Psalms 1 1 A psalm of David. LORD, hear my prayer; in your faithfulness listen to my pleading; answer me in your justice. 达味圣咏。上主,求你俯听我的祈祷,因你忠诚,俯允我的哀号,俯允我的祈祷因你的公道; 2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant; before you no living being can be just. 3 2 The enemy has pursued me; they have crushed my life to the ground. They have left me in darkness like those long dead. 4 My spirit is faint within me; my heart is dismayed. 5 I remember the days of old; I ponder all your deeds; the works of your hands I recall. 6 I stretch out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. Selah 向着你,我常伸开我的双手,渴慕你,我的灵魂有如干土。 7 Hasten to answer me, LORD; for my spirit fails me. Do not hide your face from me, lest I become like those descending to the pit. 8 At dawn let me hear of your kindness, for in you I trust. Show me the path I should walk, for to you I entrust my life. 赐我清晨得闻你的仁慈,因我完全信赖你;常让我认识我应走的道路,因我举心向往你。 9 Rescue me, LORD, from my foes, for in you I hope. 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level. 求你教我承行你的旨意,因你是我的天主。愿你的善神时常引我导我,走上平坦的乐土。 11 For your name's sake, LORD, give me life; in your justice lead me out of distress. 为你恩佑,灭我仇人,铲除磨难我的敌人,因为我是你的仆人。 Footnotes(注解) 1 [Psalm 143] One of the Church's seven Penitential Psalms, this lament is a prayer to be freed from death-dealing enemies. The psalmist addresses God, aware that there is no equality between God and humans; salvation is a gift (Psalm 143:1-2). Victimized by evil people (Psalm 143:3-4), the psalmist recites ("remembers") God's past actions on behalf of the innocent (Psalm 143:5-6). The psalm continues with fervent prayer (Psalm 143:7-9) and a strong desire for guidance and protection (Psalm 143:10-12). 2 [Psalm 144] They have crushed: literally, "he crushed"; the singular is used typically, hence the plural translation. |