Psalms 73

1 A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

1 上帝实在善待以色列人， 恩待那些内心纯洁的人。

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

2 我却身陷险地， 几乎失脚跌倒。

3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

3 我看见狂傲的恶人亨通就心怀不平。

4 They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

4 他们一生平顺，健康强壮。

5 They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.

5 他们不像别人受苦， 不像世人遭难。

6 Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

6 他们把骄傲作项链戴在颈上， 把暴力作外袍裹在身上。

7 From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

7 他们胖得眼睛凸出， 心中充满罪恶。

8 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

8 他们讥讽嘲笑，言语恶毒， 狂言恫吓胁迫。

9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

9 他们的口亵渎上天， 舌头诋毁大地。

10 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

10 上帝的子民也跟随他们， 喝尽他们杯中的水。

11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”

11 他们说： “上帝怎能知道？ 至高者会察觉吗？”

12 Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

12 看这些恶人， 他们总是生活安逸，财富日增。

13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

13 我洁身自爱，保持清白， 实属徒然。

14 For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

14 我天天遭灾，日日受罚。

15 If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

15 要是我这样说， 我就是背叛了你的子民。

16 When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

16 我想明白这一切， 却百思不得其解。

17 until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

17 直到我进入你的圣所， 才明白他们的结局。

18 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

18 你确实把他们放在容易滑倒的地方， 使他们落入毁灭中。

19 How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

19 他们顷刻间被毁灭， 在恐怖中彻底灭亡。

20 Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

20 他们如同人醒后的一场梦。 主啊，你起来必视他们如幻梦。

21 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

21 我曾感到悲伤，心如刀绞。

22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

22 我当时愚昧无知， 在你面前如畜类。

23 Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.

23 然而，我一直和你在一起， 你牵着我的右手引导我。

24 You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

24 你以谆谆教诲指引我， 以后必接我到荣耀中。

25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

25 除你以外，在天上我还有谁？ 除你以外，在地上我别无爱慕。

26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

26 尽管我身心俱衰， 上帝永远是我心中的力量， 是我永远的福分。

27 Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

27 那些远离你的人必灭亡， 你必灭绝不忠于你的人。

28 But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

28 亲近上帝对我而言何等美好。 我以主耶和华为我的避难所， 并宣扬祂的一切作为。