For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David.

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God;

And hide not thyself from my supplication.

2 Attend unto me, and answer me:

I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

3 Because of the voice of the enemy,

Because of the oppression of the wicked;

For they cast iniquity upon me,

And in anger they persecute me.

4 My heart is sore pained within me:

And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,

And horror hath overwhelmed me.

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!

Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

7 Lo, then would I wander far off,

I would lodge in the wilderness. [Selah

8 I would haste me to a shelter

From the stormy wind and tempest.

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue;

For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:

Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof:

Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.

12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me;

Then I could have borne it:

Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me;

Then I would have hid myself from him:

13 But it was thou, a man mine equal,

My companion, and my familiar friend.

14 We took sweet counsel together;

We walked in the house of God with the throng.

15 Let death come suddenly upon them,

Let them go down alive into Sheol;

For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

16 As for me, I will call upon God;

And Jehovah will save me.

17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan;

And he will hear my voice.

18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me;

For they were many that strove with me.

19 God will hear, and answer them,

Even he that abideth of old, [Selah

The men who have no changes,

And who fear not God.

20 He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him:

He hath profaned his covenant.

21 His mouth was smooth as butter,

But his heart was war:

His words were softer than oil,

Yet were they drawn swords.

22 Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee:

He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

23 But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction:

Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;

But I will trust in thee.

大卫的训诲诗，交给诗班长，用丝弦的乐器伴奏。 1 　神啊！求你倾听我的祷告，

不要隐藏起来不听我的恳求。

2 求你留心听我，应允我；

我在苦恼中必不安宁，唉哼难过；

3 这都是由于仇敌的声音，

和恶人的欺压；

因为他们使祸患临到我的身上，

怒气冲冲地迫害我。

4 我的心在我里面绞痛，

死亡的恐怖落在我身上。

5 惧怕和战兢临到我，

惊恐笼罩着我。

6 我说："但愿我有鸽子一般的翅膀，

我就飞走，得以安居。

7 看哪！我必逃往远处，

在旷野里住宿。*细拉

8 我要赶快到我避难的地方去，

逃避狂风暴雨。"

9 主啊！扰乱恶人的计谋，

使他们的意见*"意见"原文作"舌头"分歧，

因为我在城中看见了强暴和争竞的事。

10 恶人日夜在城墙上绕行，

在城里尽是邪恶与祸害；

11 城中也有毁灭人的事，

欺压和诡诈不离城里的街道。

12 原来不是仇敌辱骂我，

如果是仇敌，我还可以忍受；

也不是恨我的人向我狂妄自大，

如果是恨我的人，我还可以躲避他。

13 但你是和我同等地位的人，

是我的良友，我的知己。

14 我们常在一起密谈，

我们在　神的殿中与群众同行。

15 愿死亡忽然临到他们身上，

愿他们活活下到阴间去，

因为在他们中间，就是在他们的住所里，尽是邪恶。

16 至于我，我却要求告　神，

耶和华就必拯救我。

17 无论在晚上、早晨或中午，

我都哀诉唉哼；

他必听我的声音。

18 他救赎我的性命脱离攻击我的人，

使我得着平安，

尽管攻击我的人的确很多。

19 　神必听见，

那从亘古坐着为王的必使他们受苦，*细拉

因他们不肯改变，

也不敬畏　神。

20 他违背了自己的约，

伸手攻击那些与他和好的人。

21 他的口比奶油光滑，

他的心却怀着争战的意图；

他的话比油还柔和，

其实却是拔了出来的刀。

22 你要把你的重担卸给耶和华，

他必扶持你；

他永远不会让义人动摇。

23 　神啊！你必使恶人堕入灭亡的深坑里；

流人血和行诡诈的人必活不到半世；

至于我，我必倚靠你。