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(AF) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(AG) and bolts of lightning.(AH)
13 The Lord thundered(AI) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[d]
14 He shot his arrows(AJ) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(AK) he routed them.(AL)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations(AM) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(AN) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(AO)

16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.(AP)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,(AQ)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.(AR)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,(AS)
    but the Lord was my support.(AT)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(AU)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.(AV)

20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(AW)
    according to the cleanness of my hands(AX) he has rewarded me.(AY)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;(AZ)
    I am not guilty of turning(BA) from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;(BB)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless(BC) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(BD)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 To the faithful(BE) you show yourself faithful,(BF)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(BG) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(BH)
27 You save the humble(BI)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(BJ)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(BK) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.(BL)
29 With your help(BM) I can advance against a troop[e];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

30 As for God, his way is perfect:(BN)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(BO)
    he shields(BP) all who take refuge(BQ) in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?(BR)
    And who is the Rock(BS) except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength(BT)
    and keeps my way secure.(BU)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(BV)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.(BW)
34 He trains my hands for battle;(BX)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(BY) me;
    your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(BZ) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.(CA)

37 I pursued my enemies(CB) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(CC) so that they could not rise;(CD)
    they fell beneath my feet.(CE)
39 You armed me with strength(CF) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries(CG) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(CH) in flight,
    and I destroyed(CI) my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(CJ)
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.(CK)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(CL)
    I trampled them[f] like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.(CM)
People I did not know(CN) now serve me,
44     foreigners(CO) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 They all lose heart;(CP)
    they come trembling(CQ) from their strongholds.(CR)

46 The Lord lives!(CS) Praise be to my Rock!(CT)
    Exalted be God(CU) my Savior!(CV)
47 He is the God who avenges(CW) me,
    who subdues nations(CX) under me,
48     who saves(CY) me from my enemies.(CZ)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man(DA) you rescued me.
49 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;(DB)
    I will sing(DC) the praises of your name.(DD)

50 He gives his king great victories;
    he shows unfailing love to his anointed,(DE)
    to David(DF) and to his descendants forever.(DG)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:1 In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.
  2. Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
  3. Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.
  4. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
  5. Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade
  6. Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out