旧约诗篇 132–134 篇
前情提要
上回说到
昨天(120–131 篇):上行之诗的前 12 篇。诗人“向山举目”,知道帮助从造天地的耶和华而来;他为耶路撒冷求平安,承认“若不是耶和华建造房屋,建造的人就枉然劳力”;在深处求告,最后像断过奶的孩子安静下来。
今天你会读到
上行之诗的最后三篇。132 篇回顾大卫一心要为耶和华寻得居所、把约柜迎进耶路撒冷,以及神向大卫起誓、拣选锡安;133 篇赞美弟兄和睦同居;134 篇呼召夜间在殿中事奉的人称颂耶和华。
阅读小提示
133 篇用两个画面描写和睦:膏油从亚伦头上一路流到衣襟,黑门山的甘露降在锡安山。两个画面都是从高处往下流,像神的福气浇灌下来。
点时代可看说明
132 篇回顾大卫把约柜运到耶路撒冷(撒下 6 章)和神应许大卫的家要永远坐王位(撒下 7 章);写作年代不确定,有学者认为这篇是圣殿时期在节期中使用的诗。
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诗篇 第 132 章
求你记念大卫
1(上行之诗。)耶和华啊,求你记念大卫所受的一切苦难!A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
2他怎样向耶和华起誓,向许愿,how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3说:我必不进我的帐幕,也不上我的;“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
4我不容我的眼睛睡觉,也不容我的眼目打盹;I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
5直等我为耶和华寻得所在,为雅各的大能者寻得居所。until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
迎接约柜
6我们听说约柜在,我们在基列·耶琳就寻见了。We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7我们要进他的居所,在他脚凳前下拜。Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
8耶和华啊,求你兴起,和你有能力的同入安息之所!Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
9愿你的祭司!愿你的圣民欢呼!May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
10求你因你仆人大卫的缘故,不要厌弃你的!For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
耶和华向大卫起誓
11耶和华向大卫、凭诚实起了誓,必不,说:我要使你所生的坐在你的宝座上。The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
12你的众子若守我的约和我所教训他们的法度,他们的子孙必永远坐在你的宝座上。If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
耶和华拣选了锡安
13因为耶和华拣选了锡安,愿意当作自己的居所,For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
14说:这是我永远安息之所;我要住在这里,因为是我所愿意的。“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
15我要使其中的粮食丰满,使其中的穷人饱足。I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16我要使祭司披上救恩,圣民大声欢呼!I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
17我要叫大卫的在那里发生;我为我的受膏者预备。There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
18我要使他的仇敌披上羞耻;但他的冠冕要在头上发光。I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
诗篇 第 133 章
弟兄和睦同居
1(大卫上行之诗。)看哪,弟兄是何等地善,何等地美!A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
2这好比那浇在亚伦的头上,流到胡须,又流到他的;It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
3又好比的甘露降在锡安山;因为在那里有耶和华所命定的福,就是永远的生命。It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
诗篇 第 134 章
夜间在殿中称颂耶和华
1(上行之诗。)耶和华的仆人夜间站在耶和华殿中的,你们当称颂耶和华!A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
2你们当向圣所,称颂耶和华!Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
3愿造天地的耶和华,从锡安赐福给你们!May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
摘要
诗篇132篇记述大卫为耶和华寻找居所的誓愿,以及神对大卫家的应许——拣选锡安为安息之所,使大卫后裔永坐宝座,并赐丰盛与救恩。133篇以膏油和甘露为喻,颂赞弟兄和睦同居的美善,指出合一之处有神所命定的永远福分。134篇呼召夜间事奉的仆人举手称颂耶和华,并祈愿造天地的神从锡安赐福。
反思问题
- 大卫不惜牺牲安逸也要为神寻找居所,你在生活中是否也把神的同在放在优先位置?具体可以怎样调整?
- 诗篇133篇形容合一带来神命定的福分,你目前在教会或团契中,有哪些可以促进弟兄姊妹和睦的实际行动?
- 诗篇134篇提到夜间站立事奉仍当称颂神,当你在疲乏或不被看见的服事中,如何持守对神的敬拜与感恩?
