260靈修 Aug. 16, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 34:8-20

第三十四章
8 你們要嘗嘗主恩的滋味,便知道他是美善;投靠他的人有福了!
9 耶和華的聖民哪,你們當敬畏他,因敬畏他的一無所缺。
10 少壯獅子還缺食忍餓;但尋求耶和華的,甚麼好處都不缺。
11 眾弟子啊,你們當來聽我的話!我要將敬畏耶和華的道教訓你們。
12 有何人喜好存活,愛慕長壽,得享美福,
13 就要禁止舌頭不出惡言,嘴唇不說詭詐的話。
14 要離惡行善,尋求和睦,一心追趕。
15 耶和華的眼目看顧義人;他的耳朵聽他們的呼求。
16 耶和華向行惡的人變臉,要從世上除滅他們的名號。
17 義人呼求,耶和華聽見了,便救他們脫離一切患難。
18 耶和華靠近傷心的人,拯救靈性痛悔的人。
19 義人多有苦難,但耶和華救他脫離這一切,
20 又保全他一身的骨頭,連一根也不折斷。

默想:
1.我們很難承認有些事是懂的,有些問題是無法克服的;而當我
們不再拼命想辦法靠自己來解決時,就可以接受神所要賜給我
們的幫助。

2.“嚐嚐……,便知道”,詩人邀請我們一起去經歷神對我們的
美善恩典。讓我們一起委身來作正確的事, 有時候我們可能
還是會做一些很愚蠢的事,但是若我們決心討神的喜悅,我們
就相信神必會拯救我們,脫離任何的難關。

3.求神增加你“嚐嚐……,便知道”的能力,明白神是與你同
在,並且他是美善的。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 34
8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes
refuge in him.
9 Fear the LORD, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD
lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive
to heir cry; 16 but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them
from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are
crushed in spirit.
19 The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers
him from them all; 20 he protects all his bones, not one of them will
be broken.

Meditation
1. It assaults our pride to acknowledge that there are things we don’t
know or problems we can’t overcome. But when we stop trying to
do it ourselves, we are in a position to receive the help God sends.

2. “Taste and see”, the psalmist invites us to experience God’s goodness
for ourselves. Let us commit ourselves to doing what is right.
We may act foolishly at times, but if we are dedicated to pleasing
God, we can trust the Lord to deliver us.

3. Ask God to increase your ability to “taste and see” that he is with
you and that he is good.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 15, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 33:12-22

第三十三章
12 以耶和華為神的,那國是有福的!他所揀選為自己產業的,
那民是有福的!
13 耶和華從天上觀看,他看見一切的世人;
14 從他的居所往外察看地上一切的居民,
15 他是那造成他們眾人心的,留意他們一切作為的。
16 君王不能因兵多得勝;勇士不能因力大得救。
17 靠馬得救是枉然的;馬也不能因力大救人。
18 耶和華的眼目看顧敬畏他的人和仰望他慈愛的人,
19 要救他們的命脫離死亡,並使他們在饑荒中存活。
20 我們的心向來等候耶和華,他是我們的幫助,我們的盾牌。
21 我們的心必靠他歡喜,因為我們向來倚靠他的聖名。
22 耶和華啊,求你照著我們所仰望你的,向我們施行慈愛。

默想:
1.詩篇33篇描述了我們偉大的神,以色列的神是掌管宇宙的神。
神是創造者,他以自己的能力使得宇宙運轉有序,世上沒有任
何的權能能夠阻擾他拯救世人的計劃。除了神,認識無法得救
的,神也看顧敬畏他的人。

2.想像一下,你的行為,你的一天從早到晚,神都看見。他會看
到你的哪些行為呢?這些行為如何說明你的優次觀、價值觀、
及你所熱衷的事物?

3.你對自己能夠達到成功,有哪些是基於錯誤的依靠?(例如,
靠自己的能力,靠你的背景,教育,聰明,錢財,影響力,朋
友……或幾千個其他的東西。)

4.在認定你的錯誤依靠後,將它們一一交給神,求神為你把它們
拿走,好讓你能夠專心一意的信靠創造者、全能主。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 33
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for
his inheritance.
13 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; 14 from
his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—15 he
who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by
his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it
cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose
hope is in his unfailing love, 19 to deliver them from death and keep
them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope
in you.

Meditation
1. This psalm gives a big picture of God. Israel’s God has power over
all creation. Because the Lord is the creator, who by his power imposed
his order on the creation, no power or combination of powers
can thwart his plan and purpose to save his people. Men cannot
be saved apart from God. And God watches over “those who fear
him”.

2. Imagine that God watched you conduct your day from beginning to
end. What would he see about your actions? How do they express
your priorities, values and commitments?

3. What hopes for success do you have that are misdirected? (Consider
whether you put your trust in your skills, your background,
your education, your intelligence, your money, your influence, your
friends . . . or a thousand other things.)

4. After you have identified your false hopes, turn them over to God.
Ask him to take them from you.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 14, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 32:1-11

第三十二章
1 得赦免其過、遮蓋其罪的,這人是有福的!
2 凡心裡沒有詭詐、耶和華不算為有罪的,這人是有福的!
3 我閉口不認罪的時候,因終日唉哼而骨頭枯乾。
4 黑夜白日,你的手在我身上沉重;我的精液耗盡,如同夏天的乾旱。
5 我向你陳明我的罪,不隱瞞我的惡。我說:“我要向耶和華承認
我的過犯。”你就赦免我的罪惡。
6 為此,凡虔誠人都當趁你可尋找的時候禱告你;大水泛溢的時
候,必不能到他那裡。
7 你是我藏身之處,你必保佑我脫離苦難,以得救的樂歌四面環繞我。
8 我要教導你,指示你當行的路;我要定睛在你身上勸戒你。
9 你不可像那無知的騾馬,必用嚼環轡頭勒住牠,不然,就不能馴服。
10 惡人必多受苦楚;惟獨倚靠耶和華的,必有慈愛四面環繞他。
11你們義人應當靠耶和華歡喜快樂;你們心裡正直的人都當歡呼。

默想:
1.當我們做錯事情,要認錯時,是很不容易的;因為當中有羞
恥、困窘感、怕被懲罰的懼怕感、以及怕被傷害的脆弱感。

2.但是大衛卻強調得蒙赦免的人是有福的。不肯認罪會扭曲我們
與主的關係。但是當我們認罪後,神不但赦免我們,還恢復我
們與他的親密關係;並且再次引領我們走在他的旨意中。難怪
大衛在得赦免,與神恢復關係後,在本篇詩的最後,喜樂地歡
呼起來。

3.反省一下,是否你曾經犯過什麼錯至今還沒有承認、求赦免
的?是什麼?誠懇地向神認罪,求神的饒恕, 並經歷神赦罪
的恩典。 並且求神此智慧與勇氣,來向得罪的人認錯。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 32
1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are
covered.
2 Blessed is the one whose sin the LORD does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all
day long.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you
forgave the guilt of my sin.
6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them.
7 You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and sur
round me with songs of deliverance.
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will
counsel you with my loving eye on you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but
must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD’s unfailing love sur
rounds the one who trusts in him.
11 Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who
are upright in heart!

Meditation
1. Owning up when we do something wrong really hurts. There’s
the shame, the embarrassment the fear of punishment, the sense of
vulnerability.

2. Yet, David affirms that the forgiven man is blessed. Unconfessed
sin distorts our relationship with the Lord. But when we acknowledge
our sin, He not only forgives us, He restores us to intimate
fellowship with Him. Once again He leads us in His ways. No
wonder David, his restoration now complete, cried out in joy and
gladness at this psalm’s end.

