¹Surely God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

¹亚萨的诗。　神实在善待以色列，善待那些内心清洁的人。（本节在《马索拉抄本》包括细字标题）

²But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

²至于我，我的脚几乎滑跌，我（“我”原文作“我的脚步”）险些跌倒。

³For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

³我看见恶人兴隆，我就嫉妒狂傲的人。

⁴For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.

⁴他们没有痛苦，他们的身体又健康又肥壮（本节原文作“他们到死都没有痛苦，他们的身体肥壮”）。

⁵They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.

⁵他们没有一般人所受的苦难，也不像普通人一样遭遇灾害。

⁶Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

⁶所以，骄傲像链子戴在他们的颈项上，强暴好像衣裳穿在他们的身上。

⁷Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

⁷他们的罪孽是出于麻木的心（“他们的罪孽是出于麻木的心”按照《马索拉抄本》应作“他们的眼睛因体胖而凸出”；现参照《七十士译本》翻译），他们心里的恶念泛滥。

⁸They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

⁸他们讥笑人，怀着恶意说欺压人的话，他们说话自高。

⁹They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.

⁹他们用口亵渎上天，他们用舌头毁谤全地。

¹⁰Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.

¹⁰因此他的人民归回那里去，并且喝光了大量的水。

¹¹They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”

¹¹他们说：“　神怎会晓得？至高者有知识吗？”

¹²Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.

¹²看这些恶人，他们常享安逸，财富却增加。

¹³Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,

¹³我谨守我心纯洁实在徒然；我洗手表明清白也是枉然。

¹⁴For all day long have I been plagued, and punished every morning.

¹⁴因为我终日受伤害，每天早晨受惩罚。

¹⁵If I had said, “I will speak thus”; behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

¹⁵如果我心里说：“我要说这样的话”，我就是对你这一代的众儿女不忠了。

¹⁶When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me;

¹⁶我思想要明白这事，我就看为烦恼；

¹⁷Until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.

¹⁷直到我进了　神的圣所，才明白他们的结局。

¹⁸Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.

¹⁸你实在把他们安放在滑地，使他们倒下、灭亡。

¹⁹How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.

¹⁹他们忽然间成了多么荒凉，被突然的惊恐完全消灭。

²⁰As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.

²⁰人睡醒了怎样看梦，主啊！你睡醒了，也要照样轻看他们（“他们”原文作“他们的影像”）。

²¹For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.

²¹我心中酸苦，我肺腑刺痛的时候，

²²I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

²²我是愚昧无知的；我在你面前就像畜类一般。

²³Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.

²³但是，我仍常与你同在；你紧握着我的右手。

²⁴You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

²⁴你要以你的训言引领我，以后还要接我到荣耀里去。

²⁵Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.

²⁵除你以外，在天上，我还有谁呢？除你以外，在地上，我也无所爱慕。

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

²⁶我的肉身和我的内心虽然渐渐衰弱，　神却永远是我心里的磐石，是我的业分。

²⁷For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.

²⁷看哪！远离你的，必定灭亡；凡是对你不贞的，你都要灭绝。

²⁸But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.

²⁸对我来说，亲近　神是美好的，我以主耶和华为我的避难所；我要述说你的一切作为。