上帝的美善

大衛在亞比米勒面前裝瘋,被趕出去後,作了此詩。

34 我要常常稱頌耶和華,
時刻讚美祂。
我要誇耀祂的作為,
困苦人聽見必歡欣。
讓我們一同頌讚祂的偉大,
尊崇祂的名!
我向祂禱告,祂便應允我,
救我脫離一切恐懼。
凡仰望祂的必有榮光,
不致蒙羞。
我這可憐的人向祂呼求,
祂就垂聽,
救我脫離一切困境。
祂的天使必四面保護敬畏祂的人,拯救他們。
你們要親身體驗,
就知道耶和華的美善;
投靠祂的人有福了!
耶和華的聖民啊,
你們要敬畏祂,
因為敬畏祂的人一無所缺。
10 壯獅也會忍饑挨餓,
但尋求耶和華的人什麼福分都不缺。

11 孩子們啊,聽我說,
我要教導你們敬畏耶和華。
12 若有人熱愛生命,
渴望長壽和幸福,
13 就要舌頭不出惡言,
嘴唇不說詭詐的話。
14 要棄惡行善,
竭力追求和睦。
15 耶和華的眼睛看顧義人,
祂的耳朵垂聽他們的呼求。
16 耶和華嚴懲作惡之人,
從世上剷除他們。
17 義人向耶和華呼救,祂就垂聽,
拯救他們脫離一切患難。
18 祂安慰悲痛欲絕的人,
拯救心靈破碎的人。
19 義人也會遭遇許多患難,
但耶和華必拯救他,
20 保全他一身的骨頭,
連一根也不折斷。
21 惡人必遭惡報,
與義人為敵的必被定罪。
22 耶和華必救贖祂的僕人,
投靠祂的人必不被定罪。

Psalm 34

The Lord Delivers the Righteous

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,(A) who drove him out, and he departed.

I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.(B)
I will boast in the Lord;(C)
the humble will hear and be glad.(D)
Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me;(E)
let us exalt his name together.(F)

I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and rescued me from all my fears.(G)
Those who look to him are[a] radiant with joy;(H)
their faces will never be ashamed.(I)
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.(J)
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and rescues them.(K)

Taste and see that the Lord is good.(L)
How happy is the person who takes refuge in him!(M)
You who are his holy ones, fear the Lord,
for those who fear him lack nothing.(N)
10 Young lions[b] lack food and go hungry,(O)
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.(P)

11 Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.(Q)
12 Who is someone who desires life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?(R)
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.(S)
14 Turn away from evil and do what is good;(T)
seek peace and pursue it.(U)

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry for help.(V)
16 The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,(W)
to remove[c] all memory of them from the earth.(X)
17 The righteous[d] cry out, and the Lord hears,
and rescues them from all their troubles.(Y)
18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
he saves those crushed in spirit.(Z)

19 One who is righteous has many adversities,
but the Lord rescues him from them all.(AA)
20 He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.(AB)
21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.(AC)
22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants,
and all who take refuge in him will not be punished.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. 34:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Aq, Syr, Jer read Look to him and be
  2. 34:10 LXX, Syr, Vg read The rich
  3. 34:16 Or cut off
  4. 34:17 Lit They

By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

34 [a]I will bless Yahweh at all times.
    His praise will always be in my mouth.
My soul shall boast in Yahweh.
    The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Oh magnify Yahweh with me.
    Let’s exalt his name together.
I sought Yahweh, and he answered me,
    and delivered me from all my fears.
They looked to him, and were radiant.
    Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him,
    and saved him out of all his troubles.
Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him,
    and delivers them.
Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good.
    Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints,
    for there is no lack with those who fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger,
    but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me.
    I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
12 Who is someone who desires life,
    and loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
    and your lips from speaking lies.
14 Depart from evil, and do good.
    Seek peace, and pursue it.
15 Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous.
    His ears listen to their cry.
16 Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil,
    to cut off their memory from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears,
    and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart,
    and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
    but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
20 He protects all of his bones.
    Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall kill the wicked.
    Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22 Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants.
    None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

Footnotes

  1. 34:1 Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav).