< Psalms 145 >
1 I WILL extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy 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 thee; and I will praise thy 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 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
偉大的上主,實在應受讚美,上主的偉大,高深不可推測;
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
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 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
講述您的威嚴尊榮,彰明您的奇異化工,
6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will 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 abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy 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 gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great 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 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 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall 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 talk of thy power;
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 his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
讓世人盡知您的威能,您王國的偉大光榮。
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
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 upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed 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 thee; and thou givest them their 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 thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
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 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 fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will 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 preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he 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!