诗篇 42-49
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
卷二:诗篇42—72
流落异乡者的祷告
可拉后裔作的训诲诗,交给乐长。
42 上帝啊,我的心切慕你,
像鹿切慕溪水。
2 我心里渴慕上帝,
渴慕永活的上帝,
我何时才能去朝拜祂呢?
3 我不吃不喝,昼夜以泪洗面,
人们整天讥笑我:
“你的上帝在哪里?”
4 从前我带领众人浩浩荡荡去上帝的殿,
在欢呼、感恩声中一起过节。
我回想这些事,
心中无限忧伤。
5 我的心啊!
你为何沮丧?为何烦躁?
要仰望上帝,
因为我还要赞美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
6 我的上帝啊,我心中沮丧,
便在约旦河、黑门山和米萨山想起你。
7 你的瀑布发出巨响,
回荡在深渊之间,
你的洪涛巨浪淹没我。
8 白天耶和华将祂的慈爱浇灌我;
夜间我歌颂祂,
向赐我生命的上帝祷告。
9 我对上帝——我的磐石说:
“你为何忘记我?
为何要我受仇敌的攻击,使我哀伤不已呢?”
10 仇敌的辱骂刺骨钻心。
他们整天对我说:
“你的上帝在哪里?”
11 我的心啊!
你为何沮丧?为何烦躁?
要仰望上帝,
因为我还要赞美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
流亡异乡者的祷告
43 上帝啊,
求你为我伸张正义,
在不虔敬的人面前为我辩护,
救我脱离诡诈邪恶的人。
2 你是保护我的上帝,
你为何丢弃我?
为何让我受仇敌的攻击,
使我哀伤不已呢?
3 求你以光明和真理引导我,
领我到你的圣山,到你的居所。
4 我要到上帝的祭坛前,
到赐我喜乐的上帝面前。
上帝啊,我的上帝,
我要弹琴赞美你。
5 我的心啊!
你为何沮丧?为何烦躁?
要仰望上帝,
因为我还要赞美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
祈求上帝保护
可拉后裔作的训诲诗,交给乐长。
44 上帝啊,
我们亲耳听过祖先讲述你在古时,
在我们祖先时代的作为。
2 你亲手赶出外族,
把我们的祖先安置在那里;
你击溃列邦,
使我们的祖先兴旺发达。
3 他们不是靠自己的刀剑征服那里,
不是靠自己的臂膀得胜,
而是靠你的权能、力量和恩惠,
因为你爱他们。
4 你是我的君王,我的上帝;
你让雅各得胜。
5 我们靠你击退敌人,
靠你的名践踏仇敌。
6 我不倚靠我的弓,
我的剑不能使我得胜。
7 只有你使我们战胜敌人,
使我们的仇敌蒙羞。
8 上帝啊,我们终日以你为荣,
我们永远赞美你。(细拉)
9 现在你却丢弃我们,
让我们受辱,
不再帮我们的军队作战。
10 你使我们在仇敌面前败退,
遭敌人掳掠。
11 你使我们如被宰杀的羊,
将我们分散在列国。
12 你把我们廉价卖掉,
视我们一文不值。
13 你使我们遭四邻辱骂,
被周围人讥讽、嘲笑。
14 你使我们成为列国的笑柄,
人们对我们连连摇头。
15 我终日受辱,满面羞愧,
16 因为咒骂和毁谤我的人讥笑我,仇敌报复我。
17 虽然这一切临到我们身上,
我们却没有忘记你,
也没有违背你的约。
18 我们对你没有异心,
也没有偏离你的道路。
19 你在豺狼出没的地方压碎我们,
使死亡的阴影笼罩我们。
20 倘若我们忘记我们的上帝,
或举手向外邦的神明祷告,
21 上帝怎会不知道呢?
祂洞悉人心中的秘密。
22 为了你,我们终日出生入死,
被视为待宰的羊。
23 主啊,求你醒来,
你为何沉睡?
求你起来,不要永远丢弃我们。
24 你为何掩面不理我们,
不理会我们所受的苦难和压迫?
25 我们扑倒在地,横卧在尘土中。
26 求你起来帮助我们,
施慈爱救赎我们。
婚礼诗歌
可拉后裔作的训诲诗,也是婚礼上唱的情歌,交给乐长,调用“百合花”。
45 我心中涌出美丽的诗章,
我要把它献给王,
我的舌头是诗人手上的妙笔。
2 你俊美无比,口出恩言,
因此上帝永远赐福给你。
3 伟大的王啊,
佩上你的宝剑,
你是何等尊贵、威严!
4 你威严无比,所向披靡,
捍卫真理和正义,
保护卑微的人。
愿你的右手彰显可畏的作为!
5 你的利箭刺穿敌人的心窝,
列国臣服在你脚下。
6 上帝啊,你的宝座永远长存,
你以公义的杖执掌王权。
7 你喜爱公义,憎恶邪恶,
因此上帝,你的上帝,
用喜乐之油膏你,
使你超过同伴。
8 你的衣袍散发出没药、沉香和肉桂的芬芳,
你陶醉在象牙宫的弦乐中。
9 众公主在你的贵客中,
戴俄斐金饰的王后站在你右边。
10 女子啊,
要侧耳倾听:不要再挂念家乡的父老,
11 王喜欢你的美貌,
你要敬重他,因他是你的主。
12 泰尔人必来送礼,
富人必来取悦你。
13 公主身穿金线衣,无比华贵。
14 她身披锦绣,
由侍女伴随前来见王,
15 她们欢喜快乐地进入王宫。
16 你的子孙将来要继承祖先的王位,
你要立他们在各地做王。
17 我要使你的名世代受尊崇,
万民必永远称谢你。
上帝与我们同在
可拉后裔的诗,交给乐长,用女高音唱。
46 上帝是我们的避难所,
是我们的力量,
是我们患难中随时的帮助。
2 因此,任大地震动,
群山沉入深海;
3 任海涛汹涌澎湃,
群山摇撼颤抖,
我们也不惧怕。(细拉)
4 有一条河给上帝的城——至高者的圣所带来喜乐。
5 上帝住在城里,
城必屹立不倒。
天一亮,上帝必帮助这城。
6 列邦动荡,列国倾覆。
上帝的声音使大地熔化。
7 万军之耶和华与我们同在,
雅各的上帝是我们的堡垒。(细拉)
8 来看耶和华的作为吧!
祂使大地荒凉。
9 祂平息天下的战争,
祂断弓、折枪、烧毁盾牌。
10 祂说:“要安静,
要知道我是上帝,
我必在列国受尊崇,
在普世受尊崇。”
11 万军之耶和华与我们同在,
雅各的上帝是我们的堡垒。
至高的主宰
可拉后裔的诗,交给乐长。
47 万民啊,你们要鼓掌,
向上帝高声欢呼!
2 因为至高者耶和华当受敬畏,
祂是普天下的大君王。
3 祂使列国降服于我们,
让列邦伏在我们脚下。
4 祂为我们选定产业,
就是祂所爱的雅各引以为荣的产业。(细拉)
5 在欢呼声中,上帝登上宝座;
在号角声中,耶和华登上宝座。
6 要颂赞,颂赞上帝!
要颂赞,颂赞我们的君王!
7 因为上帝是普天下的君王,
要向祂唱赞美的乐章。
8 祂坐在圣洁的宝座上治理列国。
9 列邦的首领聚集在一起,
要做亚伯拉罕之上帝的子民,
因为上帝是主宰天下的君王,
祂至高无上。
上帝的城——锡安
可拉后裔的诗。
48 耶和华何等伟大!
