旧约诗篇 80–89 篇
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昨天(78–79 篇):78 篇回顾以色列从出埃及到大卫作王的历史,百姓一再忘记神,神却屡次怜悯;79 篇哀哭耶路撒冷被外邦人攻破,求神为自己名的缘故拯救、赦罪。
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80 篇三次求神“使你的脸发光”,把以色列比作神所栽的葡萄树;81–83 篇呼召百姓守节、听神的话,责备不公的审判者,求神对付联盟来犯的列国;84 篇渴慕神的殿;85 篇求神再次复兴;86 篇是大卫的祷告;87 篇说万国都要在锡安登记;88 篇常被认为是诗篇中最黑暗的一篇;89 篇记念神与大卫立的约,诗篇第三卷结束。
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88 篇从头到尾没有转为赞美,最后停在“黑暗里”。圣经收录这样的祷告,表示在最深的痛苦中也可以诚实向神倾诉;而诗人一开口,仍是向“拯救我的神”说话()。
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80 篇提到以法莲、便雅悯、玛拿西,可能写于北国以色列被亚述灭亡(主前 722 年)前后;89 篇哀叹大卫的宝座被推倒,许多学者认为反映主前 586 年耶路撒冷陷落。
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诗篇 第 80 章
求你使你的脸发光
1(亚萨的诗,交与伶长。调用为证的百合花。)领约瑟如领羊群之以色列的牧者啊,求你留心听!坐在上的啊,求你发出光来!For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
2在以法莲、便雅悯、玛拿西前面施展你的大能,来救我们。before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
3神啊,求你使我们(或译:复兴),使你的脸发光,我们便要得救!Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
4耶和华—万军之 神啊,你向你百姓的祷告发怒,要到几时呢?O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?
5你以眼泪当食物给他们吃,又多量出眼泪给他们喝。You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
6你使邻邦因我们纷争;我们的仇敌彼此戏笑。You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.
7万军之 神啊,求你使我们回转,使你的脸发光,我们便要得救!Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
神从埃及挪出的葡萄树
8你从埃及挪出一棵,赶出外邦人,把这树栽上。You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
9你在这树根前预备了地方,它就深深扎根,爬满了地。You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
10它的影子遮满了山,枝子好像佳美的香柏树。The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.
11它发出枝子,长到大海,发出蔓子,延到大河。It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.
12你为何拆毁这树的篱笆,任凭一切过路的人摘取?Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
13林中出来的野猪把它糟踏;野地的走兽拿它当食物。The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
14万军之 神啊,求你回转!从天上垂看,眷顾这葡萄树,Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
15保护你右手所栽的和你为自己所坚固的枝子。the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
16这树已经被火焚烧,被刀砍伐;他们因你脸上的怒容就灭亡了。Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
17愿你的手扶持你右边的人,就是你为自己所坚固的。Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
18这样,我们便不退后离开你;求你救活我们,我们就要求告你的名。Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
19耶和华—万军之 神啊,求你使我们回转,使你的脸发光,我们便要得救!Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
诗篇 第 81 章
在节期向神欢呼
1(亚萨的诗,交与伶长。用迦特乐器。)你们当向 神—我们的力量大声欢呼,向雅各的 神发声欢乐!For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
2唱起诗歌,打手鼓,弹美琴与瑟。Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
3当在—我们过节的日期吹角,Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
4因这是为以色列定的律例,是雅各 神的典章。For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5他去攻击埃及地的时候,在约瑟中间立此为证。我在那里听见我所不明白的言语:He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
6神说:我使你的肩得脱重担,你的手放下。“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
7你在急难中呼求,我就搭救你;我在雷的隐密处应允你,在米利巴水那里试验你。(细拉)You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
8我的民哪,你当听,我要劝戒你;以色列啊,甚愿你肯听从我。Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
9在你当中,不可有别的神;外邦的神,你也不可下拜。There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
10我是耶和华—你的 神,曾把你从埃及地领上来;你要,我就给你充满。I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
11无奈,我的民不听我的声音;以色列全不理我。But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
12我便任凭他们心里刚硬,随自己的计谋而行。So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
13甚愿我的民肯听从我,以色列肯行我的道,If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
14我便速速治服他们的仇敌,反手攻击他们的敌人。how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
15恨耶和华的人必来投降,但他的百姓必永久长存。Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
16他也必拿上好的麦子给他们吃,又拿从磐石出的蜂蜜叫他们饱足。But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
