Psalms 139
Psalms is the Bible's book of songs and prayers — 150 poems of lament, praise, protest and thanksgiving, gathered over centuries. Individual psalms are short, which makes them a natural place to start reading.
耶和华啊,你已经鉴察我,认识我。
yē hé huá a , nǐ yǐ jīng jiàn chá wǒ , rèn shi wǒ 。
LORD, you have searched me, and you know me.
我坐下,我起来,你都晓得; 你从远处知道我的意念。
wǒ zuò xia , wǒ qǐ lái , nǐ dōu xiǎo de ; nǐ cóng yuǎn chù zhī dào wǒ de yì niàn 。
You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.
我行路,我躺卧,你都细察; 你也深知我一切所行的。
wǒ xíng lù , wǒ tǎng wò , nǐ dōu xì chá ; nǐ yě shēn zhī wǒ yí qiè suǒ xíng de 。
You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
耶和华啊,我舌头上的话, 你没有一句不知道的。
yē hé huá a , wǒ shé tou shàng de huà , nǐ méi yǒu yí jù bù zhī dào de 。
For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, LORD, you know it altogether.
你在我前后环绕我, 按手在我身上。
nǐ zài wǒ qián hòu huán rào wǒ , àn shǒu zài wǒ shēn shang 。
You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
这样的知识奇妙,是我不能测的, 至高,是我不能及的。
zhè yàng de zhī shi qí miào , shì wǒ bù néng cè de , zhì gāo , shì wǒ bù néng jí de 。
This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.
我往哪里去躲避你的灵? 我往哪里逃、躲避你的面?
wǒ wǎng nǎ lǐ qù duǒ bì nǐ de líng ? wǒ wǎng nǎ lǐ táo 、 duǒ bì nǐ de miàn ?
Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
我若升到天上,你在那里; 我若在阴间下榻,你也在那里。
wǒ ruò shēng dào tiān shàng , nǐ zài nà li ; wǒ ruò zài yīn jiān xià tà , nǐ yě zài nà li 。
If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!
我若展开清晨的翅膀, 飞到海极居住,
wǒ ruò zhǎn kāi qīng chén de chì bǎng , fēi dào hǎi jí jū zhù ,
If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,
就是在那里,你的手必引导我; 你的右手也必扶持我。
jiù shì zài nà li , nǐ de shǒu bì yǐn dǎo wǒ ; nǐ de yòu shǒu yě bì fú chí wǒ 。
even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
我若说:黑暗必定遮蔽我, 我周围的亮光必成为黑夜;
wǒ ruò shuō : hēi àn bì dìng zhē bì wǒ , wǒ zhōu wéi de liàng guāng bì chéng wéi hēi yè ;
If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”
黑暗也不能遮蔽我,使你不见, 黑夜却如白昼发亮。 黑暗和光明,在你看都是一样。
hēi àn yě bù néng zhē bì wǒ , shǐ nǐ bú jiàn , hēi yè què rú bái zhòu fā liàng 。 hēi àn hé guāng míng , zài nǐ kàn dōu shì yí yàng 。
even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
我的肺腑是你所造的; 我在母腹中,你已覆庇我。
wǒ de fèi fǔ shì nǐ suǒ zào de ; wǒ zài mǔ fù zhōng , nǐ yǐ fù bì wǒ 。
For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
我要称谢你,因我受造,奇妙可畏; 你的作为奇妙,这是我心深知道的。
wǒ yào chēng xiè nǐ , yīn wǒ shòu zào , qí miào kě wèi ; nǐ de zuò wéi qí miào , zhè shì wǒ xīn shēn zhī dào de 。
I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
我在暗中受造,在地的深处被联络; 那时,我的形体并不向你隐藏。
wǒ zài àn zhōng shòu zào , zài dì de shēn chù bèi lián luò ; nà shí , wǒ de xíng tǐ bìng bú xiàng nǐ yǐn cáng 。
My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.
我未成形的体质,你的眼早已看见了; 你所定的日子,我尚未度一日 , 你都写在你的册上了。
wǒ wèi chéng xíng de tǐ zhì , nǐ de yǎn zǎo yǐ kàn jiàn le ; nǐ suǒ dìng de rì zi , wǒ shàng wèi dù yí rì , nǐ dōu xiě zài nǐ de cè shàng le 。
Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.
神啊,你的意念向我何等宝贵! 其数何等众多!
shén a , nǐ de yì niàn xiàng wǒ hé děng bǎo guì ! qí shù hé děng zhòng duō !
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!
我若数点,比海沙更多; 我睡醒的时候,仍和你同在。
wǒ ruò shǔ diǎn , bǐ hǎi shā gèng duō ; wǒ shuì xǐng de shí hou , réng hé nǐ tóng zài 。
If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.
神啊,你必要杀戮恶人; 所以,你们好流人血的,离开我去吧!
shén a , nǐ bì yào shā lù è rén ; suǒ yǐ , nǐ men hǎo liú rén xuè de , lí kāi wǒ qù ba !
If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
因为他们说恶言顶撞你; 你的仇敌也妄称你的名。
yīn wèi tā men shuō è yán dǐng zhuàng nǐ ; nǐ de chóu dí yě wàng chēng nǐ de míng 。
For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.
耶和华啊,恨恶你的,我岂不恨恶他们吗? 攻击你的,我岂不憎嫌他们吗?
yē hé huá a , hèn wù nǐ de , wǒ qǐ bú hèn wù tā men ma ? gōng jī nǐ de , wǒ qǐ bù zēng xián tā men ma ?
LORD, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?
我切切地恨恶他们, 以他们为仇敌。
wǒ qiè qiè de hèn wù tā men , yǐ tā men wéi chóu dí 。
I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.
神啊,求你鉴察我,知道我的心思, 试炼我,知道我的意念,
shén a , qiú nǐ jiàn chá wǒ , zhī dào wǒ de xīn si , shì liàn wǒ , zhī dào wǒ de yì niàn ,
Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.
看在我里面有什么恶行没有, 引导我走永生的道路。
kàn zài wǒ lǐ miàn yǒu shén me è xíng méi yǒu , yǐn dǎo wǒ zǒu yǒng shēng de dào lù 。
See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
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