3. Consider whether there are things sins in the past for which you are
guilty but have never sought forgiveness. Name those things. Ask
God’s forgiveness for what you have done wrong, and experience
his grace. Pray for wisdom and courage to ask forgiveness from the
person you’ve wronged.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 13, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 31:14-20

第三十一章
14 耶和華啊,我仍舊倚靠你;我說:“你是我的神!”
15 我終身的事在你手中,求你救我脫離仇敵的手和那些逼迫我的人。
16 求你使你的臉光照僕人,憑你的慈愛拯救我。
17 耶和華啊,求你叫我不至羞愧,因為我曾呼籲你;求你使惡人
羞愧,使他們在陰間緘默無聲。
18 那撒謊的人逞驕傲輕慢,出狂妄的話攻擊義人,願他的嘴啞而無言。
19 敬畏你、投靠你的人,你為他們所積存的,在世人面前所施行
的恩惠是何等大呢!
20 你必把他們藏在你面前的隱密處,免得遇見人的計謀;你必暗
暗地保守他們在亭子裡,免受口舌的爭鬧。

默想:
1.本篇詩的前半段(1-13節),是描述大衛被掃羅王追逐的情
況;有時候幾乎無指望了,他心中充滿沮喪。但是大衛仍然能
夠開口說:“我仍舊倚靠你“(14節),並且” 我終身的事
在你手中“(15節)。

2.這可能在我們受到極重的壓力時最大的挑戰。我們所需要的是
現在就得到解脫,我們不要等待,但是我們的時間,以及我們
自己都在神的手中。直等到神行動,我們必須抓住神的恩典來
等待,緊緊握住神,他是我們的避難所(隱密處)。

3.神是美善的,我們信靠他為敬畏神的人所積存各樣好處。

4.你怎樣將“我終身的事在你手中”(15節)實際地活現在你的
日常生活中?特別是當你面對困難與苦難時?

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 31
14 But I trust in you, LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my
enemies, from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
17 Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let
the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they
speak arrogantly against the righteous.
19 How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those
who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take
refuge in you.
20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human
intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues.

Meditation
1. The first half of the psalm (v1-13) described David being pursued
by armies led by King Saul. At times, his situation seemed hopeless,
and he was gripped by despair. Yet David found grace to say,
“I trust in you”(v14) and “my times are in your hands”(v15).

2. This is perhaps the greatest challenge we face when hard-pressed.
We want relief now. We don’t want to wait. Yet our times as well
as we ourselves are in God’s hands. Until God acts, we must find
grace to wait, holding tight to God as our refuge.

3. God is good and we can be sure that He has goodness stored up for
us who fear Him. For now, we are safe. In the future, we will be
doubly blessed.

4. How would you make this statement, “My times are in your hands”
(v15), a reality in your life? What does it actually mean to you
when faced with troubles and difficulties?

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 10, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 30:1-12

第三十章
1 耶和華啊,我要尊崇你,因為你曾提拔我,不叫仇敵向我誇耀。
2 耶和華我的神啊,我曾呼求你,你醫治了我。
3 耶和華啊,你曾把我的靈魂從陰間救上來,使我存活,不至於下坑。
4 耶和華的聖民哪,你們要歌頌他,稱讚他可記念的聖名。
5 因為他的怒氣不過是轉眼之間;他的恩典乃是一生之久。一宿雖
然有哭泣,早晨便必歡呼。
6 至於我,我凡事平順,便說:“我永不動搖。”
7 耶和華啊,你曾施恩,叫我的江山穩固;你掩了面,我就驚惶。
8 耶和華啊,我曾求告你。我向耶和華懇求說:
9 “我被害流血,下到坑中,有甚麼益處呢?塵土豈能稱讚你,傳
說你的誠實嗎?
10 耶和華啊,求你應允我,憐恤我!耶和華啊,求你幫助我!”
11 你已將我的哀哭變為跳舞,將我的麻衣脫去,給我披上喜樂。
12 好叫我的靈(註:原文作“榮耀”)歌頌你,並不住聲。
耶和華我的神啊,我要稱謝你,直到永遠!

默想:
1.大衛感謝神醫治他的疾病(2節),神也聆聽悔罪人祈求憐憫
的呼求,並使我們能夠稱謝神知道永遠(12節)。我們心中大
得安慰,“因為(神)的怒氣不過是轉眼之間;他的恩典乃是
一生之久”。因此“一宿雖然有哭泣,早晨便必歡呼”
(5節)。

2.大衛在這首詩中表達了他生命中的起起伏伏。回想過去的半年
到一年當中,你生命中有哪些高潮與低潮,將他們逐一記錄下
來;並想像神與你共渡這些高高低低的經歷。知道神與你同行
對你有什麼幫助?

3.回想過去神曾經在你的難關中,如何幫助你去渡過。為此來感
謝神。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 30
1 I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not
let my enemies gloat over me.
2 LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.
3 You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me
from going down to the pit.
4 Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy
name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
7 LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand
firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
8 To you, LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust
praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me; LORD, be my help. ”
11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and
clothed me with joy, 12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be
silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.

Meditation
1. David praised God here for a physical healing (v 2). God also
hears the cries of the penitent for mercy, and makes it possible for
us to give God thanks forever (v12). It gives us great comfort to
know that God is one whose “anger lasts only a moment, but his
favor lasts a lifetime.” Therefore, while “weeping may remain for a
night,” we can be sure that “rejoicing comes in the morning.”(v5)

2. David expresses some of the ups and downs of his life. Consider
Reflect over the last six months to a year of your life and chart
write down a list of your ups and downs. Picture the Lord with you
through the ups and downs of your life. How does it help you to
know God is with you?

3. Give thanks to God for the ways he has been a help to you in the
hard places of your life.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 9, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 29:1-11

第二十九章
1 神的眾子啊,你們要將榮耀能力歸給耶和華,歸給耶和華。
2 要將耶和華的名所當得的榮耀歸給他,以聖潔的妝飾
(註:“的”或作“為”)敬拜耶和華。
3 耶和華的聲音發在水上,榮耀的神打雷,耶和華打雷在大水之上。
4 耶和華的聲音大有能力;耶和華的聲音滿有威嚴。
5 耶和華的聲音震破香柏樹;耶和華震碎黎巴嫩的香柏樹。
6 他也使之跳躍如牛犢,使黎巴嫩和西連跳躍如野牛犢。
7 耶和華的聲音使火燄分岔。
8 耶和華的聲音震動曠野;耶和華震動加低斯的曠野。
9 耶和華的聲音驚動母鹿落胎,樹木也脫落淨光;凡在他殿中的,
都稱說他的榮耀。
10 洪水泛濫之時,耶和華坐著為王;耶和華坐著為王,直到永遠。
11 耶和華必賜力量給他的百姓,耶和華必賜平安的福給他的百姓。

 

默想:
1.詩篇29篇所描述的,多是神如同暴風雨一般雄壯與偉大的力
量,令人不單敬畏,甚至心起懼怕。

2.有時候神會用暴風雨來吸引我們留意他,並讓我們因敬畏、恐
懼而俯伏在他面前;但是神也同時會“賜平安的福給他的百姓”。

3.你現在是否正在遭受什麼暴風雨的襲擊,或是你已經像是龍捲
風襲過的一片狼藉、滿目瘡痍?你是否像大衛一樣的回應——
為神掌管風雨而歸榮耀給神?或是你像樹木一樣,也在風雨中
搖盪漂泊?為什麼?

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 29
1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory
and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the
splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders,
the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces
the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert
of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And
in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as
King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people
with peace.

Meditation
1. Most of Psalm 29 describes the actions of God as a mighty and
powerful rainstorm, inspiring not only awe, but even fear.

2. Sometimes God uses a storm to draw our attention to him and cause
us to fall before him in awe and fear, but he also “blesses his people
with peace.”

3. What storm(s)s blows through your life now or has blown through
your life recently? Are you responding like David – giving glory to
God for ruling over the storm? Or are you like nature – in uproar?
Why?

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 8, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 28:1-9

第二十八章
1 耶和華啊,我要求告你;我的磐石啊,不要向我緘默;倘若你向
我閉口,我就如將死的人一樣。
2 我呼求你,向你至聖所舉手的時候,求你垂聽我懇求的聲音!
3 不要把我和惡人並作孽的一同除掉,他們與鄰舍說和平話,心裡卻是奸惡。
4 願你按著他們所做的,並他們所行的惡事待他們。願你照著他們
手所做的待他們,將他們所應得的報應加給他們。
5 他們既然不留心耶和華所行的和他手所做的,他就必毀壞他們,不建立他們。
6 耶和華是應當稱頌的,因為他聽了我懇求的聲音。
7 耶和華是我的力量,是我的盾牌,我心裡倚靠他,就得幫助;所
以我心中歡樂,我必用詩歌頌讚他!
8 耶和華是他百姓的力量,又是他受膏者得救的保障。
9 求你拯救你的百姓,賜福給你的產業,牧養他們,扶持他們,直
到永遠!

 

默想:
1.有時候,我們的禱告似乎像對著沉悶寂靜的天空無的放矢一般
的無效,神好像漠不關心,情願讓我們被惡人拖走。就在這樣
的時候,我們要記得的就是“耶和華是”。

 

2.大衛回想神是誰,他就能信靠神而得到幫助(7-8節);外面
的情況並沒有改變,但是大衛的心中卻能有說不出來的喜樂而跳躍。

 

3.你什麼時候曾經像大衛這般的急切(1-5節)?或是像大衛那
般的有信心(6-7節)?再重新緩慢地讀幾遍這段詩篇,一面
讀,一面禱告;若有什麼字句吸引你的,就停駐下來,聆聽神
對你現在的處境,要向你說什麼?

 

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 28
1 To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands
toward your Most Holy Place.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who
speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what
their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.
5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD and what his
hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and
he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
8 The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his
anointed one.
9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and
carry them forever.

 

Meditation
1. There are times when our prayers seem futile, launched toward a
dull and silent heaven. God seems indifferent, willing to let us be
dragged away with the wicked. Even at times like these, we are to
remember that “the Lord is”.

 

2. As David remembered who God is, he was able to trust in Him to
receive help (vv7-8). The circumstances had not changed, but suddenly
David found his heart leaping with unexplained joy.

 

3. When have you been as desperate as David (vv1-5)? As confident
at David (vv6-7)? Read through this psalm a few times slowly.
Pray as you read it, pause when something phrase catches your attention.
Listen to what God is trying to speak to you about your
present situations.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 7, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 27:1-6

第二十七章

1 耶和華是我的亮光,是我的拯救!我還怕誰呢?耶和華是我性命
的保障(註:或作“力量”),我還懼誰呢?
2 那作惡的,就是我的仇敵,前來吃我肉的時候,就絆跌仆倒。
3 雖有軍兵安營攻擊我,我的心也不害怕;雖然興起刀兵攻擊我,
我必仍舊安穩。
4 有一件事,我曾求耶和華,我仍要尋求:就是一生一世住在耶和
華的殿中,瞻仰他的榮美,在他的殿裡求問。
5 因為我遭遇患難,他必暗暗地保守我;在他亭子裡,把我藏在他
帳幕的隱密處,將我高舉在磐石上。
6 現在我得以昂首,高過四面的仇敵;我要在他的帳幕裡歡然獻
祭,我要唱詩歌頌耶和華!

默想:
1.“有一件事,我曾求耶和華”(4節)。你曾經向神求過多少
事情?一百件,一千件?我們都曾經為著很簡單或是嚴重的請
求,向神作過許多許多的請求。但是這篇詩的詩人竟然只求一件事。

2.這是一個怎樣的人?他必定尋找到那位偉大、誘人並可親的
神。他雖然只求一件事,但要在三方面來表現:“住在耶和華
的殿中、瞻仰他的榮美,在他的殿裡求問”。

3.這個單一的渴望,將其他所有的祈求都包括在內,就是要在神
所在之處,看神所啟示的,並學習神所教導的。當時詩人所面
對的困難,並沒有驅使他去尋求世界能提供解決問題的有效方
法。他的困難反而驅使他來求一件事,就是神自己。

4.再慢慢地讀這段經文,將它作為你自己對神的禱告與請求。這
樣禱告之後,你對這個唯一的請求有什麼感受?做這樣的請求
對你有什麼意義?

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter2 7
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear? The
LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies
and my foes who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break
out against me, even then I will be confident.
4 One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in
the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of
the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will
hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at
his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and
make music to the LORD.

Meditation
1. “One thing I ask from the Lord” (v4). How many things have you
asked God for? A hundred, a thousand things? We all have prayed
and asked God for many things from the simple to the serious. Yet,
the psalmist asked for only ONE thing.

2. Here is a person who has discovered the immensity, the attractiveness,
and the accessibility of God. He desires one thing, but
it’s expressed in three ways, to live in the house of the Lord, to
gaze(contemplate) on the beauty of the Lord, and to seek (study)
him in his temple.

3. This single desire that absorbs all other desires is to be where God
is, to see what he reveals, and to learn what he teaches. The trouble
the psalmist faced didn’t drive him into trying every solution
the world offersthing in hopes that something might turn up that
worked. His troubles drove him to one thing: to God.

4. Read this passage again slowly as your own prayer and plead to
God. How does it feel to ask God for the one single request? What
does that mean to you?

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 6, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 26:1-12

第二十六篇
1 耶和華啊,求你為我伸冤,因我向來行事純全,我又倚靠耶和華並不搖動。
2 耶和華啊,求你察看我,試驗我,熬煉我的肺腑心腸;
3 因為你的慈愛常在我眼前,我也按你的真理而行。
4 我沒有和虛謊人同坐,也不與瞞哄人的同群;
5 我恨惡惡人的會,必不與惡人同坐。
6 耶和華啊,我要洗手表明無辜,才環繞你的祭壇;
7 我好發稱謝的聲音,也要述說你一切奇妙的作為。
8 耶和華啊,我喜愛你所住的殿和你顯榮耀的居所。
9 不要把我的靈魂和罪人一同除掉;不要把我的性命和流人血的一同除掉。
10 他們的手中有奸惡,右手滿有賄賂。
11 至於我,卻要行事純全。求你救贖我,憐恤我!
12 我的腳站在平坦地方,在眾會中我要稱頌耶和華!

默想:
1.“行事純全”(無可指摘,1,11節)的生活並非表示不犯
罪,而是指一個人的內心深處對神存敬畏的心,以及立志過敬
虔聖潔的生活,而非僅僅外表的虔誠而已。這是描述一個認真
尋求神的人,他在生命中所表現的是謙卑、卻充滿信心與平
安。這樣的人恨惡邪惡,擁抱聖潔;他們敬拜神,歡喜與神親
密同行,並喜愛來到神的聖所,因為那裡有神的同在。

2.這樣的生命表現在:對神不搖動的信靠(1節),經常體驗神
對他的愛(3節),天天遵行神的話語(真理3節),極力抗拒
惡人及他們的惡行(4-5),並喜愛來到神的家中敬拜、讚美
他(6-8節)。

3.求主幫助你過一個“行事純全”的生活。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Psalms 26
1 Vindicate me, LORD, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in
the LORD and have not faltered.
2 Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; 3 for I
have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in
reliance on your faithfulness.
4 I do not sit with the deceitful, nor do I associate with hypocrites.
5 I abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, LORD,
7 proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8 LORD, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with those who
are bloodthirsty, 10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right
hands are full of bribes.
11 I lead a blameless life; deliver me and be merciful to me.
12 My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise
the LORD.

Meditation:
1. The “blameless” life is not life without sin. It was a deep inner
dedication to God that found expression in a godly way of life. It
is rooted in the habits of faithfulness (vv3-5, 11; ref Ps 1) rather
than momentary piety. It is the life of a person who seriously seeks
God. and This life reflects the humble, yet confident, peace;. They
despises evil and embraces godliness. The persony worships God
and delights in a closer “walk” with the Lord. He/she They delights
in coming to God’s house for worship and praise.

2. This life is marked by unwavering trust in God (v1), and by constant
love for him (v3). It is expressed by daily obedience to God’s
truth (v3), with rejection of the wicked as well as wickedness (vv4-
5). And he loves coming to God’s house to worship and praise
(vv6-8). How does you life compare?

3. Ask God to help you to live a “blameless” life.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 3, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 25:1-11

第二十五章
1 耶和華啊,我的心仰望你。
2 我的神啊,我素來倚靠你。求你不要叫我羞愧,不要叫我的仇敵向我誇勝。
3 凡等候你的必不羞愧;惟有那無故行奸詐的必要羞愧。
4 耶和華啊,求你將你的道指示我,將你的路教訓我!
5 求你以你的真理引導我,教訓我,因為你是救我的神,我終日等候你。
6 耶和華啊,求你記念你的憐憫和慈愛,因為這是亙古以來所常有的。
7 求你不要記念我幼年的罪愆和我的過犯。耶和華啊,求你因你的
恩惠,按你的慈愛記念我。
8 耶和華是良善正直的,所以他必指示罪人走正路。
9 他必按公平引領謙卑人,將他的道教訓他們。
10 凡遵守他的約和他法度的人,耶和華都以慈愛誠實待他。
11 耶和華啊,求你因你的名赦免我的罪,因為我的罪重大。

默想:
1.我們期望神怎樣拯救我們不致羞愧?神會將祂的道指示我們,
以祂的真理引導、教訓我們(4-5節);神會赦免我們,使我
們脫離以往的罪過,使我們潔淨(6-7節)。

2.因為神是良善美好的,祂會引領正直的人(8-10節);因為神
是恩慈的,祂甚至赦免我們極大的罪惡(11節)。我們的神何
等奇妙、偉大!