诗篇 第 82 章
神在诸神中行审判
1(亚萨的诗。) 神站在有权力者的会中,在诸神中行审判,A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
2说:你们审判不秉公义,恶人的情面,要到几时呢?(细拉)“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3你们当为贫寒的人和孤儿伸冤;当为困苦和穷乏的人施行公义。Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
4当保护贫寒和穷乏的人,救他们脱离恶人的手。Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
5你们仍不知道,也不明白,在黑暗中走来走去;地的根基都摇动了。They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6我曾说:,都是至高者的儿子。I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
7然而,你们要死,与世人一样,要仆倒,像王子中的一位。But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
8神啊,求你起来审判世界,因为你要得万邦为业。Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
诗篇 第 83 章
求你不要静默
1(亚萨的诗歌。) 神啊,求你不要静默! 神啊,求你不要闭口,也不要不作声!A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
2因为你的仇敌喧嚷,恨你的抬起头来。See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
3他们同谋奸诈要害你的百姓,彼此商议要害你所隐藏的人。With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
4他们说:来吧,我们将他们剪灭,使他们不再成国!使以色列的名不再被人记念!saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
5他们同心商议,彼此结盟,要抵挡你,For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
6就是住帐棚的以东人和以实玛利人,摩押和夏甲人,the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
7迦巴勒、亚扪,和亚玛力、非利士并泰尔的居民。of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
8亚述也与他们连合;他们作罗得子孙的帮手。(细拉)Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
9求你待他们,如待米甸,如在基顺河待西西拉和耶宾一样。Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
10他们在隐·多珥灭亡,成了地上的粪土。who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
11求你叫他们的首领像俄立和西伊伯,叫他们的王子都像西巴和撒慕拿。Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12他们说:我们要得 神的住处,作为自己的产业。who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
13我的 神啊,求你叫他们像旋风的尘土,像风前的碎秸。Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
14火怎样焚烧树林,火焰怎样烧着山岭,As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15求你也照样用狂风追赶他们,用暴雨恐吓他们。so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
16愿你使他们满面羞耻,好叫他们寻求你—耶和华的名!Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17愿他们永远羞愧惊惶!愿他们惭愧灭亡!May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
18使他们知道:惟独你—名为耶和华的—是全地以上的至高者!May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
诗篇 第 84 章
你的居所何等可爱
1(可拉后裔的诗,交与伶长。用迦特乐器。)万军之耶和华啊,你的居所何等可爱!For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
2我羡慕渴想耶和华的院宇;我的心肠,我的肉体向永生 神呼吁(或译:欢呼)。My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3万军之耶和华—我的王,我的 神啊,在你祭坛那里,麻雀为自己找着房屋,燕子为自己找着之窝。Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
4如此住在你殿中的便为有福!他们仍要赞美你。(细拉)How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
5靠你有力量、心中想往锡安大道的,这人便为有福!Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6他们经过,叫这谷变为泉源之地;并有秋雨之福盖满了全谷。As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
7他们行走,力上加力,各人到锡安朝见 神。They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
8耶和华—万军之 神啊,求你听我的祷告!雅各的 神啊,求你留心听!(细拉)O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
9神啊,你是我们的盾牌;求你垂顾观看你受膏者的面!Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
10在你的院宇住一日,胜似在别处住千日;宁可在我 神殿中,不愿住在恶人的帐棚里。For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11因为耶和华— 神是日头,是盾牌,要赐下恩惠和荣耀。他未尝留下一样好处不给那些行动正直的人。For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
12万军之耶和华啊,倚靠你的人便为有福!O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
诗篇 第 85 章
神曾施恩,求你再复兴我们
1(可拉后裔的诗,交与伶长。)耶和华啊,你已经向你的地施恩,救回被掳的雅各。For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
2你赦免了你百姓的罪孽,遮盖了他们一切的过犯。(细拉)You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
3你收转了所发的忿怒和你猛烈的怒气。You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
4拯救我们的 神啊,求你使我们回转,叫你的恼恨向我们止息。Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
5你要向我们发怒到永远吗?你要将你的怒气延留到万代吗?Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?
