< Psalms 145 >

1 I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, 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 I will bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
我要每日不斷讚美您,頌揚您的名,永遠不停止。
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.
偉大的上主,實在應受讚美,上主的偉大,高深不可推測;
4 Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy 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 They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy wondrous works.
講述您的威嚴尊榮,彰明您的奇異化工,
6 And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.
述說您驚天動地的威能,不斷宣揚您的偉大無朋;
7 They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.
廣傳您無窮慈愛的事跡,歡呼歌唱您的公義無限。
8 The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous 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 sweet to all: and his tender mercies 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 thy works, O lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.
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 thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power:
宣傳您王國的光榮,講處述您的威力大能,
12 To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.
讓世人盡知您的威能,您王國的偉大光榮。
13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all 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 lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast 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 hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season.
眾生的眼睛都仰望您,您準時賞給他們糧食。
16 Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.
您伸出了您的雙手,滿足了眾生的需求。
17 The Lord is just 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 nigh unto all them 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 do the will of them that fear him: and he will hear their prayer, 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 keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will 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 thy holy name for ever; yea, 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!

< Psalms 145 >