Psalms 57
1 God, be merciful to me! Act mercifully toward me because I come to you to protect me. I ask you to protect me [like little birds are protected under their mother’s] wings [MET] until the storm/danger is ended.
達味金詩，交與樂官，作於逃入洞中躲避撒烏耳時。調寄「莫要毀壞」。 求你憐憫我，天主，求你憐憫我，求你憐憫我，因為我的靈魂，一心向你投靠，投靠到你翅翼的蔭庇下，等待一切凶禍過去才罷。
2 God, you who are greater than all other gods, I cry out to you, the one who enables me to do all that you desire.
我誠心向至高者呼求，向施惠於我的天主求助；
3 You will answer me from heaven and rescue me, but you will cause those who oppress me to be [defeated and] disgraced! (Think about that!) God will [always] faithfully love me and (will be faithful/will do what he promises).
願天主自天賜下慈愛，並賜下忠實恩惠援助我，卻對追趕我的人加以凌嗤。
4 [Sometimes] I am surrounded by [my enemies who are like] lions that [kill] humans; [they are like] lions that chew with their teeth [animals that they kill]; but my enemies have spears and arrows, not teeth; and [the false things that] they say [MTY] [hurt people as much as] sharp swords [hurt people] [MET].
我躺臥在群獅的中間，個個都想把人子吞咽；他們的牙齒是長矛銳箭，他們的舌頭是鋒刀利劍。
5 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory to people all over the earth!
天主，您的尊高彰顯於天，您的光榮，普臨塵寰！
6 [It is as if] [MET, HYP] my enemies spread a net to seize me, and I became very distressed [IDM]. [It is as if] [MET, HYP] they dug a deep pit along the path where I walk, but they themselves fell into it!
他們為我的腳設下了網羅，要我的性命；在我前面挖掘了陷阱，自己反跌入其中。
7 God, I have complete confidence [DOU] in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.
天主，我的心已準備妥當，我的心已準備妥當，我要彈琴歌唱。
8 I will awaken myself; I will arise before the sun rises and [praise you while I play] my harp or my (lyre/small harp).
我的靈魂，你要醒起來，七絃和豎琴，要奏起來，我要喚起曙光。
9 Lord, I will thank you among [all] the people; and I will sing to praise you among [many] ethnic groups,
上主，我要在萬民中讚美您，上主，我要在列邦中歌頌您。
10 because your faithful love for us is [as great as the distance from the earth] to the sky, and because your (faithfulness/faithfully doing what you promise) is [as great as the distance] up to the clouds [MET].
因為您的慈愛高越諸天，您的忠信直達宵漢。
11 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory [to people] all over the earth!
天主，您在天上備受舉揚，您在地上彰顯榮光！
