被朋友出卖者的祷告

大卫作的训诲诗,交给乐长,用弦乐器。

55 上帝啊,
求你垂听我的祷告,
不要对我的呼求置之不理。
求你垂听、应允我的呼求。
我思绪烦乱,坐立不安。
仇敌向我咆哮,
恶人迫害我。
他们带给我苦难,
怒气冲冲地辱骂我。
我内心悲痛,
被死亡的恐怖笼罩。
我浑身颤栗,惊恐不已。
啊,但愿我能像鸽子展翅飞去,
得享安息。
我要飞到远方,住在旷野。(细拉)
我要赶快躲进避难所,
避过暴雨狂风。

主啊,
我在城中看见暴力和争斗,
求你使他们言语混乱。
10 他们昼夜在城墙上出没,
城内充满了邪恶和压迫,
11 毁坏的势力到处肆虐,
恐吓与欺诈遍布大街小巷。
12 倘若是仇敌辱骂我,
我还能忍受;
倘若是恨我的人欺凌我,
我还可以躲开。
13 可是,竟然是你——我志同道合的伙伴,我的挚友!
14 从前我们情谊深厚,
与众人同去上帝的殿。
15 愿死亡突然抓住我的仇敌,
愿他们活活地下阴间,
因为他们的内心和家中罪恶充斥。
16 但我要呼求耶和华上帝,
祂必拯救我。
17 晚上、早晨和中午,
我发出痛苦的呼求,
祂必垂听。
18 虽然许多人攻击我,
祂必救我平安脱离险境。
19 永掌王权的上帝必鉴察并惩罚他们,
因为他们顽梗悖逆、不敬畏上帝。

20 我的同伴违背盟约,攻击朋友。
21 他口蜜腹剑,笑里藏刀。
22 把你的重担卸给耶和华,
祂必扶持你。
祂必不让义人跌倒。

23 上帝啊,
你必把恶人送进灭亡的坑里。
嗜血成性的骗子必早早夭亡。
但我要信靠你。

Betrayal of a Friend and Trust in God

For the music director, with stringed instruments.

A maskil of David.[a]

55 Give ear, O God, to my prayer,
and do not hide yourself from my plea.
Attend to me and answer me.
I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,
because of the voice of an enemy,
because of the oppression of the wicked,
because they bring down evil on me,
and in anger they hold a grudge against me.
My heart trembles within me,
and deathly terrors fall on me.
Fear and trembling come on me,
and horror overwhelms me.
So I say, “Oh, that[b] I had wings like a dove.
I would fly away and be at rest.
Look, I would flee far away.
I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah
I would hurry to my refuge
from the raging wind and storm.”
Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech,
because I see violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around it on its walls,
and iniquity and trouble are in its midst.
11 Destruction is within it,
and oppression and deceit
do not depart from its public square.
12 For it is not an enemy that taunts me,
or I could bear it.
It is not one who hates me that magnifies himself over me,
or I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man my equal,
my friend and confidant.
14 We who would take sweet counsel together;
in the house[c] of God
we would walk with the throng.
15 Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive,
because evil is in their home and heart.[d]
16 As for me, I will call to God,
and Yahweh will save me.
17 Morning, noon and night[e] I will lament and groan loudly,
and he will hear my voice.
18 He safely redeems my life from the battle against me,[f]
because those standing against me are among many.
19 God will hear and answer them,[g]
he who is enthroned from of old, Selah
Because they do not change,
and they do not fear God.
20 He has put forth his hands against his friends;[h]
he has defiled his covenant.
21 The buttery words[i] of his mouth were smooth,
but there was battle in his heart.
His words were smoother than oil,
but they were drawn swords.
22 Cast your burden on Yahweh,
and he will sustain you.
He will never allow the righteous to be moved.[j]
23 But you, O God, you will bring them down to the pit of corruption.
The men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days,
but I will trust you.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  2. Psalm 55:6 Literally “Who will give that”
  3. Psalm 55:14 Or “temple”
  4. Psalm 55:15 Literally “inward part”
  5. Psalm 55:17 Literally “evening and morning and noon”
  6. Psalm 55:18 Or “my battle”
  7. Psalm 55:19 Or “and humble them”
  8. Psalm 55:20 Literally “those at peace with him”
  9. Psalm 55:21 Literally “butter”
  10. Psalm 55:22 Or “shaken”

Trust in God Concerning the Treachery of Friends

To the Chief Musician. With [a]stringed instruments. A [b]Contemplation of David.

55 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
Attend to me, and hear me;
I (A)am[c] restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,
Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression of the wicked;
(B)For they bring down trouble upon me,
And in wrath they hate me.

(C)My heart is severely pained within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.
So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
Indeed, I would 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 [d]tongues,
For I have seen (D)violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around it on its walls;
(E)Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.
11 Destruction is in its midst;
(F)Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.

12 (G)For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has (H)exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.
13 But it was you, a man my equal,
(I)My companion and my acquaintance.
14 We took sweet counsel together,
And (J)walked to the house of God in the throng.

15 Let death seize them;
Let them (K)go down alive into [e]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 (L)Evening and morning and at noon
I will pray, and cry aloud,
And He shall hear my voice.
18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me,
For (M)there were many against me.
19 God will hear, and afflict them,
(N)Even He who abides from of old. Selah
Because they do not change,
Therefore they do not fear God.

20 He has (O)put forth his hands against those who (P)were at peace with him;
He has broken his [f]covenant.
21 (Q)The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But war was in his heart;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.

22 (R)Cast your burden on the Lord,
And (S)He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be [g]moved.

23 But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction;
(T)Bloodthirsty and deceitful men (U)shall not live out half their days;
But I will trust in You.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:1 Heb. neginoth
  2. Psalm 55:1 Heb. Maschil
  3. Psalm 55:2 wander
  4. Psalm 55:9 speech, their counsel
  5. Psalm 55:15 Or Sheol
  6. Psalm 55:20 treaty
  7. Psalm 55:22 shaken

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.