260靈修 Aug. 21, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 37:1-11

第三十七章
1 不要為作惡的心懷不平,也不要向那行不義的生出嫉妒。
2 因為他們如草快被割下,又如青菜快要枯乾。
3 你當倚靠耶和華而行善,住在地上,以他的信實為糧;
4 又要以耶和華為樂,他就將你心裡所求的賜給你。
5 當將你的事交託耶和華,並倚靠他,他就必成全。
6 他要使你的公義如光發出,使你的公平明如正午。
7 你當默然倚靠耶和華,耐性等候他;不要因那道路通達的和那惡
謀成就的心懷不平。
8 當止住怒氣,離棄忿怒;不要心懷不平,以致作惡。
9 因為作惡的必被剪除,惟有等候耶和華的必承受地土。
10 還有片時,惡人要歸於無有。你就是細察他的住處,也要歸於無有。
11 但謙卑人必承受地土,以豐盛的平安為樂。

默想:
1.我們常常會以為“多行善事必會昌盛,漠視上帝終必敗壞”。
但是事實往往並非如此,以致我們懷疑,為何好事總是發生在
壞人身上。詩人說,不要擔心,神遲早會審判、刑罰的。

2.在遇到惡人發達時,我們不應焦慮,而要信靠神,甚至“要以
耶和華為樂”,因他會保護並供應“你心裡所求的”。

3.你心中暗地裡是否對某一位作惡又暫享福樂的人,有心懷不平
的感受?這表示你對神有怎樣的看法?你人生的聚焦點是在今
生世上的成功,還是將財寶儲存在天上?和神對話,告訴神你
心中的感受。然後聆聽神如何對你回應。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 37
1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who
do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon
die away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasq ture.
4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your
vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when
people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret —it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the
LORD will inherit the land.
10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for
them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

Meditation
1. We often think: “Do good and prosper, ignore God and fail”. But
this often doesn’t work, and we wonder why good things happen to
bad people. The psalmist says not to worry about it. God will take
care of them soon enough.

2. Instead of fretting, we should trust, even “delight” in God who will
protect and provide generously for those who do.

3. How do you secretly want to see happen to those who do evil and
enjoy momentary success? How would their success and your
reaction to it make you feel about God, about yourself and those
people? Are you focused on success here in this world, or on storing
up treasures in heaven?

4. Talk with God and tell him your emotions right now. Then listen to
God’s response.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 20, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 36:1-12

第三十六章
1 惡人的罪過在他心裡說:“我眼中不怕神!”
2 他自誇自媚,以為他的罪孽終不顯露,不被恨惡。
3 他口中的言語盡是罪孽詭詐,他與智慧善行已經斷絕。
4 他在床上圖謀罪孽,定意行不善的道,不憎惡惡事。
5 耶和華啊,你的慈愛上及諸天;你的信實達到穹蒼。
6 你的公義好像高山,你的判斷如同深淵。耶和華啊,人民、
牲畜,你都救護。
7 神啊,你的慈愛何其寶貴!世人投靠在你翅膀的蔭下。
8 他們必因你殿裡的肥甘得以飽足;你也必叫他們喝你樂河的水。
9 因為在你那裡有生命的源頭,在你的光中,我們必得見光。
10 願你常施慈愛給認識你的人,常以公義待心裡正直的人。
11 不容驕傲人的腳踐踏我;不容兇惡人的手趕逐我。
12 在那裡,作孽的人已經仆倒。他們被推倒,不能再起來。

默想:
1.在詩篇裡面,義人是指那些仍然會犯罪,但是一般來說,是願
意追求討神喜悅的人。而惡人是指那些雖然可能會做好事,但
一般來說,卻拒絕神的道路的人。大衛完全相信作惡的將會被
神“推倒”(12節)。

2.大衛確信惡人必會失敗,這是因為他對神的認識而有的信念。
他確知神會審判惡人,並不斷向他所認識的人(10節)施慈
愛。

3.你最近是否有嚐過神“殿裡的肥甘”(大宴席,恩典)?神如
何使你心靈得到更新,使你重新有活躍起來?

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 36
1 I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of
the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate
their sin.
3 The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act
wisely or do good.
4 Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful
course and do not reject what is wrong.
5 Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the
skies.
6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the
great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the
shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from
your river of delights.
9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the
upright in heart.
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the
wicked drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!

