旧约诗篇 50–52 篇
前情提要
上回说到
昨天(46–49 篇):可拉后裔的诗歌说,地虽改变,神仍是我们的避难所;神是全地的大君王,锡安是大君王的城;49 篇提醒人,钱财赎不了生命,唯有神能救人脱离阴间。
今天你会读到
50 篇像一场法庭审判:神召天地作见证,说祂不缺牛羊,要的是以感谢为祭和真心的顺服;51 篇是大卫犯了奸淫和谋杀之后的悔罪诗,求神为他造清洁的心;52 篇责备仗着财物、以作恶自夸的“勇士”,诗人却像神殿中的青橄榄树,倚靠神的慈爱。
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51 篇的标题交代了背景(撒下 11–12 章)。留意大卫没有推卸责任,只求神的慈爱和洁净;他也明白,神所要的祭是“忧伤的灵”()。
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50 篇标明是亚萨(大卫时代的圣殿诗班领袖)的诗;51、52 篇的标题把诗放在大卫生平的事件中,约在主前 1000 年前后。
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诗篇 第 50 章
神召天地审判祂的民
1(的诗。)大能者 神—耶和华已经发言天下,从日出之地到日落之处。A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
2从全美的锡安中, 神已经发光了。From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
3我们的 神要来,决不闭口。有烈火在他面前吞灭;有暴风在他四围大刮。Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
4他招呼上天下地,为要审判他的民,He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
5说:招聚我的圣民到我这里来,就是那些用祭物与我立约的人。“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
6诸天必表明他的公义,因为 神是施行审判的。(细拉)And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
神不缺祭物
7我的民哪,你们当听我的话!以色列啊,我要劝戒你;我是 神,是你的 神!“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.
8我并不因你的祭物责备你;你的燔祭常在我面前。I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
9我不从你家中取公牛,也不从你圈内取山羊;I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,
10因为,树林中的百兽是我的,千山上的牲畜也是我的。for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills.
11山中的飞鸟,我都知道;野地的走兽也都属我。I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.
12我若是饥饿,我不用告诉你,因为世界和其中所充满的都是我的。If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.
13我岂吃公牛的肉呢?我岂喝山羊的血呢?Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
以感谢为祭
14你们要以感谢为祭献与 神,又要向至高者,Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
15并要在患难之日求告我;我必搭救你,你也要荣耀我。Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
神责备口称守约的恶人
16但 神对恶人说:你怎敢传说我的律例,口中提到我的约呢?To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
17其实你恨恶管教,将我的言语丢在背后。For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
18你见了盗贼就乐意与他同伙,又与行奸淫的人一同有分。When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
19你口任说恶言;你舌编造诡诈。You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
20你坐着毁谤你的兄弟,你亲母的儿子。You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
21你行了这些事,我还闭口不言,你想我恰和你一样;其实我要责备你,将这些事摆在你眼前。You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
22你们忘记 神的,要思想这事,免得我把你们撕碎,无人搭救。Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
23凡以感谢献上为祭的便是荣耀我;那按正路而行的,我必使他得着我的救恩。He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
诗篇 第 51 章
求你按你的慈爱怜恤我
1(大卫与同室以后,先知来见他;他作这诗,交与伶长。) 神啊,求你按你的慈爱怜恤我!按你丰盛的慈悲我的过犯!For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
2求你将我的罪孽洗除净尽,并洁除我的罪!Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
3因为,我知道我的过犯;我的罪常在我面前。For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
4我向你犯罪,惟独得罪了你;在你眼前行了这恶,以致你责备我的时候显为公义,判断我的时候显为。Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
我是在罪孽里生的
5我是在罪孽里生的,在我母亲怀胎的时候就有了罪。Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
6你所喜爱的是;你在我隐密处,必使我得智慧。Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
7求你用洁净我,我就干净;求你洗涤我,我就比雪更白。Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8求你使我得听欢喜快乐的声音,使你所压伤的骨头可以。Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
9求你掩面不看我的罪,涂抹我一切的罪孽。Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
求你为我造清洁的心
10神啊,求你为我造清洁的心,使我里面重新有正直(或译:坚定)的灵。Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
11不要丢弃我,使我离开你的面;不要从我收回你的圣灵。Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
12求你使我仍得救恩之乐,赐我乐意的灵扶持我,Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
我要把你的道指教人
13我就把你的道指教有过犯的人,罪人必归顺你。Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
14神啊,你是拯救我的 神;求你救我脱离!我的舌头就高声歌唱你的公义。Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
15主啊,求你使我嘴唇张开,我的口便传扬赞美你的话!O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
神所要的是忧伤的灵
16你本不喜爱祭物,若喜爱,我就献上;燔祭,你也不喜悦。For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
17神所要的祭就是忧伤的灵; 神啊,忧伤痛悔的心,你必不轻看。The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
求你善待锡安
18求你随你的美意善待锡安,建造耶路撒冷的城墙。In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19那时,你必喜爱公义的祭和燔祭并;那时,人必将公牛献在你坛上。Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
诗篇 第 52 章
勇士为何以作恶自夸
1(来告诉扫罗说:大卫到了亚希米勒家。那时,大卫作这训诲诗,交与伶长。)勇士啊,你为何以作恶自夸? 神的慈爱是常存的。For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
2你的舌头邪恶诡诈,好像,快利伤人。Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
3你爱恶胜似爱善,又爱说谎,不爱说公义。(细拉)You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
4诡诈的舌头啊,你爱说一切毁灭的话!You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
神必把恶人拔出
5神也要毁灭你,直到永远;他要把你拿去,从你的帐棚中抽出,从活人之地将你拔出。(细拉)Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6义人要看见而惧怕,并要笑他,The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
7说:看哪,这就是那不以 神为他力量的人,只倚仗他丰富的财物,在邪恶上坚立自己。“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
我像神殿中的青橄榄树
8至于我,就像 神殿中的;我永永远远倚靠 神的慈爱。But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
9我要称谢你,直到永远,因为你行了这事。我也要在你圣民面前仰望你的名;这名本为美好。I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.