6你不再将我们救活,使你的百姓靠你欢喜吗?Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
7耶和华啊,求你使我们得见你的慈爱,又将你的救恩赐给我们。Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
8我要听 神—耶和华所说的话;因为他必应许将平安赐给他的百姓—他的圣民;他们却不可再转去妄行。I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
9他的救恩诚然与敬畏他的人相近,叫荣耀住在我们的地上。Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
10慈爱和诚实彼此相遇;公义和平安彼此。Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
11诚实从地而生;公义从天而现。Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
12耶和华必将好处赐给我们;我们的地也要多出土产。The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
13公义要行在他面前,叫他的脚踪成为可走的路。Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
诗篇 第 86 章
求你侧耳应允我
1(大卫的祈祷。)耶和华啊,求你侧耳应允我,因我是困苦穷乏的。A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
2求你保存我的性命,因我是虔诚人。我的 神啊,求你拯救这倚靠你的仆人!Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
3主啊,求你怜悯我,因我终日求告你。Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
4主啊,求你使仆人心里欢喜,因为我的心仰望你。Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5主啊,你本为良善,乐意饶恕人,有丰盛的慈爱赐给凡求告你的人。For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
6耶和华啊,求你留心听我的祷告,垂听我恳求的声音。Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
7我在患难之日要求告你,因为你必应允我。In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
8主啊,诸神之中没有可比你的;你的作为也无可比。O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
9主啊,你所造的万民都要来敬拜你;他们也要荣耀你的名。All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
10因你为大,且行奇妙的事;惟独你是 神。For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
11耶和华啊,求你将你的道指教我;我要照你的真理行;求你使我专心敬畏你的名!Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
12主—我的 神啊,我要一心称赞你;我要荣耀你的名,直到永远。I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
13因为,你向我发的慈爱是大的;你救了我的灵魂免入极深的阴间。For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
14神啊,骄傲的人起来攻击我,又有一党强横的人寻索我的命;他们没有将你放在眼中。The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.
15主啊,你是有怜悯有恩典的 神,不轻易发怒,并有丰盛的慈爱和诚实。But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
16求你向我转脸,怜恤我,将你的力量赐给仆人,救你。Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
17求你向我显出恩待我的凭据,叫恨我的人看见便羞愧,因为你—耶和华帮助我,安慰我。Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
诗篇 第 87 章
万民都生在锡安
1(可拉后裔的诗歌。)耶和华所立的根基在圣山上。A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
2他爱锡安的门,胜于爱雅各一切的住处。The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3神的城啊,有荣耀的事乃指着你说的。(细拉)Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
4我要提起和巴比伦人,是在认识我之中的;看哪,非利士和泰尔并古实人,个个生在那里。“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
5论到锡安,必说:这一个、那一个都生在其中,而且至高者必亲自坚立这城。And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
6当耶和华记录万民的时候,他要点出这一个生在那里。(细拉)The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah
7歌唱的,跳舞的,都要说:我的泉源都在你里面。Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”
诗篇 第 88 章
我的性命临近阴间
1(可拉后裔的诗歌,就是以斯拉人希幔的训诲诗,交与伶长。调用麻哈拉利暗俄。)耶和华—拯救我的 神啊,我昼夜在你面前呼吁。A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
2愿我的祷告达到你面前;求你侧耳听我的呼求!May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
3因为我心里满了患难;我的性命临近阴间。For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
4我算和下坑的人同列,如同无力(或译:没有帮助)的人一样。I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
5我被丢在死人中,好像被杀的人躺在坟墓里。他们是你不再记念的,与你隔绝了。I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.