我们的上帝在祂的城中,
在祂的圣山上当大受颂赞。
2 北面的锡安山雄伟壮丽,
令世人欢喜,
是伟大君王的城。
3 上帝在城内的宫中,
祂亲自做这城的庇护。
4 世上的君王一同聚集,前来攻城。
5 他们看见这城后,
大惊失色,慌忙逃跑。
6 他们被恐惧笼罩,
痛苦如分娩的妇人。
7 你毁灭他们,
如同东风摧毁他施的船只。
8 我们曾经听说,如今在万军之耶和华的城中,
在我们上帝的城中亲眼看见:
上帝要坚立这城,直到永远。(细拉)
9 上帝啊,我们在你的殿中默想你的慈爱。
10 上帝啊,你秉公行义,
你的名普世皆知,
颂赞你的声音响彻地极。
11 因你的审判,
锡安山欢喜,
犹大的城邑充满快乐。
12 你们要绕着锡安数点她的城楼,
13 留意她的城墙,
观看她的殿宇,
好告诉子孙后代。
14 因为上帝永永远远是我们的上帝,
祂必引领我们,
直到我们离世之日。
财富的虚幻
可拉后裔的诗,交给乐长。
49 万民啊,你们要听!
世人啊,
2 不论贵贱贫富,都要留心听!
3 因为我口出智慧,心思明智。
4 我要侧耳听箴言,
弹琴解释人生之谜。
5 危难来临,四面被奸诈之徒包围时,我何必惧怕?
6 他们倚靠金钱、夸耀财富,
7 却不能救赎自己的生命,
也无法向上帝付生命的赎价。
8 因为生命的赎价高昂,
无人付得起,
9 以致可以永远活着,不进坟墓。
10 众所周知,即使智者也要死去,
愚人和庸者也要灭亡,
将他们的财富留给别人。
11 尽管他们用自己的名字来为产业命名,
坟墓却是他们永远的归宿,
世代的住处。
12 人不能长享富贵,
终必死去,与兽无异。
13 这就是愚昧人及其追随者的下场!(细拉)
14 他们注定要死,与羊无异,
死亡是他们的牧者;
到了早晨,
他们必被正直人管辖。
他们的躯体必朽烂在坟墓里,
远离自己的豪宅。
15 但上帝必救赎我的生命脱离死亡的权势,
接我到祂身边。(细拉)
16 因此,见他人财富增多,
日益奢华,
不要害怕。
17 因为他们死后什么也带不走,
再不能拥有荣华富贵。
18 他们活着时自以为有福,
人们都赞扬他们的成就,
19 到头来他们还是要归到祖先那里,
再也看不见光明。
20 人有财富,却无明智的心,
无异于必死的兽类。
詩篇 42-49
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
卷二:詩篇42—72
流落異鄉者的禱告
可拉後裔作的訓誨詩,交給樂長。
42 上帝啊,我的心切慕你,
像鹿切慕溪水。
2 我心裡渴慕上帝,
渴慕永活的上帝,
我何時才能去朝拜祂呢?
3 我不吃不喝,晝夜以淚洗面,
人們整天譏笑我:
「你的上帝在哪裡?」
4 從前我帶領眾人浩浩蕩蕩去上帝的殿,
在歡呼、感恩聲中一起過節。
我回想這些事,
心中無限憂傷。
5 我的心啊!
你為何沮喪?為何煩躁?
要仰望上帝,
因為我還要讚美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
6 我的上帝啊,我心中沮喪,
便在約旦河、黑門山和米薩山想起你。
7 你的瀑布發出巨響,
迴盪在深淵之間,
你的洪濤巨浪淹沒我。
8 白天耶和華將祂的慈愛澆灌我;
夜間我歌頌祂,
向賜我生命的上帝禱告。
9 我對上帝——我的磐石說:
「你為何忘記我?
為何要我受仇敵的攻擊,使我哀傷不已呢?」
10 仇敵的辱罵刺骨鑽心。
他們整天對我說:
「你的上帝在哪裡?」
11 我的心啊!
你為何沮喪?為何煩躁?
要仰望上帝,
因為我還要讚美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
流亡異鄉者的禱告
43 上帝啊,
求你為我伸張正義,
在不虔敬的人面前為我辯護,
救我脫離詭詐邪惡的人。
2 你是保護我的上帝,
你為何丟棄我?
為何讓我受仇敵的攻擊,
使我哀傷不已呢?
3 求你以光明和真理引導我,
領我到你的聖山,到你的居所。
4 我要到上帝的祭壇前,
到賜我喜樂的上帝面前。
上帝啊,我的上帝,
我要彈琴讚美你。
5 我的心啊!
你為何沮喪?為何煩躁?
要仰望上帝,
因為我還要讚美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
祈求上帝保護
可拉後裔作的訓誨詩,交給樂長。
44 上帝啊,
我們親耳聽過祖先講述你在古時,
在我們祖先時代的作為。
2 你親手趕出外族,
把我們的祖先安置在那裡;
你擊潰列邦,
使我們的祖先興旺發達。
3 他們不是靠自己的刀劍征服那裡,
不是靠自己的臂膀得勝,
而是靠你的權能、力量和恩惠,
因為你愛他們。
4 你是我的君王,我的上帝;
你讓雅各得勝。
5 我們靠你擊退敵人,
靠你的名踐踏仇敵。
6 我不倚靠我的弓,
我的劍不能使我得勝。
7 只有你使我們戰勝敵人,
使我們的仇敵蒙羞。
8 上帝啊,我們終日以你為榮,
我們永遠讚美你。(細拉)
9 現在你卻丟棄我們,
讓我們受辱,
不再幫我們的軍隊作戰。
10 你使我們在仇敵面前敗退,
遭敵人擄掠。
11 你使我們如被宰殺的羊,
將我們分散在列國。
12 你把我們廉價賣掉,
視我們一文不值。
13 你使我們遭四鄰辱罵,
被周圍人譏諷、嘲笑。
14 你使我們成為列國的笑柄,
人們對我們連連搖頭。
15 我終日受辱,滿面羞愧,
16 因為咒罵和譭謗我的人譏笑我,仇敵報復我。
17 雖然這一切臨到我們身上,
我們卻沒有忘記你,
也沒有違背你的約。
18 我們對你沒有異心,
也沒有偏離你的道路。
19 你在豺狼出沒的地方壓碎我們,
使死亡的陰影籠罩我們。
20 倘若我們忘記我們的上帝,
或舉手向外邦的神明禱告,
21 上帝怎會不知道呢?
祂洞悉人心中的秘密。
22 為了你,我們終日出生入死,
被視為待宰的羊。
23 主啊,求你醒來,
你為何沉睡?
求你起來,不要永遠丟棄我們。
24 你為何掩面不理我們,
不理會我們所受的苦難和壓迫?
25 我們仆倒在地,橫臥在塵土中。
26 求你起來幫助我們,
施慈愛救贖我們。
婚禮詩歌
可拉後裔作的訓誨詩,也是婚禮上唱的情歌,交給樂長,調用「百合花」。
45 我心中湧出美麗的詩章,
我要把它獻給王,
我的舌頭是詩人手上的妙筆。
2 你俊美無比,口出恩言,
因此上帝永遠賜福給你。
3 偉大的王啊,
佩上你的寶劍,
你是何等尊貴、威嚴!
4 你威嚴無比,所向披靡,
捍衛真理和正義,
保護卑微的人。
願你的右手彰顯可畏的作為!