3.你目前最需要的是什麼:保護、引導、或是赦罪?你覺得你能
得到嗎?為什麼?把這件事告訴神,並等候神的回應;今天繼
續與神會話、交談。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 25
1 In you, LORD my God, I put my trust.
2 I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies
triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
4 Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.
8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For the sake of your name, LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

Meditation
1. What can we expect from God to deliver us from shame? We can
expect God to show us his way, guiding and teaching us by his truth
(vv4-5). We can expect God to forgive us, freeing us from the burden
of our past and purifying us (vv6-7).

2. Because God is good, he guides the humble into what is right (vv8-
10). Because he is gracious, he forgives even great iniquity (v11).
What a wonderful God we have.

3. What are you most in need of today: protection, guidance or forgiveness?
Do you feel you will receive it? Why or why not?
Speak to God about it and wait for God’s response. Continue this
conversation with God throughout the day.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 2, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 24:1-10

第二十四章
1 地和其中所充滿的,世界和住在其間的,都屬耶和華。
2 他把地建立在海上,安定在大水之上。
3 誰能登耶和華的山?誰能站在他的聖所?
4 就是手潔心清、不向虛妄、起誓不懷詭詐的人。
5 他必蒙耶和華賜福,又蒙救他的神使他成義。
6 這是尋求耶和華的族類,是尋求你面的雅各。
7 眾城門哪,你們要抬起頭來!永久的門戶,你們要被舉起!那榮
耀的王將要進來。
8 榮耀的王是誰呢?就是有力有能的耶和華,在戰場上有能的耶和華。
9 眾城門哪,你們要抬起頭來!永久的門戶,你們要把頭抬起!那
榮耀的王將要進來!
10 榮耀的王是誰呢?萬軍之耶和華,他是榮耀的王!

默想:
1.想像你在一大群聖徒前往聖殿敬拜的行列中,當你讀這篇詩的
時候,你有怎樣的感情?你所看見的是怎樣的情景?

2.慢慢地讀,細細地揣摩,當時朝聖者的心情與態度是怎樣的?

3.這情形與你每個主日參加崇拜的心情與態度相比較,有什麼分別?

4.什麼樣的人可以進到神的聖殿中(3-6節)?這篇詩如何幫助
你更妥善地預備自己參加下個主日、以及以後的崇拜?

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 24
1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who
live in it;

2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on thewaters.
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his
holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an
idol or swear by a false god.
5 They will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God their Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob.
7 Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the
King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD
mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the
King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty — he is the
King of glory.

Meditation
1. Imagine you are in the procession going up to the temple to worship.
As you read this psalm, what feelings and images evoked inyou?

2. Read it again slowly and try to grasp the emotions and attitudes of
fellow worshipers. What are they?

3. Compare it with your own emotions and attitudes of going to worship
each Sunday, what is the difference?

4. Who can enter God’s sanctuary (vv3-6)? How does this psalm help you
better prepared for worship this week and the weeks following?

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 Aug. 1, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 23:1-6

第二十三章
1 耶和華是我的牧者,我必不至缺乏。
2 他使我躺臥在青草地上,領我在可安歇的水邊。
3 他使我的靈魂甦醒,為自己的名引導我走義路。
4 我雖然行過死蔭的幽谷,也不怕遭害,因為你與我同在;你的
杖,你的竿,都安慰我。
5 在我敵人面前,你為我擺設筵席。你用油膏了我的頭,使我的福杯滿溢。
6 我一生一世必有恩惠慈愛隨著我,我且要住在耶和華的殿中,直到永遠!

默想:
1.出聲讀出這首非常有名且很熟悉的詩篇。

2.現在以反面的意思再讀一次:(耶和華“不”是我的牧者,
我“必至缺乏……”)。這樣讀的時候,那一節最令你不安?為什麼?

3.在以正確的方式重讀一遍。這次有什麼新的體會?將這個體會
與神來對話,慢慢咀嚼,聆聽神。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 23
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet
waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil,
for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Meditation
1. Read aloud this familiar psalm of the Bible.

2. Now read it again in the negative (“The Lord is not my shepherd…”).
What verse is most disturbing to you? Why?

3. Now read this psalm the right way again. Any new insight? Talk
with God about your insights.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 31, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 22:1-11

第二十二章
1 我的神,我的神!為甚麼離棄我?為甚麼遠離不救我,不聽我唉哼的言語?
2 我的神啊,我白日呼求,你不應允;夜間呼求,並不住聲。
3 但你是聖潔的,是用以色列的讚美為寶座的(註:“寶座”或作“居所”)。
4 我們的祖宗倚靠你;他們倚靠你,你便解救他們。
5 他們哀求你,便蒙解救;他們倚靠你,就不羞愧;
6 但我是蟲,不是人,被眾人羞辱,被百姓藐視。
7 凡看見我的都嗤笑我,他們撇嘴搖頭說:
8 “他把自己交託耶和華,耶和華可以救他吧!耶和華既喜悅他,
可以搭救他吧!”
9 但你是叫我出母腹的,我在母懷裡,你就使我有倚靠的心。
10 我自出母胎就被交在你手裡,從我母親生我,你就是我的神。
11 求你不要遠離我,因為急難臨近了,沒有人幫助我。

 

默想:
1.“我的神,我的神!為甚麼離棄我?”耶穌在十字架上最痛苦
的時候,引用了這句話(太27:46);實際上,這也是大衛在
經歷諸多患難時對神的呼求。

2.耶穌在十字架上被神離棄,為了使我們能夠被神接納。神應許
我們“我絕不撇下你,也總不丟棄你”(來13:5);又應許
祂會與我們同在,直到永遠(太28:20)。

3.不論你現在的境況如何,記住,神絕不會丟棄你的!只管像大
衛一樣向神呼求,並以感恩的心,靜候祂的回應。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 22
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far
from saving me,so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find
no rest.
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
4 In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered
them.
5 To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not
put to shame.
6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
8 “He trusts in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him. Let him
deliver him, since he delights in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even
at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Meditation
1. The opening words of this psalm: “My God, my God, why have
you forsaken me”, was quoted by Jesus on the cross (Matt 27:46).
This is also David’s cry to God during his many troubled times.

2. Jesus’ was forsaken on the cross so that we would be received by
God. Then God promised that “I will never leave you nor forsake
you”(Heb 13:5). God has also promised to be with us forever (Matt
28:20).

3. No matter what your circumstance is, remember: God will never
forsake you. Cry to God as David did, and wait patiently for his
response with a thankful heart.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 30, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 21:1-13

第二十一章
1 耶和華啊,王必因你的能力歡喜;因你的救恩,他的快樂何其大!
2 他心裡所願的,你已經賜給他;他嘴唇所求的,你未嘗不應允。
3 你以美福迎接他,把精金的冠冕戴在他頭上。
4 他向你求壽,你便賜給他,就是日子長久,直到永遠。
5 他因你的救恩大有榮耀;你又將尊榮威嚴加在他身上。
6 你使他有洪福,直到永遠,又使他在你面前歡喜快樂。
7 王倚靠耶和華,因至高者的慈愛必不搖動。
8 你的手要搜出你的一切仇敵,你的右手要搜出那些恨你的人。
9 你發怒的時候,要使他們如在炎熱的火爐中。耶和華要在他的震
怒中吞滅他們,那火要把他們燒盡了。
10 你必從世上滅絕他們的子孫(註:“子孫”原文作“果
子”),從人間滅絕他們的後裔。
11 因為他們有意加害於你,他們想出計謀,卻不能做成。
12 你必使他們轉背逃跑,向他們的臉搭箭在弦。
13 耶和華啊,願你因自己的能力顯為至高!這樣,我們就唱詩歌
頌你的大能!

 

默想:
1.大衛在這篇詩中列出許多忠心跟隨神的人會得到的祝福:戰勝
(1節),心願得償、所求得應允(2節),美福迎接、戴上冠
冕(3節),永遠歲壽(4節),大有榮耀(5節),神面前有
歡喜(6節),不變慈愛(7節)。

 

2.常常數算紀念神為我們所作的,這是我們歡樂不止息的源頭。

 

3.將你從主從得的福氣一一列出來,仔細看一遍,並為這些祝福
逐一的感謝神。

 

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 21
1 The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the
victories you give!
2 You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the
request of his lips.
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure
gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—length of days, for ever
and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed
on him splendor and majesty.
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad
with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most
High he will not be shaken.
8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize
your foes.
9 When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing
furnace. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, and his fire
will consume them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from
mankind.
11 Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they
cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with
drawn bow.
13 Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your
might.

