260靈修 Aug. 7, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 27:1-6

第二十七章

1 耶和華是我的亮光,是我的拯救!我還怕誰呢?耶和華是我性命
的保障(註:或作“力量”),我還懼誰呢?
2 那作惡的,就是我的仇敵,前來吃我肉的時候,就絆跌仆倒。
3 雖有軍兵安營攻擊我,我的心也不害怕;雖然興起刀兵攻擊我,
我必仍舊安穩。
4 有一件事,我曾求耶和華,我仍要尋求:就是一生一世住在耶和
華的殿中,瞻仰他的榮美,在他的殿裡求問。
5 因為我遭遇患難,他必暗暗地保守我;在他亭子裡,把我藏在他
帳幕的隱密處,將我高舉在磐石上。
6 現在我得以昂首,高過四面的仇敵;我要在他的帳幕裡歡然獻
祭,我要唱詩歌頌耶和華!

默想:
1.“有一件事,我曾求耶和華”(4節)。你曾經向神求過多少
事情?一百件,一千件?我們都曾經為著很簡單或是嚴重的請
求,向神作過許多許多的請求。但是這篇詩的詩人竟然只求一件事。

2.這是一個怎樣的人?他必定尋找到那位偉大、誘人並可親的
神。他雖然只求一件事,但要在三方面來表現:“住在耶和華
的殿中、瞻仰他的榮美,在他的殿裡求問”。

3.這個單一的渴望,將其他所有的祈求都包括在內,就是要在神
所在之處,看神所啟示的,並學習神所教導的。當時詩人所面
對的困難,並沒有驅使他去尋求世界能提供解決問題的有效方
法。他的困難反而驅使他來求一件事,就是神自己。

4.再慢慢地讀這段經文,將它作為你自己對神的禱告與請求。這
樣禱告之後,你對這個唯一的請求有什麼感受?做這樣的請求
對你有什麼意義?

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。

 

Chapter2 7
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear? The
LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies
and my foes who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break
out against me, even then I will be confident.
4 One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in
the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of
the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will
hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at
his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and
make music to the LORD.

Meditation
1. “One thing I ask from the Lord” (v4). How many things have you
asked God for? A hundred, a thousand things? We all have prayed
and asked God for many things from the simple to the serious. Yet,
the psalmist asked for only ONE thing.

2. Here is a person who has discovered the immensity, the attractiveness,
and the accessibility of God. He desires one thing, but
it’s expressed in three ways, to live in the house of the Lord, to
gaze(contemplate) on the beauty of the Lord, and to seek (study)
him in his temple.

3. This single desire that absorbs all other desires is to be where God
is, to see what he reveals, and to learn what he teaches. The trouble
the psalmist faced didn’t drive him into trying every solution
the world offersthing in hopes that something might turn up that
worked. His troubles drove him to one thing: to God.

4. Read this passage again slowly as your own prayer and plead to
God. How does it feel to ask God for the one single request? What
does that mean to 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. 6, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 26:1-12

第二十六篇
1 耶和華啊,求你為我伸冤,因我向來行事純全,我又倚靠耶和華並不搖動。
2 耶和華啊,求你察看我,試驗我,熬煉我的肺腑心腸;
3 因為你的慈愛常在我眼前,我也按你的真理而行。
4 我沒有和虛謊人同坐,也不與瞞哄人的同群;
5 我恨惡惡人的會,必不與惡人同坐。
6 耶和華啊,我要洗手表明無辜,才環繞你的祭壇;
7 我好發稱謝的聲音,也要述說你一切奇妙的作為。
8 耶和華啊,我喜愛你所住的殿和你顯榮耀的居所。
9 不要把我的靈魂和罪人一同除掉;不要把我的性命和流人血的一同除掉。
10 他們的手中有奸惡,右手滿有賄賂。
11 至於我,卻要行事純全。求你救贖我,憐恤我!
12 我的腳站在平坦地方,在眾會中我要稱頌耶和華!