5 你的利箭刺穿敵人的心窩,
列國臣服在你腳下。
6 上帝啊,你的寶座永遠長存,
你以公義的杖執掌王權。
7 你喜愛公義,憎惡邪惡,
因此上帝,你的上帝,
用喜樂之油膏你,
使你超過同伴。
8 你的衣袍散發出沒藥、沉香和肉桂的芬芳,
你陶醉在象牙宮的弦樂中。
9 眾公主在你的貴客中,
戴俄斐金飾的王后站在你右邊。
10 女子啊,
要側耳傾聽:不要再掛念家鄉的父老,
11 王喜歡你的美貌,
你要敬重他,因他是你的主。
12 泰爾人必來送禮,
富人必來取悅你。
13 公主身穿金線衣,無比華貴。
14 她身披錦繡,
由侍女伴隨前來見王,
15 她們歡喜快樂地進入王宮。
16 你的子孫將來要繼承祖先的王位,
你要立他們在各地做王。
17 我要使你的名世代受尊崇,
萬民必永遠稱謝你。
上帝與我們同在
可拉後裔的詩,交給樂長,用女高音唱。
46 上帝是我們的避難所,
是我們的力量,
是我們患難中隨時的幫助。
2 因此,任大地震動,
群山沉入深海;
3 任海濤洶湧澎湃,
群山搖撼顫抖,
我們也不懼怕。(細拉)
4 有一條河給上帝的城——至高者的聖所帶來喜樂。
5 上帝住在城裡,
城必屹立不倒。
天一亮,上帝必幫助這城。
6 列邦動盪,列國傾覆。
上帝的聲音使大地熔化。
7 萬軍之耶和華與我們同在,
雅各的上帝是我們的堡壘。(細拉)
8 來看耶和華的作為吧!
祂使大地荒涼。
9 祂平息天下的戰爭,
祂斷弓、折槍、燒毀盾牌。
10 祂說:「要安靜,
要知道我是上帝,
我必在列國受尊崇,
在普世受尊崇。」
11 萬軍之耶和華與我們同在,
雅各的上帝是我們的堡壘。
至高的主宰
可拉後裔的詩,交給樂長。
47 萬民啊,你們要鼓掌,
向上帝高聲歡呼!
2 因為至高者耶和華當受敬畏,
祂是普天下的大君王。
3 祂使列國降服於我們,
讓列邦伏在我們腳下。
4 祂為我們選定產業,
就是祂所愛的雅各引以為榮的產業。(細拉)
5 在歡呼聲中,上帝登上寶座;
在號角聲中,耶和華登上寶座。
6 要頌讚,頌讚上帝!
要頌讚,頌讚我們的君王!
7 因為上帝是普天下的君王,
要向祂唱讚美的樂章。
8 祂坐在聖潔的寶座上治理列國。
9 列邦的首領聚集在一起,
要做亞伯拉罕之上帝的子民,
因為上帝是主宰天下的君王,
祂至高無上。
上帝的城——錫安
可拉後裔的詩。
48 耶和華何等偉大!
我們的上帝在祂的城中,
在祂的聖山上當大受頌讚。
2 北面的錫安山雄偉壯麗,
令世人歡喜,
是偉大君王的城。
3 上帝在城內的宮中,
祂親自做這城的庇護。
4 世上的君王一同聚集,前來攻城。
5 他們看見這城後,
大驚失色,慌忙逃跑。
6 他們被恐懼籠罩,
痛苦如分娩的婦人。
7 你毀滅他們,
如同東風摧毀他施的船隻。
8 我們曾經聽說,如今在萬軍之耶和華的城中,
在我們上帝的城中親眼看見:
上帝要堅立這城,直到永遠。(細拉)
9 上帝啊,我們在你的殿中默想你的慈愛。
10 上帝啊,你秉公行義,
你的名普世皆知,
頌讚你的聲音響徹地極。
11 因你的審判,
錫安山歡喜,
猶大的城邑充滿快樂。
12 你們要繞著錫安數點她的城樓,
13 留意她的城牆,
觀看她的殿宇,
好告訴子孫後代。
14 因為上帝永永遠遠是我們的上帝,
祂必引領我們,
直到我們離世之日。
財富的虛幻
可拉後裔的詩,交給樂長。
49 萬民啊,你們要聽!
世人啊,
2 不論貴賤貧富,都要留心聽!
3 因為我口出智慧,心思明智。
4 我要側耳聽箴言,
彈琴解釋人生之謎。
5 危難來臨,四面被奸詐之徒包圍時,我何必懼怕?
6 他們倚靠金錢、誇耀財富,
7 卻不能救贖自己的生命,
也無法向上帝付生命的贖價。
8 因為生命的贖價高昂,
無人付得起,
9 以致可以永遠活著,不進墳墓。
10 眾所周知,即使智者也要死去,
愚人和庸者也要滅亡,
將他們的財富留給別人。
11 儘管他們用自己的名字來為產業命名,
墳墓卻是他們永遠的歸宿,
世代的住處。
12 人不能長享富貴,
終必死去,與獸無異。
13 這就是愚昧人及其追隨者的下場!(細拉)
14 他們註定要死,與羊無異,
死亡是他們的牧者;
到了早晨,
他們必被正直人管轄,
他們的軀體必朽爛在墳墓裡,
遠離自己的豪宅。
15 但上帝必救贖我的生命脫離死亡的權勢,
接我到祂身邊。(細拉)
16 因此,見他人財富增多,
日益奢華,
不要害怕。
17 因為他們死後什麼也帶不走,
再不能擁有榮華富貴。
18 他們活著時自以為有福,
人們都讚揚他們的成就,
19 到頭來他們還是要歸到祖先那裡,
再也看不見光明。
20 人有財富,卻無明智的心,
無異於必死的獸類。
Psalm 42-49
New International Version
BOOK II
Psalms 42–72
Psalm 42[a][b]
For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah.
1 As the deer(A) pants for streams of water,(B)
so my soul pants(C) for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts(D) for God, for the living God.(E)
When can I go(F) and meet with God?
3 My tears(G) have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(H)
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:(I)
how I used to go to the house of God(J)
under the protection of the Mighty One[d]
with shouts of joy(K) and praise(L)
among the festive throng.(M)
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?(N)
Why so disturbed(O) within me?
Put your hope in God,(P)
for I will yet praise(Q) him,
my Savior(R) and my God.(S)
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember(T) you
from the land of the Jordan,(U)
the heights of Hermon(V)—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep(W)
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.(X)
8 By day the Lord directs his love,(Y)
at night(Z) his song(AA) is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.(AB)
9 I say to God my Rock,(AC)
“Why have you forgotten(AD) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(AE)
oppressed(AF) by the enemy?”(AG)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony(AH)
as my foes taunt(AI) me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(AJ)
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.(AK)
Psalm 43[e]
1 Vindicate me, my God,
and plead my cause(AL)
against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me(AM) from those who are
deceitful and wicked.(AN)
2 You are God my stronghold.
Why have you rejected(AO) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(AP)
oppressed by the enemy?(AQ)
3 Send me your light(AR) and your faithful care,(AS)
let them lead me;(AT)
let them bring me to your holy mountain,(AU)
to the place where you dwell.(AV)
4 Then I will go(AW) to the altar(AX) of God,
to God, my joy(AY) and my delight.(AZ)
I will praise you with the lyre,(BA)
O God, my God.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.(BB)
Psalm 44[f]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[g]
1 We have heard it with our ears,(BC) O God;
our ancestors have told us(BD)
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.(BE)
2 With your hand you drove out(BF) the nations
and planted(BG) our ancestors;
you crushed(BH) the peoples
and made our ancestors flourish.(BI)
3 It was not by their sword(BJ) that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,(BK) your arm,(BL)
and the light(BM) of your face, for you loved(BN) them.
4 You are my King(BO) and my God,(BP)
who decrees[h] victories(BQ) for Jacob.
5 Through you we push back(BR) our enemies;
through your name we trample(BS) our foes.
6 I put no trust in my bow,(BT)
my sword does not bring me victory;
7 but you give us victory(BU) over our enemies,
you put our adversaries to shame.(BV)
8 In God we make our boast(BW) all day long,(BX)
and we will praise your name forever.[i](BY)
9 But now you have rejected(BZ) and humbled us;(CA)
you no longer go out with our armies.(CB)
10 You made us retreat(CC) before the enemy,
and our adversaries have plundered(CD) us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep(CE)
and have scattered us among the nations.(CF)
12 You sold your people for a pittance,(CG)
gaining nothing from their sale.
