《文王》这篇诗是《大雅》的首篇，歌颂周王朝的奠基者文王姬昌。朱熹《诗集传》据《吕氏春秋·古乐》篇为此诗解题曰：“周人追述文王之德，明国家所以受命而代殷者，皆由于此，以戒成王。”这指明此诗创作在西周初年，作者是周公。后世说《诗》，多从此说。余培林《诗经正诂》说：“观诗中文字，恳切叮咛，谆谆告戒，……故其说是也。至此诗之旨，四字可以尽之，曰：‘敬天法祖。’”此论可谓简明得当。
后来到了周朝，周文王为儿子加了第六弦。
Later, in Zhou Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son.
古之人有行之者，文王是也。
Among the ancients there was one who acted on this principle, namely king Wen.
公明仪曰：‘文王我师也，周公岂欺我哉？’
Gong Ming Yi said, "King Wen is my teacher. How should the duke of Zhou deceive me by those words?"
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