Psalms

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

1God of my praise, don’t remain silent,

2for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.

3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,and fought against me without a cause.

4In return for my love, they are my adversaries;but I am in prayer.

5They have rewarded me evil for good,and hatred for my love.

6Set a wicked man over him.Let an adversary stand at his right hand.

7When he is judged, let him come out guilty.Let his prayer be turned into sin.

8Let his days be few.Let another take his office.

9Let his children be fatherless,and his wife a widow.

10Let his children be wandering beggars.Let them be sought from their ruins.

11Let the creditor seize all that he has.Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.

12Let there be no one to extend kindness to him,neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.

13Let his posterity be cut off.In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD.Don’t let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15Let them be before the LORD continually,that he may cut off their memory from the earth;

16because he didn’t remember to show kindness,but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.

17Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him.He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

18He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment.It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.

19Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself,for the belt that is always around him.

20This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD,of those who speak evil against my soul.

21But deal with me, GOD the Lord,for your name’s sake,because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;

22for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.

23I fade away like an evening shadow.I am shaken off like a locust.

24My knees are weak through fasting.My body is thin and lacks fat.

25I have also become a reproach to them.When they see me, they shake their head.

26Help me, LORD, my God.Save me according to your loving kindness;

27that they may know that this is your hand;that you, LORD, have done it.

28They may curse, but you bless.When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.

29Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor.Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

30I will give great thanks to the LORD with my mouth.Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.

31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy,to save him from those who judge his soul.

1xin Chúa đừng lặng thinh.

2nói với con toàn lời dối trá,

3buông lời hằn học bủa vây con, tấn công con vô cớ.

4phần con, con chỉ biết cầu nguyện.

5lấy hận thù đáp lại lòng con thương mến.

6bên phải nó, đặt một người cáo tội đứng kèm.

7và lời xin ân xá thành lời buộc tội.

8chức vụ nó vào tay kẻ khác,

9còn vợ nó ra người goá bụa !

10bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà, nhà đã tan hoang,

11và người lạ đoạt hết của mồ hôi nước mắt.

12chẳng người nào thương lũ con nó mồ côi,

13sau một đời, tên tuổi bị xoá nhoà !

14lỗi của mẹ nó không hề được xoá bỏ đi !

15xin Chúa xoá nhoà tên tuổi chúng trên đời !

16và giết hại cả người đã héo hắt tâm can.

17thì cho lời chúc lành bỏ nó mà đi !

18như nước thấm ruột gan, như dầu vào xương tuỷ.

19như đai lưng thắt mãi không rời !

20ước gì CHÚA trả công như vậy !

21vì lòng Ngài yêu thương nhân hậu, xin giải thoát con,

22nghe trong mình con tim rướm máu.

23bị cuốn lôi đi như gió cuốn cào cào.

24thân xác con gầy còm yếu nhược.

25trông thấy con là chúng lắc đầu.

26xin lấy lòng nhân hậu cứu độ con,

27chính tay Ngài đã làm như vậy !

28Nhưng tôi tớ Ngài đây sẽ được vui mừng.

29bị xấu hổ trùm lên như chiếc áo choàng.

30tán dương Người giữa lòng đại hội,

31để cứu độ khỏi tay người kết án.