< Psalms 145 >
1 David's [Psalm of] praise. I will exalt you, my God, my king; and I will bless your name for ever and ever.
我的天主,君王,我要頌揚您,歌頌您的名,世世代代不停止。
2 Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name for ever and ever.
我要每日不斷讚美您,頌揚您的名,永遠不停止。
3 The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and there is no end to his greatness.
偉大的上主,實在應受讚美,上主的偉大,高深不可推測;
4 Generation after generation shall praise your works, and tell of your power.
世世代代應宣揚上主的工程,世世代代應傳述上主的大能:
5 And they shall speak of the glorious majesty of your holiness, and recount your wonders.
講述您的威嚴尊榮,彰明您的奇異化工,
6 And they shall speak of the power of your terrible [acts]; and recount your greatness.
述說您驚天動地的威能,不斷宣揚您的偉大無朋;
7 They shall utter the memory of the abundance of your goodness, and shall exult in your righteousness.
廣傳您無窮慈愛的事跡,歡呼歌唱您的公義無限。
8 The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long suffering, and abundant in mercy.
主慈悲為懷,寬宏大方;他常緩於發怒,仁愛無量。
9 The Lord is good to those that wait [on him]; and his compassions are over all his works.
上主對待萬有,溫和善良,對他的受造物,仁愛慈祥。
10 Let all your works, O Lord, give thanks to you; and let your saints bless you.
上主,願您的一切受造物稱謝您,上主,願您的一切聖徒們讚美您,
11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your dominion;
宣傳您王國的光榮,講處述您的威力大能,
12 to make known to the sons of men your power, and the glorious majesty of your kingdom.
讓世人盡知您的威能,您王國的偉大光榮。
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion [endures] through all generations. The Lord is faithful in his words, and holy in all his works.
您的王國,是萬代的王國,您的王權,存留於無窮世;上主對自己的一切諾言,忠信不欺,上主對自己的一切受造,勝善無比。
14 The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down.
凡跌倒的,上主必要扶持,凡被壓抑的,使他們起立。
15 The eyes of all wait upon you; and you give [them] their food in due season.
眾生的眼睛都仰望您,您準時賞給他們糧食。
16 You open your hands, and fill every living thing with pleasure.
您伸出了您的雙手,滿足了眾生的需求。
17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
上主在他的一切路徑上,至公至義;上主在他的一切化工上,聖善無比。
18 The Lord is near to all that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
上主接近一切呼求祂的人,就是一切誠心呼求祂的人。
19 He will perform the desire of them that fear him: and he will hear their supplication, and save them.
他必成全敬愛自己者的心願,聽到他們的呼號,必施以救援。
20 The Lord preserves all that love him: but all sinners he will utterly destroy.
凡愛慕上主的,上主必保護他們;凡作惡犯罪的,上主必消除他們。
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
願我的口舌稱述上主的光榮,願眾生讚美他的聖名於無窮!