Psalms
Chapter 7
1 1 A plaintive song of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, the Benjaminite.
达味有感于本雅明族人雇士的话,向上主唱的流离之歌。
2 LORD my God, in you I take refuge; rescue me; save me from all who pursue me,
上主,我的天主!我一心投奔你;求你助我逃脱一切追逐我的人,求你救拔我;
3 Lest they maul me like lions, tear me to pieces with none to save.
免得有人象狮子一般撕裂我时,无人搭救我。
4 2 LORD my God, if I am at fault in this, if there is guilt on my hands,
上主!如果我真作了这事,我主!在我手中就真有罪!
5 If I have repaid my friend with evil-- I spared even those who hated me without cause—
我若真加害过我的友好,或无故把我的仇敌劫掠;
6 Then let my enemy pursue and overtake me, trample my life to the ground, and leave me dishonored in the dust.Selah
就让敌人追逐我,擒获我,把我的性命践踏在污地,将我的光荣归诸于泥灰。
7 Rise up, LORD, in your anger; rise against the fury of my foes. Wake to judge as you have decreed.
上主,求你震怒奋起,前来克制我仇的暴慢。我的天主,求你醒起助我,施行你定的断案。
8 Have the assembly of the peoples gather about you; sit on your throne high above them,
愿万民聚齐环绕着你。愿你回驾由高处鉴视。
9 O LORD, judge of the nations. Grant me justice, LORD, for I am blameless, free of any guilt.
上主,万民的审判者!上主,请照我的正义,请按我的无罪,护卫我的权利。
10 Bring the malice of the wicked to an end; uphold the innocent, O God of justice, who tries hearts and minds.
公义的天主!惟你洞察肺腑和人心,愿恶人的毒害停止,求你坚固义人!
11 A shield before me is God who saves the honest heart.
天主是我的护盾,给心正的人助阵。
12 God is a just judge, who rebukes in anger every day.
天主是公义的审判者,对怙恶的人终日怒吓。
13 If sinners do not repent, God sharpens his sword, strings and readies the bow,
仇人虽然磨刀擦剑,开弓拉弦准备射箭;
14 Prepares his deadly shafts, makes arrows blazing thunderbolts.
那只是为自己预备死亡的武器,为自己制造带火的箭矢。
15 Sinners conceive iniquity; pregnant with mischief, they give birth to failure.
试看,他既孕恶怀毒,自然就要产生虚无,
16 They open a hole and dig it deep, but fall into the pit they have dug.
他挖掘坑穴,摆布陷阱,势必落在自备的窖中。
17 Their mischief comes back upon themselves; their violence falls on their own heads.
他的凶恶必反转到自己头上,他的横暴必降落在自己顶上。
18 I praise the justice of the LORD; I celebrate the name of the LORD Most High.
我要称谢上主的公道,歌颂至高上主的名号。
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Footnotes(注解)
1 [Psalm 7] An individual lament. The psalmist flees to God's presence in the sanctuary for justice and protection (Psalm 7:2-3) and takes an oath that only the innocent can swear (Psalm 7:4-6). The innocent psalmist can thus hope for the just God's protection (Psalm 7:7-14) and be confident that the actions of the wicked will come back upon their own heads (Psalm 7:15-17). The justice of God leads the psalmist to praise (Psalm 7:17)[18].
2 [4] At fault in this: in the accusation the enemies have made against the psalmist.