 

Meditation
1. David lists the blessings of faithfully following after God in this
passage: the victories won (v1), desires granted (v2), prayers answered
(v2), presence welcomed (v3), crown given (v3), life – forever
and ever (v4), glory bestowed (v5), joy in God’s presence (v6),
unfailing love (v7).

 

2. Remembering what God has done for us is a continual source of
joy.

 

3. Make a list of the blessings you’ve received from God. Go through
the list and thank God for all of the blessings one by one.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 27, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 20:1-9

第二十章
1 願耶和華在你遭難的日子應允你;願名為雅各神的高舉你。
2 願他從聖所救助你,從錫安堅固你。
3 記念你的一切供獻,悅納你的燔祭。
4 將你心所願的賜給你,成就你的一切籌算。
5 我們要因你的救恩誇勝,要奉我們神的名豎立旌旗。願耶和華成
就你一切所求的。
6 現在我知道耶和華救護他的受膏者,必從他的聖天上應允他,用
右手的能力救護他。
7 有人靠車,有人靠馬,但我們要提到耶和華我們神的名。
8 他們都屈身仆倒;我們卻起來,立得正直。
9 求耶和華施行拯救;我們呼求的時候,願王應允我們!

默想:
1.大衛信靠神,不依靠車馬,因為他知道一切的救恩、祝福都是
從神而來的。我們同有大衛的信心,在為別人禱告的時候,也
當有這樣祝福的禱告。

2.在你的親朋當中,是否有人特別需要這篇詩的祝福禱告。就
以此詩來為他/她禱告,你可以用自己的話來重述這篇詩的禱
詞。也可以將你的禱詞寫下,並寄給這位親朋,讓他知道你在
為他作這樣的禱告。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 20
1 May the LORD answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.
4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the
name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.
6 Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed. He answers
him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of
the LORD our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
9 LORD, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call!

Meditation
1. David’s trust in God rather than chariots (v7) is expressed in his
conviction that blessing comes from God. We who share David’s
belief will express our best wishes for others in prayers like his.

2. Think of one person that may need this prayer. Pray this psalm for
that person. You may rephrase it to suit his/her situation. You may
also write it down and send a note to let him/her know you are praying
for him/her.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 26, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 19:7-14

第十九章
7 耶和華的律法全備,能甦醒人心;耶和華的法度確定,能使愚人有智慧;
8 耶和華的訓詞正直,能快活人的心;耶和華的命令清潔,能明亮人的眼目;
9 耶和華的道理潔淨,存到永遠;耶和華的典章真實,全然公義。
10 都比金子可羨慕,且比極多的精金可羨慕;比蜜甘甜,且比蜂
房下滴的蜜甘甜。
11 況且你的僕人因此受警戒,守著這些便有大賞。
12 誰能知道自己的錯失呢?願你赦免我隱而未現的過錯。
13 求你攔阻僕人不犯任意妄為的罪,不容這罪轄制我,我便完
全,免犯大罪。
14 耶和華我的磐石,我的救贖主啊!願我口中的言語,心裡的意
念,在你面前蒙悅納。

 

默想:
1.神以祂的律法來指引及教導我們,這是神的恩賜,而非重擔。
神的律法滋養我們的生命,警告我們、並應許那些討神喜悅的
人有“大賞”。

2.大衛對神的律法(話語)的各種描述中,哪一項最貼近你對聖
經的體驗?你花多少時間來閱讀聖經,其實就是你對聖經的重
視有多少,你認為是否有需要有所改變?如何來增加你對聖經
的重視?

3.求神來幫助你增加對聖經的重視!

 

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 19
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever.
The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.
10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.
11 By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

 

Meditation
1. God’s guidance and teaching through the law are a gift, not a burden.
They nurture life, offer warning, and promise great reward for
those who please God.

 

2. Which of David’s descriptions of God’s law (God’s word) best
matches your experience with Scripture? How does your sense of
its value match the time you spend reading it? Why? How can you
improve it?

 

3. Ask God to help you to increase your sense of value of the Bible.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 25, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 18:6-15

第十八章
6 我在急難中求告耶和華,向我的神呼求。他從殿中聽了我的聲
音,我在他面前的呼求入了他的耳中。
7 那時,因他發怒,地就搖撼戰抖;山的根基也震動搖撼。
8 從他鼻孔冒煙上騰;從他口中發火焚燒,連炭也著了。
9 他又使天下垂,親自降臨,有黑雲在他腳下。
10 他坐著基路伯飛行;他藉著風的翅膀快飛。
11 他以黑暗為藏身之處,以水的黑暗、天空的厚雲為他四圍的行宮。
12 因他面前的光輝,他的厚雲行過,便有冰雹火炭。
13 耶和華也在天上打雷,至高者發出聲音,便有冰雹火炭。
14 他射出箭來,使仇敵四散;多多發出閃電,使他們擾亂。
15 耶和華啊,你的斥責一發,你鼻孔的氣一出,海底就出現,大
地的根基也顯露。

 

默想:
1.這幾節經文很精彩地描繪出暴風雨的情景,也很生動地將神為
他子民工作的情況。我們的造物主,竟然用所有自然界的現
象,來為祂的子民效力。

2.今天,找時間走到戶外,感覺一下風,觀察一下雲。想像一下
神就在風裡,在雲中。與神一同“藉著風的翅膀快飛”;並從
厚雲中,觀看神降下恩典的雨水。

3.你覺得這個與神想像的旅行如何?告訴神你的感受,並聆聽神
的微笑,以及祂對你的對話。

 

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 18

6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains
shook; they trembled because he was angry.
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,
with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth
laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.

 

Meditation
1. These few verses gave a wonderful picture of storm; it’s a vivid description
of God working to help his people. Our creator God uses
all happenings in nature to serve his people.

 

2. Today, go outside and feel the wind, watch the cloud. Just imagine
God being in the wind and the cloud. Continue going with God
as he “soars on the wings of the wind”, and from the thick clouds,
watching him sends down blessed rain.

 

3. How do you feel on this imaginative trip with God? Talk to God
about it. And listen to his chuckling and response to you.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 24, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 17:1-9

第十七章
1 耶和華啊,求你聽聞公義,側耳聽我的呼籲!求你留心聽我這不
出於詭詐嘴唇的祈禱。
2 願我的判語從你面前發出;願你的眼睛觀看公正。
3 你已經試驗我的心,你在夜間鑑察我,你熬煉我,卻找不著甚
麼。我立志叫我口中沒有過失。
4 論到人的行為,我藉著你嘴唇的言語自己謹守,不行強暴人的道路。
5 我的腳踏定了你的路徑;我的兩腳未曾滑跌。
6 神啊,我曾求告你,因為你必應允我;求你向我側耳,聽我的言語!
7 求你顯出你奇妙的慈愛來,你是那用右手拯救投靠你的,脫離起
來攻擊他們的人。
8 求你保護我,如同保護眼中的瞳人,將我隱藏在你翅膀的蔭下;
9 使我脫離那欺壓我的惡人,就是圍困我要害我命的仇敵。

默想:
1.詩人大膽地宣稱自己無辜,並要求神聽他的呼求,為他辯護,
並在要摧毀他的敵人面前保護他。

2.那些決意不犯罪的人,禱告時是很有信心的。我們禱告因為我
們期待愛我們的神會採取行動;而神的眼目經常在信徒身上,
看守保護他。

3.因此我們有信心知道我們在禱告中會得見神;祂會耐心地聽我
們將一切重大或瑣碎的事告訴祂,祂絕不會打斷、催促或停止
我們。

4.你需要有人聆聽嗎?需要有人理解嗎?需要有人伸張正義嗎?
為你的需要向神禱告,並感謝神,因為深信祂聆聽、祂理解、
祂伸冤。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 17
1 Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry.
Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.
2 Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.
3 Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test
me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not trans gressed.
4 Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of
the violent through what your lips have commanded.
5 My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled.
6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;
turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
7 Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right
hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.
8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies
who surround me.

Meditation
1. The psalmist boldly claims innocence, and asks God’s vindication
and protection in the face of enemies who want to destroy him.

2. Those who resolve not to sin can have great confidence in prayer.
We pray because we expect a God who loves us to act. And God’s
eyes are constantly on the believer, watching over him.

