旧约诗篇 59–64 篇
前情提要
上回说到
昨天(53–58 篇):愚顽人心里说没有神;大卫在被出卖、被背叛、被追捕的危难中祷告,一再宣告“我倚靠神,必不惧怕”;58 篇控诉不公义的审判官,相信在地上果有施行判断的神。
今天你会读到
59 篇大卫的房屋被扫罗派来的人包围;60 篇是打了败仗后求神复兴;61–64 篇都是在困境中寻求神:求神领他到更高的磐石、默默无声专等候神、在干旱无水之地渴想神、求神保护他脱离暗箭。
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62 篇两次说要“默默无声,专等候神”(、):在嘈杂的处境里,先让自己的心安静下来,再把心事倾吐给神()。
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59 篇的标题指米甲帮大卫从窗户逃走的事(),60 篇对应大卫征服邻国的战争(撒下 8 章),约在主前 1000 年前后。
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诗篇 第 59 章
求你救我脱离仇敌
1(扫罗打发人窥探大卫的房屋,要杀他。那时,大卫作这金诗,交与伶长。调用休要毁坏。)我的 神啊,求你救我脱离仇敌,把我安置在高处,得脱那些起来攻击我的人。For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
2求你救我脱离作孽的人和喜爱流人血的人!Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
3因为,他们埋伏要害我的命;有能力的人聚集来攻击我。耶和华啊,这不是为我的过犯,也不是为我的。See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
4我虽然无过,他们预备整齐,跑来攻击我。求你兴起鉴察,帮助我!For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
5万军之 神—耶和华以色列的 神啊!求你兴起,惩治万邦!不要怜悯行诡诈的恶人!(细拉)O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
他们晚上叫号如狗
6他们晚上转回,如狗,围城绕行。They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
7他们口中喷吐恶言,嘴里有刀;他们说:有谁听见?See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
8但你—耶和华必笑话他们;你要嗤笑万邦。But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
神是我的高台
9我的力量啊,我必仰望你,因为 神是我的。I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
10我的 神要以慈爱迎接我; 神要叫我看见我仇敌遭报。My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
11不要杀他们,恐怕我的民忘记。主啊,你是我们的盾牌;求你用你的能力使他们四散,且降为卑。Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12因他们口中的罪和嘴里的言语,并咒骂虚谎的话,愿他们在骄傲之中被缠住了。By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
13求你发怒,使他们消灭,以致归于无有,叫他们知道 神在雅各中间掌权,直到地极。(细拉)Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
14到了晚上,任凭他们转回;任凭他们叫号如狗,围城绕行。They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
15他们必走来走去,寻找食物,若不得饱就终夜在外。They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
早晨要高唱你的慈爱
16但我要歌颂你的力量,早晨要高唱你的慈爱;因为你作过我的高台,在我急难的日子作过我的避难所。But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
17我的力量啊,我要歌颂你;因为 神是我的高台,是赐恩与我的 神。To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
诗篇 第 60 章
你丢弃了我们,求你使我们复兴
1(大卫与两河间的亚兰并琐巴的亚兰争战的时候,约押转回,在攻击以东,杀了一万二千人。那时,大卫作这金诗叫人学习,交与伶长。调用为证的百合花。) 神啊,你丢弃了我们,使我们破败;你向我们发怒,求你使我们复兴!For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
2你使地震动,而且崩裂;求你将裂口医好,因为地摇动。You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
3你叫你的民遇见艰难;你叫我们喝那使人。You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
4你把赐给敬畏你的人,可以为真理扬起来。(细拉)You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
5求你应允我们,用右手拯救我们,好叫你所亲爱的人得救。Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
神指着祂的圣洁说话
6神已经指着他的圣洁说(说:或译应许我):我要欢乐;我要分开,丈量疏割谷。God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
7基列是我的,玛拿西也是我的。是护卫我头的;犹大是我的杖。Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
8摩押是我的;我要向以东。非利士啊,你还能因我欢呼吗?Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
倚靠神才得施展大能
9谁能领我进坚固城?谁能引我到以东地?Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
10神啊,你不是丢弃了我们吗? 神啊,你不和我们的军兵同去吗?Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
11求你帮助我们攻击敌人,因为人的帮助是枉然的。Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
12我们倚靠 神才得施展大能,因为践踏我们敌人的就是他。With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
诗篇 第 61 章
领我到更高的磐石
1(大卫的诗,交与伶长。用丝弦的乐器。) 神啊,求你听我的呼求,侧耳听我的祷告!For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
2我心里发昏的时候,我要从地极求告你。求你领我到那比我更高的磐石!From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3因为你作过我的避难所,作过我的坚固台,脱离仇敌。For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
4我要永远住在你的帐幕里!我要投靠在你翅膀下的隐密处!(细拉)Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
神听了我所许的愿
5神啊,你原是听了我所许的愿;你将产业赐给敬畏你名的人。For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
6你要加添王的寿数;他的年岁必存到世世。Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
7他必永远坐在 神面前;愿你预备慈爱和诚实保佑他!May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
8这样,我要歌颂你的名,直到永远,好天天还我所许的愿。Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.
