< 詩篇 33 >
1 義人,你們要向上主踴躍歡呼,正直的人,理當讚美上主。
REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6 因上主的一句話,諸天造成;因上主的一口氣,萬象生成。
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 上主把海水好像裝在皮囊,上主將汪洋好像貯在池塘。
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 上主的計畫卻永恒不變,祂心中的謀挌萬世常傳。
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 尊上主為自天主的民族,真是有福!上主選為自己產業的百姓,真是有福!
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16 帝王不是因兵多而取勝,勇士不是因力大而保命。
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 為獲勝利,駿馬乃是徒然,氣力雖大,依舊難獲安全。
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 請看上主的眼睛常關注敬愛祂的人,祂的雙目常眷顧靠祂仁慈的人,
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 為使他們的性命,脫免死亡,為使他們在饑饉時,生活如常。
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
21 我們的心靈要因祂而喜樂歡暢,在祂的聖名內寄托我們的希望。
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 上主,求你向我們廣施慈愛,有如我們對你所存的期待。
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.