3. We are confident that we will see God in prayer. He will listen patiently
and we can commit all our things to him and not be in fear
of being interrupted, hurried or stopped.

4. Do you need someone to listen to? To be understood? To be vindicated?
Tell God of your needs. Then thank God with confidence
for his listening, understanding and his vindication.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 23, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 16:1-11

第十六章
1 神啊,求你保佑我,因為我投靠你。
2 我的心哪,你曾對耶和華說:“你是我的主,我的好處不在你以外。”
3 論到世上的聖民,他們又美又善,是我最喜悅的。
4 以別神代替耶和華的(註:或作“送禮物給別神的”),他們的
愁苦必加增;他們所澆奠的血我不獻上;我嘴唇也不提別神的名號。
5 耶和華是我的產業,是我杯中的分;我所得的,你為我持守。
6 用繩量給我的地界,坐落在佳美之處;我的產業實在美好。
7 我必稱頌那指教我的耶和華;我的心腸在夜間也警戒我。
8 我將耶和華常擺在我面前,因他在我右邊,我便不至搖動。
9 因此,我的心歡喜,我的靈(註:原文作“榮耀”)快樂,我的
肉身也要安然居住。
10 因為你必不將我的靈魂撇在陰間,也不叫你的聖者見朽壞。
11 你必將生命的道路指示我;在你面前有滿足的喜樂,在你右手
中有永遠的福樂。

默想:
1.這是一篇喜樂的詩篇,大衛歡喜的說:“你是我的主”;他知
道離了神,他什麼好處都沒有了(2節);他並喜悅神的子民(3節)。

2.大衛因為神是他的產業而歡喜並得安慰,他也知道,他的產
業是非常好的(5-6節);大衛述說將神擺在他前面的好處(
8節),這也給大衛的生命帶來喜樂與福樂(11節)。

3.從你過去一星期的作息表中來看,你所“喜悅”的是什麼?怎
樣將你的“喜悅”從其他事物,轉移到神身上?

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 16
1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not
pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.
5 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have
a delightful inheritance.
7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart
instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will
rest secure, 10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the
dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
11 You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in
your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Meditation
1. This is a psalm of joy. David delighted in the Lord as “my” Lord.
And he knew that without God he won’t have anything (v2). David
delighted in the people of God (v3).

2. David took joy and comfort in the fact that God was the portion of
his inheritance, and he knew that he had a good inheritance (vv5-6).
David described the benefits of setting the LORD always before
him (v8). This decision brought gladness and glory to David’s life (v11).

3. Judging from your appointment calendar this past week, what do
you “delight” in? How to turn your delight from other things to
God?

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 20, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 15:1-5

第十五章

1 耶和華啊,誰能寄居你的帳幕?誰能住在你的聖山?
2 就是行為正直、做事公義、心裡說實話的人。
3 他不以舌頭讒謗人,不惡待朋友,也不隨夥毀謗鄰里。
4 他眼中藐視匪類,卻尊重那敬畏耶和華的人。他發了誓,雖然自
己吃虧,也不更改。
5 他不放債取利,不受賄賂以害無辜。行這些事的人必永不動搖。

默想:
1 . 這首詩中, 大衛問了這個問題: 誰能來到神的面前? 答
案: “ 就是行為正直、做事公義、心裡說實話的人” (2節)。

2.大衛描述一個生活在神面前的人;他與神的親密關係,是因為
他的心思、意念以及生命,都與神的心思、意念及神的生命同步調。

3.再次慢慢地讀這篇詩,以這首詩來衡量你自己的生命。有什麼
提醒,有什麼需要改正的?

4.最後以第五節下半節來向神頌讚、感恩。感謝神如此的應許,
並祈求神幫助你緊緊地與主“同行”。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 15

1 LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your
holy mountain?
2 The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4 who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the LORD;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things will never be shaken.

Meditation
1. David presented a question: Who can come before God? It’s those
who “walk straight, act right, tell the truth”(v2, The Message).

2. David described the life that lives in the presence of God; who
walks in close fellowship with God because the heart, the mind,
and the life are all in step with the heart, mind, and life of God.

3. Read over the psalm and use it as a good checklist against which to
measure yourself. Any reminder, areas that need correction?

4. Celebrate it with the last verse: “He who does these things shall
never be moved”. Thank God for such a promise! And ask God to
help you “walk” closely with God.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 19, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 14:1-7

第十四章

1 愚頑人心裡說:“沒有神。”他們都是邪惡,行了可憎惡的事;沒有一個人行善。
2 耶和華從天上垂看世人,要看有明白的沒有,有尋求神的沒有。
3 他們都偏離正路,一同變為污穢;並沒有行善的,連一個也沒有!
4 作孽的都沒有知識嗎?他們吞吃我的百姓如同吃飯一樣,並不求告耶和華。
5 他們在那裡大大地害怕,因為神在義人的族類中。
6 你們叫困苦人的謀算變為羞辱,然而耶和華是他的避難所。
7 但願以色列的救恩從錫安而出,耶和華救回他被擄的子民。那時,雅各要快樂,以色列要歡喜。

 

默想:
1.希伯來文的愚頑人一詞,是指那些將心靈對神封鎖的人,他們
的生命充滿了邪惡、不道德。這正如保羅在羅馬書第一章的描
述:任何不承認神的人,都會在道德上愚頑、敗壞,作出邪惡
的事來。

2.當愚頑人對神說“不”時,他們其實是在說,他們比神知道的
更多,比神更有能力。因此,他們將自己隔絕在神所應許的豐
盛生命和祝福之外。

3.一個人所能作最愚蠢的事,就是把神隔絕在他生活之外。想
想,在你的親朋中,有什麼人是在躲避、否認神的?為他們禱
告,求神光照他們,能知道並經歷神對他們的愛。並求神幫助
你,成為這一事實的活見證。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 14
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
2 The LORD looks down from heaven on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?
They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the LORD.
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the LORD restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Meditation
1. The Hebrew word for “fool” describes a person whose heart is
closed to God and whose life is characterized by gross immorality.
It reminds us of Paul’s teaching that anyone who does not acknowledge
God will become corrupt and does “vile” deeds (Rom 1).

2. When the fools say “No” to God, they are actually telling God that
they know better and are more powerful than God. Thus, they are
cutting themselves off from the abundant life and blessings God
intends to give them.

3. The most stupid thing a person can do is to keep God outside of his
life. Think those in your family and friends who are avoiding or
denying God. Pray for them that God will enlighten them to know
and experience God’s love for them. Ask that God will make you a
living testimony to this truth.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 18, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 13:1-6

第十三章

1 耶和華啊,你忘記我要到幾時呢?要到永遠嗎?你掩面不顧我要到幾時呢?
2 我心裡籌算,終日愁苦要到幾時呢?我的仇敵升高壓制我要到幾時呢?
3 耶和華我的神啊,求你看顧我,應允我,使我眼目光明,免得我沉睡至死;
4 免得我的仇敵說:“我勝了他”;免得我的敵人在我搖動的時候喜樂。
5 但我倚靠你的慈愛,我的心因你的救恩快樂。
6 我要向耶和華歌唱,因他用厚恩待我。

默想:
1.慢慢地讀這首詩,你對於詩人向神的呼求,是否心有戚戚焉之
感?自問一下:究竟我向神有什麼要求?深一層地省察這要求
的是否背後,是否有什麼更深層的渴望?

2.現在就你的渴望,想一個對你最有意義的神的名字。用這個神
的名字來為你的這項渴望來禱告。例如:大能的神,賜給我公
義;偉大的醫生,醫治我因……而得的創傷;慈愛的天父,赦
免我所犯……的罪。

3.這一天當中,不斷地以這個短句來禱告;到晚上,思想一下,
神在這一天中如何回應你的禱告,及你的渴望。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 13
1 How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sor
row in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
3 Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I
will sleep in death, 4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me.

Meditation

1. Read this psalm slowly. Do you find similar feelings as you read
the psalmist’s cry for God’s attention? Pause and ask: “What am
I asking of God”? Identify your want or need from God. Look
closer to see what deeper desire might be behind it.