Meditation
1. In the Psalms, the “righteous” seem to be those who may do evil but
are generally seeking to please God. The “wicked” are those who,
despite good they may do, are generally rejecting God’s ways.

2. David was completely convinced that evildoers will be “thrown
down” by the Lord (v12).

3. David’s conviction that the wicked must fail rested squarely on his
understanding of who God is. He is assured that God will judge the
wicked and continue to display love toward those who know him.

4. What have you tasted of God’s “feast” recently? How has he refreshed
or enlivened you?

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 17, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 35:1-10

第三十五章
1 耶和華啊,與我相爭的,求你與他們相爭;與我相戰的,求你與
他們相戰。
2 拿著大小的盾牌,起來幫助我!
3 抽出槍來,擋住那追趕我的。求你對我的靈魂說:“我是拯救你的。”
4 願那尋索我命的,蒙羞受辱;願那謀害我的,退後羞愧。
5 願他們像風前的糠,有耶和華的使者趕逐他們。
6 願他們的道路又暗又滑,有耶和華的使者追趕他們。
7 因他們無故地為我暗設網羅,無故地挖坑,要害我的性命。
8 願災禍忽然臨到他身上;願他暗設的網纏住自己;願他落在其中
遭災禍!
9 我的心必靠耶和華快樂,靠他的救恩高興。
10 我的骨頭都要說:“耶和華啊,誰能像你,救護困苦人脫離那
比他強壯的,救護困苦窮乏人脫離那搶奪他的?”

默想:
1.當詩人覺得受到傷害時,他的憤怒就如江河湧流而成;他根本
不會理會到“我不應當說這些話的”。一個成熟的基督徒,並
不表示他的情緒會是很平穩,沒有高低的,而是以敬虔的凡事
來深層地感受。

2.當別人不公平的對待你的時候,你會如何反應?在怎樣的情況
下,你會希望主來為你爭鬥、打抱不平?

3.我們對那些傷害我們的人,不一定能夠很恩慈的對待,但是我
們可以選擇不以感受來相待,而是以順從基督來對待那些人。
目前,你對什麼人有憎恨憤怒的感受?

4.為這個人向神禱告,求神祝福這位傷害你的人。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 35
1 Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those
who fight against me.
2 Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid.
3 Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I
am your salvation. ”
4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those
who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD
driving them away; 6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel
of the LORD pursuing them.
7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a
pit for me,
8 may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle
them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
10 My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, LORD? You rescue
the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those
who rob them.”

Meditation
1. When the psalmist feels hurt, the anger pours forth in an eloquent
torrent. There is no sense of “I’m not supposed to feel this way.”
Christian maturity is not about reducing the highs and lows of emotions
to a level plane, but of feeling deeply in a godly way.

2. How do you respond when people treat you unfairly? In what situation
do you wish the Lord would fight for you?

3. We may not feel gracious toward those who hurt us, but we choose
to act that way, not from feelings but from obedience to Jesus Christ.
Who do you feel hostility and anger toward?

4. Ask God to bless those who have hurt you.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 16, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 34:8-20

第三十四章
8 你們要嘗嘗主恩的滋味,便知道他是美善;投靠他的人有福了!
9 耶和華的聖民哪,你們當敬畏他,因敬畏他的一無所缺。
10 少壯獅子還缺食忍餓;但尋求耶和華的,甚麼好處都不缺。
11 眾弟子啊,你們當來聽我的話!我要將敬畏耶和華的道教訓你們。
12 有何人喜好存活,愛慕長壽,得享美福,
13 就要禁止舌頭不出惡言,嘴唇不說詭詐的話。
14 要離惡行善,尋求和睦,一心追趕。
15 耶和華的眼目看顧義人;他的耳朵聽他們的呼求。
16 耶和華向行惡的人變臉,要從世上除滅他們的名號。
17 義人呼求,耶和華聽見了,便救他們脫離一切患難。
18 耶和華靠近傷心的人,拯救靈性痛悔的人。
19 義人多有苦難,但耶和華救他脫離這一切,
20 又保全他一身的骨頭,連一根也不折斷。

