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 Chief Musician. To the tune of “Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

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 want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

3 我懼怕的時候要倚靠你。

When I am afraid, I will put my 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？

In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh 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。

All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 他們聚集，埋伏窺探我的腳蹤， 等候要害我的命。

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

7 他們豈能因罪孽逃脫嗎？ 上帝啊，求你在怒中使眾民墮落！

Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

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 count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

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 my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that 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。

In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.

11 我倚靠上帝，必不懼怕。 人能把我怎麼樣呢？

I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man 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。

Your vows are on me, God. 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 delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.