< 詩篇 107 >
1 你們要稱謝耶和華,因他本為善; 他的慈愛永遠長存!
O give thanks to the LORD, for [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
2 願耶和華的贖民說這話, 就是他從敵人手中所救贖的,
Let the redeemed of the LORD say [so], whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華; 他從他們的禍患中搭救他們,
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses.
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 但願人因耶和華的慈愛 和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他;
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 因他使心裏渴慕的人得以知足, 使心裏飢餓的人得飽美物。
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 那些坐在黑暗中、死蔭裏的人 被困苦和鐵鍊捆鎖,
Such as sit in darkness and in the shades of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;
11 是因他們違背上帝的話語, 藐視至高者的旨意。
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High:
12 所以,他用勞苦治服他們的心; 他們仆倒,無人扶助。
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and [there was] none to help.
13 於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華; 他從他們的禍患中拯救他們。
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses.
14 他從黑暗中和死蔭裏領他們出來, 折斷他們的綁索。
He brought them out of darkness and the shades of death, and broke their bands asunder.
15 但願人因耶和華的慈愛 和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他;
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.
Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death.
19 於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華; 他從他們的禍患中拯救他們。
Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, he saveth them out of their distresses.
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered [them] from their destructions.
21 但願人因耶和華的慈愛 和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他。
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 願他們以感謝為祭獻給他, 歡呼述說他的作為!
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters;
24 他們看見耶和華的作為, 並他在深水中的奇事。
These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
25 因他一吩咐,狂風就起來, 海中的波浪也揚起。
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.
26 他們上到天空,下到海底; 他們的心因患難便消化。
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
27 他們搖搖晃晃,東倒西歪,好像醉酒的人; 他們的智慧無法可施。
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
28 於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華, 他從他們的禍患中領出他們來。
Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves [of the sea] are still.
30 風息浪靜,他們便歡喜; 他就引他們到所願去的海口。
Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to their desired haven.
31 但願人因耶和華的慈愛 和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他。
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 願他們在民的會中尊崇他, 在長老的位上讚美他!
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water-springs into dry ground;
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water-springs.
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38 他又賜福給他們,叫他們生養眾多, 也不叫他們的牲畜減少。
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40 他使君王蒙羞被辱, 使他們在荒廢無路之地漂流。
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, [where there is] no way.
41 他卻將窮乏人安置在高處,脫離苦難, 使他的家屬多如羊群。
Yet he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 凡有智慧的,必在這些事上留心, 也必思想耶和華的慈愛。
Whoever [is] wise, and will observe these [things], even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.