Chapter commentary
Psalms Chapter 55
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Ps 55:1-23.
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Ps 55:1-23.
In great terror on account of enemies, and grieved by the treachery of a friend, the Psalmist offers an earnest prayer for relief. He mingles confident assurances of divine favor to himself with invocations and predictions of God's avenging judgments on the wicked. The tone suits David's experience, both in the times of Saul and Absalom, though perhaps neither was exclusively before his mind.
1. hide not thyself, &c.--(compare
Ps 13:1; 27:9),
withhold not help.
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2. 最后一分句的用语，表达了对忧伤的充分倾诉。
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2. The terms of the last clause express full indulgence of grief.
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3. 压迫——按字面作「逼迫」。
他们……罪孽——按字面作「他们使恶行滑到我身上」。
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3. oppression--literally, "persecution."
they . . . iniquity--literally, "they make evil doings slide upon me."
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4, 5. 表达极大的惊慌。
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4, 5. express great alarm.
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5. 临到——或按字面作「进入」。
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5. come upon--or literally, "into."
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6. 享安息——按字面作「居住」，即恒久。
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6. be at rest--literally, "dwell," that is, permanently.
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7, 8. 即便是旷野，也比暴露于这样可怖如风暴的灾祸之中更为安全。
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7, 8. Even a wilderness is a safer place than exposure to such evils, terrible as storm and tempest.
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9. 求你毁灭——按字面作「吞灭」
(Ps 21:9)。
变乱他们的舌头——或作「混乱他们的言语」，因此也混乱他们的计谋
(Ge 11:7)。
城——也许指耶路撒冷，即混乱无序的现场。
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9. Destroy--literally, "swallow"
(Ps 21:9).
divide their tongues--or, "confound their speech," and hence their counsels
(Ge 11:7).
the city--perhaps Jerusalem, the scene of anarchy.
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10, 11. 此处详细描述（比较
Ps 7:14-16)。
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10, 11. which is described in detail (compare
Ps 7:14-16).
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11. 强暴——按字面作「祸患」，因别人而引起的恶
(Ps 5:9; 52:2, 7)。
街市——或按字面作「宽阔之处」，即市场、法庭，或任何公共场所。
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11. Wickedness--literally, "Mischief," evils resulting from others
(Ps 5:9; 52:2, 7).
streets--or literally, "wide places," markets, courts of justice, and any public place.
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12-14. 这段对诡诈的描述并不否认，反而加重来自仇敌的伤害。
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12-14. This description of treachery does not deny, but aggravates, the injury from enemies.
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13. 引导——按字面作「朋友」
(Pr 16:28; 17:9)。
知己——希伯来文是更亲密的同伴。
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13. guide--literally, "friend"
(Pr 16:28; 17:9).
acquaintance--in Hebrew, a yet more intimate associate.
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14. 相伴——按字面作「以群众」，在节庆的行列中。
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14. in company--literally, "with a crowd," in a festal procession.
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15. 愿死等——或作「荒凉临到他们」。
愿他们下去——按字面作「他们必下去」。
活——或作在生命中活着，死亡却要来到（比较
Nu 16:33)。
在他们中间——或作「在他们里面」，在他们心中
(Ps 5:9; 49:11)。
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15. Let death, &c.--or, "Desolations are on them."
let them go--literally, "they will go."
quick--or, living in the midst of life, death will come (compare
Nu 16:33).
among them--or, "within them," in their hearts
(Ps 5:9; 49:11).
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16-18. 神应允他不断而重复的祷告。
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16-18. God answers his constant and repeated prayers.
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18. 多人攻击我——即按上下文，与我争战。
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18. many with me--that is, by the context, fighting with me.
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19. 神在怒中听恶人。
坐着——或作「坐」。
从古——如掌权者登基。
因为……不变——兴旺使他们刚硬
(Ps 73:5)。
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19. God hears the wicked in wrath.
abideth--or, "sitteth."
of old--enthroned as a sovereign.
Because . . . no changes--Prosperity hardens them
(Ps 73:5).
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20, 21. 诡诈因虚伪而加重。人数的改变——
Ps 55:15, 23， 以及此处——使画面更活泼，暗示那主要的叛徒和他的同党一同在视野之中。
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20, 21. The treachery is aggravated by hypocrisy. The changes of number,
Ps 55:15, 23,
and here, enliven the picture, and imply that the chief traitor and his accomplices are in view together.
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22. 你的重担——按字面作「所给你的」。
抚养——按字面作「供给食物」，因此供给一切所需
(Ps 37:25; Mt 6:11)。
动摇——从他恩的安稳地位（比较
Ps 10:6)。
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22. thy burden--literally, "gift," what is assigned you.
he shall sustain--literally, "supply food," and so all need
(Ps 37:25; Mt 6:11).
to be moved--from the secure position of His favor (compare
Ps 10:6).
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23. 流血……日子——（比较
Ps 5:6; 51:14)， 诡诈和谋杀的性情常常相连。这威吓特别（非作为普遍真理）针对作者视野中的恶人。
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23. bloody . . . days--(compare
Ps 5:6; 51:14),
deceit and murderous dispositions often united. The threat is directed specially (not as a general truth) against the wicked, then in the writer's view.
Ps 55:1-23.
诗人因仇敌而极其惊恐，又因朋友的背叛而伤痛，便恳切祷告求解脱。他将神对自己恩待的笃信保证，与对恶人神报应性审判的呼吁和预言交织在一起。其语气适用于大卫的经历，无论在扫罗时代还是押沙龙时代，尽管也许两者都不是他心目中唯一所想的。
1. 不要隐藏等——（参
Ps 13:1; 27:9），
即不要扣留帮助。