默想:
1.我們很難承認有些事是懂的,有些問題是無法克服的;而當我
們不再拼命想辦法靠自己來解決時,就可以接受神所要賜給我
們的幫助。

2.“嚐嚐……,便知道”,詩人邀請我們一起去經歷神對我們的
美善恩典。讓我們一起委身來作正確的事, 有時候我們可能
還是會做一些很愚蠢的事,但是若我們決心討神的喜悅,我們
就相信神必會拯救我們,脫離任何的難關。

3.求神增加你“嚐嚐……,便知道”的能力,明白神是與你同
在,並且他是美善的。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 34
8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes
refuge in him.
9 Fear the LORD, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD
lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive
to heir cry; 16 but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them
from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are
crushed in spirit.
19 The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers
him from them all; 20 he protects all his bones, not one of them will
be broken.

Meditation
1. It assaults our pride to acknowledge that there are things we don’t
know or problems we can’t overcome. But when we stop trying to
do it ourselves, we are in a position to receive the help God sends.

2. “Taste and see”, the psalmist invites us to experience God’s goodness
for ourselves. Let us commit ourselves to doing what is right.
We may act foolishly at times, but if we are dedicated to pleasing
God, we can trust the Lord to deliver us.

3. Ask God to increase your ability to “taste and see” that he is with
you and that he is good.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 15, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 33:12-22

第三十三章
12 以耶和華為神的,那國是有福的!他所揀選為自己產業的,
那民是有福的!
13 耶和華從天上觀看,他看見一切的世人;
14 從他的居所往外察看地上一切的居民,
15 他是那造成他們眾人心的,留意他們一切作為的。
16 君王不能因兵多得勝;勇士不能因力大得救。
17 靠馬得救是枉然的;馬也不能因力大救人。
18 耶和華的眼目看顧敬畏他的人和仰望他慈愛的人,
19 要救他們的命脫離死亡,並使他們在饑荒中存活。
20 我們的心向來等候耶和華,他是我們的幫助,我們的盾牌。
21 我們的心必靠他歡喜,因為我們向來倚靠他的聖名。
22 耶和華啊,求你照著我們所仰望你的,向我們施行慈愛。

默想:
1.詩篇33篇描述了我們偉大的神,以色列的神是掌管宇宙的神。
神是創造者,他以自己的能力使得宇宙運轉有序,世上沒有任
何的權能能夠阻擾他拯救世人的計劃。除了神,認識無法得救
的,神也看顧敬畏他的人。

2.想像一下,你的行為,你的一天從早到晚,神都看見。他會看
到你的哪些行為呢?這些行為如何說明你的優次觀、價值觀、
及你所熱衷的事物?

3.你對自己能夠達到成功,有哪些是基於錯誤的依靠?(例如,
靠自己的能力,靠你的背景,教育,聰明,錢財,影響力,朋
友……或幾千個其他的東西。)

4.在認定你的錯誤依靠後,將它們一一交給神,求神為你把它們
拿走,好讓你能夠專心一意的信靠創造者、全能主。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 33
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for
his inheritance.
13 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; 14 from
his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—15 he
who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by
his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it
cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose
hope is in his unfailing love, 19 to deliver them from death and keep
them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope
in you.

Meditation
1. This psalm gives a big picture of God. Israel’s God has power over
all creation. Because the Lord is the creator, who by his power imposed
his order on the creation, no power or combination of powers
can thwart his plan and purpose to save his people. Men cannot
be saved apart from God. And God watches over “those who fear
him”.

2. Imagine that God watched you conduct your day from beginning to
end. What would he see about your actions? How do they express
your priorities, values and commitments?

3. What hopes for success do you have that are misdirected? (Consider
whether you put your trust in your skills, your background,
your education, your intelligence, your money, your influence, your
friends . . . or a thousand other things.)

4. After you have identified your false hopes, turn them over to God.
Ask him to take them from you.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 14, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 32:1-11

