Psalms 40

1 “To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” I had waited patiently for the Lord, when he inclined himself unto me, and heard my cry.

達味詩歌，交與樂官。 我慹切誠懇地期待了上主，祂便垂顧俯聽了我的哀訴。

2 And he brought me up out of the noiseful deep, out of the miry clay, and he set up my feet upon a rock, making firm my steps.

祂把我從禍坑與污泥中救出，放我在磐石上，穩定我的腳步。

3 And he placed in my mouth a new song, a praise unto our God: many will see it, and fear; and they will trust in the Lord.

祂將新歌置於我口，為讚美我們的天主！眾人見了起敬起畏，都將全心信賴上主。

4 Happy is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and turneth not unto the proud, nor such as stray aside unto lies.

凡全依靠上主，不對傲慢傾慕，且又不依附虛偽的，這人真有福！

5 Many things hast thou done, O Lord my God; thy wonderful deeds and thy thoughts toward us—there is none to be compared unto thee—will I tell and speak of, [though] they are too numerous to be counted.

上主，我的天主! 你行的奇蹟異事，真令人不知幾許！你對我們的計畫，無人能與你相輔，我縱願宣揚伸述，也多得不可勝數。

6 Sacrifice and meat-offering thou desirest not—ears hast thou hollowed out unto me—burnt-offering and sin-offering thou demandest not.

犧牲與素祭已非你所喜，就開了我的耳朵；全燔之祭以及贖罪之祭，也非你所要。

7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the roll of the book it is written down for me;

於是我說：你看，我已到來！關於我，書卷上已有記載：

8 To fulfill thy will, O my God, do I desire; and thy law is within my heart.

我的天主，承行你的旨意為我所喜愛，你的法律常於我的心懷。

9 I announce [thy] righteousness in the great assembly: lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, thou well knowest it.

在盛大的集會中，我宣揚了你的正義，看，我並沒有閉口不言，上主，你全知悉。

10 Thy righteousness have I never hidden within my heart; thy faithfulness and thy salvation have I spoken of openly: I have not concealed thy kindness and thy truth before the great assembly.

我從沒有將你的義隱蔽在心間，對你的忠厚和救援時時各處宣傳；對於你的慈愛和忠義，在盛會中我沒有隱蔽，

11 Do thou, O Lord, not withhold thy mercies from me: let thy kindness and thy truth continually watch over me.

上主，求你對我不要撤回你的憐憫，願你的慈愛和忠誠對我時加保存。

12 For evils without number have compassed me about; my iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see: they are more numerous than the hairs of my head; and my courage hath forsaken me.

因為，四周困迫我的災禍，實不可勝數；我的罪過緊握著我，使我無法目睹；數目比我頭髮還多，真使我心痛苦。

13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, hasten to my help.

上主，求你開恩救我，上主，求你速來救我。

14 May those be made ashamed and put to the blush together that seek after my soul to take her away: let them be driven backward and be confounded, that wish for my mishap.

願那些圖謀害我的人，一同蒙恥受辱，願那些喜歡我遭難的人，一起含羞退走！

15 May they be astonished in consequence of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha!

願那些哈哈戲笑我的人，都滿面羞慚地驚惶失神！

16 [But] may all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee: may they say continually, The Lord be magnified, —those that love thy salvation.

願那些尋求你的人，都因你而歡欣彭舞，願戀慕你的人，都常說：大哉上主！

17 But though I be poor and needy, the Lord will think of me: my help and my deliverer art thou: O my God, delay not.

我既然卑微貧苦，我主卻對我眷顧；你是我的助佑，我的救援，我的天主，求你不要遲延。