第 64 篇
祈求上帝的保護
大衛作的詩，交給樂長。
1上帝啊，求你傾聽我的苦訴，
求你保護我的性命不受仇敵的威脅。
2求你保護我免遭惡人的謀害，
使我脫離不法之徒。
3他們舌頭鋒利如刀，
言語惡毒如箭穿心。
4他們埋伏起來，
暗箭傷害純全無過的人。
他們突然襲擊，毫無顧忌。
5他們狼狽為奸，
商量暗設網羅，
以為誰也看不見。
6他們圖謀不義之事，
認為策劃得無懈可擊。
人心真是狡猾。
7但上帝必用箭射他們，
將他們突然射倒在地。
8他們必自作自受，
被自己的舌頭所害。
看見的人都嘲笑他們。
9這樣，人人必敬畏上帝，
傳揚祂奇妙的作為，
思想祂所做的事。
10義人必因耶和華而歡欣，
並且投靠祂，
心地正直的人必讚美祂。
Psalm 64
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1God, hear me as I tell you my problem.
Don’t let my enemies kill me.
2Hide me from evil people who talk about how to harm me.
Hide me from those people who are planning to do evil.
3They make their tongues like sharp swords.
They aim their mean words like deadly arrows.
4They shoot from their hiding places at people who aren’t guilty.
They shoot quickly and aren’t afraid of being caught.
5They help one another make evil plans.
They talk about hiding their traps.
They say, “Who can see what we are doing?”
6They make plans to do what is evil.
They say, “We have thought up a perfect plan!”
The hearts and minds of people are so clever!
7But God will shoot my enemies with his arrows.
He will suddenly strike them down.
8He will turn their own words against them.
He will destroy them.
All those who see them will shake their heads
and look down on them.
9All people will respect God.
They will tell about his works.
They will think about what he has done.
10Godly people will be full of joy because of what the Lord has done.
They will go to him for safety.
All those whose hearts are honest will be proud of what he has done.
