Psalms 17
1 “A psalm of David.” Hear the righteous cause, O LORD! Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer from lips without deceit!
【無辜者的懇禱】上主，請靜聽我的伸訴，俯聽我的呼號，請傾聽我出自絕虛偽唇舌的祈禱。
2 May my sentence come forth from thy presence; May thine eyes behold uprightness!
願我的案件在你面前判決，願你的眼睛細察何為清白!
3 Provest thou my heart, visitest thou me in the night, Triest thou me like gold, thou shalt find nothing!
任你考驗我的心靈，夜間來視察我，以火鍛鍊我，你總找不到我的邪惡。因我的口總未像人一樣犯了罪過。
4 My thoughts do not vary from my lips. As to the deeds of men, Through the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
我依照你的訓令，遵行法律的正道。
5 Support my steps in thy paths, That my feet may not slip!
我的雙腳緊隨了你的腳印，我的腳步決不致蹣跚不定。
6 I call upon thee, O God! for thou wilt hear me; Incline thine ear to me, and listen to my prayer!
天主，我向你呼號，請你回答我，求你側耳聽我，俯聽我的祈禱。
7 Show forth thy loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand Them that seek refuge in thee from their adversaries!
請你彰現你奇妙的慈愛，將投奔到你身右邊的人，從敵人的危害中救出來。
8 Guard me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings
求你護衛我有如眼中的瞳仁，在你雙翼的庇護下叫我藏身，
9 From the wicked who assault me, From my deadly enemies who compass me about!
使我脫離害我的暴民，及那企圖消滅我的仇人，
10 They shut up their hard heart; With their mouth they speak haughtily.
他們關閉了鐵石的心腸，口中語言盡是誇大狂妄，
11 They encompass us in all our steps; They fix their eyes upon us, that they may cast us on the ground.
他們的腳步現已把我緊逼，瞪著眼務要將我推倒在地。
12 They are like a lion, eager for his prey; Like a young lion, lurking in secret places.
他們好似急於掠食的猛獅，他們又如伏在暗處的壯獅。
13 Arise, O LORD! disappoint them, cast them down! Deliver me from the wicked by thy sword,
上主，起來迎擊制服我的仇讎，上主揮動利劍救我脫離惡徒。
14 From men, by thy hand, O LORD! from men of the world, Whose portion is in life; whom thou loadest with thy treasure; Whose children have enough, and leave their superfluity to their children.
上主，求你親手將他們治死，殺死他們，使他們離開此世，滅絕他們，使他們不再呼吸。求你使義人享用你的財富，使他們的子女也心滿意足，再把剩餘的給自己的子女。
15 But I through righteousness shall see thy face; I shall be satisfied with the revival of thy countenance.
我因我的正義能享見你的聖顏，我醒來得能盡情欣賞你的慈面