13 You have made us a reproach(CH) to our neighbors,(CI)
the scorn(CJ) and derision(CK) of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword(CL) among the nations;
the peoples shake their heads(CM) at us.
15 I live in disgrace(CN) all day long,
and my face is covered with shame(CO)
16 at the taunts(CP) of those who reproach and revile(CQ) me,
because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.(CR)
17 All this came upon us,
though we had not forgotten(CS) you;
we had not been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned(CT) back;
our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed(CU) us and made us a haunt for jackals;(CV)
you covered us over with deep darkness.(CW)
20 If we had forgotten(CX) the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a foreign god,(CY)
21 would not God have discovered it,
since he knows the secrets of the heart?(CZ)
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep(DA) to be slaughtered.(DB)
23 Awake,(DC) Lord! Why do you sleep?(DD)
Rouse yourself!(DE) Do not reject us forever.(DF)
24 Why do you hide your face(DG)
and forget(DH) our misery and oppression?(DI)
25 We are brought down to the dust;(DJ)
our bodies cling to the ground.
26 Rise up(DK) and help us;
rescue(DL) us because of your unfailing love.(DM)
Psalm 45[j]
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[k] A wedding song.(DN)
1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 You are the most excellent of men
and your lips have been anointed with grace,(DO)
since God has blessed you forever.(DP)
3 Gird your sword(DQ) on your side, you mighty one;(DR)
clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.(DS)
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously(DT)
in the cause of truth, humility and justice;(DU)
let your right hand(DV) achieve awesome deeds.(DW)
5 Let your sharp arrows(DX) pierce the hearts(DY) of the king’s enemies;(DZ)
let the nations fall beneath your feet.
6 Your throne, O God,[l] will last for ever and ever;(EA)
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness(EB) and hate wickedness;(EC)
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing(ED) you with the oil of joy.(EE)
8 All your robes are fragrant(EF) with myrrh(EG) and aloes(EH) and cassia;(EI)
from palaces adorned with ivory(EJ)
the music of the strings(EK) makes you glad.
9 Daughters of kings(EL) are among your honored women;
at your right hand(EM) is the royal bride(EN) in gold of Ophir.(EO)
10 Listen, daughter,(EP) and pay careful attention:(EQ)
Forget your people(ER) and your father’s house.
11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;(ES)
honor(ET) him, for he is your lord.(EU)
12 The city of Tyre(EV) will come with a gift,[m](EW)
people of wealth will seek your favor.
13 All glorious(EX) is the princess within her chamber;
her gown is interwoven with gold.(EY)
14 In embroidered garments(EZ) she is led to the king;(FA)
her virgin companions(FB) follow her—
those brought to be with her.
15 Led in with joy and gladness,(FC)
they enter the palace of the king.
16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
you will make them princes(FD) throughout the land.
17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;(FE)
therefore the nations will praise you(FF) for ever and ever.(FG)
Psalm 46[n]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[o] A song.
1 God is our refuge(FH) and strength,(FI)
an ever-present(FJ) help(FK) in trouble.(FL)
2 Therefore we will not fear,(FM) though the earth give way(FN)
and the mountains fall(FO) into the heart of the sea,(FP)
3 though its waters roar(FQ) and foam(FR)
and the mountains quake(FS) with their surging.[p]
4 There is a river(FT) whose streams(FU) make glad the city of God,(FV)
the holy place where the Most High(FW) dwells.(FX)
5 God is within her,(FY) she will not fall;(FZ)
God will help(GA) her at break of day.
6 Nations(GB) are in uproar,(GC) kingdoms(GD) fall;
he lifts his voice,(GE) the earth melts.(GF)
8 Come and see what the Lord has done,(GK)
the desolations(GL) he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars(GM) cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow(GN) and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[q] with fire.(GO)
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;(GP)
I will be exalted(GQ) among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 47[r]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
2 For the Lord Most High(GV) is awesome,(GW)
the great King(GX) over all the earth.
3 He subdued(GY) nations under us,
peoples under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance(GZ) for us,
the pride of Jacob,(HA) whom he loved.[s]
5 God has ascended(HB) amid shouts of joy,(HC)
the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.(HD)
6 Sing praises(HE) to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth;(HF)
sing to him a psalm(HG) of praise.
8 God reigns(HH) over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne.(HI)
9 The nobles of the nations assemble
as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[t] of the earth belong to God;(HJ)
he is greatly exalted.(HK)
Psalm 48[u]
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1 Great is the Lord,(HL) and most worthy of praise,(HM)
in the city of our God,(HN) his holy mountain.(HO)
2 Beautiful(HP) in its loftiness,
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[v](HQ) is Mount Zion,(HR)
the city of the Great King.(HS)
3 God is in her citadels;(HT)
he has shown himself to be her fortress.(HU)
4 When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,(HV)
5 they saw her and were astounded;
they fled in terror.(HW)
6 Trembling seized(HX) them there,
pain like that of a woman in labor.(HY)
7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish(HZ)
shattered by an east wind.(IA)
8 As we have heard,
so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
forever.[w](IB)
9 Within your temple, O God,
we meditate(IC) on your unfailing love.(ID)
10 Like your name,(IE) O God,
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;(IF)
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices,
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.(IG)
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
count her towers,(IH)
13 consider well her ramparts,(II)
view her citadels,(IJ)
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.(IK)
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide(IL) even to the end.
Psalm 49[x]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 Hear(IM) this, all you peoples;(IN)
listen, all who live in this world,(IO)
2 both low and high,(IP)
rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom;(IQ)
the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.(IR)
4 I will turn my ear to a proverb;(IS)
with the harp(IT) I will expound my riddle:(IU)
5 Why should I fear(IV) when evil days come,
when wicked deceivers surround me—
6 those who trust in their wealth(IW)
and boast(IX) of their great riches?(IY)
7 No one can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for them—
8 the ransom(IZ) for a life is costly,
no payment is ever enough—(JA)
9 so that they should live on(JB) forever
and not see decay.(JC)
10 For all can see that the wise die,(JD)
that the foolish and the senseless(JE) also perish,
leaving their wealth(JF) to others.(JG)
11 Their tombs(JH) will remain their houses[y] forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,(JI)
though they had[z] named(JJ) lands after themselves.
13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,(JM)
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.[aa]
14 They are like sheep and are destined(JN) to die;(JO)
death will be their shepherd
(but the upright will prevail(JP) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;(JQ)
he will surely take me to himself.(JR)
16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
when the splendor of their houses increases;
17 for they will take nothing(JS) with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.(JT)
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—(JU)
and people praise you when you prosper—
19 they will join those who have gone before them,(JV)
who will never again see the light(JW) of life.
Footnotes
- Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
- Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
- Psalm 43:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 44:1 In Hebrew texts 44:1-26 is numbered 44:2-27.
- Psalm 44:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 44:4 Septuagint, Aquila and Syriac; Hebrew King, O God; / command
- Psalm 44:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 45:1 In Hebrew texts 45:1-17 is numbered 45:2-18.
- Psalm 45:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.
- Psalm 45:12 Or A Tyrian robe is among the gifts
- Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
- Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.
- Psalm 46:9 Or chariots
- Psalm 47:1 In Hebrew texts 47:1-9 is numbered 47:2-10.
- Psalm 47:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 47:9 Or shields
- Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
- Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
- Psalm 48:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 49:1 In Hebrew texts 49:1-20 is numbered 49:2-21.
- Psalm 49:11 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew In their thoughts their houses will remain
- Psalm 49:11 Or generations, / for they have
- Psalm 49:13 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 15.
