詩篇 140

1 上主，求您救拔我脫離兇惡的人； 上主，求您保護我脫離強暴的人！

For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.

2 他們心中策劃惡謀，他們終日挑撥爭鬥；

Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.

3 他們磨快自己的舌尖，有如蛇蝮，他們的雙脣的下面，含有蛇毒。 （休止）

They have sharpened their tongue as [the tongue] of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. (Pause)

4 上主，求您拯救我脫離兇惡的人；上主，求您保護我擺脫強暴的人，因他們企圖要我腳步滑倒。

Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

5 驕傲人給我暗暗設網羅，張起繩索作為圈套，設下陷井等我路過。 （休止）

The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. (Pause)

6 我求上主說：您是我的天主；上主，求您聽我哀禱的苦訴！

I said to the Lord, You are my God; listen, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.

7 上主天主，您是我有力的救助，在作戰時，請您掩護我的頭顱。

O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; you have screened my head in the day of battle.

8 上主，求您不要順隨惡人的奢欲；上主，請不要完成他們的計謀。 （休止）

Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised [mischief] against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. (Pause)

9 願那些顯露頭而圍困我的人，出於他們口脣的詛咒，反歸己身。

[As for] the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.

10 願火降落在他們的身上，將他們拋入深坑免再高昂。

Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and you shall cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up [under them].

11 搬弄是非的人，不得在世久存，災禍會突然使強暴的人被擒。

A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.

12 我確知上主必為受壓迫的人伸冤，也必為貧窮的人主持正義的判斷。

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones.

13 義人必定將您的聖名頌讚，善人必定居住在您的面前。

Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence.