诗篇 61
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
投靠神必蒙恩佑
61 大卫的诗，交于伶长。用丝弦的乐器。
1 神啊，求你听我的呼求，侧耳听我的祷告。
2 我心里发昏的时候，我要从地极求告你，求你领我到那比我更高的磐石。
3 因为你做过我的避难所，做过我的坚固台，脱离仇敌。
4 我要永远住在你的帐幕里，我要投靠在你翅膀下的隐密处。（细拉）
5 神啊，你原是听了我所许的愿；你将产业赐给敬畏你名的人。
6 你要加添王的寿数，他的年岁必存到世世。
7 他必永远坐在神面前，愿你预备慈爱和诚实保佑他。
8 这样，我要歌颂你的名直到永远，好天天还我所许的愿。
Psalm 61
New English Translation
Psalm 61[a]
For the music director, to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David.
61 O God, hear my cry for help.
Pay attention to my prayer.
2 From the remotest place on earth[b]
I call out to you in my despair.[c]
Lead me[d] up to a rocky summit where I can be safe.[e]
3 Indeed,[f] you are[g] my shelter,
a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.[h]
4 I will be a permanent guest in your home;[i]
I will find shelter in the protection of your wings.[j] (Selah)
5 For you, O God, hear my vows;
you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers.[k]
6 Give the king long life.
Make his lifetime span several generations.[l]
7 May he reign[m] forever before God.
Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him.[n]
8 Then I will sing praises to your name continually,[o]
as I fulfill[p] my vows day after day.
Footnotes
- Psalm 61:1 sn Psalm 61. The psalmist cries out for help and expresses his confidence that God will protect him.
- Psalm 61:2 tn Heb “from the end of the earth.” This may indicate (1) the psalmist is exiled in a distant land, or (2) it may be hyperbolic (the psalmist feels alienated from God’s presence, as if he were in a distant land).
- Psalm 61:2 tn Heb “while my heart faints.”
- Psalm 61:2 tn The imperfect verbal form here expresses the psalmist’s wish or prayer.
- Psalm 61:2 tn Heb “on to a rocky summit [that] is higher than I.”
- Psalm 61:3 tn Or “for.”
- Psalm 61:3 tn Or “have been.”
- Psalm 61:3 tn Heb “a strong tower from the face of an enemy.”
- Psalm 61:4 tn Heb “I will live as a resident foreigner in your tent permanently.” The cohortative is understood here as indicating resolve. Another option is to take it as expressing a request, “please let me live” (cf. NASB, NRSV).
- Psalm 61:4 sn I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird.
- Psalm 61:5 tn Heb “you grant the inheritance of those who fear your name.” “Inheritance” is normally used of land which is granted as an inheritance; here it refers metaphorically to the blessings granted God’s loyal followers. To “fear” God’s name means to have a healthy respect for his revealed reputation which in turn motivates one to obey God’s commands (see Ps 86:11).
- Psalm 61:6 tn Heb “days upon days of the king add, his years like generation and generation.”sn It is not certain if the (royal) psalmist is referring to himself in the third person in this verse, or if an exile is praying on behalf of the king.
- Psalm 61:7 tn Heb “sit [enthroned].” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive here, expressing the psalmist’s prayer.
- Psalm 61:7 tn Heb “loyal love and faithfulness appoint, let them protect him.”
- Psalm 61:8 tn Or “forever.”
- Psalm 61:8 tn Or perhaps, “and thereby fulfill.” The preposition with the infinitive construct here indicates an accompanying circumstance.
Psalm 61
King James Version
61 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Psalm 61
New King James Version
Assurance of God’s Eternal Protection
To the Chief Musician. On [a]a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
61 Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a shelter for me,
(A)A strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in Your [b]tabernacle forever;
(B)I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
5 For You, O God, have heard my vows;
You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.
6 You will prolong the king’s life,
His years as many generations.
7 He shall abide before God forever.
Oh, prepare mercy (C)and truth, which may [c]preserve him!
8 So I will sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
Footnotes
- Psalm 61:1 Heb. neginah
- Psalm 61:4 tent
- Psalm 61:7 Lit. guard or keep
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