< Psalms 33 >

1 You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
義人哪,你們應當靠耶和華歡樂; 正直人的讚美是合宜的。
2 Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
你們應當彈琴稱謝耶和華, 用十弦瑟歌頌他。
3 Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
應當向他唱新歌, 彈得巧妙,聲音洪亮。
4 Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
因為耶和華的言語正直; 凡他所做的盡都誠實。
5 He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
他喜愛仁義公平; 遍地滿了耶和華的慈愛。
6 Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
諸天藉耶和華的命而造; 萬象藉他口中的氣而成。
7 He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
他聚集海水如壘, 收藏深洋在庫房。
8 Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
願全地都敬畏耶和華! 願世上的居民都懼怕他!
9 When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
因為他說有,就有, 命立,就立。
10 Yahweh frustrates the things that the [pagan] nations decide to do. He prevents them from doing the [evil] things that they plan to do.
耶和華使列國的籌算歸於無有, 使眾民的思念無有功效。
11 But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
耶和華的籌算永遠立定; 他心中的思念萬代常存。
12 Yahweh blesses those nations who choose him to be their God; He is pleased with those whom he has chosen to receive what he has promised.
以耶和華為上帝的,那國是有福的! 他所揀選為自己產業的,那民是有福的!
13 Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
耶和華從天上觀看; 他看見一切的世人。
14 from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
從他的居所往外察看地上一切的居民-
15 He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
他是那造成他們眾人心的, 留意他們一切作為的。
16 It is not because a king has a great army that he is able to win [battles], and it is not because a soldier is very strong that he is able to defeat [his enemy].
君王不能因兵多得勝; 勇士不能因力大得救。
17 It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
靠馬得救是枉然的; 馬也不能因力大救人。
18 Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
耶和華的眼目看顧敬畏他的人 和仰望他慈愛的人,
19 He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
要救他們的命脫離死亡, 並使他們在饑荒中存活。
20 We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
我們的心向來等候耶和華; 他是我們的幫助,我們的盾牌。
21 We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
我們的心必靠他歡喜, 因為我們向來倚靠他的聖名。
22 Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
耶和華啊,求你照着我們所仰望你的, 向我們施行慈愛!

< Psalms 33 >