今日讀經

主啊，你世世代代作我們的居所

¹（神人摩西的祈禱）主啊，你世世代代作我們的居所。A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.

²諸山未曾生出，地與世界你未曾造成，從亙古到永遠，你是　神。Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

人生如草，轉眼成空

³你使人歸於塵土，說：你們世人要歸回。You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

⁴在你看來，千年如已過的昨日，又如夜間的一更。For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

⁵你叫他們如水沖去；他們如睡一覺。早晨，他們如生長的草，You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—

⁶早晨發芽生長，晚上割下枯乾。in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.

⁷我們因你的怒氣而消滅，因你的忿怒而驚惶。For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.

⁸你將我們的罪孽擺在你面前，將我們的隱惡擺在你面光之中。You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

⁹我們經過的日子都在你震怒之下；我們度盡的年歲好像一聲歎息。For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

¹⁰我們一生的年日是七十歲，若是強壯可到八十歲；但其中所矜誇的不過是勞苦愁煩，轉眼成空，我們便如飛而去。The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

¹¹誰曉得你怒氣的權勢？誰按著你該受的敬畏曉得你的忿怒呢？Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

求你教我們數算自己的日子

¹²求你指教我們怎樣數算自己的日子，好叫我們得著智慧的心。So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

¹³耶和華啊，我們要等到幾時呢？求你轉回，為你的僕人後悔。Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

¹⁴求你使我們早早飽得你的慈愛，好叫我們一生一世歡呼喜樂。Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

¹⁵求你照著你使我們受苦的日子，和我們遭難的年歲，叫我們喜樂。Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

¹⁶願你的作為向你僕人顯現；願你的榮耀向他們子孫顯明。May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.

¹⁷願主─我們　神的榮美歸於我們身上。願你堅立我們手所做的工；我們手所做的工，願你堅立。May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!

住在至高者隱密處的

¹住在至高者隱密處的，必住在全能者的蔭下。He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

²我要論到耶和華說：他是我的避難所，是我的山寨，是我的　神，是我所倚靠的。I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

³他必救你脫離捕鳥人的網羅和毒害的瘟疫。Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.

⁴他必用自己的翎毛遮蔽你；你要投靠在他的翅膀底下；他的誠實是大小的盾牌。He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

⁵你必不怕黑夜的驚駭，或是白日飛的箭，You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

⁶也不怕黑夜行的瘟疫，或是午間滅人的毒病。nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.

⁷雖有千人仆倒在你旁邊，萬人仆倒在你右邊，這災卻不得臨近你。Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

⁸你惟親眼觀看，見惡人遭報。You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.

神要為你吩咐祂的使者

⁹耶和華是我的避難所；你已將至高者當你的居所，Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—

¹⁰禍患必不臨到你，災害也不挨近你的帳棚。no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.

¹¹因他要為你吩咐他的使者，在你行的一切道路上保護你。For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

¹²他們要用手托著你，免得你的腳碰在石頭上。They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

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¹³你要踹在獅子和虺蛇的身上，踐踏少壯獅子和大蛇。You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

¹⁴神說：因為他專心愛我，我就要搭救他；因為他知道我的名，我要把他安置在高處。“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.

¹⁵他若求告我，我就應允他；他在急難中，我要與他同在；我要搭救他，使他尊貴。When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

¹⁶我要使他足享長壽，將我的救恩顯明給他。With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

安息日的讚美

¹（安息日的詩歌。）稱謝耶和華！歌頌你至高者的名！A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

^2–3用十弦的樂器和瑟，用琴彈幽雅的聲音，早晨傳揚你的慈愛；每夜傳揚你的信實。這本為美事。to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.

⁴因你─耶和華藉著你的作為叫我高興，我要因你手的工作歡呼。For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

⁵耶和華啊，你的工作何其大！你的心思極其深！How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!

⁶畜類人不曉得；愚頑人也不明白。A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,

⁷惡人茂盛如草，一切作孽之人發旺的時候，正是他們要滅亡，直到永遠。that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

⁸惟你─耶和華是至高，直到永遠。But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!

⁹耶和華啊，你的仇敵都要滅亡；一切作孽的也要離散。For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

¹⁰你卻高舉了我的角，如野牛的角；我是被新油膏了的。But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.

