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呼求 神保护

大卫的诗,交给诗班长,用管乐伴奏。

耶和华啊!求你留心听我的话,

顾念我的叹息。

我的王,我的 神啊!

求你倾听我呼求的声音,

因为我向你祷告。

耶和华啊!求你在清晨听我的声音;

我要一早向你陈明,

并且迫切等候。

因为你是不喜爱邪恶的 神,

恶人不能与你同住。

狂傲的人不能在你眼前站立,

你恨恶所有作恶的人。

你必灭绝说谎话的;

好流人血和弄诡诈的,

都是耶和华所憎恶的。

至于我,我必凭着你丰盛的慈爱,

进入你的殿;

我要存着敬畏你的心,

向你的圣所敬拜。

耶和华啊!求你因我仇敌的缘故,

按着你的公义引导我,

在我面前铺平你的道路。

因为他们的口里没有真话,

他们的内心充满毁灭人的意图,

他们的喉咙是敞开的坟墓,

他们用舌头弄诡诈。

10  神啊!求你定他们的罪;

愿他们因自己的诡计跌倒,

愿你因他们许多的过犯,把他们赶出去,

因为他们背叛了你。

11 愿所有投靠你的人都喜乐,

常常欢呼;

愿你保护他们,

又愿爱你名的人,因你欢乐。

12 耶和华啊!因为你必赐福给义人,

你要以恩惠像盾牌四面护卫他。

1-3 Listen, God! Please, pay attention!
    Can you make sense of these ramblings,
    my groans and cries?
    King-God, I need your help.
Every morning
    you’ll hear me at it again.
Every morning
    I lay out the pieces of my life
    on your altar
    and watch for fire to descend.

4-6 You don’t socialize with Wicked,
    or invite Evil over as your houseguest.
Hot-Air-Boaster collapses in front of you;
    you shake your head over Mischief-Maker.
God destroys Lie-Speaker;
    Blood-Thirsty and Truth-Bender disgust you.

7-8 And here I am, your invited guest—
    it’s incredible!
I enter your house; here I am,
    prostrate in your inner sanctum,
Waiting for directions
    to get me safely through enemy lines.

9-10 Every word they speak is a land mine;
    their lungs breathe out poison gas.
Their throats are gaping graves,
    their tongues slick as mudslides.
Pile on the guilt, God!
    Let their so-called wisdom wreck them.
Kick them out! They’ve had their chance.

11-12 But you’ll welcome us with open arms
    when we run for cover to you.
Let the party last all night!
    Stand guard over our celebration.
You are famous, God, for welcoming God-seekers,
    for decking us out in delight.

A Prayer for Guidance

To the Chief Musician. With [a]flutes. A Psalm of David.

Give (A)ear to my words, O Lord,
Consider my [b]meditation.
Give heed to the voice of my cry,
My King and my God,
For to You I will pray.
My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
(B)In the morning I will direct it to You,
And I will look up.

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,
Nor shall evil [c]dwell with You.
The (C)boastful shall not (D)stand in Your sight;
You hate all workers of iniquity.
You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the (E)bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy;
In fear of You I will worship toward [d]Your holy temple.
(F)Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight before my face.

For there is no [e]faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is destruction;
(G)Their throat is an open tomb;
They flatter with their tongue.
10 Pronounce them guilty, O God!
Let them fall by their own counsels;
Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions,
For they have rebelled against You.

11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You [f]defend them;
Let those also who love Your name
Be joyful in You.
12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 5:1 Heb. nehiloth
  2. Psalm 5:1 Lit. groaning
  3. Psalm 5:4 Lit. sojourn
  4. Psalm 5:7 Lit. the temple of Your holiness
  5. Psalm 5:9 uprightness
  6. Psalm 5:11 protect, lit. cover