摘要
诗篇五十至五十二篇呈现神对敬拜与公义的要求。第五十篇中,神宣告祂不需要形式化的祭物,而是渴望人以感谢为祭、在患难中求告祂,同时严厉警告口称信仰却行恶的假冒为善者。第五十一篇是大卫犯罪后最深刻的悔罪祷告,他恳求神的赦免与内心的更新,认识到神真正悦纳的是忧伤痛悔的心而非外在仪式。第五十二篇则对比倚仗恶行与财富的人终必被神拔除,而信靠神慈爱的义人却如青橄榄树长久茂盛。
反思问题
- 我的敬拜与祷告生活是否流于形式?我如何培养以感恩的心回应神,而非仅靠外在宗教行为?
- 面对自己的过犯与软弱,我是否愿意像大卫一样坦诚地在神面前悔改,并求神更新我的内心?
- 我在生活中倚靠的根基是什么——是自己的能力与资源,还是神永恒的慈爱?这如何影响我面对困境时的态度?
新约罗马书 12:1–21
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():以色列的失脚使救恩临到外邦人;外邦信徒像野橄榄枝被接上,不可自夸;保罗说出以色列全家得救的奥秘,最后赞叹“深哉,神丰富的智慧和知识!”
今天你会读到
罗马书从这里转入生活应用:既蒙神的慈悲,就要将身体献上当作活祭,心意更新而变化;在基督的身体里各按恩赐服事;接着是一连串爱的劝勉:爱人不可虚假、与哀哭的人同哭、不要以恶报恶,反要以善胜恶。
阅读小提示
开头的“所以”连接前面 1–11 章:保罗先讲神为我们做了甚么,再讲我们怎样回应。基督徒的生活是对恩典的回应,不是换取恩典的条件。
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传统认为写于主后 57 年左右;罗马教会由犹太和外邦信徒组成,12–15 章的劝勉很多是关于彼此接纳、和睦相处。
罗马书 第 12 章
将身体献上当作活祭
1所以,弟兄们,我以 神的慈悲劝你们,将身体献上,当作,是圣洁的,是 神所喜悦的;你们如此事奉乃是的。Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2不要这个世界,只要心意更新而,叫你们察验何为 神的善良、纯全、可喜悦的旨意。Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
看自己要合乎中道
3我凭着所赐我的恩对你们各人说:不要看自己过于所当看的;要照着 神所分给各人信心的大小,看得合乎。For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
一个身子,许多肢体
4正如我们一个身子上有好些肢体,肢体也不都是一样的用处。Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
5我们这许多人,,互相联络作肢体,也是如此。so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
6按我们所得的恩赐,各有不同。或,就当照着信心的程度说预言;We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
7或作,就当专一执事;或作教导的,就当专一教导;if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
8或作的,就当专一劝化;施舍的,就当诚实;治理的,就当殷勤;怜悯人的,就当甘心。if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
爱人不可虚假
9爱人不可虚假。恶,要厌恶;善,要亲近。Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
10爱弟兄,要彼此;恭敬人,要彼此推让。Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
11殷勤,不可懒惰;要心里火热,常常服事主。Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12在指望中要喜乐;在患难中要忍耐;祷告要恒切。Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
13缺乏,要帮补;客,要款待。Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
逼迫你们的,要给他们祝福
14逼迫你们的,要给他们祝福;只要祝福,不可咒诅。Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
15与喜乐的人要同乐;与哀哭的人要同哭。Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
16要彼此同心;不要志气高大,倒要卑微的人(人:或译事)。不要自以为聪明。Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
不要以恶报恶
17不要以恶报恶;众人以为美的事要留心去做。Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
18若是能行,总要尽力与众人和睦。If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
伸冤在主,以善胜恶
19亲爱的弟兄,不要自己,宁可让步,听凭主怒(或译:让人发怒);因为经上记着:“主说:‘伸冤在我,我必报应。’”Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
20所以,“你的仇敌若饿了,就给他吃,若渴了,就给他喝;因为你这样行就是。”On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21你不可为恶所胜,反要以善胜恶。Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
摘要
罗马书十二章是保罗从教义转向实践的关键篇章。他首先呼吁信徒将自己献上作活祭,借着心意更新来分辨神的旨意,而非随从世界的模式。接着他以身体与肢体的比喻教导信徒按恩赐各尽其职、彼此配搭,并以一系列具体的伦理教导——真诚的爱、殷勤服事、在逼迫中祝福仇敌、以善胜恶——描绘出基督徒群体生活的全面图画。
反思问题
- ‘将身体献上当作活祭’对我每日的时间安排、工作态度和人际关系意味着什么具体的改变?
- 保罗提到各人按恩赐服事——我是否认识并忠心使用神给我的恩赐?在教会群体中,我如何更好地与他人配搭?
- 面对冒犯或不公平的对待时,我习惯的回应方式是什么?‘以善胜恶’的原则如何挑战并转化我处理冲突的方式?