2. Now think of a name for God that is most meaningful to you with
respect to the desire just identified. Use this name of God in your
prayer for this desire. For example: Powerful God, give me justice;
Great physician, heal my hurts from …; Loving Father, forgive my sin of …

3. Throughout the day, pray your phrase as often as possible. At the
end of the day, think about how God responded to your desire.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 17, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 12:1-8

第十二章

1 耶和華啊,求你幫助!因虔誠人斷絕了,世人中間的忠信人沒有了。
2 人人向鄰舍說謊;他們說話,是嘴唇油滑,心口不一。
3 凡油滑的嘴唇和誇大的舌頭,耶和華必要剪除。
4 他們曾說:“我們必能以舌頭得勝,我們的嘴唇是我們自己的,誰能作我們的主呢?”
5 耶和華說:“因為困苦人的冤屈和貧窮人的歎息,我現在要起來,把他安置在他所切慕的穩妥之地。”
6 耶和華的言語是純淨的言語,如同銀子在泥爐中煉過七次。
7 耶和華啊,你必保護他們,你必保佑他們永遠脫離這世代的人。
8 下流人在世人中升高,就有惡人到處遊行。

 

默想:
1.這首詩所強調的是言語(人說的話、與神說的話)。大衛向神
哀嘆,“虔誠、信實的人在哪裡”?人們為達到個人的目的,
隨意說謊話、諂媚、詆毀、盡說對自己有利的話;欺壓窮苦的
人;他們狂傲地以為自己是通行無阻,連神也不可能阻擋他們。

 

2.相對地,神的應許卻是純淨的,毫無虛假和欺騙;神的話歷經
試驗,卻永遠不變,因為祂是信實的神。神也知道祂的兒女,
且要幫助他們、保護他們。

 

3.你是否曾經被謊言、虛偽所困擾、圍繞著?重新再讀這篇詩,
慢慢地讀,體會人的說話與神的言語有怎樣的分別?並再次對
神表明你對神的話語(聖經)的信靠。

 

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 12
1 Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore;
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
3 May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
4 those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail;
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise, ”
says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a
crucible, like gold refined seven times.
7 You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,
8 who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.

Meditation
1. This psalm emphasizes words spoken by men vs. those spoken by
God. David lamented to God the disappearance of the godly and
the faithful. Every one lies, flatters, betrays and boasts; doing anything
that will advance their own benefit. They even plunder the
poor. They proudly think that they could do all that they wish and
God has no power to stop them.

2. In contrast, God’s promise is pure words without pretense and deceit.
God’s word has gone through trials and is never changed for
God is faithful. God also knows his children and desires to help
them and protect them.

3. Have you ever been troubled or surrounded by lies and pretense?
Read this psalm again slowly. Paying attention to men’s words and
God’s. Tell God your confidence in his word – the Bible.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 16, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 11:1-7

第十一章
1 我是投靠耶和華,你們怎麼對我說:“你當像鳥飛往你的山去。
2 看哪,惡人彎弓,把箭搭在弦上,要在暗中射那心裡正直的人。
3 根基若毀壞,義人還能做甚麼呢?”
4 耶和華在他的聖殿裡,耶和華的寶座在天上,他的慧眼察看世人。
5 耶和華試驗義人;惟有惡人和喜愛強暴的人,他心裡恨惡。
6 他要向惡人密佈網羅,有烈火、硫磺、熱風作他們杯中的分。
7 因為耶和華是公義的,他喜愛公義,正直人必得見他的面。

 

默想:
1.這首詩記載大衛的朋友,在大衛逃避掃羅王的逃亡時期對他作
的勸告;雖然好心,卻是出自無信心的建議。但是,大衛卻抬
頭仰望神,為要得到在試煉中對神不變的信心。他知道在危難
中最穩妥的地方,就是對神絕對的信靠。

 

2.你曾否覺得自己的“根基”被別人“毀壞”,感到“整個世界
都塌下來”,而你只想遠走高飛、逃避一切?

 

3.記得大衛的這篇禱告,“奔向神那裡,永遠比逃避神要安全得
多”。況且,惡人必要受到神的審判。

 

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 11
1 In the LORD I take refuge.
How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain.
2 For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the
strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
3 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne.
He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love vio
lence, he hates with a passion.
6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur;
a scorching wind will be their lot.
7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.

Meditation
1. This psalm records well-intentioned, but faithless advice of David’s
friends when he was a fugitive from King Saul. David lifts his eyes
to the Lord to find faith in a time of testing. He knew the safest
place to stand was in radical trust in God.

2. Have you ever felt that your foundations were being destroyed and
you wanted to run away?

3. Remember, running to God is always safer than running away. Besides,
the wicked will surely receive God’s judgement.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 13, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 10:12-18

第十章
12 耶和華啊,求你起來!神啊,求你舉手,不要忘記困苦人!
13 惡人為何輕慢神,心裡說“你必不追究”?
14 其實你已經觀看,因為奸惡毒害,你都看見了,為要以手施行
報應。無倚無靠的人把自己交託你,你向來是幫助孤兒的。
15 願你打斷惡人的膀臂;至於壞人,願你追究他的惡,直到淨盡。
16 耶和華永永遠遠為王,外邦人從他的地已經滅絕了。
17 耶和華啊,謙卑人的心願,你早已知道(註:原文作“聽
見”);你必預備他們的心,也必側耳聽他們的祈求,
18 為要給孤兒和受欺壓的人伸冤,使強橫的人不再威嚇他們。

默想:
1.這段經文描述困苦人的無助,使他轉而求告神。神聽見、必會
追究,並且要為受欺壓的伸冤。經文也提到,不公的事有時確
會發生,但是強橫的必要受到懲罰。

2.在苦難中的禱告,使我們更加親近神、更加容易明白祂的旨
意,並且也教導我們察覺周遭的許多需要。

3.你知道有什麼人正在困難或痛苦的當中嗎?為這個人禱告,並
且祈求神向你顯明,應當以哪些實際的行動來幫助他。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter10
12 Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”?
14 But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
that would not otherwise be found out.
16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from
his land.
17 You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.

Meditation
1. This passage describes the helplessness of the victim which leads
him to turn to the Lord. God hears and responds to the victims and
will judge the wicked and to defend the oppressed. The passage
also recognizes the fact that injustices may exist for a time. But the
people who persecute us will surely be punished.

2. Prayer in suffering brings us to God to understand his will, and it
also teaches us to care for the needy around us.

3. Do you know anyone who may be in trouble or suffering? Pray for
that person and pray for specific actions you may take to help that
person.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 12, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 9:1-10

第九章
1 我要一心稱謝耶和華;我要傳揚你一切奇妙的作為!
2 我要因你歡喜快樂;至高者啊,我要歌頌你的名!
3 我的仇敵轉身退去的時候,他們一見你的面就跌倒滅亡。
4 因你已經為我伸冤,為我辨屈;你坐在寶座上,按公義審判。
5 你曾斥責外邦,你曾滅絕惡人,你曾塗抹他們的名,直到永永遠遠。
6 仇敵到了盡頭,他們被毀壞,直到永遠;你拆毀他們的城邑,連
他們的名號都歸於無有。
7 惟耶和華坐著為王,直到永遠!他已經為審判設擺他的寶座。
8 他要按公義審判世界,按正直判斷萬民。
9 耶和華又要給受欺壓的人作高台,在患難的時候作高台。
10 耶和華啊,認識你名的人要倚靠你,因你沒有離棄尋求你的人。

默想:
1.大衛稱謝神,因為他知道神不單永遠為王,而且“他要按公義
審判世界,按正直判斷萬民”。這個認知使得受壓害及在愁苦
中的人,現在就可以找到庇護及希望。

2.相信神並不一定立刻改變我們的環境,但卻能改變我們自己!
我們在迫害的當中,能夠經歷交託後的平安,這就證明神是真
實的。

3.將你的愁苦和重擔,藉著信心交託給神,知道神掌權,並且祂
要審判,為我們申冤。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 9
1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
3 My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my right and my cause,
sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities;
even the memory of them has perished.
7 The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.
9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of
trouble.
10 Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Meditation
1. David celebrated the Lord, for he knew God not only reigns forever,
but “he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the
peoples with uprightness”. This enables a person who is oppressed
or in trouble to find refuge and hope now.

2. Trust in God may not change our circumstances, but it changes us!
The mere fact that we can experience peace despite persecution is
the most convincing evidence that God is real.

3. Bring your troubles and heartaches to God with full confidence that
God rules and he judges.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 11, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 8:1-9

第八章
1 耶和華我們的主啊,你的名在全地何其美!你將你的榮耀彰顯於天。
2 你因敵人的緣故,從嬰孩和吃奶的口中建立了能力,使仇敵和報仇的閉口無言。
3 我觀看你指頭所造的天,並你所陳設的月亮星宿,
4 便說,人算甚麼,你竟顧念他?世人算甚麼,你竟眷顧他?
5 你叫他比天使(註:或作“神”)微小一點,並賜他榮耀尊貴為冠冕。
6,7,8 你派他管理你手所造的,使萬物,就是一切的牛羊、田野
的獸、空中的鳥、海裡的魚,凡經行海道的,都服在他的腳下。
9 耶和華我們的主啊,你的名在全地何其美!

