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恶人之罪恶

36 耶和华的仆人大卫的诗,交于伶长。

恶人的罪过,在他心里说:“我眼中不怕神。”
他自夸自媚,以为他的罪孽终不显露,不被恨恶。
他口中的言语尽是罪孽诡诈,他与智慧善行已经断绝。
他在床上图谋罪孽,定意行不善的道,不憎恶恶事。

神之慈爱

耶和华啊,你的慈爱上及诸天,你的信实达到穹苍。

你的公义好像高山,你的判断如同深渊。耶和华啊,人民、牲畜你都救护。
神啊,你的慈爱何其宝贵,世人投靠在你翅膀的荫下。
他们必因你殿里的肥甘得以饱足,你也必叫他们喝你乐河的水。
因为在你那里有生命的源头,在你的光中我们必得见光。
10 愿你常施慈爱给认识你的人,常以公义待心里正直的人。
11 不容骄傲人的脚践踏我,不容凶恶人的手赶逐我。
12 在那里,作孽的人已经仆倒,他们被推倒,不能再起来。

Psalm 36[a]

Human Wickedness and Divine Providence

For the leader. Of David, the servant of the Lord.

I

Sin directs the heart of the wicked man;
    his eyes are closed to the fear of God.(A)
For he lives with the delusion:
    his guilt will not be known and hated.[b]
Empty and false are the words of his mouth;
    he has ceased to be wise and do good.
On his bed he hatches plots;
    he sets out on a wicked way;
    he does not reject evil.(B)

II

[c]Lord, your mercy reaches to heaven;
    your fidelity, to the clouds.(C)
Your justice is like the highest mountains;
    your judgments, like the mighty deep;
    human being and beast you sustain, Lord.
How precious is your mercy, O God!
    The children of Adam take refuge in the shadow of your wings.[d](D)
They feast on the rich food of your house;
    from your delightful stream(E) you give them drink.
10 For with you is the fountain of life,(F)
    and in your light we see light.(G)
11 Show mercy on those who know you,
    your just defense to the upright of heart.
12 Do not let the foot of the proud overtake me,
    nor the hand of the wicked disturb me.
13 There make the evildoers fall;
    thrust them down, unable to rise.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 36 A Psalm with elements of wisdom (Ps 36:2–5), the hymn (Ps 36:6–10), and the lament (Ps 36:11–13). The rule of sin over the wicked (Ps 36:2–5) is contrasted with the rule of divine love and mercy over God’s friends (Ps 36:6–10). The Psalm ends with a prayer that God’s guidance never cease (Ps 36:11–12).
  2. 36:3 Hated: punished by God.
  3. 36:6–7 God actively controls the entire world.
  4. 36:8 The shadow of your wings: metaphor for divine protection. It probably refers to the winged cherubim in the holy of holies in the Temple, cf. 1 Kgs 6:23–28, 32; 2 Chr 3:10–13; Ez 1:4–9.

36 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

Psalm 36[a]

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

I have a message from God in my heart
    concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:[b](A)
There is no fear(B) of God
    before their eyes.(C)

In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.(D)
The words of their mouths(E) are wicked and deceitful;(F)
    they fail to act wisely(G) or do good.(H)
Even on their beds they plot evil;(I)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course(J)
    and do not reject what is wrong.(K)

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(L) to the skies.(M)
Your righteousness(N) is like the highest mountains,(O)
    your justice like the great deep.(P)
    You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.(Q)
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(R)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(S)
They feast on the abundance of your house;(T)
    you give them drink from your river(U) of delights.(V)
For with you is the fountain of life;(W)
    in your light(X) we see light.

10 Continue your love(Y) to those who know you,(Z)
    your righteousness to the upright in heart.(AA)
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
    nor the hand of the wicked(AB) drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen—
    thrown down, not able to rise!(AC)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 36:1 In Hebrew texts 36:1-12 is numbered 36:2-13.
  2. Psalm 36:1 Or A message from God: The transgression of the wicked / resides in their hearts.