今日讀經

一心稱謝耶和華

¹你們要讚美耶和華！我要在正直人的大會中，並公會中，一心稱謝耶和華。Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

²耶和華的作為本為大；凡喜愛的都必考察。Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

³他所行的是尊榮和威嚴；他的公義存到永遠。Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.

⁴他行了奇事，使人記念；耶和華有恩惠，有憐憫。He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

⁵他賜糧食給敬畏他的人；他必永遠記念他的約。He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.

⁶他向百姓顯出大能的作為，把外邦的地賜給他們為業。He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.

⁷他手所行的是誠實公平；他的訓詞都是確實的，The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.

⁸是永永遠遠堅定的，是按誠實正直設立的。They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.

⁹他向百姓施行救贖，命定他的約，直到永遠；他的名聖而可畏。He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.

敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端

¹⁰敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端；凡遵行他命令的是聰明人。耶和華是永遠當讚美的！The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

敬畏耶和華的人有福

¹你們要讚美耶和華！敬畏耶和華，甚喜愛他命令的，這人便為有福！Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.

²他的後裔在世必強盛；正直人的後代必要蒙福。His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

³他家中有貨物，有錢財；他的公義存到永遠。Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

⁴正直人在黑暗中，有光向他發現；他有恩惠，有憐憫，有公義。Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

⁵施恩與人、借貸與人的，這人事情順利；他被審判的時候要訴明自己的冤。It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

⁶他永不動搖；義人被記念，直到永遠。Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.

⁷他必不怕凶惡的信息；他心堅定，倚靠耶和華。He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

⁸他心確定，總不懼怕，直到他看見敵人遭報。His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.

⁹他施捨錢財，賙濟貧窮；他的仁義存到永遠。他的角必被高舉，大有榮耀。He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

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¹⁰惡人看見便惱恨，必咬牙而消化；惡人的心願要歸滅絕。The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

從日出到日落都要讚美

¹你們要讚美耶和華！耶和華的僕人哪，你們要讚美，讚美耶和華的名！Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.

²耶和華的名是應當稱頌的，從今時直到永遠！Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.

³從日出之地到日落之處，耶和華的名是應當讚美的！From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.

⁴耶和華超乎萬民之上；他的榮耀高過諸天。The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.

神從灰塵裡抬舉貧寒人

⁵誰像耶和華─我們的　神呢？他坐在至高之處，Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?

⁶自己謙卑，觀看天上地下的事。He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.

⁷他從灰塵裡抬舉貧寒人，從糞堆中提拔窮乏人，He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

⁸使他們與王子同坐，就是與本國的王子同坐。to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

⁹他使不能生育的婦人安居家中，為多子的樂母。你們要讚美耶和華！He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

以色列出了埃及

¹以色列出了埃及，雅各家離開說異言之民；When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

²那時，猶大為主的聖所，以色列為他所治理的國度。Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

³滄海看見就奔逃；約旦河也倒流。The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;

⁴大山踴躍，如公羊；小山跳舞，如羊羔。the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

⁵滄海啊，你為何奔逃？約旦哪，你為何倒流？Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

⁶大山哪，你為何踴躍，如公羊？小山哪，你為何跳舞，如羊羔？O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

⁷大地啊，你因見主的面，就是雅各　神的面，便要震動。Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

⁸他叫磐石變為水池，叫堅石變為泉源。who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!

榮耀不要歸與我們

¹耶和華啊，榮耀不要歸與我們，不要歸與我們；要因你的慈愛和誠實歸在你的名下！Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.

²為何容外邦人說：他們的　神在哪裡呢？Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

³然而，我們的　神在天上，都隨自己的意旨行事。Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

偶像有口卻不能言

⁴他們的偶像是金的，銀的，是人手所造的，Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

⁵有口卻不能言，有眼卻不能看，They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

⁶有耳卻不能聽，有鼻卻不能聞，they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;

⁷有手卻不能摸，有腳卻不能走，有喉嚨也不能出聲。they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.

⁸造他的要和他一樣；凡靠他的也要如此。Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

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⁹以色列啊，你要倚靠耶和華！他是你的幫助和你的盾牌。O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

¹⁰亞倫家啊，你們要倚靠耶和華！他是你們的幫助和你們的盾牌。O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

¹¹你們敬畏耶和華的，要倚靠耶和華！他是你們的幫助和你們的盾牌。You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

¹²耶和華向來眷念我們；他還要賜福給我們：要賜福給以色列的家，賜福給亞倫的家。The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;

¹³凡敬畏耶和華的，無論大小，主必賜福給他。He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.

¹⁴願耶和華叫你們和你們的子孫日見加增。May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.

¹⁵你們蒙了造天地之耶和華的福！May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

¹⁶天，是耶和華的天；地，他卻給了世人。The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.

¹⁷死人不能讚美耶和華；下到寂靜中的也都不能。It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

¹⁸但我們要稱頌耶和華，從今時直到永遠。你們要讚美耶和華！But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!

我愛耶和華，因祂聽了我

¹我愛耶和華，因為他聽了我的聲音和我的懇求。I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.

²他既向我側耳，我一生要求告他。Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

³死亡的繩索纏繞我；陰間的痛苦抓住我；我遭遇患難愁苦。The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

⁴那時，我便求告耶和華的名，說：耶和華啊，求你救我的靈魂！Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

⁵耶和華有恩惠，有公義；我們的　神以憐憫為懷。The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

⁶耶和華保護愚人；我落到卑微的地步，他救了我。The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

⁷我的心哪！你要仍歸安樂，因為耶和華用厚恩待你。Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

⁸主啊，你救我的命免了死亡，救我的眼免了流淚，救我的腳免了跌倒。For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

⁹我要在耶和華面前行活人之路。I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

¹⁰我因信，所以如此說話；我受了極大的困苦。I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

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¹¹我曾急促地說：人都是說謊的！In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

我拿甚麼報答耶和華

¹²我拿甚麼報答耶和華向我所賜的一切厚恩？How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

¹³我要舉起救恩的杯，稱揚耶和華的名。I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

¹⁴我要在他眾民面前向耶和華還我的願。I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.