¹¹我眼睛看見仇敵遭報；我耳朵聽見那些起來攻擊我的惡人受罰。My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

義人要發旺如棕樹

¹²義人要發旺如棕樹，生長如黎巴嫩的香柏樹。The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

¹³他們栽於耶和華的殿中，發旺在我們　神的院裡。Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

¹⁴他們年老的時候仍要結果子，要滿了汁漿而常發青，In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

¹⁵好顯明耶和華是正直的。他是我的磐石，在他毫無不義。to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”

耶和華作王

¹耶和華作王！他以威嚴為衣穿上；耶和華以能力為衣，以能力束腰，世界就堅定，不得動搖。The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

²你的寶座從太初立定；你從亙古就有。Your throne was established long ago; You are from all eternity.

³耶和華啊，大水揚起，大水發聲，波浪澎湃。The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.

⁴耶和華在高處大有能力，勝過諸水的響聲，洋海的大浪。Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.

⁵耶和華啊，你的法度最的確；你的殿永稱為聖，是合宜的。Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.

伸冤的神啊，求你發光

¹耶和華啊，你是伸冤的　神；伸冤的　神啊，求你發出光來！O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.

²審判世界的主啊，求你挺身而立，使驕傲人受應得的報應！Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.

³耶和華啊，惡人誇勝要到幾時呢？要到幾時呢？How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

⁴他們絮絮叨叨說傲慢的話；一切作孽的人都自己誇張。They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.

⁵耶和華啊，他們強壓你的百姓，苦害你的產業。They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.

⁶他們殺死寡婦和寄居的，又殺害孤兒。They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

⁷他們說：耶和華必不看見；雅各的　神必不思念。They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

⁸你們民間的畜類人當思想；你們愚頑人到幾時才有智慧呢？Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

⁹造耳朵的，難道自己不聽見嗎？造眼睛的，難道自己不看見嗎？He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?

¹⁰管教列邦的，就是叫人得知識的，難道自己不懲治人嗎？He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?

¹¹耶和華知道人的意念是虛妄的。The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.

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¹²耶和華啊，你所管教、用律法所教訓的人是有福的！Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

¹³你使他在遭難的日子得享平安；惟有惡人陷在所挖的坑中。to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

¹⁴因為耶和華必不丟棄他的百姓，也不離棄他的產業。For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.

¹⁵審判要轉向公義；心裡正直的，必都隨從。Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

若不是耶和華幫助我

¹⁶誰肯為我起來攻擊作惡的？誰肯為我站起抵擋作孽的？Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

¹⁷若不是耶和華幫助我，我就住在寂靜之中了。Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

¹⁸我正說我失了腳，耶和華啊，那時你的慈愛扶助我。If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.

¹⁹我心裡多憂多疑，你安慰我，就使我歡樂。When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

²⁰那藉著律例架弄殘害、在位上行奸惡的，豈能與你相交嗎？Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?

²¹他們大家聚集攻擊義人，將無辜的人定為死罪。They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

²²但耶和華向來作了我的高臺；我的　神作了我投靠的磐石。But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.

²³他叫他們的罪孽歸到他們身上。他們正在行惡之中，他要剪除他們；耶和華─我們的　神要把他們剪除。He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.

來啊，我們要向耶和華歌唱

¹來啊，我們要向耶和華歌唱，向拯救我們的磐石歡呼！Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!

²我們要來感謝他，用詩歌向他歡呼！Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.

³因耶和華為大神，為大王，超乎萬神之上。For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.

⁴地的深處在他手中；山的高峰也屬他。In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him.

⁵海洋屬他，是他造的；旱地也是他手造成的。The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

⁶來啊，我們要屈身敬拜，在造我們的耶和華面前跪下。O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

今天要聽祂的話

⁷因為他是我們的　神；我們是他草場的羊，是他手下的民。惟願你們今天聽他的話：For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,

⁸你們不可硬著心，像當日在米利巴，就是在曠野的瑪撒。do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,

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⁹那時，你們的祖宗試我探我，並且觀看我的作為。where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.

¹⁰四十年之久，我厭煩那世代，說：這是心裡迷糊的百姓，竟不曉得我的作為！For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”

¹¹所以，我在怒中起誓，說：他們斷不可進入我的安息！So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”

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向耶和華唱新歌

¹你們要向耶和華唱新歌！全地都要向耶和華歌唱！Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.

²要向耶和華歌唱，稱頌他的名！天天傳揚他的救恩！Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.

³在列邦中述說他的榮耀！在萬民中述說他的奇事！Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.

⁴因耶和華為大，當受極大的讚美；他在萬神之上，當受敬畏。For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

⁵外邦的神都屬虛無；惟獨耶和華創造諸天。For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

⁶有尊榮和威嚴在他面前；有能力與華美在他聖所。Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.

⁷民中的萬族啊，你們要將榮耀、能力歸給耶和華，都歸給耶和華！Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

⁸要將耶和華的名所當得的榮耀歸給他，拿供物來進入他的院宇。Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts.