诗篇 42-49
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
卷二:诗篇42—72
流落异乡者的祷告
可拉后裔作的训诲诗,交给乐长。
42 上帝啊,我的心切慕你,
像鹿切慕溪水。
2 我心里渴慕上帝,
渴慕永活的上帝,
我何时才能去朝拜祂呢?
3 我不吃不喝,昼夜以泪洗面,
人们整天讥笑我:
“你的上帝在哪里?”
4 从前我带领众人浩浩荡荡去上帝的殿,
在欢呼、感恩声中一起过节。
我回想这些事,
心中无限忧伤。
5 我的心啊!
你为何沮丧?为何烦躁?
要仰望上帝,
因为我还要赞美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
6 我的上帝啊,我心中沮丧,
便在约旦河、黑门山和米萨山想起你。
7 你的瀑布发出巨响,
回荡在深渊之间,
你的洪涛巨浪淹没我。
8 白天耶和华将祂的慈爱浇灌我;
夜间我歌颂祂,
向赐我生命的上帝祷告。
9 我对上帝——我的磐石说:
“你为何忘记我?
为何要我受仇敌的攻击,使我哀伤不已呢?”
10 仇敌的辱骂刺骨钻心。
他们整天对我说:
“你的上帝在哪里?”
11 我的心啊!
你为何沮丧?为何烦躁?
要仰望上帝,
因为我还要赞美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
流亡异乡者的祷告
43 上帝啊,
求你为我伸张正义,
在不虔敬的人面前为我辩护,
救我脱离诡诈邪恶的人。
2 你是保护我的上帝,
你为何丢弃我?
为何让我受仇敌的攻击,
使我哀伤不已呢?
3 求你以光明和真理引导我,
领我到你的圣山,到你的居所。
4 我要到上帝的祭坛前,
到赐我喜乐的上帝面前。
上帝啊,我的上帝,
我要弹琴赞美你。
5 我的心啊!
你为何沮丧?为何烦躁?
要仰望上帝,
因为我还要赞美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
祈求上帝保护
可拉后裔作的训诲诗,交给乐长。
44 上帝啊,
我们亲耳听过祖先讲述你在古时,
在我们祖先时代的作为。
2 你亲手赶出外族,
把我们的祖先安置在那里;
你击溃列邦,
使我们的祖先兴旺发达。
3 他们不是靠自己的刀剑征服那里,
不是靠自己的臂膀得胜,
而是靠你的权能、力量和恩惠,
因为你爱他们。
4 你是我的君王,我的上帝;
你让雅各得胜。
5 我们靠你击退敌人,
靠你的名践踏仇敌。
6 我不倚靠我的弓,
我的剑不能使我得胜。
7 只有你使我们战胜敌人,
使我们的仇敌蒙羞。
8 上帝啊,我们终日以你为荣,
我们永远赞美你。(细拉)
9 现在你却丢弃我们,
让我们受辱,
不再帮我们的军队作战。
10 你使我们在仇敌面前败退,
遭敌人掳掠。
11 你使我们如被宰杀的羊,
将我们分散在列国。
12 你把我们廉价卖掉,
视我们一文不值。
13 你使我们遭四邻辱骂,
被周围人讥讽、嘲笑。
14 你使我们成为列国的笑柄,
人们对我们连连摇头。
15 我终日受辱,满面羞愧,
16 因为咒骂和毁谤我的人讥笑我,仇敌报复我。
17 虽然这一切临到我们身上,
我们却没有忘记你,
也没有违背你的约。
18 我们对你没有异心,
也没有偏离你的道路。
19 你在豺狼出没的地方压碎我们,
使死亡的阴影笼罩我们。
20 倘若我们忘记我们的上帝,
或举手向外邦的神明祷告,
21 上帝怎会不知道呢?
祂洞悉人心中的秘密。
22 为了你,我们终日出生入死,
被视为待宰的羊。
23 主啊,求你醒来,
你为何沉睡?
求你起来,不要永远丢弃我们。
24 你为何掩面不理我们,
不理会我们所受的苦难和压迫?
25 我们扑倒在地,横卧在尘土中。
26 求你起来帮助我们,
施慈爱救赎我们。
婚礼诗歌
可拉后裔作的训诲诗,也是婚礼上唱的情歌,交给乐长,调用“百合花”。
45 我心中涌出美丽的诗章,
我要把它献给王,
我的舌头是诗人手上的妙笔。
2 你俊美无比,口出恩言,
因此上帝永远赐福给你。
3 伟大的王啊,
佩上你的宝剑,
你是何等尊贵、威严!
4 你威严无比,所向披靡,
捍卫真理和正义,
保护卑微的人。
愿你的右手彰显可畏的作为!
5 你的利箭刺穿敌人的心窝,
列国臣服在你脚下。
6 上帝啊,你的宝座永远长存,
你以公义的杖执掌王权。
7 你喜爱公义,憎恶邪恶,
因此上帝,你的上帝,
用喜乐之油膏你,
使你超过同伴。
8 你的衣袍散发出没药、沉香和肉桂的芬芳,
你陶醉在象牙宫的弦乐中。
9 众公主在你的贵客中,
戴俄斐金饰的王后站在你右边。
10 女子啊,
要侧耳倾听:不要再挂念家乡的父老,
11 王喜欢你的美貌,
你要敬重他,因他是你的主。
12 泰尔人必来送礼,
富人必来取悦你。
13 公主身穿金线衣,无比华贵。
14 她身披锦绣,
由侍女伴随前来见王,
15 她们欢喜快乐地进入王宫。
16 你的子孙将来要继承祖先的王位,
你要立他们在各地做王。
17 我要使你的名世代受尊崇,
万民必永远称谢你。
上帝与我们同在
可拉后裔的诗,交给乐长,用女高音唱。
46 上帝是我们的避难所,
是我们的力量,
是我们患难中随时的帮助。
2 因此,任大地震动,
群山沉入深海;
3 任海涛汹涌澎湃,
群山摇撼颤抖,
我们也不惧怕。(细拉)
4 有一条河给上帝的城——至高者的圣所带来喜乐。
5 上帝住在城里,
城必屹立不倒。
天一亮,上帝必帮助这城。
6 列邦动荡,列国倾覆。
上帝的声音使大地熔化。
7 万军之耶和华与我们同在,
雅各的上帝是我们的堡垒。(细拉)
8 来看耶和华的作为吧!
祂使大地荒凉。
9 祂平息天下的战争,
祂断弓、折枪、烧毁盾牌。
10 祂说:“要安静,
要知道我是上帝,
我必在列国受尊崇,
在普世受尊崇。”
11 万军之耶和华与我们同在,
雅各的上帝是我们的堡垒。
至高的主宰
可拉后裔的诗,交给乐长。
47 万民啊,你们要鼓掌,
向上帝高声欢呼!
2 因为至高者耶和华当受敬畏,
祂是普天下的大君王。
3 祂使列国降服于我们,
让列邦伏在我们脚下。
4 祂为我们选定产业,
就是祂所爱的雅各引以为荣的产业。(细拉)
5 在欢呼声中,上帝登上宝座;
在号角声中,耶和华登上宝座。
6 要颂赞,颂赞上帝!
要颂赞,颂赞我们的君王!
7 因为上帝是普天下的君王,
要向祂唱赞美的乐章。
8 祂坐在圣洁的宝座上治理列国。
9 列邦的首领聚集在一起,
要做亚伯拉罕之上帝的子民,
因为上帝是主宰天下的君王,
祂至高无上。
上帝的城——锡安
可拉后裔的诗。
48 耶和华何等伟大!
