今日读经

旧约 诗篇 69–72 篇
新约 哥林多前书 1:1–9

第 230 / 365 天 · 约 7 分钟

旧约诗篇 69–72 篇

前情提要

上回说到

昨天(65–68 篇):感谢神听祷告、降透雨使五谷丰收;呼召全地欢呼,述说神带百姓经过水火;求神赐福,好叫万国得知祂的救恩;68 篇描写神从西奈山一路得胜,进入圣所。

今天你会读到

69 篇是被众水淹没、被亲人厌弃的人的呼求,新约多次引用来描写耶稣的受苦;70 篇求神速速搭救;71 篇是一位老人的祷告:从小倚靠神,到年老发白仍求神不要离弃他;72 篇为君王祈求,愿他按公义治理、救助穷人,诗篇第二卷到此结束。

阅读小提示

“我为你的殿心里焦急,如同火烧”:门徒看见耶稣洁净圣殿时,就想起这句话();“他们拿醋给我喝”也应验在十字架上()。

点时代可看说明

传统认为 72 篇与大卫晚年立所罗门为王有关(约主前 970 年);标题“所罗门的诗”也可以理解为“为所罗门作的诗”。

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诗篇 第 69 章

众水要淹没我

1(大卫的诗,交与伶长。调用百合花。) 神啊,求你救我!因为众水要淹没我。For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.

2我陷在深淤泥中,没有立脚之地;我到了深水中,大水漫过我身。I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.

3我因呼求困乏,喉咙发干;我因等候 神,眼睛失明。I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

4无故恨我的,比我头发还多;无理与我为仇、要把我剪除的,甚为强盛。我没有抢夺的,要叫我偿还。Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

5神啊,我的愚昧,你原知道;我的罪愆不能隐瞒。You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.

6万军的主—耶和华啊,求你叫那等候你的,不要因我蒙羞!以色列的 神啊,求你叫那寻求你的,不要因我受辱!May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.

为你的缘故受辱骂

7因我为你的缘故受了辱骂,满面羞愧。For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

8我的弟兄看我为;我的同胞看我为外邦人。I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

9因我为你的殿心里焦急,如同火烧,并且辱骂你人的辱骂都落在我身上。because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

10我哭泣,以禁食刻苦我心;这倒算为我的羞辱。I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

11我拿麻布当衣裳,就成了他们的笑谈。I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.

12谈论我;酒徒也以我为歌曲。Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

求你按丰盛的慈爱应允我

13但我在悦纳的时候向你—耶和华祈祷。 神啊,求你按你丰盛的慈爱,凭你拯救的诚实应允我!But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.

14求你搭救我出离淤泥,不叫我陷在其中;求你使我脱离那些恨我的人,使我出离深水。Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.

15求你不容大水漫过我,不容深渊吞灭我,不容在我以上合口。Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

16耶和华啊,求你应允我!因为你的慈爱本为美好;求你按你丰盛的慈悲回转眷顾我!Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

17不要掩面不顾你的仆人;我是在急难之中,求你速速地应允我!Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!

18求你亲近我,救赎我!求你因我的仇敌把我赎回!Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.

没有人体恤,没有人安慰

19你知道我受的辱骂、欺凌、羞辱;我的敌人都在你面前。You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.

20辱骂伤破了我的心,我又满了忧愁。我指望有人体恤,却没有一个;我指望有人安慰,却找不着一个。Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

21他们拿给我当食物;我渴了,他们拿醋给我喝。They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

愿他们的筵席变为网罗

22愿他们的筵席在他们面前变为网罗,在他们平安的时候变为。May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.

23愿他们的眼睛昏蒙,不得看见;愿你使他们的腰常常战抖。May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

24求你将你的恼恨倒在他们身上,叫你的烈怒追上他们。Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.

25愿他们的住处变为;愿他们的帐棚无人居住。May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

26因为,你所击打的,他们就逼迫;你所击伤的,他们戏说他的愁苦。For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

27愿你在他们的罪上加罪,不容他们在你面前称义。Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.

28愿他们从上被涂抹,不得记录在义人之中。May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

以诗歌赞美神的名

29但我是困苦忧伤的; 神啊,愿你的救恩将我安置在高处。But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

30我要以诗歌赞美 神的名,以感谢称他为大!I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

31这便叫耶和华喜悦,胜似献牛,或是献有角有蹄的公牛。And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.

32谦卑的人看见了就喜乐;寻求 神的人,愿你们的心苏醒。The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

33因为耶和华听了穷乏人,不藐视被囚的人。For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.

