< Psalms 145 >

1 A psalm of praise. Of David. I will extol you, my God, King; I will bless your name forever and ever.
我的天主,君王,我要頌揚您,歌頌您的名,世世代代不停止。
2 Every day will I bless you; I will praise your name forever and ever.
我要每日不斷讚美您,頌揚您的名,永遠不停止。
3 Great is Yahweh and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable.
偉大的上主,實在應受讚美,上主的偉大,高深不可推測;
4 One generation will praise your deeds to the next and will proclaim your mighty actions.
世世代代應宣揚上主的工程,世世代代應傳述上主的大能:
5 I will meditate on the majesty of your glory and on your marvelous deeds.
講述您的威嚴尊榮,彰明您的奇異化工,
6 They will speak of the power of your awesome works, and I will declare your greatness.
述說您驚天動地的威能,不斷宣揚您的偉大無朋;
7 They will declare your abounding goodness, and they will sing about your righteousness.
廣傳您無窮慈愛的事跡,歡呼歌唱您的公義無限。
8 Yahweh is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in covenant faithfulness.
主慈悲為懷,寬宏大方;他常緩於發怒,仁愛無量。
9 Yahweh is good to all; his tender mercies are over all his works.
上主對待萬有,溫和善良,對他的受造物,仁愛慈祥。
10 All you have made will give thanks to you, Yahweh; your faithful ones will bless you.
上主,願您的一切受造物稱謝您,上主,願您的一切聖徒們讚美您,
11 Your faithful ones will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will tell of your power.
宣傳您王國的光榮,講處述您的威力大能,
12 They will make known to mankind God's mighty deeds and the glorious splendor of his kingdom.
讓世人盡知您的威能,您王國的偉大光榮。
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
您的王國,是萬代的王國,您的王權,存留於無窮世;上主對自己的一切諾言,忠信不欺,上主對自己的一切受造,勝善無比。
14 Yahweh supports all who are falling and raises up all those who are bent over.
凡跌倒的,上主必要扶持,凡被壓抑的,使他們起立。
15 The eyes of all wait for you; you give them their food at the right time.
眾生的眼睛都仰望您,您準時賞給他們糧食。
16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
您伸出了您的雙手,滿足了眾生的需求。
17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways and gracious in all he does.
上主在他的一切路徑上,至公至義;上主在他的一切化工上,聖善無比。
18 Yahweh is near to all those who call to him, to all who call to him in trustworthiness.
上主接近一切呼求祂的人,就是一切誠心呼求祂的人。
19 He fulfills the desire of those who honor him; he hears their cry and saves them.
他必成全敬愛自己者的心願,聽到他們的呼號,必施以救援。
20 Yahweh watches over all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.
凡愛慕上主的,上主必保護他們;凡作惡犯罪的,上主必消除他們。
21 My mouth will speak out the praise of Yahweh; let all mankind bless his holy name forever and ever.
願我的口舌稱述上主的光榮,願眾生讚美他的聖名於無窮!

< Psalms 145 >