我们的上帝在祂的城中,
在祂的圣山上当大受颂赞。
2 北面的锡安山雄伟壮丽,
令世人欢喜,
是伟大君王的城。
3 上帝在城内的宫中,
祂亲自做这城的庇护。
4 世上的君王一同聚集,前来攻城。
5 他们看见这城后,
大惊失色,慌忙逃跑。
6 他们被恐惧笼罩,
痛苦如分娩的妇人。
7 你毁灭他们,
如同东风摧毁他施的船只。
8 我们曾经听说,如今在万军之耶和华的城中,
在我们上帝的城中亲眼看见:
上帝要坚立这城,直到永远。(细拉)
9 上帝啊,我们在你的殿中默想你的慈爱。
10 上帝啊,你秉公行义,
你的名普世皆知,
颂赞你的声音响彻地极。
11 因你的审判,
锡安山欢喜,
犹大的城邑充满快乐。
12 你们要绕着锡安数点她的城楼,
13 留意她的城墙,
观看她的殿宇,
好告诉子孙后代。
14 因为上帝永永远远是我们的上帝,
祂必引领我们,
直到我们离世之日。
财富的虚幻
可拉后裔的诗,交给乐长。
49 万民啊,你们要听!
世人啊,
2 不论贵贱贫富,都要留心听!
3 因为我口出智慧,心思明智。
4 我要侧耳听箴言,
弹琴解释人生之谜。
5 危难来临,四面被奸诈之徒包围时,我何必惧怕?
6 他们倚靠金钱、夸耀财富,
7 却不能救赎自己的生命,
也无法向上帝付生命的赎价。
8 因为生命的赎价高昂,
无人付得起,
9 以致可以永远活着,不进坟墓。
10 众所周知,即使智者也要死去,
愚人和庸者也要灭亡,
将他们的财富留给别人。
11 尽管他们用自己的名字来为产业命名,
坟墓却是他们永远的归宿,
世代的住处。
12 人不能长享富贵,
终必死去,与兽无异。
13 这就是愚昧人及其追随者的下场!(细拉)
14 他们注定要死,与羊无异,
死亡是他们的牧者;
到了早晨,
他们必被正直人管辖。
他们的躯体必朽烂在坟墓里,
远离自己的豪宅。
15 但上帝必救赎我的生命脱离死亡的权势,
接我到祂身边。(细拉)
16 因此,见他人财富增多,
日益奢华,
不要害怕。
17 因为他们死后什么也带不走,
再不能拥有荣华富贵。
18 他们活着时自以为有福,
人们都赞扬他们的成就,
19 到头来他们还是要归到祖先那里,
再也看不见光明。
20 人有财富,却无明智的心,
无异于必死的兽类。
詩篇 42-49
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
卷二:詩篇42—72
流落異鄉者的禱告
可拉後裔作的訓誨詩,交給樂長。
42 上帝啊,我的心切慕你,
像鹿切慕溪水。
2 我心裡渴慕上帝,
渴慕永活的上帝,
我何時才能去朝拜祂呢?
3 我不吃不喝,晝夜以淚洗面,
人們整天譏笑我:
「你的上帝在哪裡?」
4 從前我帶領眾人浩浩蕩蕩去上帝的殿,
在歡呼、感恩聲中一起過節。
我回想這些事,
心中無限憂傷。
5 我的心啊!
你為何沮喪?為何煩躁?
要仰望上帝,
因為我還要讚美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
6 我的上帝啊,我心中沮喪,
便在約旦河、黑門山和米薩山想起你。
7 你的瀑布發出巨響,
迴盪在深淵之間,
你的洪濤巨浪淹沒我。
8 白天耶和華將祂的慈愛澆灌我;
夜間我歌頌祂,
向賜我生命的上帝禱告。
9 我對上帝——我的磐石說:
「你為何忘記我?
為何要我受仇敵的攻擊,使我哀傷不已呢?」
10 仇敵的辱罵刺骨鑽心。
他們整天對我說:
「你的上帝在哪裡?」
11 我的心啊!
你為何沮喪?為何煩躁?
要仰望上帝,
因為我還要讚美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
流亡異鄉者的禱告
43 上帝啊,
求你為我伸張正義,
在不虔敬的人面前為我辯護,
救我脫離詭詐邪惡的人。
2 你是保護我的上帝,
你為何丟棄我?
為何讓我受仇敵的攻擊,
使我哀傷不已呢?
3 求你以光明和真理引導我,
領我到你的聖山,到你的居所。
4 我要到上帝的祭壇前,
到賜我喜樂的上帝面前。
上帝啊,我的上帝,
我要彈琴讚美你。
5 我的心啊!
你為何沮喪?為何煩躁?
要仰望上帝,
因為我還要讚美祂——我的救主,我的上帝。
祈求上帝保護
可拉後裔作的訓誨詩,交給樂長。
44 上帝啊,
我們親耳聽過祖先講述你在古時,
在我們祖先時代的作為。
2 你親手趕出外族,
把我們的祖先安置在那裡;
你擊潰列邦,
使我們的祖先興旺發達。
3 他們不是靠自己的刀劍征服那裡,
不是靠自己的臂膀得勝,
而是靠你的權能、力量和恩惠,
因為你愛他們。
4 你是我的君王,我的上帝;
你讓雅各得勝。
5 我們靠你擊退敵人,
靠你的名踐踏仇敵。
6 我不倚靠我的弓,
我的劍不能使我得勝。
7 只有你使我們戰勝敵人,
使我們的仇敵蒙羞。
8 上帝啊,我們終日以你為榮,
我們永遠讚美你。(細拉)
9 現在你卻丟棄我們,
讓我們受辱,
不再幫我們的軍隊作戰。
10 你使我們在仇敵面前敗退,
遭敵人擄掠。
11 你使我們如被宰殺的羊,
將我們分散在列國。
12 你把我們廉價賣掉,
視我們一文不值。
13 你使我們遭四鄰辱罵,
被周圍人譏諷、嘲笑。
14 你使我們成為列國的笑柄,
人們對我們連連搖頭。
15 我終日受辱,滿面羞愧,
16 因為咒罵和譭謗我的人譏笑我,仇敵報復我。
17 雖然這一切臨到我們身上,
我們卻沒有忘記你,
也沒有違背你的約。
18 我們對你沒有異心,
也沒有偏離你的道路。
19 你在豺狼出沒的地方壓碎我們,
使死亡的陰影籠罩我們。
20 倘若我們忘記我們的上帝,
或舉手向外邦的神明禱告,
21 上帝怎會不知道呢?
祂洞悉人心中的秘密。
22 為了你,我們終日出生入死,
被視為待宰的羊。
23 主啊,求你醒來,
你為何沉睡?
求你起來,不要永遠丟棄我們。
24 你為何掩面不理我們,
不理會我們所受的苦難和壓迫?
25 我們仆倒在地,橫臥在塵土中。
26 求你起來幫助我們,
施慈愛救贖我們。
婚禮詩歌
可拉後裔作的訓誨詩,也是婚禮上唱的情歌,交給樂長,調用「百合花」。
45 我心中湧出美麗的詩章,
我要把它獻給王,
我的舌頭是詩人手上的妙筆。
2 你俊美無比,口出恩言,
因此上帝永遠賜福給你。
3 偉大的王啊,
佩上你的寶劍,
你是何等尊貴、威嚴!
4 你威嚴無比,所向披靡,
捍衛真理和正義,
保護卑微的人。
願你的右手彰顯可畏的作為!