默想:
1.“行事純全”(無可指摘,1,11節)的生活並非表示不犯
罪,而是指一個人的內心深處對神存敬畏的心,以及立志過敬
虔聖潔的生活,而非僅僅外表的虔誠而已。這是描述一個認真
尋求神的人,他在生命中所表現的是謙卑、卻充滿信心與平
安。這樣的人恨惡邪惡,擁抱聖潔;他們敬拜神,歡喜與神親
密同行,並喜愛來到神的聖所,因為那裡有神的同在。

2.這樣的生命表現在:對神不搖動的信靠(1節),經常體驗神
對他的愛(3節),天天遵行神的話語(真理3節),極力抗拒
惡人及他們的惡行(4-5),並喜愛來到神的家中敬拜、讚美
他(6-8節)。

3.求主幫助你過一個“行事純全”的生活。

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。

Psalms 26
1 Vindicate me, LORD, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in
the LORD and have not faltered.
2 Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; 3 for I
have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in
reliance on your faithfulness.
4 I do not sit with the deceitful, nor do I associate with hypocrites.
5 I abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, LORD,
7 proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8 LORD, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with those who
are bloodthirsty, 10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right
hands are full of bribes.
11 I lead a blameless life; deliver me and be merciful to me.
12 My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise
the LORD.

Meditation:
1. The “blameless” life is not life without sin. It was a deep inner
dedication to God that found expression in a godly way of life. It
is rooted in the habits of faithfulness (vv3-5, 11; ref Ps 1) rather
than momentary piety. It is the life of a person who seriously seeks
God. and This life reflects the humble, yet confident, peace;. They
despises evil and embraces godliness. The persony worships God
and delights in a closer “walk” with the Lord. He/she They delights
in coming to God’s house for worship and praise.

2. This life is marked by unwavering trust in God (v1), and by constant
love for him (v3). It is expressed by daily obedience to God’s
truth (v3), with rejection of the wicked as well as wickedness (vv4-
5). And he loves coming to God’s house to worship and praise
(vv6-8). How does you life compare?

3. Ask God to help you to live a “blameless” 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. 3, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 25:1-11

第二十五章
1 耶和華啊,我的心仰望你。
2 我的神啊,我素來倚靠你。求你不要叫我羞愧,不要叫我的仇敵向我誇勝。
3 凡等候你的必不羞愧;惟有那無故行奸詐的必要羞愧。
4 耶和華啊,求你將你的道指示我,將你的路教訓我!
5 求你以你的真理引導我,教訓我,因為你是救我的神,我終日等候你。
6 耶和華啊,求你記念你的憐憫和慈愛,因為這是亙古以來所常有的。
7 求你不要記念我幼年的罪愆和我的過犯。耶和華啊,求你因你的
恩惠,按你的慈愛記念我。
8 耶和華是良善正直的,所以他必指示罪人走正路。
9 他必按公平引領謙卑人,將他的道教訓他們。
10 凡遵守他的約和他法度的人,耶和華都以慈愛誠實待他。
11 耶和華啊,求你因你的名赦免我的罪,因為我的罪重大。

默想:
1.我們期望神怎樣拯救我們不致羞愧?神會將祂的道指示我們,
以祂的真理引導、教訓我們(4-5節);神會赦免我們,使我
們脫離以往的罪過,使我們潔淨(6-7節)。

2.因為神是良善美好的,祂會引領正直的人(8-10節);因為神
是恩慈的,祂甚至赦免我們極大的罪惡(11節)。我們的神何
等奇妙、偉大!

3.你目前最需要的是什麼:保護、引導、或是赦罪?你覺得你能
得到嗎?為什麼?把這件事告訴神,並等候神的回應;今天繼
續與神會話、交談。

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 25
1 In you, LORD my God, I put my trust.
2 I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies
triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
4 Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.
8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For the sake of your name, LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

Meditation
1. What can we expect from God to deliver us from shame? We can
expect God to show us his way, guiding and teaching us by his truth
(vv4-5). We can expect God to forgive us, freeing us from the burden
of our past and purifying us (vv6-7).

2. Because God is good, he guides the humble into what is right (vv8-
10). Because he is gracious, he forgives even great iniquity (v11).
What a wonderful God we have.

3. What are you most in need of today: protection, guidance or forgiveness?
Do you feel you will receive it? Why or why not?
Speak to God about it and wait for God’s response. Continue this
conversation with God throughout the day.

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. 2, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 24:1-10

第二十四章
1 地和其中所充滿的,世界和住在其間的,都屬耶和華。
2 他把地建立在海上,安定在大水之上。
3 誰能登耶和華的山?誰能站在他的聖所?
4 就是手潔心清、不向虛妄、起誓不懷詭詐的人。
5 他必蒙耶和華賜福,又蒙救他的神使他成義。
6 這是尋求耶和華的族類,是尋求你面的雅各。
7 眾城門哪,你們要抬起頭來!永久的門戶,你們要被舉起!那榮
耀的王將要進來。
8 榮耀的王是誰呢?就是有力有能的耶和華,在戰場上有能的耶和華。
9 眾城門哪,你們要抬起頭來!永久的門戶,你們要把頭抬起!那
榮耀的王將要進來!
10 榮耀的王是誰呢?萬軍之耶和華,他是榮耀的王!