第三十二章
1 得赦免其過、遮蓋其罪的,這人是有福的!
2 凡心裡沒有詭詐、耶和華不算為有罪的,這人是有福的!
3 我閉口不認罪的時候,因終日唉哼而骨頭枯乾。
4 黑夜白日,你的手在我身上沉重;我的精液耗盡,如同夏天的乾旱。
5 我向你陳明我的罪,不隱瞞我的惡。我說:“我要向耶和華承認
我的過犯。”你就赦免我的罪惡。
6 為此,凡虔誠人都當趁你可尋找的時候禱告你;大水泛溢的時
候,必不能到他那裡。
7 你是我藏身之處,你必保佑我脫離苦難,以得救的樂歌四面環繞我。
8 我要教導你,指示你當行的路;我要定睛在你身上勸戒你。
9 你不可像那無知的騾馬,必用嚼環轡頭勒住牠,不然,就不能馴服。
10 惡人必多受苦楚;惟獨倚靠耶和華的,必有慈愛四面環繞他。
11你們義人應當靠耶和華歡喜快樂;你們心裡正直的人都當歡呼。

默想:
1.當我們做錯事情,要認錯時,是很不容易的;因為當中有羞
恥、困窘感、怕被懲罰的懼怕感、以及怕被傷害的脆弱感。

2.但是大衛卻強調得蒙赦免的人是有福的。不肯認罪會扭曲我們
與主的關係。但是當我們認罪後,神不但赦免我們,還恢復我
們與他的親密關係;並且再次引領我們走在他的旨意中。難怪
大衛在得赦免,與神恢復關係後,在本篇詩的最後,喜樂地歡
呼起來。

3.反省一下,是否你曾經犯過什麼錯至今還沒有承認、求赦免
的?是什麼?誠懇地向神認罪,求神的饒恕, 並經歷神赦罪
的恩典。 並且求神此智慧與勇氣,來向得罪的人認錯。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 32
1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are
covered.
2 Blessed is the one whose sin the LORD does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all
day long.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you
forgave the guilt of my sin.
6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them.
7 You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and sur
round me with songs of deliverance.
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will
counsel you with my loving eye on you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but
must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD’s unfailing love sur
rounds the one who trusts in him.
11 Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who
are upright in heart!

Meditation
1. Owning up when we do something wrong really hurts. There’s
the shame, the embarrassment the fear of punishment, the sense of
vulnerability.

2. Yet, David affirms that the forgiven man is blessed. Unconfessed
sin distorts our relationship with the Lord. But when we acknowledge
our sin, He not only forgives us, He restores us to intimate
fellowship with Him. Once again He leads us in His ways. No
wonder David, his restoration now complete, cried out in joy and
gladness at this psalm’s end.

3. Consider whether there are things sins in the past for which you are
guilty but have never sought forgiveness. Name those things. Ask
God’s forgiveness for what you have done wrong, and experience
his grace. Pray for wisdom and courage to ask forgiveness from the
person you’ve wronged.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 13, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 31:14-20

第三十一章
14 耶和華啊,我仍舊倚靠你;我說:“你是我的神!”
15 我終身的事在你手中,求你救我脫離仇敵的手和那些逼迫我的人。
16 求你使你的臉光照僕人,憑你的慈愛拯救我。
17 耶和華啊,求你叫我不至羞愧,因為我曾呼籲你;求你使惡人
羞愧,使他們在陰間緘默無聲。
18 那撒謊的人逞驕傲輕慢,出狂妄的話攻擊義人,願他的嘴啞而無言。
19 敬畏你、投靠你的人,你為他們所積存的,在世人面前所施行
的恩惠是何等大呢!
20 你必把他們藏在你面前的隱密處,免得遇見人的計謀;你必暗
暗地保守他們在亭子裡,免受口舌的爭鬧。

默想:
1.本篇詩的前半段(1-13節),是描述大衛被掃羅王追逐的情
況;有時候幾乎無指望了,他心中充滿沮喪。但是大衛仍然能
夠開口說:“我仍舊倚靠你“(14節),並且” 我終身的事
在你手中“(15節)。

2.這可能在我們受到極重的壓力時最大的挑戰。我們所需要的是
現在就得到解脫,我們不要等待,但是我們的時間,以及我們
自己都在神的手中。直等到神行動,我們必須抓住神的恩典來
等待,緊緊握住神,他是我們的避難所(隱密處)。

3.神是美善的,我們信靠他為敬畏神的人所積存各樣好處。

4.你怎樣將“我終身的事在你手中”(15節)實際地活現在你的
日常生活中?特別是當你面對困難與苦難時?

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 31
14 But I trust in you, LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my
enemies, from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
17 Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let
the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they
speak arrogantly against the righteous.
19 How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those
who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take
refuge in you.
20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human
intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues.

