求助的早禱

大衛逃避兒子押沙龍時作的詩。

耶和華啊,我的敵人何其多!
反對我的人何其多!
他們都說上帝不會來救我。(細拉)[a]

可是,耶和華啊!
你是四面保護我的盾牌,
你賜我榮耀,使我昂首而立。
我向耶和華呼求,
祂就從祂的聖山上回應我。(細拉)
我躺下,我睡覺,我醒來,
都蒙耶和華看顧。
我雖被千萬仇敵圍困,
也不會懼怕。
耶和華啊,求你起來!
我的上帝啊,求你救我!
求你摑我一切仇敵的臉,
打碎惡人的牙齒。
耶和華啊,你是拯救者,
願你賜福你的子民!(細拉)

Footnotes

  1. 3·2 細拉」語意不明,常在詩篇中出現,可能是一種音樂術語。

仇敵攻擊, 神救助

大衛的詩,是在逃避他兒子押沙龍時作的。(除特別註明外,詩篇開首細字的標題在《馬索拉文本》都屬於第1節,原文的第2節即是譯文的第1節,依次類推。)

耶和華啊!我的仇敵竟然這麼多。

起來攻擊我的竟然那麼多。

有很多人議論我說:

“他從 神那裡得不到救助。”(細拉)

耶和華啊!你卻是我周圍的盾牌,

是我的榮耀,是使我抬起頭來的。

我發聲向耶和華呼求的時候,

他就從他的聖山上回答我。(細拉)

我躺下,我睡覺,

我醒來,都因耶和華在扶持著我。

雖有千萬人包圍攻擊我,

我也不怕。

耶和華啊!求你起來;

我的 神啊!求你拯救我,

你擊打了我所有仇敵的臉頰,

打碎了惡人的牙齒。

救恩屬於耶和華,

願你賜福給你的子民。(細拉)

(0) A psalm of David, when he fled from Avshalom his son:

(1) Adonai, how many enemies I have!
How countless are those attacking me;
(2) how countless those who say of me,
“There is no salvation for him in God.” (Selah)

(3) But you, Adonai, are a shield for me;
you are my glory, you lift my head high.
(4) With my voice I call out to Adonai,
and he answers me from his holy hill. (Selah)

(5) I lie down and sleep, then wake up again,
because Adonai sustains me.
(6) I am not afraid of the tens of thousands
set against me on every side.
(7) Rise up, Adonai!
Save me, my God!
For you slap all my enemies in the face,
you smash the teeth of the wicked.
(8) Victory comes from Adonai;
may your blessing rest on your people. (Selah)

(A psalm of Dovid, when he fled from Avshalom bno) Hashem, how are they increased that are my foes! Many are they that rise up against me.

(3) Many there be which say of my nefesh, There is no yeshuah for him in Elohim. Selah.

(4) But Thou, Hashem, art a mogen around me; my kavod, and the One who lifts up mine head.

(5) I cried unto Hashem with my voice, and He heard me out of His Har Kodesh. Selah.

(6) I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Hashem sustains me.

(7) I will not be afraid of ten thousands of am (people), that have set themselves against me round about.

(8) Arise, Hashem; hoshieini (save me), O Elohai; for Thou hast struck all mine enemies upon the cheekbone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the resha’im.

(9) HaYeshuah (salvation) belongeth unto Hashem; the Birkhat (blessing) of Thee is upon Thy people. Selah.