5 你的利箭刺穿敵人的心窩,
列國臣服在你腳下。
6 上帝啊,你的寶座永遠長存,
你以公義的杖執掌王權。
7 你喜愛公義,憎惡邪惡,
因此上帝,你的上帝,
用喜樂之油膏你,
使你超過同伴。
8 你的衣袍散發出沒藥、沉香和肉桂的芬芳,
你陶醉在象牙宮的弦樂中。
9 眾公主在你的貴客中,
戴俄斐金飾的王后站在你右邊。
10 女子啊,
要側耳傾聽:不要再掛念家鄉的父老,
11 王喜歡你的美貌,
你要敬重他,因他是你的主。
12 泰爾人必來送禮,
富人必來取悅你。
13 公主身穿金線衣,無比華貴。
14 她身披錦繡,
由侍女伴隨前來見王,
15 她們歡喜快樂地進入王宮。
16 你的子孫將來要繼承祖先的王位,
你要立他們在各地做王。
17 我要使你的名世代受尊崇,
萬民必永遠稱謝你。
上帝與我們同在
可拉後裔的詩,交給樂長,用女高音唱。
46 上帝是我們的避難所,
是我們的力量,
是我們患難中隨時的幫助。
2 因此,任大地震動,
群山沉入深海;
3 任海濤洶湧澎湃,
群山搖撼顫抖,
我們也不懼怕。(細拉)
4 有一條河給上帝的城——至高者的聖所帶來喜樂。
5 上帝住在城裡,
城必屹立不倒。
天一亮,上帝必幫助這城。
6 列邦動盪,列國傾覆。
上帝的聲音使大地熔化。
7 萬軍之耶和華與我們同在,
雅各的上帝是我們的堡壘。(細拉)
8 來看耶和華的作為吧!
祂使大地荒涼。
9 祂平息天下的戰爭,
祂斷弓、折槍、燒毀盾牌。
10 祂說:「要安靜,
要知道我是上帝,
我必在列國受尊崇,
在普世受尊崇。」
11 萬軍之耶和華與我們同在,
雅各的上帝是我們的堡壘。
至高的主宰
可拉後裔的詩,交給樂長。
47 萬民啊,你們要鼓掌,
向上帝高聲歡呼!
2 因為至高者耶和華當受敬畏,
祂是普天下的大君王。
3 祂使列國降服於我們,
讓列邦伏在我們腳下。
4 祂為我們選定產業,
就是祂所愛的雅各引以為榮的產業。(細拉)
5 在歡呼聲中,上帝登上寶座;
在號角聲中,耶和華登上寶座。
6 要頌讚,頌讚上帝!
要頌讚,頌讚我們的君王!
7 因為上帝是普天下的君王,
要向祂唱讚美的樂章。
8 祂坐在聖潔的寶座上治理列國。
9 列邦的首領聚集在一起,
要做亞伯拉罕之上帝的子民,
因為上帝是主宰天下的君王,
祂至高無上。
上帝的城——錫安
可拉後裔的詩。
48 耶和華何等偉大!
我們的上帝在祂的城中,
在祂的聖山上當大受頌讚。
2 北面的錫安山雄偉壯麗,
令世人歡喜,
是偉大君王的城。
3 上帝在城內的宮中,
祂親自做這城的庇護。
4 世上的君王一同聚集,前來攻城。
5 他們看見這城後,
大驚失色,慌忙逃跑。
6 他們被恐懼籠罩,
痛苦如分娩的婦人。
7 你毀滅他們,
如同東風摧毀他施的船隻。
8 我們曾經聽說,如今在萬軍之耶和華的城中,
在我們上帝的城中親眼看見:
上帝要堅立這城,直到永遠。(細拉)
9 上帝啊,我們在你的殿中默想你的慈愛。
10 上帝啊,你秉公行義,
你的名普世皆知,
頌讚你的聲音響徹地極。
11 因你的審判,
錫安山歡喜,
猶大的城邑充滿快樂。
12 你們要繞著錫安數點她的城樓,
13 留意她的城牆,
觀看她的殿宇,
好告訴子孫後代。
14 因為上帝永永遠遠是我們的上帝,
祂必引領我們,
直到我們離世之日。
財富的虛幻
可拉後裔的詩,交給樂長。
49 萬民啊,你們要聽!
世人啊,
2 不論貴賤貧富,都要留心聽!
3 因為我口出智慧,心思明智。
4 我要側耳聽箴言,
彈琴解釋人生之謎。
5 危難來臨,四面被奸詐之徒包圍時,我何必懼怕?
6 他們倚靠金錢、誇耀財富,
7 卻不能救贖自己的生命,
也無法向上帝付生命的贖價。
8 因為生命的贖價高昂,
無人付得起,
9 以致可以永遠活著,不進墳墓。
10 眾所周知,即使智者也要死去,
愚人和庸者也要滅亡,
將他們的財富留給別人。
11 儘管他們用自己的名字來為產業命名,
墳墓卻是他們永遠的歸宿,
世代的住處。
12 人不能長享富貴,
終必死去,與獸無異。
13 這就是愚昧人及其追隨者的下場!(細拉)
14 他們註定要死,與羊無異,
死亡是他們的牧者;
到了早晨,
他們必被正直人管轄,
他們的軀體必朽爛在墳墓裡,
遠離自己的豪宅。
15 但上帝必救贖我的生命脫離死亡的權勢,
接我到祂身邊。(細拉)
16 因此,見他人財富增多,
日益奢華,
不要害怕。
17 因為他們死後什麼也帶不走,
再不能擁有榮華富貴。
18 他們活著時自以為有福,
人們都讚揚他們的成就,
19 到頭來他們還是要歸到祖先那裡,
再也看不見光明。
20 人有財富,卻無明智的心,
無異於必死的獸類。
Psalm 42-49
New International Version
BOOK II
Psalms 42–72
Psalm 42[a][b]
For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah.
1 As the deer(A) pants for streams of water,(B)
so my soul pants(C) for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts(D) for God, for the living God.(E)
When can I go(F) and meet with God?
3 My tears(G) have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(H)
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:(I)
how I used to go to the house of God(J)
under the protection of the Mighty One[d]
with shouts of joy(K) and praise(L)
among the festive throng.(M)
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?(N)
Why so disturbed(O) within me?
Put your hope in God,(P)
for I will yet praise(Q) him,
my Savior(R) and my God.(S)
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember(T) you
from the land of the Jordan,(U)
the heights of Hermon(V)—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep(W)
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.(X)
8 By day the Lord directs his love,(Y)
at night(Z) his song(AA) is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.(AB)
9 I say to God my Rock,(AC)
“Why have you forgotten(AD) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(AE)
oppressed(AF) by the enemy?”(AG)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony(AH)
as my foes taunt(AI) me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(AJ)
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.(AK)
Psalm 43[e]
1 Vindicate me, my God,
and plead my cause(AL)
against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me(AM) from those who are
deceitful and wicked.(AN)
2 You are God my stronghold.
Why have you rejected(AO) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(AP)
oppressed by the enemy?(AQ)
3 Send me your light(AR) and your faithful care,(AS)
let them lead me;(AT)
let them bring me to your holy mountain,(AU)
to the place where you dwell.(AV)
4 Then I will go(AW) to the altar(AX) of God,
to God, my joy(AY) and my delight.(AZ)
I will praise you with the lyre,(BA)
O God, my God.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.(BB)
Psalm 44[f]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[g]
1 We have heard it with our ears,(BC) O God;
our ancestors have told us(BD)
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.(BE)
2 With your hand you drove out(BF) the nations
and planted(BG) our ancestors;
you crushed(BH) the peoples
and made our ancestors flourish.(BI)
3 It was not by their sword(BJ) that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,(BK) your arm,(BL)
and the light(BM) of your face, for you loved(BN) them.
4 You are my King(BO) and my God,(BP)
who decrees[h] victories(BQ) for Jacob.
5 Through you we push back(BR) our enemies;
through your name we trample(BS) our foes.
6 I put no trust in my bow,(BT)
my sword does not bring me victory;
7 but you give us victory(BU) over our enemies,
you put our adversaries to shame.(BV)
8 In God we make our boast(BW) all day long,(BX)
and we will praise your name forever.[i](BY)
9 But now you have rejected(BZ) and humbled us;(CA)
you no longer go out with our armies.(CB)
10 You made us retreat(CC) before the enemy,
and our adversaries have plundered(CD) us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep(CE)
and have scattered us among the nations.(CF)
12 You sold your people for a pittance,(CG)
gaining nothing from their sale.