新约哥林多前书 11:2–34
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():保罗用以色列人在旷野的失败作鉴戒,劝信徒逃避拜偶像,不能喝主的杯又喝鬼的杯;并说“凡事都可行,但不都造就人”,无论吃喝都要为荣耀神而行。
今天你会读到
两个关于聚会的问题。第一是蒙头:女人祷告或讲道时要不要蒙着头,保罗从创造的次序和当时的规矩说明;第二是主的晚餐:有人先吃先喝、有人挨饿,保罗责备他们,重述主耶稣设立晚餐的话,提醒要省察自己、彼此等待。
阅读小提示
是教会守圣餐时常读的经文,也是新约里最早写下来的圣餐记录之一。留意 :吃这饼、喝这杯,是“表明主的死,直等到他来”。
点时代可看说明
传统认为约主后 53–55 年写于以弗所。当时教会在信徒家中聚会,主的晚餐似乎是在大家一起吃饭时举行的。
哥林多前书 第 11 章
称赞他们坚守所传的
2我称赞你们,因你们凡事记念我,又坚守我。Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
祷告时蒙头的问题
3我愿意你们知道,基督是各人的;男人是女人的头; 神是基督的头。But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
4凡男人祷告或是讲道(或译:说预言;下同),若,就羞辱自己的头。Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
5凡女人祷告或是讲道,若不蒙着头,就羞辱自己的头,因为这就如同剃了头发一样。And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
6女人若不蒙着头,就该剪了头发;女人若以剪发、剃发为羞愧,就该蒙着头。If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
7男人本不该蒙着头,因为他是 神的形象和荣耀;但女人是男人的荣耀。A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
8起初,男人不是由女人而出,女人乃是由男人而出;For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
9并且男人不是为女人造的,女人乃是为男人造的。Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
10因此,女人,应当在头上有。For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
11然而照主的安排,女也不是无男,男也不是无女。In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
12因为女人原是由男人而出,男人也是由女人而出;但万有都是出乎 神。For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
13你们自己审察,女人祷告 神,不蒙着头是合宜的吗?Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14你们的本性不也指示你们,男人若有长头发,便是他的羞辱吗?Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
15但女人有长头发,乃是她的荣耀,因为这头发是给她作盖头的。but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
16若有人想要辩驳,我们却没有这样的规矩, 神的众教会也是没有的。If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
聚会不是受益,乃是招损
17我现今吩咐你们的话,不是称赞你们;因为你们聚会不是受益,乃是招损。In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
18第一,我听说,你们聚会的时候彼此,我也稍微地信这话。First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
19在你们中间不免有分门结党的事,好叫那些显明出来。And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
20你们聚会的时候,算不得吃;Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
21因为吃的时候,各人先吃自己的饭,甚至这个饥饿,那个酒醉。For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
22你们要吃喝,难道没有家吗?还是藐视 神的教会,叫那没有的羞愧呢?我向你们可怎么说呢?可因此称赞你们吗?我不称赞!Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
主设立晚餐
23我当日传给你们的,原是从主领受的,就是主耶稣被卖的那一夜,拿起饼来,For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
24了,就擘开,说:“这是我的身体,为你们舍(有古卷:擘开)的,你们应当如此行,为的是记念我。”and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
25饭后,也照样拿起杯来,说:“这杯是用我的血所立的,你们每逢喝的时候,要如此行,为的是记念我。”In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26你们每逢吃这饼,喝这杯,是表明主的死,直等到他来。For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
要省察自己
27所以,无论何人,吃主的饼,喝主的杯,就是干犯主的身、主的血了。Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28人应当自己,然后吃这饼、喝这杯。Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
29因为人吃喝,若不是主的身体,就是吃喝自己的罪了。For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30因此,在你们中间有好些软弱的与患病的,死(原文是睡)的也不少。That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
31我们若是先分辨自己,就不至于受审。Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
32我们受审的时候,乃是被主惩治,免得我们和世人一同定罪。But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
聚会吃的时候要彼此等待
33所以我弟兄们,你们聚会吃的时候,要彼此等待。So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
34若有人饥饿,可以在家里先吃,免得你们聚会,自己取罪。其余的事,我来的时候再安排。If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
摘要
保罗先论及聚会中蒙头的教导,强调男女在基督里虽彼此需要、互为补足,但在敬拜秩序上应尊重神所设立的权柄次序。接着严厉责备哥林多教会守主餐时的混乱——各人只顾自己、分门别类,忽略圣餐记念主舍身的庄严意义。保罗重申主餐的设立,并警告不按理领受等于干犯主的身体,劝勉信徒当先省察自己、彼此等待,以合宜态度同领主的筵席。
反思问题
- 保罗强调敬拜中的秩序与顺服,你在教会生活中是否有抗拒顺服属灵权柄的地方?可以如何调整心态?
- 哥林多教会守主餐时只顾自己、忽略肢体需要,你在团契或聚会中是否也曾不自觉地忽略了身边较弱势或被边缘化的弟兄姊妹?
- 保罗劝人领主餐前要省察自己,你最近一次在神面前认真自我省察是什么时候?有哪些未处理的罪或关系需要带到主面前?