Psalms 56

1 BE merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

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。

2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

我的仇敵終日要把我吞了， 因逞驕傲攻擊我的人甚多。

3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

我懼怕的時候要倚靠你。

4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

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？

5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

他們終日顛倒我的話； 他們一切的心思都是要害我。

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

他們聚集，埋伏窺探我的腳蹤， 等候要害我的命。

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

他們豈能因罪孽逃脫嗎？ 上帝啊，求你在怒中使眾民墮落！

8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

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？

9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

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。

10 In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.

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。

11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

我倚靠上帝，必不懼怕。 人能把我怎麼樣呢？

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

上帝啊，我向你所許的願在我身上； 我要將感謝祭獻給你。

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

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？