13 You have made us a reproach(CH) to our neighbors,(CI)
the scorn(CJ) and derision(CK) of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword(CL) among the nations;
the peoples shake their heads(CM) at us.
15 I live in disgrace(CN) all day long,
and my face is covered with shame(CO)
16 at the taunts(CP) of those who reproach and revile(CQ) me,
because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.(CR)
17 All this came upon us,
though we had not forgotten(CS) you;
we had not been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned(CT) back;
our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed(CU) us and made us a haunt for jackals;(CV)
you covered us over with deep darkness.(CW)
20 If we had forgotten(CX) the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a foreign god,(CY)
21 would not God have discovered it,
since he knows the secrets of the heart?(CZ)
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep(DA) to be slaughtered.(DB)
23 Awake,(DC) Lord! Why do you sleep?(DD)
Rouse yourself!(DE) Do not reject us forever.(DF)
24 Why do you hide your face(DG)
and forget(DH) our misery and oppression?(DI)
25 We are brought down to the dust;(DJ)
our bodies cling to the ground.
26 Rise up(DK) and help us;
rescue(DL) us because of your unfailing love.(DM)
Psalm 45[j]
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[k] A wedding song.(DN)
1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 You are the most excellent of men
and your lips have been anointed with grace,(DO)
since God has blessed you forever.(DP)
3 Gird your sword(DQ) on your side, you mighty one;(DR)
clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.(DS)
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously(DT)
in the cause of truth, humility and justice;(DU)
let your right hand(DV) achieve awesome deeds.(DW)
5 Let your sharp arrows(DX) pierce the hearts(DY) of the king’s enemies;(DZ)
let the nations fall beneath your feet.
6 Your throne, O God,[l] will last for ever and ever;(EA)
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness(EB) and hate wickedness;(EC)
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing(ED) you with the oil of joy.(EE)
8 All your robes are fragrant(EF) with myrrh(EG) and aloes(EH) and cassia;(EI)
from palaces adorned with ivory(EJ)
the music of the strings(EK) makes you glad.
9 Daughters of kings(EL) are among your honored women;
at your right hand(EM) is the royal bride(EN) in gold of Ophir.(EO)
10 Listen, daughter,(EP) and pay careful attention:(EQ)
Forget your people(ER) and your father’s house.
11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;(ES)
honor(ET) him, for he is your lord.(EU)
12 The city of Tyre(EV) will come with a gift,[m](EW)
people of wealth will seek your favor.
13 All glorious(EX) is the princess within her chamber;
her gown is interwoven with gold.(EY)
14 In embroidered garments(EZ) she is led to the king;(FA)
her virgin companions(FB) follow her—
those brought to be with her.
15 Led in with joy and gladness,(FC)
they enter the palace of the king.
16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
you will make them princes(FD) throughout the land.
17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;(FE)
therefore the nations will praise you(FF) for ever and ever.(FG)
Psalm 46[n]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[o] A song.
1 God is our refuge(FH) and strength,(FI)
an ever-present(FJ) help(FK) in trouble.(FL)
2 Therefore we will not fear,(FM) though the earth give way(FN)
and the mountains fall(FO) into the heart of the sea,(FP)
3 though its waters roar(FQ) and foam(FR)
and the mountains quake(FS) with their surging.[p]
4 There is a river(FT) whose streams(FU) make glad the city of God,(FV)
the holy place where the Most High(FW) dwells.(FX)
5 God is within her,(FY) she will not fall;(FZ)
God will help(GA) her at break of day.
6 Nations(GB) are in uproar,(GC) kingdoms(GD) fall;
he lifts his voice,(GE) the earth melts.(GF)
8 Come and see what the Lord has done,(GK)
the desolations(GL) he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars(GM) cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow(GN) and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[q] with fire.(GO)
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;(GP)
I will be exalted(GQ) among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 47[r]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
2 For the Lord Most High(GV) is awesome,(GW)
the great King(GX) over all the earth.
3 He subdued(GY) nations under us,
peoples under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance(GZ) for us,
the pride of Jacob,(HA) whom he loved.[s]
5 God has ascended(HB) amid shouts of joy,(HC)
the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.(HD)
6 Sing praises(HE) to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth;(HF)
sing to him a psalm(HG) of praise.
8 God reigns(HH) over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne.(HI)
9 The nobles of the nations assemble
as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[t] of the earth belong to God;(HJ)
he is greatly exalted.(HK)
Psalm 48[u]
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1 Great is the Lord,(HL) and most worthy of praise,(HM)
in the city of our God,(HN) his holy mountain.(HO)
2 Beautiful(HP) in its loftiness,
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[v](HQ) is Mount Zion,(HR)
the city of the Great King.(HS)
3 God is in her citadels;(HT)
he has shown himself to be her fortress.(HU)
4 When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,(HV)
5 they saw her and were astounded;
they fled in terror.(HW)
6 Trembling seized(HX) them there,
pain like that of a woman in labor.(HY)
7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish(HZ)
shattered by an east wind.(IA)
8 As we have heard,
so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
forever.[w](IB)
9 Within your temple, O God,
we meditate(IC) on your unfailing love.(ID)
10 Like your name,(IE) O God,
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;(IF)
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices,
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.(IG)
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
count her towers,(IH)
13 consider well her ramparts,(II)
view her citadels,(IJ)
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.(IK)
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide(IL) even to the end.
Psalm 49[x]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 Hear(IM) this, all you peoples;(IN)
listen, all who live in this world,(IO)
2 both low and high,(IP)
rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom;(IQ)
the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.(IR)
4 I will turn my ear to a proverb;(IS)
with the harp(IT) I will expound my riddle:(IU)
5 Why should I fear(IV) when evil days come,
when wicked deceivers surround me—
6 those who trust in their wealth(IW)
and boast(IX) of their great riches?(IY)
7 No one can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for them—
8 the ransom(IZ) for a life is costly,
no payment is ever enough—(JA)
9 so that they should live on(JB) forever
and not see decay.(JC)
10 For all can see that the wise die,(JD)
that the foolish and the senseless(JE) also perish,
leaving their wealth(JF) to others.(JG)
11 Their tombs(JH) will remain their houses[y] forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,(JI)
though they had[z] named(JJ) lands after themselves.
13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,(JM)
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.[aa]
14 They are like sheep and are destined(JN) to die;(JO)
death will be their shepherd
(but the upright will prevail(JP) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;(JQ)
he will surely take me to himself.(JR)
16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
when the splendor of their houses increases;
17 for they will take nothing(JS) with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.(JT)
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—(JU)
and people praise you when you prosper—
19 they will join those who have gone before them,(JV)
who will never again see the light(JW) of life.
Footnotes
- Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
- Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
- Psalm 43:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 44:1 In Hebrew texts 44:1-26 is numbered 44:2-27.
- Psalm 44:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 44:4 Septuagint, Aquila and Syriac; Hebrew King, O God; / command
- Psalm 44:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 45:1 In Hebrew texts 45:1-17 is numbered 45:2-18.
- Psalm 45:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.
- Psalm 45:12 Or A Tyrian robe is among the gifts
- Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
- Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.
- Psalm 46:9 Or chariots
- Psalm 47:1 In Hebrew texts 47:1-9 is numbered 47:2-10.
- Psalm 47:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 47:9 Or shields
- Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
- Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
- Psalm 48:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 49:1 In Hebrew texts 49:1-20 is numbered 49:2-21.
- Psalm 49:11 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew In their thoughts their houses will remain
- Psalm 49:11 Or generations, / for they have
- Psalm 49:13 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 15.
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