¹⁵在耶和華眼中，看聖民之死極為寶貴。Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

¹⁶耶和華啊，我真是你的僕人；我是你的僕人，是你婢女的兒子。你已經解開我的綁索。Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

¹⁷我要以感謝為祭獻給你，又要求告耶和華的名。I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

^18–19我要在他眾民面前，在耶和華殿的院內，在耶路撒冷當中，向耶和華還我的願。你們要讚美耶和華！I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people, in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

萬國都當讚美耶和華

¹萬國啊，你們都當讚美耶和華！萬民哪，你們都當頌讚他！Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!

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²因為他向我們大施慈愛；耶和華的誠實存到永遠。你們要讚美耶和華！For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!

祂的慈愛永遠長存

¹你們要稱謝耶和華，因他本為善；他的慈愛永遠長存！Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

²願以色列說：他的慈愛永遠長存！Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

³願亞倫的家說：他的慈愛永遠長存！Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

⁴願敬畏耶和華的說：他的慈愛永遠長存！Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

⁵我在急難中求告耶和華，他就應允我，把我安置在寬闊之地。In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.

⁶有耶和華幫助我，我必不懼怕，人能把我怎麼樣呢？The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

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⁷在那幫助我的人中，有耶和華幫助我，所以我要看見那恨我的人遭報。The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

⁸投靠耶和華，強似倚賴人；It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

⁹投靠耶和華，強似倚賴王子。It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

¹⁰萬民圍繞我，我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們。All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

¹¹他們環繞我，圍困我，我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們。They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

¹²他們如同蜂子圍繞我，好像燒荊棘的火，必被熄滅；我靠耶和華的名，必剿滅他們。They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

¹³你推我，要叫我跌倒，但耶和華幫助了我。I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

¹⁴耶和華是我的力量，是我的詩歌；他也成了我的拯救。The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

¹⁵在義人的帳棚裡，有歡呼拯救的聲音；耶和華的右手施展大能。Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!

¹⁶耶和華的右手高舉；耶和華的右手施展大能。The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”

¹⁷我必不致死，仍要存活，並要傳揚耶和華的作為。I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.

¹⁸耶和華雖嚴嚴地懲治我，卻未曾將我交於死亡。The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

給我敞開義門

¹⁹給我敞開義門；我要進去稱謝耶和華！Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.

²⁰這是耶和華的門；義人要進去！This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.

²¹我要稱謝你，因為你已經應允我，又成了我的拯救！I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.

匠人所棄的石頭

²²匠人所棄的石頭已成了房角的頭塊石頭。The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

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²³這是耶和華所做的，在我們眼中看為希奇。This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

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²⁴這是耶和華所定的日子，我們在其中要高興歡喜！This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵耶和華啊，求你拯救！耶和華啊，求你使我們亨通！O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!

²⁶奉耶和華名來的是應當稱頌的！我們從耶和華的殿中為你們祝福！Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.

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²⁷耶和華是　神；他光照了我們。理當用繩索把祭牲拴住，牽到壇角那裡。The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

²⁸你是我的　神，我要稱謝你！你是我的　神，我要尊崇你！You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.

²⁹你們要稱謝耶和華，因他本為善；他的慈愛永遠長存！Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

論到童身的人

²⁵論到童身的人，我沒有主的命令，但我既蒙主憐恤能作忠心的人，就把自己的意見告訴你們。Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

因現今的艱難

²⁶因現今的艱難，據我看來，人不如守素安常才好。Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

²⁷你有妻子纏著呢，就不要求脫離；你沒有妻子纏著呢，就不要求妻子。Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

²⁸你若娶妻，並不是犯罪；處女若出嫁，也不是犯罪。然而這等人肉身必受苦難，我卻願意你們免這苦難。But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

時候減少了

²⁹弟兄們，我對你們說：時候減少了。從此以後，那有妻子的，要像沒有妻子；What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

³⁰哀哭的，要像不哀哭；快樂的，要像不快樂；置買的，要像無有所得；those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

³¹用世物的，要像不用世物，因為這世界的樣子將要過去了。and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

無所掛慮，專心服事主

³²我願你們無所掛慮。沒有娶妻的，是為主的事掛慮，想怎樣叫主喜悅。I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

³³娶了妻的，是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣叫妻子喜悅。But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,

³⁴婦人和處女也有分別。沒有出嫁的，是為主的事掛慮，要身體、靈魂都聖潔；已經出嫁的，是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣叫丈夫喜悅。and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

³⁵我說這話是為你們的益處，不是要牢籠你們，乃是要叫你們行合宜的事，得以殷勤服事主，沒有分心的事。I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

讓女兒出嫁的事

³⁶若有人以為自己待他的女兒不合宜，女兒也過了年歲，事又當行，他就可隨意辦理，不算有罪，叫二人成親就是了。However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.

³⁷倘若人心裡堅定，沒有不得已的事，並且由得自己作主，心裡又決定了留下女兒不出嫁，如此行也好。But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

³⁸這樣看來，叫自己的女兒出嫁是好，不叫她出嫁更是好。So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.

寡婦可以再嫁

³⁹丈夫活著的時候，妻子是被約束的；丈夫若死了，妻子就可以自由，隨意再嫁，只是要嫁這在主裡面的人。A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

⁴⁰然而按我的意見，若常守節更有福氣。我也想自己是被　神的靈感動了。In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.