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依赖耶和华求其救援

31 大卫的诗,交于伶长。

耶和华啊,我投靠你,求你使我永不羞愧,凭你的公义搭救我。
求你侧耳而听,快快救我,做我坚固的磐石、拯救我的保障。
因为你是我的岩石,我的山寨,所以求你为你名的缘故,引导我,指点我。
求你救我脱离人为我暗设的网罗,因为你是我的保障。
我将我的灵魂交在你手里,耶和华诚实的神啊,你救赎了我!
我恨恶那信奉虚无之神的人,我却倚靠耶和华。
我要为你的慈爱高兴欢喜,因为你见过我的困苦,知道我心中的艰难。
你未曾把我交在仇敌手里,你使我的脚站在宽阔之处。
耶和华啊,求你怜恤我,因为我在急难之中,我的眼睛因忧愁而干瘪,连我的身心也不安舒。
10 我的生命为愁苦所消耗,我的年岁为叹息所旷废,我的力量因我的罪孽衰败,我的骨头也枯干。
11 我因一切敌人成了羞辱,在我的邻舍跟前更甚。那认识我的都惧怕我,在外头看见我的都躲避我。
12 我被人忘记,如同死人,无人记念,我好像破碎的器皿。
13 我听见了许多人的谗谤,四围都是惊吓。他们一同商议攻击我的时候,就图谋要害我的性命。
14 耶和华啊,我仍旧倚靠你,我说:“你是我的神!”
15 我终身的事在你手中,求你救我脱离仇敌的手和那些逼迫我的人。
16 求你使你的脸光照仆人,凭你的慈爱拯救我。
17 耶和华啊,求你叫我不致羞愧,因为我曾呼吁你。求你使恶人羞愧,使他们在阴间缄默无声。
18 那撒谎的人逞骄傲轻慢,出狂妄的话攻击义人,愿他的嘴哑而无言!
19 敬畏你、投靠你的人,你为他们所积存的,在世人面前所施行的恩惠是何等大呢!
20 你必把他们藏在你面前的隐密处,免得遇见人的计谋;你必暗暗地保守他们在亭子里,免受口舌的争闹。
21 耶和华是应当称颂的!因为他在坚固城里,向我施展奇妙的慈爱。
22 至于我,我曾急促地说“我从你眼前被隔绝”,然而我呼求你的时候,你仍听我恳求的声音。
23 耶和华的圣民哪,你们都要爱他!耶和华保护诚实人,足足报应行事骄傲的人。
24 凡仰望耶和华的人,你们都要壮胆,坚固你们的心!

Psalm 31[a](A)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(B)
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.(C)
Turn your ear to me,(D)
    come quickly to my rescue;(E)
be my rock of refuge,(F)
    a strong fortress to save me.
Since you are my rock and my fortress,(G)
    for the sake of your name(H) lead and guide me.
Keep me free from the trap(I) that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.(J)
Into your hands I commit my spirit;(K)
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.(L)

I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(M)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.(N)
I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction(O)
    and knew the anguish(P) of my soul.
You have not given me into the hands(Q) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(R)

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(S)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(T)
    my soul and body(U) with grief.
10 My life is consumed by anguish(V)
    and my years by groaning;(W)
my strength fails(X) because of my affliction,[b](Y)
    and my bones grow weak.(Z)
11 Because of all my enemies,(AA)
    I am the utter contempt(AB) of my neighbors(AC)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
    those who see me on the street flee from me.
12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;(AD)
    I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I hear many whispering,(AE)
    “Terror on every side!”(AF)
They conspire against me(AG)
    and plot to take my life.(AH)

14 But I trust(AI) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times(AJ) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine(AK) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.(AL)
17 Let me not be put to shame,(AM) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent(AN) in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips(AO) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly(AP) against the righteous.

19 How abundant are the good things(AQ)
    that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,(AR)
    on those who take refuge(AS) in you.
20 In the shelter(AT) of your presence you hide(AU) them
    from all human intrigues;(AV)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
    from accusing tongues.

21 Praise be to the Lord,(AW)
    for he showed me the wonders of his love(AX)
    when I was in a city under siege.(AY)
22 In my alarm(AZ) I said,
    “I am cut off(BA) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry(BB) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(BC)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(BD)
    but the proud he pays back(BE) in full.
24 Be strong and take heart,(BF)
    all you who hope in the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.
  2. Psalm 31:10 Or guilt

Psalm 31

A Plea for Protection

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

Lord, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.(A)
Save me by Your righteousness.
Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.(B)
For You are my rock and my fortress;(C)
You lead and guide me
because of Your name.(D)
You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge.(E)
Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;(F)
You redeem[a] me, Lord, God of truth.(G)

I[b] hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord.(H)
I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life(I)
and have not handed me over to the enemy.(J)
You have set my feet in a spacious place.(K)

Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;(L)
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being[c] as well.(M)
10 Indeed, my life is consumed with grief
and my years with groaning;(N)
my strength has failed
because of my sinfulness,[d]
and my bones waste away.(O)
11 I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.(P)
12 I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person—like broken pottery.(Q)
13 I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.(R)
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.(S)

14 But I trust in You, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”(T)
15 The course of my life is in Your power;(U)
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.(V)
16 Show Your favor to Your servant;
save me by Your faithful love.(W)
17 Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.(X)
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent[e][f] in Sheol.(Y)
18 Let lying lips be quieted;(Z)
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.(AA)

19 How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.(AB)
20 You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter[g]
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues.(AC)
21 May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.[h](AD)
22 In my alarm I had said,
“I am cut off from Your sight.”(AE)
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help.(AF)

23 Love the Lord, all His faithful ones.(AG)
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.(AH)
24 Be strong[i] and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord.(AI)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:5 Or You have redeemed, or You will redeem, or spirit. Redeem
  2. Psalm 31:6 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr, Vg, Jer read You
  3. Psalm 31:9 Lit my soul and my belly
  4. Psalm 31:10 LXX, Syr, Sym read affliction
  5. Psalm 31:17 LXX reads brought down
  6. Psalm 31:17 Or them perish, or them wail
  7. Psalm 31:20 Lit canopy
  8. Psalm 31:21 Or a fortified city
  9. Psalm 31:24 Lit Let your heart be strong