6你把我放在极深的坑里,在黑暗地方,在深处。You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.
7你的忿怒重压我身;你用一切的波浪困住我。(细拉)Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
8你把我所认识的隔在远处,使我为他们所憎恶;我被拘困,不得出来。You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
9我的眼睛因困苦而。耶和华啊,我天天求告你,向你举手。My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
10你岂要行奇事给死人看吗?难道阴魂还能起来称赞你吗?(细拉)Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
11岂能在坟墓里述说你的慈爱吗?岂能在灭亡中述说你的信实吗?Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12你的奇事岂能在幽暗里被知道吗?你的公义岂能在忘记之地被知道吗?Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
13耶和华啊,我呼求你;我早晨的祷告要达到你面前。But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14耶和华啊,你为何丢弃我?为何掩面不顾我?Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
15我自幼受苦,几乎死亡;我受你的惊恐,甚至慌张。From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
16你的烈怒漫过我身;你的惊吓把我剪除。Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
17这些终日如水环绕我,一齐都来围困我。All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
18你把我的良朋密友隔在远处,使我所认识的人进入黑暗里。You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
诗篇 第 89 章
歌唱耶和华的慈爱和信实
1(以斯拉人以探的训诲诗。)我要歌唱耶和华的慈爱,直到永远;我要用口将你的信实传与万代。A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
2因我曾说:你的慈悲必建立到永远;你的信实必坚立在天上。For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
3我与我所拣选的人,向我的仆人大卫起了誓:You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
4我要建立你的后裔,直到永远;要建立你的宝座,直到万代。(细拉)‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
5耶和华啊,诸天要称赞你的奇事;在圣者的会中,要称赞你的信实。The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones.
6在天空谁能比耶和华呢? 神的众子中,谁能像耶和华呢?For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
7他在圣者的会中,是大有威严的 神,比一切在他四围的更可畏惧。In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
8耶和华—万军之 神啊,哪一个大能者像你耶和华?你的信实是在你的四围。O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
9你管辖海的狂傲;波浪翻腾,你就使它平静了。You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
10你打碎了拉哈伯,似乎是已杀的人;你用有能的膀臂打散了你的仇敌。You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11天属你,地也属你;世界和其中所充满的都为你所建立。The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
12南北为你所创造;他泊和黑门都因你的名欢呼。North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
13你有大能的膀臂;你的手有力,你的右手也高举。Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
14公义和公平是你宝座的根基;慈爱和诚实行在你前面。Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
15知道向你欢呼的,那民是有福的!耶和华啊,他们在你脸上的光里行走。Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
16他们因你的名终日欢乐,因你的公义得以高举。They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
17你是他们力量的荣耀;因为你喜悦我们,我们的角必被高举。For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
18我们的盾牌属耶和华;我们的王属以色列的圣者。Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
神与大卫立约
19当时,你在异象中晓谕你的圣民,说:我已把救助之力加在那有能者的身上;我高举那从民中所拣选的。You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20我寻得我的仆人大卫,用我的圣膏膏他。I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
21我的手必使他坚立;我的膀臂也必坚固他。My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
22仇敌必不勒索他;凶恶之子也不苦害他。No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
23我要在他面前打碎他的敌人,击杀那恨他的人。I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
24只是我的信实和我的慈爱要与他同在;因我的名,他的角必被高举。My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
25我要使他的左手伸到海上,右手伸到河上。I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.
