旧约诗篇 31–33 篇
前情提要
上回说到
昨天(26–30 篇):大卫说“耶和华是我的亮光,是我的拯救”;29 篇描写耶和华的声音在雷雨中震动;30 篇感谢神医治他:“一宿虽然有哭泣,早晨便必欢呼”。
今天你会读到
31 篇大卫被众人遗弃、被阴谋陷害时,把自己交在神手中;32 篇讲认罪蒙赦免的福气;33 篇是一首新歌,赞美神用话语创造万物,并看顾敬畏祂的人。
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“我将我的灵魂交在你手里”,是耶稣在十字架上最后的话(); 则被保罗引用在 。
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31、32 篇标题都归于大卫,33 篇没有标题。
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诗篇 第 31 章
我投靠你
1(大卫的诗,交与伶长。)耶和华啊,我投靠你;求你使我永不羞愧;凭你的公义搭救我!For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
2求你侧耳而听,快快救我!作我坚固的磐石,拯救我的保障!Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
3因为你是我的岩石,我的山寨;所以,求你为你名的缘故引导我,指点我。For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
4求你救我脱离人为我暗设的网罗,因为你是我的保障。You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
我将我的灵魂交在你手里
5我将我的灵魂交在你手里;耶和华诚实的 神啊,你救赎了我。Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
6我恨恶那信奉的人;我却倚靠耶和华。I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.
7我要为你的慈爱高兴欢喜;因为你见过我的困苦,知道我心中的艰难。I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
8你未曾把我交在仇敌手里;你使我的脚站在宽阔之处。You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
我在急难之中
9耶和华啊,求你怜恤我,因为我在急难之中;我的眼睛因忧愁而干瘪,连我的身心也不安舒。Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
10我的生命为愁苦所消耗;我的年岁为叹息所旷废。我的力量因我的罪孽衰败;我的骨头也枯干。For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
11我因一切敌人成了羞辱,在我的邻舍跟前更甚;那认识我的都惧怕我,在外头看见我的都躲避我。Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.
12我被人忘记,如同死人,无人记念;我好像破碎的器皿。I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
13我听见了许多人的谗谤,四围都是惊吓;他们一同商议攻击我的时候,就图谋要害我的性命。For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
我终身的事在你手中
14耶和华啊,我仍旧倚靠你;我说:你是我的 神。But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
15我在你手中;求你救我脱离仇敌的手和那些逼迫我的人。My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
16求你使你的脸仆人,凭你的慈爱拯救我。Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
17耶和华啊,求你叫我不致羞愧,因为我曾呼吁你;求你使恶人羞愧,使他们在阴间缄默无声。O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.
18那撒谎的人逞骄傲轻慢,出狂妄的话攻击义人;愿他的嘴哑而无言。May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
你为敬畏你的人所积存的恩惠
19敬畏你、投靠你的人,你为他们所积存的,在世人面前所施行的恩惠是何等大呢!How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
20你必把他们藏在你面前的隐密处,免得遇见人的计谋;你必暗暗地保守他们在亭子里,免受口舌的争闹。You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
21耶和华是应当称颂的,因为他在坚固城里向我施展奇妙的慈爱。Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
22至于我,我曾说:我从你眼前被隔绝。然而,我呼求你的时候,你仍听我恳求的声音。In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.
