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哀訴詭詐惡人的迫害

大衛的訓誨詩,交給詩班長,用絲弦的樂器伴奏。

55  神啊!求你傾聽我的禱告,

不要隱藏起來不聽我的懇求。

求你留心聽我,應允我;

我在苦惱中必不安寧,唉哼難過;

這都是由於仇敵的聲音,

和惡人的欺壓;

因為他們使禍患臨到我的身上,

怒氣沖沖地迫害我。

我的心在我裡面絞痛,

死亡的恐怖落在我身上。

懼怕和戰兢臨到我,

驚恐籠罩著我。

我說:“但願我有鴿子一般的翅膀,

我就飛走,得以安居。

看哪!我必逃往遠處,

在曠野裡住宿。(細拉)

我要趕快到我避難的地方去,

逃避狂風暴雨。”

主啊!擾亂惡人的計謀,

使他們的意見(“意見”原文作“舌頭”)分歧,

因為我在城中看見了強暴和爭競的事。

10 惡人日夜在城牆上繞行,

在城裡盡是邪惡與禍害;

11 城中也有毀滅人的事,

欺壓和詭詐不離城裡的街道。

12 原來不是仇敵辱罵我,

如果是仇敵,我還可以忍受;

也不是恨我的人向我狂妄自大,

如果是恨我的人,我還可以躲避他。

13 但你是和我同等地位的人,

是我的良友,我的知己。

14 我們常在一起密談,

我們在 神的殿中與群眾同行。

15 願死亡忽然臨到他們身上,

願他們活活下到陰間去,

因為在他們中間,就是在他們的住所裡,盡是邪惡。

16 至於我,我卻要求告 神,

耶和華就必拯救我。

17 無論在晚上、早晨或中午,

我都哀訴唉哼;

他必聽我的聲音。

18 他救贖我的性命脫離攻擊我的人,

使我得著平安,

儘管攻擊我的人的確很多。

19  神必聽見,

那從亙古坐著為王的必使他們受苦,(細拉)

因他們不肯改變,

也不敬畏 神。

20 他違背了自己的約,

伸手攻擊那些與他和好的人。

21 他的口比奶油光滑,

他的心卻懷著爭戰的意圖;

他的話比油還柔和,

其實卻是拔了出來的刀。

22 你要把你的重擔卸給耶和華,

他必扶持你;

他永遠不會讓義人動搖。

23  神啊!你必使惡人墮入滅亡的深坑裡;

流人血和行詭詐的人必活不到半世;

至於我,我必倚靠你。

A Prayer About a False Friend

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.

55 God, listen to my prayer.
    Do not ignore my prayer.
Pay attention to me and answer me.
    I am troubled and upset
by what the enemy says
    and how the wicked look at me.
They bring troubles down on me.
    In anger they attack me.

I am frightened inside.
    The terror of death has attacked me.
I am scared and shaking.
    Terror grips me.
I said, “I wish I had wings like a dove.
    Then I would fly away and rest.
I would wander far away.
    I would stay in the desert. Selah
I would hurry to my place of escape,
    far away from the wind and storm.”

Lord, destroy and confuse their words.
    I see violence and fighting in the city.
10 Day and night they are all around its walls.
    Evil and trouble are everywhere inside.
11 Destruction is everywhere in the city.
    Trouble and lying never leave its streets.

12 It was not an enemy insulting me.
    I could stand that.
It was not someone who hated me.
    I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, a person like me.
    You were my companion and good friend.
14 We had a good friendship.
    We went together to God’s Temple.

15 Let death take away my enemies.
    Let them die while they are still young
    because evil lives with them.
16 But I will call to God for help.
    And the Lord will save me.
17 Morning, noon and night I am troubled and upset.
    But he will listen to me.
18 Many are against me.
    But he keeps me safe in battle.
19 God who lives forever
    will hear me and punish them.
But they will not change.
    They do not fear God. Selah

20 The one who was my friend attacks his friends.
    He breaks his promises.
21 His words are slippery like butter.
    But war is in his heart.
His words are smoother than oil,
    but they cut like knives.

22 Give your worries to the Lord.
    He will take care of you.
    He will never let good people down.
23 But, God, you will bring down
    the wicked to the grave.
Murderers and liars will live
    only half a lifetime.
But I will trust in you.

Psalm 55[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David.

Listen to my prayer, O God,
    do not ignore my plea;(A)
    hear me and answer me.(B)
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught(C)
    because of what my enemy is saying,
    because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me(D)
    and assail(E) me in their anger.(F)

My heart is in anguish(G) within me;
    the terrors(H) of death have fallen on me.
Fear and trembling(I) have beset me;
    horror(J) has overwhelmed me.
I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest.
I would flee far away
    and stay in the desert;[c](K)
I would hurry to my place of shelter,(L)
    far from the tempest and storm.(M)

Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,(N)
    for I see violence and strife(O) in the city.(P)
10 Day and night they prowl(Q) about on its walls;
    malice and abuse are within it.
11 Destructive forces(R) are at work in the city;
    threats and lies(S) never leave its streets.

12 If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,(T)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship(U)
    at the house of God,(V)
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.

15 Let death take my enemies by surprise;(W)
    let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,(X)
    for evil finds lodging among them.

16 As for me, I call to God,
    and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening,(Y) morning(Z) and noon(AA)
    I cry out in distress,
    and he hears my voice.
18 He rescues me unharmed
    from the battle waged against me,
    even though many oppose me.
19 God, who is enthroned from of old,(AB)
    who does not change—
he will hear(AC) them and humble them,
    because they have no fear of God.(AD)

20 My companion attacks his friends;(AE)
    he violates his covenant.(AF)
21 His talk is smooth as butter,(AG)
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,(AH)
    yet they are drawn swords.(AI)

22 Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;(AJ)
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.(AK)
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(AL) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(AM)
    will not live out half their days.(AN)

But as for me, I trust in you.(AO)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:1 In Hebrew texts 55:1-23 is numbered 55:2-24.
  2. Psalm 55:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 55:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and in the middle of verse 19.

55 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.