14:1 (大衛的詩,交與伶長。)愚頑人心裡說:沒有上帝。他們都是邪惡,行了可憎惡的事;沒有一個人行善。
14:2 耶和華從天上垂看世人,要看有明白的沒有,有尋求上帝的沒有。
14:3 他們都偏離正路,一同變為污穢;並沒有行善的,連一個也沒有。
14:4 作孽的都沒有知識嗎?他們吞吃我的百姓,如同吃飯一樣,並不求告耶和華。
14:5 他們在那裡大大地害怕,因為上帝在義人的族類中。
14:6 你們叫困苦人的謀算變為羞辱;然而耶和華是他的避難所。
14:7 但願以色列的救恩從錫安而出。耶和華救回他被擄的子民那時,雅各要快樂,以色列要歡喜。
For the director of music. Of David.
1 The
fool[a] says in his
heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
4 Do
all these evildoers know nothing?
They
devour my people as though eating bread;
they never call on the Lord.
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord
is their refuge.
7 Oh,
that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord
restores his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
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惡人特別指沒有上帝的外邦人,他們自以為聰明,欺負上帝的選民――以色列民,榮詩人所說:「作孽的都沒有知識嗎?他們吞吃我的百姓,如同吃飯一樣,並不求告耶和華。」
然而他們後來必得著教訓:「他們在那裡大大地害怕,因為上帝在義人的族類中。你們叫困苦人的謀算變為羞辱;然而耶和華是他的避難所。但願以色列的救恩從錫安而出。耶和華救回他被擄的子民那時,雅各要快樂,以色列要歡喜。」
可見上帝並不丟棄祂的選民,祂必拯救他們,雖然他們幾乎被消滅,有一天上帝必讓他們得以重新站來,彰顯上帝自己的榮耀!這是上帝榮耀的旨意,在耶穌基督再來的時候,必召聚上帝的子民回到上帝面前,使上帝國完全實現!在待降節期,我們更是要盼望這事快快實現!