Psalms 17
1 A prayer of David. Listen to my plea for justice, Yahweh; pay attention to my call for help! 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 Let my vindication come from your presence; let your eyes see what is right!
願我的案件在你面前判決，願你的眼睛細察何為清白!
3 If you test my heart, if you come to me in the night, you will purify me and will not find any evil plans; my mouth will not transgress.
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 As for the deeds of mankind, it is at the word of your lips that I have kept myself from the ways of the lawless.
我依照你的訓令，遵行法律的正道。
5 My steps have held firmly to your tracks; my feet have not slipped.
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 to you, for you answer me, God; turn your ear to me and listen when I speak.
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 your covenant faithfulness in a wonderful way, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their enemies!
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 Protect me like the apple of your eye; hide me under the shadow of your 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 presence of the wicked ones who assault me, my enemies who surround me.
使我脫離害我的暴民，及那企圖消滅我的仇人，
10 They have no mercy on anyone; their mouths speak with pride.
他們關閉了鐵石的心腸，口中語言盡是誇大狂妄，
11 They have surrounded my steps. They set their eyes to strike me to 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 a victim, like a young lion crouching in hidden 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, Yahweh! Attack them! Throw them down on their faces! Rescue my life from the wicked by your 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 Rescue me from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of this world whose prosperity is in this life alone! You will fill the bellies of your treasured ones with riches; they will have many children and will leave their wealth 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 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied, when I awake, with a sight of you.
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
