詩篇 20

1 【求賜君王勝利】 達味詩歌，交與樂官。 願上主在憂患之日，俯允你，願雅各伯的天主，保祐你！

I desire that Yahweh will answer you [when you call out to him] when you have troubles! God is the one whom ([our ancestor] Jacob/the Israeli people) [worshiped]; I desire that he will protect you [MTY] [from being harmed by your enemies].

2 願祂從聖所救護你，願祂由熙雍扶助你！

I desire/hope that he will reach out from his sacred temple and help you, and aid you from [where he lives] on Zion [Hill].

3 願祂追念你的一切祭獻，願祂悅納你的全燔祭獻！

I desire/hope that he will accept all the offerings that you give him to be burned [on the altar], and all your [other] offerings.

4 願祂滿全你心中的志願，願祂玉成你的一切籌算！

I want him to give to you what you desire, and that you will be able to accomplish all that you desire to do.

5 我們要因你的勝利歡舞，奉我們天主的名豎立旗鼓：我的一切請求，願上主成就！

When [we hear that] you have defeated [your enemies], we will shout joyfully. We will lift up a banner proclaiming that it is God [MTY] [who helps us](inc). I want Yahweh to [do for you] all that you request him to do.

6 我深信上主必賞祂的受傅者獲勝，以無敵右手救拯，從神聖的高天俯聽。

I know now that Yahweh rescues [me], the one whom he has chosen [to be king]. From his holy place in heaven he will answer me, and he will save me by his great power [MTY].

7 他們或仗恃戰車，他們或仗恃戢馬；我們只以上主，我們天主的名自誇。

Some [kings] trust that because they have chariots [they will be able to defeat their enemies], and some trust that their horses [will enable them to defeat their enemies], but we will trust in the power [MTY] of Yahweh our God.

8 他們必將倒地喪命。我們卻將挺身立定。

Some kings will stumble and fall down, but we will be strong and (not be moved/continue standing firm).

9 上主，求你賜給君王獲勝，我們求您時，請您俯允我們。

Yahweh, enable [me], your king, to defeat our enemies! Answer us when we call out to you [to help us.]