Meditation
1. The first half of the psalm (v1-13) described David being pursued
by armies led by King Saul. At times, his situation seemed hopeless,
and he was gripped by despair. Yet David found grace to say,
“I trust in you”(v14) and “my times are in your hands”(v15).

2. This is perhaps the greatest challenge we face when hard-pressed.
We want relief now. We don’t want to wait. Yet our times as well
as we ourselves are in God’s hands. Until God acts, we must find
grace to wait, holding tight to God as our refuge.

3. God is good and we can be sure that He has goodness stored up for
us who fear Him. For now, we are safe. In the future, we will be
doubly blessed.

4. How would you make this statement, “My times are in your hands”
(v15), a reality in your life? What does it actually mean to you
when faced with troubles and difficulties?

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 10, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 30:1-12

第三十章
1 耶和華啊,我要尊崇你,因為你曾提拔我,不叫仇敵向我誇耀。
2 耶和華我的神啊,我曾呼求你,你醫治了我。
3 耶和華啊,你曾把我的靈魂從陰間救上來,使我存活,不至於下坑。
4 耶和華的聖民哪,你們要歌頌他,稱讚他可記念的聖名。
5 因為他的怒氣不過是轉眼之間;他的恩典乃是一生之久。一宿雖
然有哭泣,早晨便必歡呼。
6 至於我,我凡事平順,便說:“我永不動搖。”
7 耶和華啊,你曾施恩,叫我的江山穩固;你掩了面,我就驚惶。
8 耶和華啊,我曾求告你。我向耶和華懇求說:
9 “我被害流血,下到坑中,有甚麼益處呢?塵土豈能稱讚你,傳
說你的誠實嗎?
10 耶和華啊,求你應允我,憐恤我!耶和華啊,求你幫助我!”
11 你已將我的哀哭變為跳舞,將我的麻衣脫去,給我披上喜樂。
12 好叫我的靈(註:原文作“榮耀”)歌頌你,並不住聲。
耶和華我的神啊,我要稱謝你,直到永遠!

默想:
1.大衛感謝神醫治他的疾病(2節),神也聆聽悔罪人祈求憐憫
的呼求,並使我們能夠稱謝神知道永遠(12節)。我們心中大
得安慰,“因為(神)的怒氣不過是轉眼之間;他的恩典乃是
一生之久”。因此“一宿雖然有哭泣,早晨便必歡呼”
(5節)。

2.大衛在這首詩中表達了他生命中的起起伏伏。回想過去的半年
到一年當中,你生命中有哪些高潮與低潮,將他們逐一記錄下
來;並想像神與你共渡這些高高低低的經歷。知道神與你同行
對你有什麼幫助?

3.回想過去神曾經在你的難關中,如何幫助你去渡過。為此來感
謝神。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 30
1 I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not
let my enemies gloat over me.
2 LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.
3 You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me
from going down to the pit.
4 Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy
name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
7 LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand
firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
8 To you, LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust
praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me; LORD, be my help. ”
11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and
clothed me with joy, 12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be
silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.

Meditation
1. David praised God here for a physical healing (v 2). God also
hears the cries of the penitent for mercy, and makes it possible for
us to give God thanks forever (v12). It gives us great comfort to
know that God is one whose “anger lasts only a moment, but his
favor lasts a lifetime.” Therefore, while “weeping may remain for a
night,” we can be sure that “rejoicing comes in the morning.”(v5)

2. David expresses some of the ups and downs of his life. Consider
Reflect over the last six months to a year of your life and chart
write down a list of your ups and downs. Picture the Lord with you
through the ups and downs of your life. How does it help you to
know God is with you?

3. Give thanks to God for the ways he has been a help to you in the
hard places of your life.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 9, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 29:1-11

第二十九章
1 神的眾子啊,你們要將榮耀能力歸給耶和華,歸給耶和華。
2 要將耶和華的名所當得的榮耀歸給他,以聖潔的妝飾
(註:“的”或作“為”)敬拜耶和華。
3 耶和華的聲音發在水上,榮耀的神打雷,耶和華打雷在大水之上。
4 耶和華的聲音大有能力;耶和華的聲音滿有威嚴。
5 耶和華的聲音震破香柏樹;耶和華震碎黎巴嫩的香柏樹。
6 他也使之跳躍如牛犢,使黎巴嫩和西連跳躍如野牛犢。
7 耶和華的聲音使火燄分岔。
8 耶和華的聲音震動曠野;耶和華震動加低斯的曠野。
9 耶和華的聲音驚動母鹿落胎,樹木也脫落淨光;凡在他殿中的,
都稱說他的榮耀。
10 洪水泛濫之時,耶和華坐著為王;耶和華坐著為王,直到永遠。
11 耶和華必賜力量給他的百姓,耶和華必賜平安的福給他的百姓。