⁹當以聖潔的（的：或譯為）妝飾敬拜耶和華；全地要在他面前戰抖！Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰人在列邦中要說：耶和華作王！世界就堅定，不得動搖；他要按公正審判眾民。Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.

¹¹願天歡喜，願地快樂！願海和其中所充滿的澎湃！Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.

¹²願田和其中所有的都歡樂！那時，林中的樹木都要在耶和華面前歡呼。Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

¹³因為他來了，他來要審判全地。他要按公義審判世界，按他的信實審判萬民。before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

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耶和華作王，願地快樂

¹耶和華作王！願地快樂！願眾海島歡喜！The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.

²密雲和幽暗在他的四圍；公義和公平是他寶座的根基。Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

³有烈火在他前頭行，燒滅他四圍的敵人。Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.

⁴他的閃電光照世界，大地看見便震動。His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.

⁵諸山見耶和華的面，就是全地之主的面，便消化如蠟。The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

⁶諸天表明他的公義；萬民看見他的榮耀。The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.

⁷願一切事奉雕刻的偶像、靠虛無之神自誇的，都蒙羞愧。萬神哪，你們都當拜他。All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!

⁸耶和華啊，錫安聽見你的判斷就歡喜；猶大的城邑（原文是女子）也都快樂。Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.

⁹因為你─耶和華至高，超乎全地；你被尊崇，遠超萬神之上。For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰你們愛耶和華的，都當恨惡罪惡；他保護聖民的性命，搭救他們脫離惡人的手。Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

¹¹散布亮光是為義人；預備喜樂是為正直人。Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

¹²你們義人當靠耶和華歡喜，稱謝他可記念的聖名。Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.

神奧祕事的管家

¹人應當以我們為基督的執事，為　神奧祕事的管家。So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

²所求於管家的，是要他有忠心。Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

判斷我的乃是主

³我被你們論斷，或被別人論斷，我都以為極小的事；連我自己也不論斷自己。I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

⁴我雖不覺得自己有錯，卻也不能因此得以稱義；但判斷我的乃是主。My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.

⁵所以，時候未到，甚麼都不要論斷，只等主來，他要照出暗中的隱情，顯明人心的意念。那時，各人要從　神那裡得著稱讚。Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

不可過於聖經所記

⁶弟兄們，我為你們的緣故，拿這些事轉比自己和亞波羅，叫你們效法我們不可過於聖經所記，免得你們自高自大，貴重這個，輕看那個。Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.

⁷使你與人不同的是誰呢？你有甚麼不是領受的呢？若是領受的，為何自誇，彷彿不是領受的呢？For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

你們已經飽足了

⁸你們已經飽足了！已經豐富了！不用我們，自己就作王了！我願意你們果真作王，叫我們也得與你們一同作王。Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

使徒像定死罪的囚犯

⁹我想　神把我們使徒明明列在末後，好像定死罪的囚犯；因為我們成了一臺戲，給世人和天使觀看。For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

¹⁰我們為基督的緣故算是愚拙的，你們在基督裡倒是聰明的；我們軟弱，你們倒強壯；你們有榮耀，我們倒被藐視。We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

¹¹直到如今，我們還是又飢又渴，又赤身露體，又挨打，又沒有一定的住處，To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

¹²並且勞苦，親手做工。被人咒罵，我們就祝福；被人逼迫，我們就忍受；We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

¹³被人毀謗，我們就善勸。直到如今，人還把我們看作世界上的污穢，萬物中的渣滓。when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

像父親警戒兒女

¹⁴我寫這話，不是叫你們羞愧，乃是警戒你們，好像我所親愛的兒女一樣。I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

¹⁵你們學基督的，師傅雖有一萬，為父的卻是不多，因我在基督耶穌裡用福音生了你們。Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

¹⁶所以，我求你們效法我。Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

打發提摩太去

¹⁷因此我已打發提摩太到你們那裡去。他在主裡面，是我所親愛、有忠心的兒子。他必提醒你們，記念我在基督裡怎樣行事，在各處各教會中怎樣教導人。That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

帶刑杖去，還是存溫柔的心

¹⁸有些人自高自大，以為我不到你們那裡去；Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

¹⁹然而，主若許我，我必快到你們那裡去，並且我所要知道的，不是那些自高自大之人的言語，乃是他們的權能。But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.

²⁰因為　神的國不在乎言語，乃在乎權能。For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

²¹你們願意怎麼樣呢？是願意我帶著刑杖到你們那裡去呢？還是要我存慈愛溫柔的心呢？Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?