默想:
1.慢慢地讀這篇詩,一面讀,一面思想詩中所提的事物,他們彼
此之間的關連;例如:嬰孩的兒語,敵人或反對者的狡辯;浩
瀚穹蒼,渺小個人;創造主宰,日常生活,等等。

2.經過這樣的讀經與思想,你有什麼感想?將心中的感想告訴
神,結束時,與詩人一同由衷地稱讚神:耶和華我們的主啊,
你的名在全地何其美!

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 8
1 LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory in the heavens.
2 Through the praise of children and infants, you have established a
strong hold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and
the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is mankind that you are
mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
5 You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them
with glory and honor.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put every
thing under their feet: 7 all flocks and herds, and the animals of the
wild,8 the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the
paths of the seas.
9 LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Meditation
1. Read this passage aloud slowly. As you read, think of the things
and how they relate to each other in this psalm: babies babbling vs.
the antagonist words of enemies and foes; vast universe vs. tiny human;
the Creator vs. ordinary livelihood, etc.
2. What thoughts come to mind as you read and think of these things?
Tell God your thoughts and feelings. Close it by joining the psalmist
in praising God: “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name
in all the earth!”

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 10, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 7:1-11

第七章
1 耶和華我的神啊,我投靠你,求你救我脫離一切追趕我的人,將我救拔出來!
2 恐怕他們像獅子撕裂我,甚至撕碎,無人搭救。
3 耶和華我的神啊,我若行了這事,若有罪孽在我手裡,
4 我若以惡報那與我交好的人,(連那無故與我為敵的,我也救了他。)
5 就任憑仇敵追趕我,直到追上,將我的性命踏在地下,使我的榮耀歸於灰塵。
6 耶和華啊,求你在怒中起來,挺身而立,抵擋我敵人的暴怒!求
你為我興起,你已經命定施行審判!
7 願眾民的會環繞你;願你從其上歸於高位!
8 耶和華向眾民施行審判。耶和華啊,求你按我的公義和我心中的純正判斷我。
9 願惡人的惡斷絕;願你堅立義人!因為公義的神察驗人的心腸肺腑。
10 神是我的盾牌,他拯救心裡正直的人。
11 神是公義的審判者,又是天天向惡人發怒的神。

默想:

  1. 你是否曾有過被人誣告?或是莫名的侮辱、歧視和指責?你是怎樣申訴或求助?大衛是怎樣向神傾訴?
  2. 你願意神來判斷你的公義和心中的純正嗎?為什麼?
  3. 將你現在心中的想法、感受、心願,坦誠地與神對話,等候祂對你的回應。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 7
1 LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
2 or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3 LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands —
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe—
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;
let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.
6 Arise, LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake, my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.
8 Let the LORD judge the peoples.
Vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness,
according to my integrity, O Most High.
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous se
cure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
10 My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.

Meditation
1. Have you felt falsely accused? How did you appeal your case? Like David?
2. Would you want God to judge your righteousness or the integrity of your heart? Why?
3. Speak candidly to God your thoughts, emotions and desires at this
moment. Wait for God respond to you.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 9, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 6:1-10

第六章
1 耶和華啊,求你不要在怒中責備我,也不要在烈怒中懲罰我。
2 耶和華啊,求你可憐我,因為我軟弱!耶和華啊,求你醫治我,
因為我的骨頭發戰!
3 我心也大大地驚惶。耶和華啊,你要到幾時才救我呢?
4 耶和華啊,求你轉回搭救我;因你的慈愛拯救我。
5 因為在死地無人記念你,在陰間有誰稱謝你?
6 我因唉哼而困乏,我每夜流淚,把床榻漂起,把褥子濕透。
7 我因憂愁眼睛乾癟,又因我一切的敵人眼睛昏花。
8 你們一切作孽的人,離開我吧!因為耶和華聽了我哀哭的聲音。
9 耶和華聽了我的懇求,耶和華必收納我的禱告!
10 我的一切仇敵都必羞愧,大大驚惶;他們必要退後,忽然羞愧。

默想:
1) 大衛在這篇詩中描述了他的軟弱感,他無力來面對生命中的痛
苦(大大的驚惶);他的精力耗盡,身心陷於痛苦中,且因悲
愁而衰殘。夜夜他的床榻浸在眼淚裡,他的枕頭也濕透了;他
的眼睛紅腫,視力衰退(現中譯本)。

 

2) 跟著大衛的詩來禱告,幫助我們面對生命中的挑戰。他很真實
地面對自己的軟弱,也誠實地看清自己的懼怕。當我們不能誠
實地面對自己的真相時,就是想要在人前保持“完美”的形
象;這樣我們就無法認清自己的軟弱,這使得我們無法全然地
依靠仰望神。

 

3) 再多讀幾遍這篇詩,特別留意大衛用來描述自己感受的字眼。
遇到適切你現今情況的地方,停下來,用這首詩、這些字詞,
來向神禱告,懇求神的幫助。

 

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 6
1 LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint;
heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.
3 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long?
4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
Who praises you from the grave?
6 I am worn out from my groaning.
All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with
tears.
7 My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
8 Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my
weeping.
9 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;
they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.

Meditation
1. David described his feeling of weakness as he had no strength left
to face life’s challenges. His bones were in agony, his soul in anguish,
he was worn out from groaning. His bed was flooded with
weeping and his couch drenched with tears. His eyes grew weak
with sorrow.

 

2. Praying along with David’s psalm helps us face our own challenges.
He was realistic about his weaknesses, and honest about his fears.
Dishonesty – an attempt to maintain a “perfect” image – keeps us
from acknowledging our weaknesses. And keeps us from full dependence
on the Lord.

 

3. Read through this psalm for a couple more times. Pay attention to
the words David used to describe his emotions and attitudes. Use
this psalm as your plea to God for your own situations.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

260靈修 July. 6, 2012 詩篇 Psalms 5:1-12

第五章
1 耶和華啊,求你留心聽我的言語,顧念我的心思。
2 我的王我的神啊,求你垂聽我呼求的聲音,因為我向你祈禱!
3 耶和華啊,早晨你必聽我的聲音;早晨我必向你陳明我的心意,
並要警醒。
4 因為你不是喜悅惡事的神,惡人不能與你同居。
5 狂傲人不能站在你眼前;凡作孽的,都是你所恨惡的。
6 說謊言的,你必滅絕;好流人血弄詭詐的,都為耶和華所憎惡。
7 至於我,我必憑你豐盛的慈愛進入你的居所;我必存敬畏你的心
向你的聖殿下拜。
8 耶和華啊,求你因我的仇敵,憑你的公義引領我,使你的道路在
我面前正直。
9 因為他們的口中沒有誠實;他們的心裡滿有邪惡。他們的喉嚨是
敞開的墳墓;他們用舌頭諂媚人。
10 神啊,求你定他們的罪。願他們因自己的計謀跌倒;願你在他
們許多的過犯中把他們逐出,因為他們背叛了你。
11 凡投靠你的,願他們喜樂,時常歡呼,因為你護庇他們;又願
那愛你名的人都靠你歡欣;
12 因為你必賜福與義人。耶和華啊,你必用恩惠如同盾牌四面護
衛他。

默想:
1.詩人每早晨首先向神陳明自己的心意,向神呼求;然後他就等
候、觀察神的工作。這是信心——向神呼求,並期待神來答覆。

2.以禱告開始每一天,並隨時操練六個短禱(第II頁),經歷神
的同在。

禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 5
1 Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament.
2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
3 In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.
4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
with you, evil people are not welcome.
5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence.You hate all who do wrong;
6 you destroy those who tell lies.
The bloodthirsty and deceitful, you, LORD, detest.
7 But I, by your great love, can come into your house;
in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.
8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies—
make your way straight before me.
9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with
malice.
Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
10 Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them that those who love your name may
rejoice in you.
12 Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

 

Meditation
1. The psalmist begins the day first pleading his case to God and then
watching God at work. This is faith – praying and expecting God
to answer.

2. Begin each day with prayer. And practice the 6 breath prayers (cf.
P.II) anytime to experience God’s presence throughout the day.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.