26他要称呼我说:你是我的父,是我的 神,是拯救我的磐石。He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
27我也要立他为长子,为世上最高的君王。I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28我要为他存留我的慈爱,直到永远;我与他立的约必要坚定。I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
29我也要使他的后裔存到永远,使他的宝座如天之久。I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30倘若他的子孙离弃我的律法,不照我的典章行,If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
31背弃我的律例,不遵守我的诫命,if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
32我就要用杖责罚他们的过犯,用鞭责罚他们的罪孽。I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.
33只是我必不将我的慈爱全然收回,也必不叫我的信实废弃。But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
34我必不背弃我的约,也不改变我口中所出的。I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
35我一次指着自己的圣洁起誓:我决不向大卫说谎!Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—
36他的后裔要存到永远;他的宝座在我面前如日之恒一般,his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
37又如月亮永远坚立,如天上确实的见证。(细拉)like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
你却弃绝了你的受膏者
38但你恼怒你的受膏者,就丢掉弃绝他。Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
39你厌恶了与仆人所立的约,将他的冠冕践踏于地。You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
40你拆毁了他一切的篱笆,使他的保障变为荒场。You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.
41凡过路的人都抢夺他;他成为邻邦的羞辱。All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42你高举了他敌人的右手;你叫他一切的仇敌欢喜。You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43你叫他的刀剑卷刃,叫他在争战之中站立不住。You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
44你使他的光辉止息,将他的宝座推倒于地。You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
45你减少他青年的日子,又使他蒙羞。(细拉)You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
46耶和华啊,这要到几时呢?你要将自己隐藏到永远吗?你的忿怒如火焚烧要到几时呢?How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
47求你想念我的时候是何等的短少;你创造世人,要使他们归何等的虚空呢?Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
48谁能常活免死、救他的灵魂脱离阴间的权柄呢?(细拉)What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
49主啊,你从前凭你的信实向大卫立誓要施行的慈爱在哪里呢?Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
50主啊,求你记念仆人们所受的羞辱,记念我怎样将一切强盛民的羞辱存在我怀里。Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
51耶和华啊,你的仇敌用这羞辱羞辱了你的仆人,羞辱了你受膏者的脚踪。how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
52耶和华是应当称颂的,直到永远。阿们!阿们!Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
摘要
诗篇八十至八十九篇收录亚萨、可拉后裔、大卫、希幔与以探的诗。诗人以被毁的葡萄树比喻以色列,一再呼求神使百姓回转;神追述拯救之恩,责备百姓不肯听从,也审判不秉公义的掌权者。诗人求神击败结盟来攻的列国,又表达对神殿的渴慕,盼望神再施慈爱,使公义与平安相亲,并预言万民都要以锡安为出生之地。希幔在黑暗与孤绝中仍昼夜向神呼求;以探先颂赞神与大卫所立的永约,再为受膏者遭弃绝而哀叹,最后仍以称颂神作结。
反思问题
- 诗人一再求“使我们回转,使你的脸发光”。你的生命中有哪些地方需要神的复兴?今天可以怎样转向祂?
- 神说“甚愿我的民肯听从我”,又要人为贫寒、孤儿和困苦的人伸冤。你在哪些事上没有听从神的声音?在你所处的位置,可以怎样实践公义、保护弱者?
- 希幔在看不见出路的黑暗中仍天天向神举手,以探在约好像落空时仍称颂神。当祷告似乎没有回应时,你如何继续信靠神的信实?