诗篇 第 62 章
我的心默默无声,专等候神
1(大卫的诗,照的作法,交与伶长。)我的心默默无声,专等候 神;我的救恩是从他而来。For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
2惟独他是我的磐石,我的拯救;他是我的高台,我必不很动摇。He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
3你们大家攻击一人,把他毁坏,如同毁坏歪斜的墙、将倒的壁,要到几时呢?How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
4他们彼此商议,专要从他的尊位上把他推下;他们喜爱谎话,口虽祝福,心却咒诅。(细拉)They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
5我的心哪,你当默默无声,专等候 神,因为我的盼望是从他而来。Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
6惟独他是我的磐石,我的拯救;他是我的高台,我必不动摇。He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
7我的拯救、我的荣耀都在乎 神;我力量的磐石、我的避难所都在乎 神。My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
8你们众民当时时倚靠他,在他面前倾心吐意; 神是我们的避难所。(细拉)Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
人比空气还轻
9真是虚空;上流人也是虚假;放在天平里就必浮起;他们一共比空气还轻。Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
10不要仗势欺人,也不要因抢夺而骄傲;若财宝加增,不要放在心上。Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
11神说了一次、两次,我都听见:就是能力都属乎 神。God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
12主啊,慈爱也是属乎你,因为你照着各人所行的报应他。and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
诗篇 第 63 章
在干旱无水之地渴想神
1(大卫在的时候,作了这诗。) 神啊,你是我的 神,我要切切地寻求你,在干旱疲乏无水之地,我渴想你;我的心切慕你。A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
2我在圣所中曾如此瞻仰你,为要见你的能力和你的荣耀。So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
3因你的慈爱比生命更好,我的嘴唇要颂赞你。Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
4我还活的时候要这样称颂你;我要奉你的名。So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
5–6我在床上记念你,在的时候思想你;我的心就像饱足了,我也要以欢乐的嘴唇赞美你。My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You. When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
7因为你曾帮助我,我就在你翅膀的荫下欢呼。For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
8我心紧紧地跟随你;你的右手扶持我。My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
9但那些寻索要灭我命的人必往地底下去;But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
10他们必被刀剑所杀,被野狗所吃。They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
11但是王必因 神欢喜。凡指着他发誓的必要夸口,因为说谎之人的口必被塞住。But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
诗篇 第 64 章
求你保护我脱离暗箭
1(大卫的诗,交与伶长。) 神啊,我哀叹的时候,求你听我的声音!求你保护我的性命,不受仇敌的惊恐!For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2求你把我隐藏,使我脱离作恶之人的暗谋和作孽之人的扰乱。Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
3他们磨舌如刀,发出的言语,好像比准了的箭,who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
4要在暗地射完全人;他们忽然射他,并不惧怕。ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
5他们彼此勉励设下恶计;他们商量暗设网罗,说:谁能看见?They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
6他们图谋奸恶,说:我们是极力图谋的。他们各人的意念心思是深的。They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
神要射他们
7但 神要射他们;他们忽然被箭射伤。But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
8他们必然绊跌,被自己的舌头所害;凡看见他们的必都摇头。They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
9众人都要害怕,要传扬 神的工作,并且明白他的作为。Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
10义人必因耶和华欢喜,并要投靠他;凡心里正直的人都要夸口。Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
摘要
诗篇五十九至六十四篇贯穿大卫在仇敌逼迫、争战失利、心灵发昏与旷野困苦等处境中向神发出的祷告。他反复宣告神是高台、磐石、避难所,即使面对恶人的毒舌暗算与强敌环伺,仍坚定等候神、切慕神的同在,相信神必为义人伸冤、使恶人自食其果。这些诗篇展现从哀求到赞美的信心历程:大卫不倚靠人的帮助,而是在困境中默默等候神,以神的慈爱为比生命更宝贵的盼望。
反思问题
- 当你面对不公平的对待或恶意攻击时,你是否像大卫一样先向神倾诉,还是倾向靠自己的方式回击?
- 诗篇六十二篇反复强调“默默无声,专等候神”,在你目前的生活中,有哪些事情需要你放下焦虑、操练安静等候?
- 大卫在旷野干旱之地仍切切寻求神(诗63),你在灵性枯干的时期,用什么方式维持与神的亲密关系?
新约罗马书 14:1–15:13
前情提要
上回说到
昨天(13 章):信徒要顺服在上掌权的,该纳粮就纳粮;凡事不可亏欠人,只有爱人的债永远还不完,因为爱就完全了律法;黑夜已深、白昼将近,要披戴主耶稣基督。
今天你会读到
罗马教会里,有人认为甚么都可以吃,有人只吃蔬菜;有人守特定的日子,有人看日日都一样。保罗说:不可彼此论断,因为我们都是主的人,各人要向神交帐;坚固的人要体谅软弱的人,不要叫弟兄跌倒;最后劝大家彼此接纳,如同基督接纳我们。
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是这段的重点:“神的国不在乎吃喝,只在乎公义、和平,并圣灵中的喜乐”。遇到信徒之间做法不同时,可以先问:这是福音的核心,还是可以彼此包容的事?