默想:
1.想像你在一大群聖徒前往聖殿敬拜的行列中,當你讀這篇詩的
時候,你有怎樣的感情?你所看見的是怎樣的情景?

2.慢慢地讀,細細地揣摩,當時朝聖者的心情與態度是怎樣的?

3.這情形與你每個主日參加崇拜的心情與態度相比較,有什麼分別?

4.什麼樣的人可以進到神的聖殿中(3-6節)?這篇詩如何幫助
你更妥善地預備自己參加下個主日、以及以後的崇拜?

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 24
1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who
live in it;

2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on thewaters.
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his
holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an
idol or swear by a false god.
5 They will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God their Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob.
7 Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the
King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD
mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the
King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty — he is the
King of glory.

Meditation
1. Imagine you are in the procession going up to the temple to worship.
As you read this psalm, what feelings and images evoked inyou?

2. Read it again slowly and try to grasp the emotions and attitudes of
fellow worshipers. What are they?

3. Compare it with your own emotions and attitudes of going to worship
each Sunday, what is the difference?

4. Who can enter God’s sanctuary (vv3-6)? How does this psalm help you
better prepared for worship this week and the weeks following?

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. 1, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 23:1-6

第二十三章
1 耶和華是我的牧者,我必不至缺乏。
2 他使我躺臥在青草地上,領我在可安歇的水邊。
3 他使我的靈魂甦醒,為自己的名引導我走義路。
4 我雖然行過死蔭的幽谷,也不怕遭害,因為你與我同在;你的
杖,你的竿,都安慰我。
5 在我敵人面前,你為我擺設筵席。你用油膏了我的頭,使我的福杯滿溢。
6 我一生一世必有恩惠慈愛隨著我,我且要住在耶和華的殿中,直到永遠!

默想:
1.出聲讀出這首非常有名且很熟悉的詩篇。

2.現在以反面的意思再讀一次:(耶和華“不”是我的牧者,
我“必至缺乏……”)。這樣讀的時候,那一節最令你不安?為什麼?

3.在以正確的方式重讀一遍。這次有什麼新的體會?將這個體會
與神來對話,慢慢咀嚼,聆聽神。

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 23
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet
waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil,
for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Meditation
1. Read aloud this familiar psalm of the Bible.

2. Now read it again in the negative (“The Lord is not my shepherd…”).
What verse is most disturbing to you? Why?

3. Now read this psalm the right way again. Any new insight? Talk
with God about your insights.

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 July. 31, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 22:1-11

第二十二章
1 我的神,我的神!為甚麼離棄我?為甚麼遠離不救我,不聽我唉哼的言語?
2 我的神啊,我白日呼求,你不應允;夜間呼求,並不住聲。
3 但你是聖潔的,是用以色列的讚美為寶座的(註:“寶座”或作“居所”)。
4 我們的祖宗倚靠你;他們倚靠你,你便解救他們。
5 他們哀求你,便蒙解救;他們倚靠你,就不羞愧;
6 但我是蟲,不是人,被眾人羞辱,被百姓藐視。
7 凡看見我的都嗤笑我,他們撇嘴搖頭說:
8 “他把自己交託耶和華,耶和華可以救他吧!耶和華既喜悅他,
可以搭救他吧!”
9 但你是叫我出母腹的,我在母懷裡,你就使我有倚靠的心。
10 我自出母胎就被交在你手裡,從我母親生我,你就是我的神。
11 求你不要遠離我,因為急難臨近了,沒有人幫助我。

 

默想:
1.“我的神,我的神!為甚麼離棄我?”耶穌在十字架上最痛苦
的時候,引用了這句話(太27:46);實際上,這也是大衛在
經歷諸多患難時對神的呼求。

2.耶穌在十字架上被神離棄,為了使我們能夠被神接納。神應許
我們“我絕不撇下你,也總不丟棄你”(來13:5);又應許
祂會與我們同在,直到永遠(太28:20)。

3.不論你現在的境況如何,記住,神絕不會丟棄你的!只管像大
衛一樣向神呼求,並以感恩的心,靜候祂的回應。

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 22
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far
from saving me,so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find
no rest.
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
4 In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered
them.
5 To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not
put to shame.
6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
8 “He trusts in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him. Let him
deliver him, since he delights in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even
at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Meditation
1. The opening words of this psalm: “My God, my God, why have
you forsaken me”, was quoted by Jesus on the cross (Matt 27:46).
This is also David’s cry to God during his many troubled times.

