< Psalms 111 >
1 Praise YAH! [ALEPH-BET] I thank YHWH with the whole heart, In the secret meeting of the upright, And of the congregation.
阿肋路亞。在義人的集會和團聚中,我要全心讚頌上主。
2 Great [are] the works of YHWH, Sought out by all desiring them.
上主的化工確實偉大,凡喜愛祂的必須究察。
3 Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness is standing forever.
上主的作為輝煌,上主的正義常存。
4 He has made a memorial of His wonders, YHWH [is] gracious and merciful.
上主的奇蹟不可遺忘;上主實在是慈愛而溫良。
5 He has given prey to those fearing Him, He remembers His covenant for all time.
上主賜給敬愛祂的人食物,上主永遠懷念自己的盟約。
6 He has declared the power of His works to His people, To give to them the inheritance of nations.
祂將偉業的異能啟示給選民,把外邦人的產業賞賜給他們。
7 The works of His hands [are] true and just, All His appointments [are] steadfast.
上主所行的是真誠正義;上主的一切規誡堅定不移。
8 They are sustained forever and for all time. They are made in truth and uprightness.
為萬世萬代永遠立定,全是基於真理和公正。
9 He has sent redemption to His people, He has appointed His covenant for all time, His Name [is] holy and fearful.
祂速來救贖祂的百姓,永遠立定了祂的約盟;祂的名是神聖而可敬。
10 The fear of YHWH [is] the beginning of wisdom, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise [is] standing forever!
敬愛上主,是智慧的開始:實行敬愛的人,算有智慧;他的榮譽,必定存留永世。