新约哥林多前书 3:1–23
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():保罗回想初到哥林多时,没有用高言大智,只传耶稣基督并他钉十字架;他说神奥秘的智慧是借着圣灵显明的,属血气的人以为愚拙,属灵的人才能看透。
今天你会读到
保罗说哥林多信徒还像吃奶的婴孩,因为他们嫉妒、纷争、各拥一位领袖;他用种田和盖房子作比喻:保罗栽种、亚波罗浇灌,惟有神叫他生长;根基就是耶稣基督,各人的工程将来要被火试验。最后提醒他们是神的殿,不可拿人夸口。
阅读小提示
的“你们”是复数:保罗在这里说整个教会是神的殿( 也用“殿”来说信徒的身子)。分党拆毁教会,就是在毁坏神的殿()。
点时代可看说明
保罗离开哥林多以后,亚波罗接着到那里帮助信徒(),所以教会里有人说属保罗、有人说属亚波罗。
哥林多前书 第 3 章
还是属肉体的婴孩
1弟兄们,我从前对你们说话,不能把你们当作属灵的,只得把你们当作属肉体,在基督里为婴孩的。Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
2我是用奶喂你们,没有用饭喂你们。那时你们不能吃,就是如今还是不能。I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
3你们仍是的,因为在你们中间有嫉妒、纷争,这岂不是属乎肉体、照着世人的样子行吗?for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
4有说:“我是属保罗的”;有说:“我是属的。”这岂不是你们和世人一样吗?For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
惟有神叫他生长
5亚波罗算什么?保罗算什么?无非是,照主所赐给他们各人的,引导你们相信。What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
6我栽种了,亚波罗浇灌了,惟有 神叫他生长。I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
7可见栽种的,算不得什么,浇灌的,也算不得什么;只在那叫他生长的 神。So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
8栽种的和浇灌的,都是一样,但将来各人要照自己的得自己的赏赐。He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
9因为我们是与 神同工的;你们是 神所耕种的田地,所建造的房屋。For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
耶稣基督是根基
10我照 神所给我的恩,好像一个聪明的,立好了根基,有别人在上面建造;只是各人要谨慎怎样在上面建造。By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
11因为那已经立好的根基就是耶稣基督,此外没有人能立别的根基。For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
各人的工程要被火试验
12若有人用金、银、宝石、草木、在这根基上建造,If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
13各人的工程必然显露,因为要将它表明出来,有火发现;这火要试验各人的工程怎样。his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
14人在那根基上所建造的工程若存得住,他就要得赏赐。If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
15人的工程若被烧了,他就要受,自己却要得救;虽然得救,乃像从火里经过的一样。If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
你们是神的殿
16岂不知你们是 , 神的灵住在你们里头吗?Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
17若有人毁坏 神的殿, 神必要毁坏那人;因为 神的殿是圣的,这殿就是你们。If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
世上的智慧在神看是愚拙
18人不可自欺。你们中间若有人在这世界自以为有智慧,倒不如变作愚拙,好成为有智慧的。Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
19因这世界的智慧,在 神看是愚拙。如经上记着说:“主叫有智慧的,中了自己的”;For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
20又说:“主知道智慧人的意念是的。”And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
万有全是你们的
21所以无论谁,都不可拿人夸口,因为万有全是你们的。Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
22或保罗,或亚波罗,或,或世界,或生,或死,或现今的事,或将来的事,全是你们的;whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
23并且你们是属基督的,基督又是属 神的。and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
摘要
保罗指出哥林多信徒仍属肉体,像在基督里的婴孩,因为他们中间有嫉妒纷争,各人分别说自己属保罗或属亚波罗。他说明保罗和亚波罗都只是执事,栽种与浇灌的算不得什么,惟有神叫人生长;信徒是神的田地、神的房屋,惟一的根基就是耶稣基督,各人的工程将来都要被火试验。保罗也提醒信徒是神的殿,有神的灵住在里面,不可自恃世上的智慧,也不可拿人夸口,因为万有都是他们的,而他们是属基督的,基督又是属神的。
反思问题
- 哥林多教会因跟随不同的领袖而分党。你是否也曾因为偏爱某位传道人、某个群体或某种立场,而与人疏远或起纷争?
- 保罗说各人的工程要被火试验。你现在投入时间和心力的事,哪些是在基督的根基上用“金、银、宝石”建造?哪些可能只是“草木、禾稭”?
- 既然你是神的殿,有神的灵住在里面,这个真理会怎样改变你看待自己的身体、言语和人际关系?