2. Jesus’ was forsaken on the cross so that we would be received by
God. Then God promised that “I will never leave you nor forsake
you”(Heb 13:5). God has also promised to be with us forever (Matt
28:20).

3. No matter what your circumstance is, remember: God will never
forsake you. Cry to God as David did, and wait patiently for his
response with a thankful heart.

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 July. 30, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 21:1-13

第二十一章
1 耶和華啊,王必因你的能力歡喜;因你的救恩,他的快樂何其大!
2 他心裡所願的,你已經賜給他;他嘴唇所求的,你未嘗不應允。
3 你以美福迎接他,把精金的冠冕戴在他頭上。
4 他向你求壽,你便賜給他,就是日子長久,直到永遠。
5 他因你的救恩大有榮耀;你又將尊榮威嚴加在他身上。
6 你使他有洪福,直到永遠,又使他在你面前歡喜快樂。
7 王倚靠耶和華,因至高者的慈愛必不搖動。
8 你的手要搜出你的一切仇敵,你的右手要搜出那些恨你的人。
9 你發怒的時候,要使他們如在炎熱的火爐中。耶和華要在他的震
怒中吞滅他們,那火要把他們燒盡了。
10 你必從世上滅絕他們的子孫(註:“子孫”原文作“果
子”),從人間滅絕他們的後裔。
11 因為他們有意加害於你,他們想出計謀,卻不能做成。
12 你必使他們轉背逃跑,向他們的臉搭箭在弦。
13 耶和華啊,願你因自己的能力顯為至高!這樣,我們就唱詩歌
頌你的大能!

 

默想:
1.大衛在這篇詩中列出許多忠心跟隨神的人會得到的祝福:戰勝
(1節),心願得償、所求得應允(2節),美福迎接、戴上冠
冕(3節),永遠歲壽(4節),大有榮耀(5節),神面前有
歡喜(6節),不變慈愛(7節)。

 

2.常常數算紀念神為我們所作的,這是我們歡樂不止息的源頭。

 

3.將你從主從得的福氣一一列出來,仔細看一遍,並為這些祝福
逐一的感謝神。

 

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 21
1 The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the
victories you give!
2 You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the
request of his lips.
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure
gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—length of days, for ever
and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed
on him splendor and majesty.
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad
with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most
High he will not be shaken.
8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize
your foes.
9 When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing
furnace. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, and his fire
will consume them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from
mankind.
11 Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they
cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with
drawn bow.
13 Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your
might.

 

Meditation
1. David lists the blessings of faithfully following after God in this
passage: the victories won (v1), desires granted (v2), prayers answered
(v2), presence welcomed (v3), crown given (v3), life – forever
and ever (v4), glory bestowed (v5), joy in God’s presence (v6),
unfailing love (v7).

 

2. Remembering what God has done for us is a continual source of
joy.

 

3. Make a list of the blessings you’ve received from God. Go through
the list and thank God for all of the blessings one by one.

 

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 July. 27, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 20:1-9

第二十章
1 願耶和華在你遭難的日子應允你;願名為雅各神的高舉你。
2 願他從聖所救助你,從錫安堅固你。
3 記念你的一切供獻,悅納你的燔祭。
4 將你心所願的賜給你,成就你的一切籌算。
5 我們要因你的救恩誇勝,要奉我們神的名豎立旌旗。願耶和華成
就你一切所求的。
6 現在我知道耶和華救護他的受膏者,必從他的聖天上應允他,用
右手的能力救護他。
7 有人靠車,有人靠馬,但我們要提到耶和華我們神的名。
8 他們都屈身仆倒;我們卻起來,立得正直。
9 求耶和華施行拯救;我們呼求的時候,願王應允我們!

默想:
1.大衛信靠神,不依靠車馬,因為他知道一切的救恩、祝福都是
從神而來的。我們同有大衛的信心,在為別人禱告的時候,也
當有這樣祝福的禱告。

2.在你的親朋當中,是否有人特別需要這篇詩的祝福禱告。就
以此詩來為他/她禱告,你可以用自己的話來重述這篇詩的禱
詞。也可以將你的禱詞寫下,並寄給這位親朋,讓他知道你在
為他作這樣的禱告。

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 20
1 May the LORD answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.
4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the
name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.
6 Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed. He answers
him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of
the LORD our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
9 LORD, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call!

