诗篇 22
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
苦难中的呼求和感恩
大卫的诗，交给乐长，调用“朝鹿”。
22 我的上帝，我的上帝，
你为何离弃我？
为何迟迟不来救我，
不听我的哀号呢？
2 我的上帝啊，
我日夜不停地呼求，
你却没有回应。
3 然而，你是圣洁的，
你的宝座设立在以色列人的颂赞之上。
4 我们的祖先信靠你，
他们信靠你，
你就拯救他们。
5 他们向你呼求，
就得到拯救；
他们信靠你，
就不会失望。
6 但我好像不是人，只是一条虫，
受尽人的羞辱和藐视。
7 看见我的人都讥笑我，
他们撇着嘴、摇着头说：
8 “他信靠耶和华，
让耶和华救他吧！
既然耶和华喜悦他，
让耶和华拯救他吧！”
9 耶和华啊，
是你使我从母腹中安然出生，
让我在母亲怀里便倚靠你。
10 我一出生就被交托在你手中，
你从我出母胎就是我的上帝。
11 求你不要远离我，
因为危难当头，无人帮我。
12 我被许多仇敌围困，
他们像巴珊的公牛那样强壮。
13 他们张口要吞噬我，
如同吼叫着撕食猎物的狮子。
14 我的力量如水消逝，
我的骨头都脱了节，
我的心如蜡熔化。
15 我的力量枯竭如焦土，
我的舌头发干紧贴上颚。
你把我放在死亡的尘土中。
16 恶人包围我，犹如一群恶犬，
他们刺伤我的手脚。
17 我身上的骨头历历可见，
人们都幸灾乐祸地看着我。
18 他们分我的外衣，
又为我的内衣抽签。
19 耶和华啊，求你不要远离我。
你是我的力量，
求你快来帮助我。
20 求你救我逃脱刀剑之灾，
从这些恶犬的利爪下拯救我的生命。
21 求你救我脱离狮子的口，
使我脱离野牛的角。
22 我要向众弟兄传扬你的名，
在会众当中赞美你。
23 敬畏耶和华的人啊，
你们都要赞美祂，
雅各的后裔都要尊崇祂的名，
以色列的后裔都要敬畏祂。
24 因为祂没有藐视、厌恶苦难中的人，
也没有掩面不顾他们，
而是垂听他们的呼求。
25 我要在大会中赞美你，
在敬畏你的人面前履行我的誓言。
26 穷苦人必得饱足，
寻求耶和华的人必赞美祂，
他们的心要永远欢欣跳跃。
27 普世都要心系耶和华，归向祂，
各国人民都要敬拜祂。
28 因为耶和华是主宰，
祂统治列国。
29 世上的富贵人要敬拜祂，
必归尘土的世人都要敬拜祂。
30 世世代代的人都要事奉祂，
传扬主所行的奇事。
31 他们也要向未来的世代传讲祂的公义作为。
Psalm 22
EasyEnglish Bible
The leader must use the music called ‘The Deer of the Dawn.’
This is a song that David wrote.
Please help me, God!
22 My God!
My God, why have you left me alone?
Why is my help far away?
I am crying out in great pain!
2 My God!
I call aloud to you for help every day,
all day and all night!
But you do not answer my prayers,
so I cannot sleep.
3 I know that you are the Holy God.
You sit on your throne as king,
and Israel's people praise you.
4 Our ancestors trusted in you.
When they trusted you, you saved them.
5 They called aloud to you and you saved them.
They trusted in you,
and you did not disappoint them.[a]
6 People insult me.
They think that I am worth nothing.
It seems that I am only a worm,
and I am not really a man.
7 Everyone that sees me laughs at me.
They laugh and they shake their heads.
8 They say, ‘He should trust in the Lord!
The Lord should save him.
If the Lord is really happy with him,
the Lord should rescue him.’
9 Lord, you brought me safely to birth.
You took care of me at my mother's breasts.
10 From the day that I was born,
I have always been in your care.
You have been my God since my mother gave birth to me.
11 So do not stay far from me now.
Trouble is near to me,
and there is nobody to help me.
12 There is danger all round me,
like the strong bulls of Bashan.[b]
I cannot move
because my enemies are very near, all around me.
13 They open their mouths like lions!
They are ready to eat me!
They are like lions that tear their food into pieces.
14 My strength has gone,
like water that is poured away.
My bones do not join together properly.
I feel weak inside
and hope has disappeared.
15 My mouth has become dry like a piece of a broken pot.
My tongue sticks to my mouth.
You have left me down in the dirt,
as good as dead!
16 Wicked people are everywhere around me.
They are ready to attack me,
like a group of wild dogs.
They tear apart my hands and my feet.
17 My body is so weak
I can count all my bones.
My enemies look at me and they laugh.
They are happy because I have pain.
18 They have taken my clothes,
and they choose what they want for themselves.
They throw dice to decide who receives each piece.
19 But Lord, please do not stay far away from me!
You can make me strong again.
Please hurry to help me!
20 Keep me safe!
My enemies want to kill me with their swords.
Save my life from those wild dogs!
21 Do not let those lions eat me!
Keep me safe from the horns of those wild bulls!
I know that you have answered my prayer!
22 I will tell my people how great you are.
I will praise you when we meet together.
23 Everyone who serves the Lord must praise him!
All Jacob's descendants must respect him!
Yes, all Israel's people must worship him!
24 God did not forget to help the man who was in pain.
He did not turn away from the one who suffered.
When he called to God for help,
God answered his prayer.[c]
25 Yes, I will praise you, God,
in the great meeting of your people.
I will give to you what I have promised to give.
Everyone who serves you, Lord, will see that.
26 Poor people will have plenty of food to eat.
Those who come to the Lord will praise him.
May God help you to live well for ever!
27 People everywhere in the world will respect the Lord.
They will turn to him for help.
Families from all nations will worship you.
28 The Lord rules as king over all the nations.
29 All the rich people on earth will bend down,
and they will worship God.
Everyone will die one day.
They must all bend down in front of God.
Nobody can keep himself alive.
30 Our children will also serve God.
And they will tell their children about our Lord.
31 They will speak about all the great things that God has done
to save his people.
People who have not yet been born
will learn about the things that God has done.[d]
Footnotes
- 22:5 David thinks that God has forgotten him. But David remembered that God had helped his ancestors. So David does not understand why God has not helped him.
- 22:12 Bashan was a place that had very strong bulls.
- 22:24 In this Psalm, David talks about himself as ‘the man who was in pain’. David prayed and God answered him. Later, Jesus was also in pain, on the cross. When Jesus prayed, God answered him too.
- 22:31 Verses 27-31 tell us about what will happen one day because God is King of the whole earth.
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