圣咏 Psalms Chapter 12
Psalms
Chapter 12

1 1 For the leader; "upon the eighth." A psalm of David.

达味诗歌,交与乐官,八度低音。

2 Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the human race

上主,求你拯救,因为热心者已缺少,忠诚的人在人间也已绝迹不见了。

3 Those who tell lies to one another speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.

人们彼此言谈虚伪,嘴唇圆滑,口是心非。

4 May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips, and every boastful tongue,

愿上主将一切欺诈的口唇除去,把大言不惭的舌头剪除!

5 Those who say, "By our tongues we prevail; when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?"

他们扬言说:"我们以口舌取胜;有口有唇护卫我们,谁能作我们的主人?"

6 "Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will grant safety to whoever longs for it."

"为了贫苦者的委屈,为了穷困者的叹息,我要立刻站起──上主说:将渴望救援的人救起。"

7 2 The promises of the LORD are sure, silver refined in a crucible, silver purified seven times.

上主的圣言是真诚的圣言,如同纯银经过七次的锻练。

8 LORD, protect us always; preserve us from this generation.

上主,恳求你护佑我们,由这一代常拯救我们。

9 On every side the wicked strut; the shameless are extolled by all.

恶人在四周往来追踪,实如令人生厌的毒虫。



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Footnotes(注解)

1 [Psalm 12] A lament. The psalmist, thrown into a world where lying and violent people persecute the just (Psalm 12:2-3), prays that the wicked be punished (Psalm 12:4-5). The prayer is not simply for vengeance but arises from a desire to see God's justice appear on earth. Psalm 12:6 preserves the word of assurance spoken by the priest to the lamenter; it is not usually transmitted in such psalms. In Psalm 12:7-8 the psalmist affirms the intention to live by the word of assurance.

2 [Psalm 13] A crucible: lit. "in a crucible in the ground." The crucible was placed in the ground for support.