34愿天和地、洋海和其中一切的动物都赞美他!Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

35因为 神要拯救锡安,建造犹大的城邑;他的民要在那里居住,得以为业。For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.

36他仆人的后裔要承受为业;爱他名的人也要住在其中。The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.

诗篇 第 70 章

求你快快搭救我

1(大卫的,交与伶长。) 神啊,求你快快搭救我!耶和华啊,求你速速帮助我!For the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!

2愿那些寻索我命的,抱愧蒙羞;愿那些喜悦我遭害的,退后受辱。May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

3愿那些对我说、阿哈的,因羞愧退后。May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

4愿一切寻求你的,因你高兴欢喜;愿那些喜爱你救恩的,常说:当尊 神为大!May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

5但我是困苦穷乏的; 神啊,求你速速到我这里来!你是帮助我的,搭救我的。耶和华啊,求你不要耽延!But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

诗篇 第 71 章

从年幼就倚靠你

1耶和华啊,我投靠你;求你叫我永不羞愧!In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

2求你凭你的公义搭救我,救拔我;侧耳听我,拯救我!In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

3求你作我常住的磐石;你已经命定要救我,因为你是我的岩石,我的。Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.

4我的 神啊,求你救我脱离恶人的手,脱离不义和残暴之人的手。Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.

5主—耶和华啊,你是我所盼望的;从我年幼,你是我所倚靠的。For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

6我从出母胎被你扶持;使我出母腹的是你。我必常常赞美你!I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

7许多人,但你是我坚固的避难所。I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

8你的赞美,你的荣耀终日必满了我的口。My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

年老时求你不要离弃我

9我年老的时候,求你不要丢弃我!我力气衰弱的时候,求你不要离弃我!Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

10我的仇敌议论我;那些窥探要害我命的彼此商议,For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

11说: 神已经离弃他;我们追赶他,捉拿他吧!因为没有人搭救。saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

12神啊,求你不要远离我!我的 神啊,求你速速帮助我!Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.

13愿那与我性命为敌的,羞愧被灭;愿那谋害我的,受辱蒙羞。May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

我要常常盼望

14我却要常常盼望,并要越发赞美你。But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

15我的口终日要述说你的公义和你的救恩,因我不计其数。My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

16我要来说主—耶和华大能的事;我单要提说你的公义。I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.

17神啊,自我年幼时,你就教训我;直到如今,我传扬你奇妙的作为。O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

18神啊,我到年老发白的时候,求你不要离弃我!等我将你的能力指示下代,将你的大能指示后世的人。Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

19神啊,你的公义甚高;行过大事的 神啊,谁能像你!Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?

20你是叫我们多经历重大急难的,必使我们复活,从地的深处救上来。Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

21求你使我越发昌大,又转来安慰我。You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

22我的 神啊,我要鼓瑟称赞你,称赞你的诚实!啊,我要弹琴歌颂你!So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

23我歌颂你的时候,我的嘴唇和你所赎我的灵魂都必欢呼;When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.

24并且我的舌头必终日讲论你的公义,因为那些谋害我的人已经蒙羞受辱了。My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

诗篇 第 72 章

求你将公义赐给王

1(的诗。) 神啊,求你将判断的权柄赐给王,将公义赐给王的儿子。Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

2他要按公义审判你的民,按公平审判你的困苦人。May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

3大山小山都要因公义使民得享平安。May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.

4他必为民中的困苦人伸冤,拯救穷乏之辈,压碎那欺压人的。May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

5太阳还存,月亮还在,人要敬畏你,直到万代!May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

6他必降临,像雨降在已割的草地上,如甘霖滋润田地。May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

7在他的日子,义人要发旺,大有平安,好像月亮长存。May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.

万国都要事奉他

8他要执掌权柄,从这海直到那海,从直到地极。May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

9住在旷野的,必在他面前下拜;他的仇敌必要。May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

10他施和海岛的王要进贡;和西巴的王要献礼物。May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

11诸王都要叩拜他;万国都要事奉他。May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.

他要搭救穷乏人

12因为,穷乏人呼求的时候,他要搭救;没有人帮助的困苦人,他也要搭救。For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

13他要怜恤贫寒和穷乏的人,拯救穷苦人的性命。He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

14他要救赎他们脱离欺压和强暴;他们的血在他眼中看为宝贵。He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

15他们要存活。示巴的金子要奉给他;人要常常为他祷告,终日称颂他。Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.

16在地的山顶上,五谷必然茂盛(或译:有一把五谷);所结的谷实要响动,如黎巴嫩的树林;城里的人要发旺,如地上的草。May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field.

