PSALMS 诗篇041

PSALM¹ 41
1Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in times of trouble.
2The Lord will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes².
3The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.
4I said, "O Lord , have mercy on me; heal me, for I have sinned against you."
5My enemies say of me in malice³, "When will he die and his name perish?"
6Whenever one comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander⁴; then he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
8"A vile⁵ disease has beset⁶ him; he will never get up from the place where he lies."
9Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
10But you, O Lord , have mercy on me; raise me up, that I may repay them.
11I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
12In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.
13Praise be to the Lord , the God of Israel, from everlasting⁷ to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

1 psalm   

n.赞美诗，圣诗

参考例句：

• The clergyman began droning the psalm.牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
• The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。

2 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。

3 malice   

n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋

参考例句：

• I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
• There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。

4 slander   

n./v.诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• The article is a slander on ordinary working people.那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。
• He threatened to go public with the slander.他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。

5 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

6 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。

7 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。