詩篇 56

1 非利士人在迦特拿住大衛。那時，他作這金詩，交與伶長。調用遠方無聲鴿。 上帝啊，求你憐憫我，因為人要把我吞了， 終日攻擊欺壓我。

For the music director. According to “Dove on Distant Oaks.” A psalm (miktam) of David concerning the time the Philistines captured him in Gath. God, please be gracious to me, for people are persecuting me; my attackers fight against me all day long.

2 我的仇敵終日要把我吞了， 因逞驕傲攻擊我的人甚多。

My enemies chase me down all the time—there are many of them, attacking me in their arrogance.

3 我懼怕的時候要倚靠你。

But when I'm afraid, I trust in you.

4 我倚靠上帝，我要讚美他的話； 我倚靠上帝，必不懼怕。 血氣之輩能把我怎麼樣呢？

I thank God for his promises. I trust in God, so why should I be fearful? What can mere human beings do to me?

5 他們終日顛倒我的話； 他們一切的心思都是要害我。

They constantly twist my words against me; they spend all their time thinking of evil things to do to me.

6 他們聚集，埋伏窺探我的腳蹤， 等候要害我的命。

They gather together in their hiding places to keep watch on me, hoping to kill me.

7 他們豈能因罪孽逃脫嗎？ 上帝啊，求你在怒中使眾民墮落！

Will they escape when they do so much evil? God, in anger bring these people down!

8 我幾次流離，你都記數； 求你把我眼淚裝在你的皮袋裏。 這不都記在你冊子上嗎？

You've kept track of all my wanderings. You've collected all my tears in your bottle. You've kept a record of each one.

9 我呼求的日子，我的仇敵都要轉身退後。 上帝幫助我，這是我所知道的。

Then those who hate me will run away when I call for your help. For I know this: God is for me!

10 我倚靠上帝，我要讚美他的話； 我倚靠耶和華，我要讚美他的話。

I thank God for his promises. I thank the Lord for his promises.

11 我倚靠上帝，必不懼怕。 人能把我怎麼樣呢？

I trust in God, so why should I be fearful? What can mere human beings do to me?

12 上帝啊，我向你所許的願在我身上； 我要將感謝祭獻給你。

God, I will keep my promises to you. I will give thank offerings to you,

13 因為你救我的命脫離死亡。 你豈不是救護我的腳不跌倒、 使我在生命光中行在上帝面前嗎？

for you have saved me from death and kept me from falling. Now I walk in the presence of God, in the light that gives life.