Meditation
1. David’s trust in God rather than chariots (v7) is expressed in his
conviction that blessing comes from God. We who share David’s
belief will express our best wishes for others in prayers like his.

2. Think of one person that may need this prayer. Pray this psalm for
that person. You may rephrase it to suit his/her situation. You may
also write it down and send a note to let him/her know you are praying
for him/her.

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 July. 26, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 19:7-14

第十九章
7 耶和華的律法全備,能甦醒人心;耶和華的法度確定,能使愚人有智慧;
8 耶和華的訓詞正直,能快活人的心;耶和華的命令清潔,能明亮人的眼目;
9 耶和華的道理潔淨,存到永遠;耶和華的典章真實,全然公義。
10 都比金子可羨慕,且比極多的精金可羨慕;比蜜甘甜,且比蜂
房下滴的蜜甘甜。
11 況且你的僕人因此受警戒,守著這些便有大賞。
12 誰能知道自己的錯失呢?願你赦免我隱而未現的過錯。
13 求你攔阻僕人不犯任意妄為的罪,不容這罪轄制我,我便完
全,免犯大罪。
14 耶和華我的磐石,我的救贖主啊!願我口中的言語,心裡的意
念,在你面前蒙悅納。

 

默想:
1.神以祂的律法來指引及教導我們,這是神的恩賜,而非重擔。
神的律法滋養我們的生命,警告我們、並應許那些討神喜悅的
人有“大賞”。

2.大衛對神的律法(話語)的各種描述中,哪一項最貼近你對聖
經的體驗?你花多少時間來閱讀聖經,其實就是你對聖經的重
視有多少,你認為是否有需要有所改變?如何來增加你對聖經
的重視?

3.求神來幫助你增加對聖經的重視!

 

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 19
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever.
The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.
10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.
11 By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

 

Meditation
1. God’s guidance and teaching through the law are a gift, not a burden.
They nurture life, offer warning, and promise great reward for
those who please God.

 

2. Which of David’s descriptions of God’s law (God’s word) best
matches your experience with Scripture? How does your sense of
its value match the time you spend reading it? Why? How can you
improve it?

 

3. Ask God to help you to increase your sense of value of the Bible.

 

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 July. 25, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 18:6-15

第十八章
6 我在急難中求告耶和華,向我的神呼求。他從殿中聽了我的聲
音,我在他面前的呼求入了他的耳中。
7 那時,因他發怒,地就搖撼戰抖;山的根基也震動搖撼。
8 從他鼻孔冒煙上騰;從他口中發火焚燒,連炭也著了。
9 他又使天下垂,親自降臨,有黑雲在他腳下。
10 他坐著基路伯飛行;他藉著風的翅膀快飛。
11 他以黑暗為藏身之處,以水的黑暗、天空的厚雲為他四圍的行宮。
12 因他面前的光輝,他的厚雲行過,便有冰雹火炭。
13 耶和華也在天上打雷,至高者發出聲音,便有冰雹火炭。
14 他射出箭來,使仇敵四散;多多發出閃電,使他們擾亂。
15 耶和華啊,你的斥責一發,你鼻孔的氣一出,海底就出現,大
地的根基也顯露。

 

默想:
1.這幾節經文很精彩地描繪出暴風雨的情景,也很生動地將神為
他子民工作的情況。我們的造物主,竟然用所有自然界的現
象,來為祂的子民效力。

2.今天,找時間走到戶外,感覺一下風,觀察一下雲。想像一下
神就在風裡,在雲中。與神一同“藉著風的翅膀快飛”;並從
厚雲中,觀看神降下恩典的雨水。

3.你覺得這個與神想像的旅行如何?告訴神你的感受,並聆聽神
的微笑,以及祂對你的對話。

 

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 18

6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains
shook; they trembled because he was angry.
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,
with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth
laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.

 

Meditation
1. These few verses gave a wonderful picture of storm; it’s a vivid description
of God working to help his people. Our creator God uses
all happenings in nature to serve his people.

 

2. Today, go outside and feel the wind, watch the cloud. Just imagine
God being in the wind and the cloud. Continue going with God
as he “soars on the wings of the wind”, and from the thick clouds,
watching him sends down blessed rain.

 

3. How do you feel on this imaginative trip with God? Talk to God
about it. And listen to his chuckling and response to 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.