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。

34 (0) By David, when he pretended to be insane before Avimelekh, who then drove him away; so he left:

(1) I will bless Adonai at all times;
his praise will always be in my mouth.
(2) When I boast, it will be about Adonai;
the humble will hear of it and be glad.

(3) Proclaim with me the greatness of Adonai;
let us exalt his name together.
(4) I sought Adonai, and he answered me;
he rescued me from everything I feared.

(5) They looked to him and grew radiant;
their faces will never blush for shame.
(6) This poor man cried; Adonai heard
and saved him from all his troubles.
(7) The angel of Adonai, who encamps
around those who fear him, delivers them.

(8) Taste, and see that Adonai is good.
How blessed are those who take refuge in him!
10 (9) Fear Adonai, you holy ones of his,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
11 (10) Young lions can be needy, they can go hungry,
but those who seek Adonai lack nothing good.

12 (11) Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of Adonai.
13 (12) Which of you takes pleasure in living?
Who wants a long life to see good things?
14 (13) [If you do,] keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceiving talk;
15 (14) turn from evil, and do good;
seek peace, go after it!

16 (15) The eyes of Adonai watch over the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.
17 (16) But the face of Adonai opposes those who do evil,
to cut off all memory of them from the earth.

18 (17) [The righteous] cried out, and Adonai heard,
and he saved them from all their troubles.
19 (18) Adonai is near those with broken hearts;
he saves those whose spirit is crushed.
20 (19) The righteous person suffers many evils,
but Adonai rescues him out of them all.
21 (20) He protects all his bones;
not one of them gets broken.

22 (21) Evil will kill the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
23 (22) But Adonai redeems his servants;
no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.