 

默想:
1.詩篇29篇所描述的,多是神如同暴風雨一般雄壯與偉大的力
量,令人不單敬畏,甚至心起懼怕。

2.有時候神會用暴風雨來吸引我們留意他,並讓我們因敬畏、恐
懼而俯伏在他面前;但是神也同時會“賜平安的福給他的百姓”。

3.你現在是否正在遭受什麼暴風雨的襲擊,或是你已經像是龍捲
風襲過的一片狼藉、滿目瘡痍?你是否像大衛一樣的回應——
為神掌管風雨而歸榮耀給神?或是你像樹木一樣,也在風雨中
搖盪漂泊?為什麼?

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 29
1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory
and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the
splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders,
the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces
the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert
of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And
in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as
King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people
with peace.

Meditation
1. Most of Psalm 29 describes the actions of God as a mighty and
powerful rainstorm, inspiring not only awe, but even fear.

2. Sometimes God uses a storm to draw our attention to him and cause
us to fall before him in awe and fear, but he also “blesses his people
with peace.”

3. What storm(s)s blows through your life now or has blown through
your life recently? Are you responding like David – giving glory to
God for ruling over the storm? Or are you like nature – in uproar?
Why?

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 8, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 28:1-9

第二十八章
1 耶和華啊,我要求告你;我的磐石啊,不要向我緘默;倘若你向
我閉口,我就如將死的人一樣。
2 我呼求你,向你至聖所舉手的時候,求你垂聽我懇求的聲音!
3 不要把我和惡人並作孽的一同除掉,他們與鄰舍說和平話,心裡卻是奸惡。
4 願你按著他們所做的,並他們所行的惡事待他們。願你照著他們
手所做的待他們,將他們所應得的報應加給他們。
5 他們既然不留心耶和華所行的和他手所做的,他就必毀壞他們,不建立他們。
6 耶和華是應當稱頌的,因為他聽了我懇求的聲音。
7 耶和華是我的力量,是我的盾牌,我心裡倚靠他,就得幫助;所
以我心中歡樂,我必用詩歌頌讚他!
8 耶和華是他百姓的力量,又是他受膏者得救的保障。
9 求你拯救你的百姓,賜福給你的產業,牧養他們,扶持他們,直
到永遠!

 

默想:
1.有時候,我們的禱告似乎像對著沉悶寂靜的天空無的放矢一般
的無效,神好像漠不關心,情願讓我們被惡人拖走。就在這樣
的時候,我們要記得的就是“耶和華是”。

 

2.大衛回想神是誰,他就能信靠神而得到幫助(7-8節);外面
的情況並沒有改變,但是大衛的心中卻能有說不出來的喜樂而跳躍。

 

3.你什麼時候曾經像大衛這般的急切(1-5節)?或是像大衛那
般的有信心(6-7節)?再重新緩慢地讀幾遍這段詩篇,一面
讀,一面禱告;若有什麼字句吸引你的,就停駐下來,聆聽神
對你現在的處境,要向你說什麼?

 

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 28
1 To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands
toward your Most Holy Place.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who
speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what
their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.
5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD and what his
hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and
he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
8 The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his
anointed one.
9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and
carry them forever.

 

Meditation
1. There are times when our prayers seem futile, launched toward a
dull and silent heaven. God seems indifferent, willing to let us be
dragged away with the wicked. Even at times like these, we are to
remember that “the Lord is”.

 

2. As David remembered who God is, he was able to trust in Him to
receive help (vv7-8). The circumstances had not changed, but suddenly
David found his heart leaping with unexplained joy.

 

3. When have you been as desperate as David (vv1-5)? As confident
at David (vv6-7)? Read through this psalm a few times slowly.
Pray as you read it, pause when something phrase catches your attention.
Listen to what God is trying to speak to you about your
present situations.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.