上帝的美善

大卫在亚比米勒面前装疯,被赶出去后,作了此诗。

34 我要常常称颂耶和华,
时刻赞美祂。
我要夸耀祂的作为,
困苦人听见必欢欣。
让我们一同颂赞祂的伟大,
尊崇祂的名!
我向祂祷告,祂便应允我,
救我脱离一切恐惧。
凡仰望祂的必有荣光,
不致蒙羞。
我这可怜的人向祂呼求,
祂就垂听,
救我脱离一切困境。
祂的天使必四面保护敬畏祂的人,拯救他们。
你们要亲身体验,
就知道耶和华的美善;
投靠祂的人有福了!
耶和华的圣民啊,
你们要敬畏祂,
因为敬畏祂的人一无所缺。
10 壮狮也会忍饥挨饿,
但寻求耶和华的人什么福分都不缺。

11 孩子们啊,听我说,
我要教导你们敬畏耶和华。
12 若有人热爱生命,
渴望长寿和幸福,
13 就要舌头不出恶言,
嘴唇不说诡诈的话。
14 要弃恶行善,
竭力追求和睦。
15 耶和华的眼睛看顾义人,
祂的耳朵垂听他们的呼求。
16 耶和华严惩作恶之人,
从世上铲除他们。
17 义人向耶和华呼救,祂就垂听,
拯救他们脱离一切患难。
18 祂安慰悲痛欲绝的人,
拯救心灵破碎的人。
19 义人也会遭遇许多患难,
但耶和华必拯救他,
20 保全他一身的骨头,
连一根也不折断。
21 恶人必遭恶报,
与义人为敌的必被定罪。
22 耶和华必救赎祂的仆人,
投靠祂的人必不被定罪。

34 (Of Dovid, when he feigned insanity before Avimelech, who drove him away, and he went out) (2) I will make a bracha of praise unto Hashem at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

(3) My nefesh shall make its boast in Hashem; the anavim (humble) shall hear thereof, and be glad.

(4) O magnify Hashem with me, and let us exalt Shmo together.

(5) I sought Hashem, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

(6) They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their panim were not ashamed.

(7) The oni (poor man) cried, and Hashem heard him, and saved him out of all his tzoros.

(8) The Malach Hashem encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.

(9) O taste and see that Hashem is tov; ashrei is the man that taketh refuge in Him.

(10) O fear Hashem, ye His Kedoshim; for there is no lack to them that fear Him.

10 (11) The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek Hashem shall not lack any good thing.

11 (12) Come, ye banim, pay heed unto me; I will teach you the fear of Hashem.

12 (13) What ish is he that desireth chayyim, and loveth many days, that he may see tov?

13 (14) Keep thy tongue from rah, and thy lips from speaking mirmah (guile, see Isaiah 53:9 where it says Moshiach will lack mirmah).

14 (15) Depart from rah, and do tov; seek shalom, and pursue it.

15 (16) The eyes of Hashem are upon the tzaddikim, and His ears open to their cry.

16 (17) The face of Hashem is against them that do rah, to cut off the zekher (remembrance) of them from ha’aretz.

17 (18) The tzaddikim cry, and Hashem heareth, and delivereth them out of all their tzoros.

18 (19) Hashem is near unto them whose lev is broken; and saveth such whose ruach is contrite.

19 (20) Many are the afflictions of the tzaddik; but Hashem delivereth him out of them all.

20 (21) He keepeth shomer over all his bones; not one of them is broken [Yn 19:36].

21 (22) Evil shall slay the resha’im; and they that hate the tzaddik shall be desolate.

22 (23) Hashem redeemeth the nefesh of His avadim; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be condemned [see Ro 5:1; 8:1 OJBC].