Psalms 140

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. Lord, please save me from those who do evil; protect me especially from those who are violent!

大衛的詩，交與伶長。 耶和華啊，求你拯救我脫離凶惡的人， 保護我脫離強暴的人！

2 Their minds are busy plotting evil things, stirring up trouble all day long.

他們心中圖謀奸惡， 常常聚集要爭戰。

3 Their tongues are as sharp as those of snakes; viper's venom is on their lips. (Selah)

他們使舌頭尖利如蛇， 嘴裏有虺蛇的毒氣。 (細拉)

4 Lord, please keep me from falling into the hands of the wicked; protect me especially from those who are violent, who are plotting my downfall.

耶和華啊，求你拯救我脫離惡人的手， 保護我脫離強暴的人！ 他們圖謀推我跌倒。

5 Proud people have hidden a trap for me—they have strung out a net on the path, they have set snares to catch me. (Selah)

驕傲人為我暗設網羅和繩索； 他們在路旁鋪下網，設下圈套。 (細拉)

6 I told the Lord, “You are my God! Lord, please listen to my cries for help!”

我曾對耶和華說：你是我的上帝。 耶和華啊，求你留心聽我懇求的聲音！

7 Lord God, my powerful Savior, you covered my head like a helmet on the day of battle.

主－耶和華、我救恩的力量啊， 在爭戰的日子，你遮蔽了我的頭。

8 God, don't allow the wicked to get what they want—don't let them be successful in what they plan so they don't become proud. (Selah)

耶和華啊，求你不要遂惡人的心願； 不要成就他們的計謀，恐怕他們自高。 (細拉)

9 May the harm spoken against me by those who surround me fall back on them,

至於那些昂首圍困我的人， 願他們嘴唇的奸惡陷害自己！

10 Let burning coals rain down on them! Let them be thrown into the fire, or into bottomless pits, never to rise again.

願火炭落在他們身上！ 願他們被丟在火中， 拋在深坑裏，不能再起來。

11 Don't let people who slander others live in our land. May disaster strike down violent people.

說惡言的人在地上必堅立不住； 禍患必獵取強暴的人，將他打倒。

12 Yet I know the Lord defends the rights of those who are persecuted, and gives justice to the poor.

我知道耶和華必為困苦人伸冤， 必為窮乏人辨屈。

13 Truly those who live right are thankful for the kind of person you are, and those who are honest will live in your presence.

義人必要稱讚你的名； 正直人必住在你面前。