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传统认为写于主后 57 年左右;有学者认为,革老丢皇帝曾把犹太人赶出罗马(),他死后犹太信徒陆续回来,教会中犹太和外邦信徒的习惯差异因此更明显。
罗马书 第 14 章
接纳信心软弱的人
1信心软弱的,你们要接纳,但不要。Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
2有人信百物都可吃;但那软弱的,。For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
3吃的人不可轻看不吃的人;不吃的人不可论断吃的人;因为 神已经收纳他了。The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
4你是谁,竟论断别人的仆人呢?他或站住或跌倒,自有他的主人在;而且他也必要站住,因为主能使他站住。Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
有人看这日比那日强
5有人看;有人看日日都是一样。只是各人心里要。One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
6守日的人是为主守的。吃的人是为主吃的,因他感谢 神;不吃的人是为主不吃的,也感谢 神。He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
或活或死总是主的人
7我们没有一个人为自己活,也没有一个人为自己死。For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
8我们若活着,是为主而活;若死了,是为主而死。所以,我们或活或死总是主的人。If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9因此,基督死了,又活了,为要作死人并活人的主。For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
都要站在神的台前
10你这个人,为什么论断弟兄呢?又为什么轻看弟兄呢?因我们都要站在 。Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
11经上写着:主说:我凭着我的永生起誓:;万口必向我承认。It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
12这样看来,我们各人必要将自己的事在 神面前。So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
不给弟兄放下绊脚之物
13所以,我们不可再彼此论断,宁可定意谁也不给弟兄放下。Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
14我凭着主耶稣确知深信,凡物本来没有不洁净的;惟独人以为不洁净的,在他就不洁净了。I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
15你若因食物叫弟兄忧愁,就不是按着爱人的道理行。基督已经替他死,你不可因你的食物叫他。If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
16不可叫你的善被人毁谤;Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
神的国在乎公义、和平、喜乐
17因为 神的国不在乎吃喝,只在乎公义、和平,并圣灵中的喜乐。For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18在这几样上服事基督的,就为 神所喜悦,又为人所称许。For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
19所以,我们务要追求和睦的事与彼此的事。So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
20不可因食物毁坏 神的工程。凡物固然洁净,但有人因食物叫人跌倒,就是他的罪了。Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
21无论是吃肉是喝酒,是什么别的事,叫弟兄跌倒,一概不做才好。It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
凡不出于信心的都是罪
22你有信心,就当在 神面前守着。人在自己以为可行的事上能不自责,就有福了。Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
23若有而吃的,就必有罪,因为他吃不是出于信心。凡不出于信心的都是罪。But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
罗马书 第 15 章
坚固的人要担代软弱的人
1我们坚固的人应该不坚固人的软弱,不求自己的喜悦。We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
2我们各人务要叫邻舍喜悦,使他得益处,建立德行。Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
3因为基督也不求自己的喜悦,如经上所记:“都落在我身上。”For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
4从前所写的圣经都是为教训我们写的,叫我们因圣经所生的忍耐和安慰可以得着盼望。For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
一心一口荣耀神
5但愿赐忍耐安慰的 神叫你们彼此同心,效法基督耶稣,Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
6荣耀 神—我们主耶稣基督的父!so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
彼此接纳,如同基督接纳你们
7所以,你们要彼此接纳,如同基督接纳你们一样,使荣耀归与 神。Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
外邦人也要赞美神
8我说,基督是为 神真理作了的执事,要证实所应许列祖的话,For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
9并叫外邦人因他的怜悯荣耀 神。如经上所记:因此,我要在外邦中称赞你,歌颂你的名;so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
10又说:你们外邦人当与主的百姓一同欢乐;Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
11又说:外邦啊,你们当赞美主!万民哪,你们都当颂赞他!And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”
12又有以赛亚说:将来有,就是那兴起来要治理外邦的;外邦人要仰望他。And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
愿神使你们大有盼望
13但愿使人有盼望的 神,因信将诸般的喜乐、平安充满你们的心,使你们借着圣灵的能力大有盼望!Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
摘要
罗马书十四章至十五章13节论述信徒在非核心信仰议题上(如饮食、守日)当如何彼此相待。保罗指出信心坚固的人不应轻看软弱的人,软弱的人也不应论断坚固的人,因为各人都要向神交帐。神的国不在乎吃喝,乃在乎公义、和平与圣灵中的喜乐;信徒应追求和睦、彼此建立,宁可限制自己的自由也不叫弟兄跌倒。保罗以基督为榜样——祂不求自己的喜悦,反担代众人的软弱——呼吁犹太信徒与外邦信徒彼此接纳,一心一口荣耀神。
反思问题
- 在教会或团契中,你是否曾因非核心的信仰观点差异而论断或轻看其他弟兄姊妹?你可以怎样操练接纳?
- 保罗说“凡不出于信心的都是罪”,在你日常的决定中,有哪些事你其实心里没有把握,却仍勉强去做?
- “我们坚固的人应该担代不坚固人的软弱,不求自己的喜悦”——在你目前的人际关系中,有没有具体的机会可以放下自己的偏好去成全别人的益处?