Many people say,“ Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, Lord.

有许多人说：“谁能指示我们什么好处？”耶和华啊，求你仰起脸来，光照我们。

有许多人说：“谁能指示我们什么好处？耶和华啊，求你用你脸上的光照耀我们。”

有许多人说：“谁能指示我们什么好处？耶和华啊，求你用你脸上的光照耀我们。”

许多人说：“谁会善待我们呢？”耶和华啊，求你的圣容光照我们。

有许多人说：“谁能指示我们得什么好处呢？”耶和华啊！求你仰起你的脸，光照我们。

许多人说：“谁能让我们看到好处呢？”耶和华啊，求你用你的容光照耀我们！

有許多人說：誰能指示我們甚麼好處？耶和華啊，求你仰起臉來，光照我們。

有許多人說：「誰能指示我們甚麼好處？耶和華啊，求你用你臉上的光照耀我們。」

有許多人說：「誰能指示我們甚麼好處？耶和華啊，求你用你臉上的光照耀我們。」

許多人說：「誰會善待我們呢？」耶和華啊，求你的聖容光照我們。

有許多人說：“誰能指示我們得甚麼好處呢？”耶和華啊！求你仰起你的臉，光照我們。

許多人總說：「誰能指示我們甚麼好處？」永恆主啊，揚起你臉上的光來照我們哦。

許多人說：「誰能讓我們看到好處呢？」耶和華啊，求你用你的容光照耀我們！

多曰有誰福我、耶和華歟、以爾容光照予兮、

民之多言、謂誰福我兮。予曰、願耶和華色相之光華、於我而普照。

有多人云、惟願得福、主歟、我惟願主面之榮光照臨我儕、

應獻忠誠祭。順命斯無失。

Many, Lord, are asking,“ Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.

Lord, many are asking,“ Who will make us successful?” Lord, may you do good things for us.

There are many who say,“ Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

Many are asking,“ Who can show us anything good?” Let the light of your face shine on us, LORD.

Many are saying,“ Who will show us anything good?” Lift up the light of Your face upon us, Lord!

There are many who say,“ Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.

Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Many are saying,“ Who can show us anything good?” Look on us with favor, Lord.

[ There be] many that say, Who will shew us[ any] good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Many say,“ Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, LORD!

Many say,“ Who will show us any good?” Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.

Turn us again to yourself, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.

May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.’

Turn us again to yourself, O God of Heaven’s Armies. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.

Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees.

Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.

May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude

So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid.For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.In this life they consider themselves fortunate and are applauded for their success.But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day.People who boast of their wealth don’t understand; they will die, just like animals.

They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved them.

Jesus said,“ There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.

Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and

Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth eaten rags.Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment.For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.

Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock. O God, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant gloryto Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Show us your mighty power. Come to rescue us!Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.

Look here, you who say,“ Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”

We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.

After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees.I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned large herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who had lived in Jerusalem before me.I collected great sums of silver and gold, the treasure of many kings and provinces. I hired wonderful singers, both men and women, and had many beautiful concubines. I had everything a man could desire!So I became greater than all who had lived in Jerusalem before me, and my wisdom never failed me.Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors.But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless— like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness( for who can do this better than I, the king?).I thought,“ Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.” Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate.Both will die. So I said to myself,“ Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless— like chasing the wind.I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned.And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless!So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn’t worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy.So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety?Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God.For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him?God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence.

And I’ll sit back and say to myself,“ My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.