上帝的慈愛

大衛的詩。

103 我的心啊,要稱頌耶和華,
我要全心全意地稱頌祂的聖名。
我的心啊,要稱頌耶和華,
不要忘記祂的一切恩惠。
祂赦免我一切的罪惡,
醫治我一切的疾病。
祂救贖我的生命脫離死亡,
以慈愛和憐憫環繞我。
祂以美物滿足我的願望,
使我如鷹一般恢復青春。

耶和華為一切受欺壓的人伸張正義,主持公道。
祂讓摩西明白自己的旨意,
向以色列人彰顯自己的作為。
耶和華有憐憫和恩典,
不輕易發怒,充滿慈愛。
祂不永久責備人,
也不永遠懷怒。
10 祂沒有按我們的過犯對待我們,
也沒有照我們的罪惡懲罰我們。
11 因為天離地有多高,
祂對敬畏祂之人的愛也多大!
12 東離西有多遠,
祂叫我們的過犯離我們也多遠!
13 耶和華憐愛敬畏祂的人,
如同慈父憐愛自己的兒女。
14 因為祂知道我們的本源,
顧念我們不過是塵土。

15 世人的年日如同草芥,
如野地茂盛的花,
16 一經風吹,便無影無蹤,
永遠消逝。
17 耶和華永永遠遠愛敬畏祂的人,
以公義待他們的子子孫孫,
18 就是那些守祂的約、
一心遵行祂命令的人。

19 耶和華在天上設立了寶座,
祂的王權無所不及。
20 聽從耶和華的命令、遵行祂吩咐的大能天使啊,
你們要稱頌祂!
21 事奉耶和華、遵從祂旨意的天軍啊,
你們要稱頌祂!
22 耶和華所造的萬物啊,
要在祂掌管的各處稱頌祂。

我的心啊,要稱頌耶和華!

(By David.)

The Lord's Wonderful Love

With all my heart
    I praise the Lord,
and with all that I am
    I praise his holy name!
With all my heart
    I praise the Lord!
I will never forget
    how kind he has been.

The Lord forgives our sins,
heals us when we are sick,
    and protects us from death.
His kindness and love
    are a crown on our heads.
Each day that we live,[a]
    he provides for our needs
and gives us the strength
    of a young eagle.

For all who are mistreated,
    the Lord brings justice.
He taught his Law to Moses
and showed all Israel
    what he could do.

(A) The Lord is merciful!
He is kind and patient,
    and his love never fails.
The Lord won't always be angry
    and point out our sins;
10 he doesn't punish us
    as our sins deserve.

11 How great is God's love for all
    who worship him?
Greater than the distance
    between heaven and earth!
12 How far has the Lord taken
    our sins from us?
Farther than the distance
    from east to west!

13 Just as parents are kind
    to their children,
the Lord is kind
    to all who worship him,
14 because he knows
    we are made of dust.
15 We humans are like grass
or wild flowers
    that quickly bloom.
16 But a scorching wind blows,
and they quickly wither
    to be forever forgotten.

17 The Lord is always kind
    to those who worship him,
and he keeps his promises
to their descendants
18 who faithfully obey him.

19 God has set up his kingdom
in heaven, and he rules
    the whole creation.
20 All of you mighty angels,
who obey God's commands,
    come and praise your Lord!
21 All of you thousands
who serve and obey God,
    come and praise your Lord!
22 All of God's creation
and all that he rules,
    come and praise your Lord!
With all my heart
    I praise the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. 103.5 Each … live: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Psalm 103

Of David.

Praise the Lord,(A) my soul;(B)
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(C)
Praise the Lord,(D) my soul,
    and forget not(E) all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins(F)
    and heals(G) all your diseases,
who redeems your life(H) from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,(I)
who satisfies(J) your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed(K) like the eagle’s.(L)

The Lord works righteousness(M)
    and justice for all the oppressed.(N)

He made known(O) his ways(P) to Moses,
    his deeds(Q) to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(R)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;(S)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(T)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love(U) for those who fear him;(V)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions(W) from us.

13 As a father has compassion(X) on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(Y)
    he remembers that we are dust.(Z)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(AA)
    they flourish like a flower(AB) of the field;
16 the wind blows(AC) over it and it is gone,
    and its place(AD) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children(AE)
18 with those who keep his covenant(AF)
    and remember(AG) to obey his precepts.(AH)

19 The Lord has established his throne(AI) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(AJ) over all.

20 Praise the Lord,(AK) you his angels,(AL)
    you mighty ones(AM) who do his bidding,(AN)
    who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(AO)
    you his servants(AP) who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works(AQ)
    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.(AR)