第 22 篇
苦難中的呼求和感恩
大衛的詩，交給樂長，調用「朝鹿」。
1我的上帝，我的上帝，
你為何離棄我？
為何遲遲不來救我，
不聽我的哀號呢？
2我的上帝啊，
我日夜不停地呼求，
你卻沒有回應。
3然而，你是聖潔的，
你的寶座設立在以色列人的頌讚之上。
4我們的祖先信靠你，
他們信靠你，
你就拯救他們。
5他們向你呼求，
就得到拯救；
他們信靠你，
就不會失望。
6但我好像不是人，只是一條蟲，
受盡人的羞辱和藐視。
7看見我的人都譏笑我，
他們撇著嘴、搖著頭說：
8「他信靠耶和華，
讓耶和華救他吧！
既然耶和華喜悅他，
讓耶和華拯救他吧！」
9耶和華啊，
是你使我從母腹中安然出生，
讓我在母親懷裡便倚靠你。
10我一出生就被交托在你手中，
你從我出母胎就是我的上帝。
11求你不要遠離我，
因為危難當頭，無人幫我。
12我被許多仇敵圍困，
他們像巴珊的公牛那樣強壯。
13他們張口要吞噬我，
如同吼叫著撕食獵物的獅子。
14我的力量如水消逝，
我的骨頭都脫了節，
我的心如蠟熔化。
15我的力量枯竭如焦土，
我的舌頭髮乾緊貼上顎。
你把我放在死亡的塵土中。
16惡人包圍我，猶如一群惡犬，
他們刺傷我的手腳。
17我身上的骨頭歷歷可見，
人們都幸災樂禍地看著我。
18他們分我的外衣，
又為我的內衣抽籤。
19耶和華啊，求你不要遠離我。
你是我的力量，
求你快來幫助我。
20求你救我逃脫刀劍之災，
從這些惡犬的利爪下拯救我的生命。
21求你救我脫離獅子的口，
使我脫離野牛的角。
22我要向眾弟兄傳揚你的名，
在會眾當中讚美你。
23敬畏耶和華的人啊，
你們都要讚美祂，
雅各的後裔都要尊崇祂的名，
以色列的後裔都要敬畏祂。
24因為祂沒有藐視、厭惡苦難中的人，
也沒有掩面不顧他們，
而是垂聽他們的呼求。
25我要在大會中讚美你，
在敬畏你的人面前履行我的誓言。
26窮苦人必得飽足，
尋求耶和華的人必讚美祂，
他們的心要永遠歡欣跳躍。
27普世都要心繫耶和華，歸向祂，
各國人民都要敬拜祂。
28因為耶和華是主宰，
祂統治列國。
29世上的富貴人要敬拜祂，
必歸塵土的世人都要敬拜祂。
30世世代代的人都要事奉祂，
傳揚主所行的奇事。
31他們也要向未來的世代傳講祂的公義作為。
Psalm 22
For the director of music. A psalm of David to the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.”
1My God, my God, why have you deserted me?
Why do you seem so far away when I need you to save me?
Why do you seem so far away that you can’t hear my groans?
2My God, I cry out in the daytime. But you don’t answer.
I cry out at night. But you don’t let me sleep.
3But you rule from your throne as the Holy One.
You are the God Israel praises.
4Our people of long ago put their trust in you.
They trusted in you, and you saved them.
5They cried out to you and were saved.
They trusted in you, and you didn’t let them down.
6Everyone treats me like a worm and not a man.
They hate me and look down on me.
7All those who see me laugh at me.
They shout at me and make fun of me.
They shake their heads at me.
8They say, “He trusts in the Lord.
Let the Lord help him.
If the Lord is pleased with him,
let him save him.”
9But you brought me out of my mother’s body.
You made me trust in you
even when I was at my mother’s breast.
10From the time I was born, you took good care of me.
Ever since I came out of my mother’s body, you have been my God.
11Don’t be far away from me.
Trouble is near,
and there is no one to help me.
12Many enemies are all around me.
They are like strong bulls from the land of Bashan.
13They are like roaring lions that tear to pieces what they kill.
They open their mouths wide to attack me.
14My strength is like water that is poured out on the ground.
I feel as if my bones aren’t connected.
My heart has turned to wax.
It has melted away inside me.
15My mouth is dried up like a piece of broken pottery.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You bring me down to the edge of the grave.
16A group of sinful people has closed in on me.
They are all around me like a pack of dogs.
They have pierced my hands and my feet.
17Everyone can see all my bones right through my skin.
People stare at me. They laugh when I suffer.
18They divide up my clothes among them.
They cast lots for what I am wearing.
19Lord, don’t be so far away from me.
You give me strength. Come quickly to help me.
20Save me from being killed by the sword.
Save the only life I have. Save me from the power of those dogs.
21Save me from the mouths of those lions.
Save me from the horns of those wild oxen.
22I will announce your name to my people.
I will praise you among those who are gathered to worship you.
23You who have respect for the Lord, praise him!
All you people of Jacob, honor him!
All you people of Israel, worship him!
24He has not forgotten the one who is hurting.
He has not turned away from his suffering.
He has not turned his face away from him.
He has listened to his cry for help.
25Because of what you have done,
I will praise you in the whole community of those who worship you.
In front of those who respect you,
I will keep my promises.
26Those who are poor will eat and be satisfied.
Those who seek the Lord will praise him.
May their hearts be filled with new hope!
27People from one end of the earth to the other
will remember and turn to the Lord.
The people of all the nations
will bow down in front of him.
28The Lord is King.
He rules over the nations.
29All rich people of the earth will feast and worship God.
All who go down to the grave will kneel in front of him.
Those who cannot keep themselves alive will kneel.
30Those who are not yet born will serve him.
Those who are born later will be told about the Lord.
31And they will tell people who have not yet been born,
“The Lord has done what is right!”