23耶和华的圣民哪,你们都要爱他!耶和华保护诚实人,足足报应行事骄傲的人。Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
24凡仰望耶和华的人,你们都要壮胆,坚固你们的心!Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
诗篇 第 32 章
得赦免的人有福了
1(大卫的。)得赦免其过、的,这人是有福的!Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
2凡心里没有诡诈、耶和华不算为有罪的,这人是有福的!Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
我闭口不认罪的时候
3我闭口不认罪的时候,因终日唉哼而骨头枯干。When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
4黑夜白日,你的手在我身上沉重;我的耗尽,如同。(细拉)For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
5我向你陈明我的罪,不隐瞒我的恶。我说:我要向耶和华承认我的过犯,你就赦免我的罪恶。(细拉)Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
你是我藏身之处
6为此,凡虔诚人都当趁你可寻找的时候祷告你;大水泛溢的时候,必不能到他那里。Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
7你是我藏身之处;你必保佑我脱离苦难,以得救的乐歌四面环绕我。(细拉)You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
我要教导你
8我要教导你,指示你当行的路;我要在你身上劝戒你。I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
9你不可像那无知的骡马,必用勒住它;不然,就不能驯服。Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
10恶人必多受苦楚;惟独倚靠耶和华的必有慈爱四面环绕他。Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
11你们义人应当靠耶和华欢喜快乐;你们心里正直的人都当欢呼。Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
诗篇 第 33 章
向他唱新歌
1义人哪,你们应当靠耶和华欢乐;正直人的赞美是合宜的。Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
2你们应当弹琴称谢耶和华,用歌颂他。Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
3应当向他唱,弹得巧妙,声音洪亮。Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
4因为耶和华的言语正直;凡他所做的尽都诚实。For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
5他喜爱仁义公平;遍地满了耶和华的慈爱。The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
诸天藉耶和华的命而造
6诸天借耶和华的命而造;万象借他口中的气而成。By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
7他聚集海水,收藏深洋在库房。He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.
8愿全地都敬畏耶和华!愿世上的居民都惧怕他!Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
9因为他说有,就有,命立,就立。For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
耶和华的筹算永远立定
10耶和华使列国的筹算归于无有,使众民的思念无有功效。The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
11耶和华的筹算永远立定;他心中的思念万代常存。The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
12以耶和华为 神的,那国是有福的!他所拣选为自己产业的,那民是有福的!Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
13耶和华从天上观看;他看见一切的世人。The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
14从他的居所往外察看地上一切的居民。From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
15他是那造成他们众人心的,留意他们一切作为的。He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.
靠马得救是枉然的
16君王不能因兵多得胜;勇士不能因力大得救。No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
17靠马得救是的;马也不能因力大救人。A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
18耶和华的眼目看顾敬畏他的人和仰望他慈爱的人,Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
19要救他们的命脱离死亡,并使他们在饥荒中存活。to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
我们的心向来等候耶和华
20我们的心向来等候耶和华;他是我们的帮助,我们的盾牌。Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
21我们的心必靠他欢喜,因为我们向来倚靠他的圣名。For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
22耶和华啊,求你照着我们所仰望你的,向我们施行慈爱!May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
摘要
诗篇三十一篇中,大卫在仇敌环伺、被人遗忘如破碎器皿的极度困苦中,仍宣告耶和华是他的磐石与山寨,将灵魂与终身的事交在神手中,最终经历神奇妙的慈爱而发出赞美。诗篇三十二篇教导认罪得赦免的福分——闭口不认罪时骨头枯干,向神陈明过犯后即蒙赦免,并劝勉人不要像无知的骡马,要甘心受神引导。诗篇三十三篇呼召义人以新歌赞美创造万有的耶和华,宣告君王勇士不能靠兵力马匹得救,唯有敬畏神、仰望祂慈爱的人才蒙眷顾保守。
反思问题
- 当你像大卫一样感到被遗忘、四面受敌时,你如何操练将‘终身的事’交托在神手中?
- 诗篇三十二篇描述隐藏罪恶带来身心枯竭,有没有什么未认的罪或亏欠是你需要在神面前坦诚面对的?
- 诗篇三十三篇指出君王不能因兵多得胜,在你的生活中,你是否有倚靠自己的资源、能力或计划多过倚靠神的情况?
新约罗马书 8:14–39
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():“如今,那些在基督耶稣里的就不定罪了”;律法做不到的,神差遣儿子成就了;神的灵住在信徒心里,信徒要靠着圣灵治死身体的恶行。
今天你会读到
被神的灵引导的人是神的儿女,可以呼叫“阿爸!父!”;现在的苦楚比不上将来的荣耀,受造之物和我们都在叹息等候,圣灵也替我们祷告;最后保罗宣告,没有任何事物能叫我们与神的爱隔绝。
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列了一长串让人以为被神放弃的处境。读的时候,把你现在的难处也放进这张清单里。
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传统认为约主后 57 年写于哥林多。
罗马书 第 8 章
神的儿女、神的后嗣
14因为凡被 神的灵引导的,都是 神的儿子。For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
15你们所受的,不是奴仆的心,仍旧害怕;所受的,乃是,因此我们呼叫:“!父!”For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
16圣灵与我们的心同证我们是 神的儿女;The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
17既是儿女,便是,就是 神的后嗣,和基督同作后嗣。如果我们和他一同受苦,也必和他一同得荣耀。And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
现在的苦楚与将来的荣耀
18我想,现在的苦楚若比起将来要显于我们的荣耀就了。I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
19受造之物 神的众子显出来。The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.
