Psalms 56

1 “To the chief musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, by David, a Michtham, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.” Be gracious unto me, O God; for man longeth to swallow me up; all the time he oppresseth me fighting.

達味金詩，交與樂官。 天主，求你憐憫我，因為人要謀害我，時時處處有人欺壓我。

2 Those that regard me with envy long to swallow [me] up all the time; for many are they that fight against me, O thou Most High.

我的仇敵終日謀害我，攻擊我的人實在眾多。

3 The day [when] I am afraid, I will still trust in thee.

至高者！恐惶侵襲我的時日，我只有全心仰賴你。

4 In God will I praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid: what can flesh do unto me?

我全心倚賴天主，並歌頌祂的許諾；我決不怕血肉的人，對我要做什麼。

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

他們終日破壞我的生活，千方百計地想加害於我；

6 They come together in troops, they hide themselves, they are those that watch my heels, as though they hoped [to take] my soul.

他們群集埋伏，窺伺我的行徑，他們等待時機，謀圖我的性命。

7 Because of their wrong-doing let me escape from them: in anger cast down the people, O God.

天主，求你審判他們的罪行；求你在盛怒中將異民敉平。

8 My wanderings hast thou well numbered: put thou my tears into thy bottle; behold, they are numbered by thee.

我多次流離失所，你都知悉，我的眼淚聚在你皮囊裏；豈不是也寫在你的書卷內？

9 Then shall my enemies retire backward on the day when I call [on thee]: this I know—that God is for me.

我幾時呼號你，我的仇敵便退卻，從此我也全知道，天主常扶助我。

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

我全心倚賴天主，歌頌祂的許諾；

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

決不怕脆弱的人，對我要做什麼。

12 Upon me, O God, [rest] thy vows: I will pay thanksgiving offerings unto thee.

天主，我必遵守向你所許的願，我必要向你償還頌謝的祭獻。

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death—yea, behold, my feet from slipping, that I may walk before God in the light of the life.

因為你救我脫離死亡，使我的腳免於跌仆，使我能在活人的光明中，在天主的面前行走。