Psalms 56

1 To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Dove of God from the distant Sea." David’s. A precious Psalm. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. Show me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day, a fighter oppresseth me:

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 Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For, many, are fighting with me, loftily.

我的仇敵終日謀害我，攻擊我的人實在眾多。

3 What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.

至高者！恐惶侵襲我的時日，我只有全心仰賴你。

4 In God, I will praise his cause, —In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, 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, all their devices are for mischief;

他們終日破壞我的生活，千方百計地想加害於我；

6 They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps, —Seeing they have waited for my life.

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 iniquity, recompense thou them, —In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, 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 wandering, hast, thou, recorded, —Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?

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 foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!

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 with good cause: In Yahweh, will I praise with good cause;

我全心倚賴天主，歌頌祂的許諾；

11 In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can a son of earth do unto me!

決不怕脆弱的人，對我要做什麼。

12 Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises 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 rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not [rescue] my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of 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。