PSALMS 诗篇109

1O God, whom I praise, do not remain silent,
2for wicked and deceitful men have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.
3With words of hatred¹ they surround me; they attack me without cause.
4In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.
6Appoint an evil man to oppose him; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn² him.
8May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.
9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
10May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes.
11May a creditor³ seize all he has; may strangers plunder⁴ the fruits of his labor⁵.
12May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children.
13May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted⁶ out from the next generation.
14May the iniquity⁷ of his fathers be remembered before the Lord ; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15May their sins always remain before the Lord , that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
16For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy⁸ and the brokenhearted.
17He loved to pronounce a curse- may it come on him; he found no pleasure in blessing- may it be far from him.
18He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil.
19May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
20May this be the Lord 's payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me.
21But you, O Sovereign Lord , deal well with me for your name's sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
23I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust⁹.
24My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.
25I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
26Help me, O Lord my God; save me in accordance with your love.
27Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O Lord , have done it.
28They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack they will be put to shame, but your servant will rejoice.
29My accusers will be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.
30With my mouth I will greatly extol¹⁰ the Lord ; in the great throng¹¹ I will praise him.
31For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save his life from those who condemn him.

1 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

2 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

3 creditor   

n.债仅人，债主，贷方

参考例句：

• The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
• I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。

4 plunder   

vt.劫掠财物，掠夺；n.劫掠物，赃物；劫掠

参考例句：

• The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.贼把赃物藏在山洞里。
• Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 blotted   

涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 )； （用吸墨纸）吸干

参考例句：

• She blotted water off the table with a towel. 她用毛巾擦干桌上的水。
• The blizzard blotted out the sky and the land. 暴风雪铺天盖地而来。

7 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

8 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

9 locust   

n.蝗虫；洋槐，刺槐

参考例句：

• A locust is a kind of destructive insect.蝗虫是一种害虫。
• This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面。

10 extol   

v.赞美，颂扬

参考例句：

• We of the younger generation extol the wisdom of the great leader and educator.我们年轻一代崇拜那位伟大的引路人和教育家的智慧。
• Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. 我要天天称颂你，也要永永远远赞美你的名。

11 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。