Psalms 144

1 [A Psalm] of David. Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;

上主，我的磐石，他應該常受頌讚！他教我的手能鬥，教我的指能戰。

2 My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!

他是我的力量，我的堡壘，他是我的干城，我的救主，我的盾牌及我的避難所，他使萬民都來屈服於我。

3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him?

上主，世人算什麼，您竟眷顧他，人子算什麼您竟懷念他？

4 Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

世人不過像一口氣，他的歲月如影消逝。

5 Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;

上主，求您將天低垂，親自降凡，您一觸摸群山，群山立即冒煙。

6 Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:

求您發出閃電，將敵人驅散，求您把箭射出，使他們混亂。

7 Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,

求您自高處伸出您的手，救拔我，求您由洪水和外人手中，拯救我！

8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

他們的口舌只說虛言謊語，只是為發假誓而舉起右手。

9 O God, I will sing a new song unto thee; with the ten-stringed lute will I sing psalms unto thee:

天主，我要向您高唱新曲，我要彈十絃琴向您詠奏。

10 Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword.

是您賜給君王獲得了勝利，是您拯救了您的僕人達味。

11 Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

求您由凶險的刀劍救拔我，求您由外人的手掌拯救我！他們的口舌只說虛言謊語，只是為發假誓而舉起右手。

12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:

願我們的兒子們，從幼就像茂盛的果樹，願我們的女兒們，像宮殿中雕刻的砥柱！

13 Our granaries full, affording all manner of store; our sheep bringing forth thousands, ten thousands in our pastures;

願我們倉廩裡的各種食糧常滿，願我們牧場上的羊群，蕃殖億萬！

14 Our kine laden [with young]; no breaking in and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets.

願我們的牲畜常滿載重量，城牆沒有缺口也沒有逃亡，我們的街市中也沒有悲傷。

15 Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah!

身逢這些福樂的百姓，真是有福，認上主為天主的人民，真是有福。