20因为受造之物服在之下,不是自己愿意,乃是因那叫他如此的。For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
21但受造之物仍然指望脱离败坏的辖制,得享(享:原文是入) 神儿女自由的荣耀。that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
一同叹息、等候
22我们知道,一切受造之物一同叹息,劳苦,直到如今。We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.
23不但如此,就是我们这有圣灵的,也是自己心里叹息,等候得着儿子的名分,乃是我们的身体得赎。Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
24我们得救是在乎盼望;只是所见的盼望不是盼望,谁还盼望他所见的呢(有古卷:人所看见的何必再盼望呢)?For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
25但我们若盼望那所不见的,就必忍耐等候。But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
圣灵替我们祷告
26况且,我们的软弱有圣灵帮助;我们本不晓得当怎样祷告,只是圣灵亲自用替我们祷告。In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
27鉴察人心的,晓得圣灵的意思,因为圣灵照着 神的旨意替圣徒祈求。And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
万事互相效力
28我们晓得万事都,叫爱 神的人得益处,就是按他旨意被召的人。And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
29因为他预先所知道的人,就预先定下效法他儿子的模样,使他儿子在许多弟兄中作。For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
30预先所定下的人又召他们来;所召来的人又称他们为义;所称为义的人又叫他们得荣耀。And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
神若帮助我们,谁能敌挡
31既是这样,还有什么说的呢? 神若帮助我们,谁能敌挡我们呢?What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32神既自己的儿子,为我们众人舍了,岂不也把万物和他一同白白地赐给我们吗?He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
33谁能控告 神所拣选的人呢?有 神称他们为义了(或译:是称他们为义的 神吗)。Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
34谁能定他们的罪呢?有基督耶稣已经死了,而且从死里复活,现今在 神的,也替我们祈求(有基督....或译:是已经死了,而且从死里复活,现今在 神的右边,也替我们祈求的基督耶稣吗)。Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
谁能使我们与基督的爱隔绝
35谁能使我们与基督的爱隔绝呢?难道是患难吗?是困苦吗?是逼迫吗?是饥饿吗?是赤身露体吗?是危险吗?是刀剑吗?Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
36如经上所记:我们为你的缘故终日被杀;人看我们如将宰的羊。As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37然而,靠着爱我们的主,在这一切的事上已经了。No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38因为我深信无论是死,是生,是天使,是掌权的,是有能的,是现在的事,是将来的事,For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
39是高处的,是低处的,是别的受造之物,都不能叫我们与 神的爱隔绝;这爱是在我们的主基督耶稣里的。neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
摘要
保罗宣告凡被圣灵引导的都是神的儿女,所领受的不是奴仆惧怕的心,乃是儿子的心,可以呼叫‘阿爸父’;虽然今世有苦楚,但将来的荣耀远超所受的苦,且圣灵在我们软弱中代求,万事互相效力叫爱神的人得益处。这段经文以一连串无可辩驳的宣告作结:神若帮助我们,谁能敌挡?没有任何事物——无论患难、逼迫、死生、天使、掌权的——能使我们与神在基督耶稣里的爱隔绝。
反思问题
- 你在祷告生活中,是否真实经历到‘儿子的心’而非‘奴仆的心’?什么时候你对神的态度比较像仆人的惧怕,而非儿女的亲近?
- 保罗说圣灵用说不出来的叹息替我们祷告——在你感到不知如何祷告的时刻,这个应许如何改变你面对软弱的态度?
- 罗马书八章38-39节列举了各种不能使我们与神的爱隔绝的事物,你目前生活中最大的挑战是什么?你是否相信这挑战也无法将你与基督的爱分开?