17他的名要存到永远,要留传如日之久。人要因他蒙福;万国要称他有福。May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

第二卷结尾的颂赞

18独行奇事的耶和华—以色列的 神是应当称颂的!Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

19他荣耀的名也当称颂,直到永远。愿他的荣耀充满全地!阿们!阿们!And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.

20耶西的儿子—大卫的祈祷完毕。Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

摘要

诗篇69至72篇涵盖大卫在深重苦难中向神发出恳切呼求,描述他被仇敌无故恨恶、被亲族疏远、为神的殿受辱骂的痛苦,却仍以赞美和感谢回应神的拯救。诗70-71篇延续年老者对神终身信靠的见证,从年幼到白发都不离弃神,并渴望将神的大能传给后代。诗72篇是对理想君王的祈愿,描绘一位按公义审判、怜恤穷乏人、使万国蒙福的王,预表弥赛亚国度的荣耀与和平。

反思问题

  1. 当你像大卫一样感到孤立无援、被误解时,你如何在祷告中向神倾诉,并仍然选择赞美?
  2. 诗71篇中年长的诗人渴望将神的作为传给下一代,你目前在信仰传承上有哪些具体的实践或负担?
  3. 诗72篇描述理想君王怜恤穷乏人、为受压迫者伸冤,这幅图画如何挑战你对待身边弱势者的态度与行动?

新约哥林多前书 1:1–9

书卷介绍:哥林多前书保罗书信

在基督里合一、圣洁,并以爱彼此建立。

哥林多是一个繁华却道德败坏的港口城市,那里的教会问题很多。保罗在信中处理分党结派、淫乱、信徒彼此告状、婚姻、吃祭偶像之物、聚会秩序和属灵恩赐等问题。他提醒信徒,恩赐再大,若没有爱就算不得什么;常存的信、望、爱中,最大的是爱。在第 15 章,他清楚说明基督的复活是福音的核心,也是信徒将来复活的保证。

前情提要

上回说到

昨天读完了罗马书():保罗说明他打算经罗马往西班牙,举荐非比,问候二十多位同工,最后把荣耀归给“独一全智的神”。今天开始读哥林多前书。

今天你会读到

哥林多前书的开头:保罗和所提尼写信给哥林多教会,称他们是“在基督耶稣里成圣、蒙召作圣徒的”;接着为他们感谢神:他们在口才、知识、恩赐上都不缺,而信实的神必坚固他们到底。

阅读小提示

哥林多教会问题很多(分党、淫乱、彼此告状、聚会混乱),保罗却先为他们感谢神,还称他们为圣徒。他的信心不是建立在他们的表现上,而是“神是信实的”()。

点时代可看说明

传统认为保罗约主后 53–55 年在以弗所写这封信();他在第二次宣教旅程中建立哥林多教会,在那里住了一年六个月()。

哥林多前书 第 1 章

保罗写信给哥林多教会

1奉 神旨意,蒙召作耶稣基督的保罗,同兄弟,Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

2写信给在 神的教会,就是在基督耶稣里、蒙召作圣徒的,以及所有在各处求告我主耶稣基督之名的人。基督是他们的主,也是我们的主。To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

恩惠、平安的祝福

3愿恩惠、平安从 神我们的父并主耶稣基督归与你们。Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

为他们所得的恩典感谢神

4我常为你们感谢我的 神,因 神在基督耶稣里所赐给你们的恩惠;I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.

5又因你们在他里面凡事富足,、知识都全备,For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,

6正如我为基督作的见证,在你们心里得以坚固,because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.

7以致你们在上没有一样的,等候我们的主耶稣基督。Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

神是信实的

8他也必坚固你们到底,叫你们在我们。He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9神是的,你们原是被他所召,好与他儿子—我们的主耶稣基督。God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

摘要

保罗写信给哥林多教会,先感谢神赐给他们丰富恩赐,并确认神必坚固他们到底,因神是信实的。然而保罗随即指出教会中分党结派的问题,劝勉信徒归回基督的合一。保罗进一步阐明十字架的道理——神刻意拣选世上愚拙软弱的,废掉人的自夸,使基督成为信徒的智慧、公义、圣洁与救赎。

反思问题

  1. 保罗指出哥林多信徒以领袖为中心分党,你在教会生活中是否也曾不自觉地以人而非基督为认同核心?
  2. 神拣选世上愚拙软弱的来羞愧强壮有智慧的,这个原则如何改变你看待自己不足之处的眼光?
  3. 保罗说‘夸口的当指着主夸口’,在你日常生活中,有哪些成就或恩赐需要重新归荣耀给神?