Weekly Devotion ( Psalm 5-9)
The fifth psalm,
like the third, is morning prayer. The psalmist begins the fifth psalm with verses 1-3, which refers to getting up early in the morning to pray and watch... Dear brothers and sisters, how do you and I start a new day? How can you and I become aware of God's daily protection of our souls? The psalmist reminds us that on the one hand, we should rise early to pray and ask the Lord to supervise our minds. Then, on the other hand, we should recognize our responsibilities and fully trust and fear God on the other hand (verse 7). The plan for the day is morning prayer. Through morning prayer, we receive the will of God to arrange our days and warn ourselves against the temptations of the world and the devil. For our God is a holy and righteous God (vv. 4-6), who hates evil, and the wicked cannot dwell with him, and he will eventually drive out the wicked and condemn them (vv. 10). But to the righteous, those who trust in God by faith, God will keep them with grace and love (vv. 11-12). So blessed are the children of God who believe this! " Believers are eternally preserved "will give brothers and sisters who love the Lord unlimited strength and hope of eternal life! Because God is so good to his children, everything is by his grace and glory belongs to him!
is a prayer psalm and the first of the "seven penitent psalms" in the Book of Psalms (the other six psalms are 32, 38, 51, 102, and 130). The psalmist seems to be focused on asking God to deliver him from the pain, sorrow, sickness, and persecution of his enemies. The psalmist does not describe which sins he committed that brought God's discipline and punishment. But in verses 1-3, the psalmist asks God for mercy and asks him not to bring him the full punishment his sin deserves in his anger, or he will go into death. " O Lord GOD, if you investigate sin, who can stand? " (Psalm 130:3). Knowing the gracious love of the Lord, the psalmist calls on the Lord in verse 4," Save me because of your mercy "! The psalmist is sure that the Lord is willing to take care of him and help him, just as he believes in the darkness of the night that the light of dawn will come. The psalmist calls out to the Lord in his enemies, sickness, and weakness, proclaiming that God is a God of love, mercy, and grace. Today, our brothers and sisters are struggling with sickness and weakness, and even the penalty of sin. They still believe in the love and grace of Jehovah, calling on him to cleanse themselves with the blood of Jesus Christ, forgive their sins and transgressions, heal their diseases, and strengthen their weak faith. For all salvation comes from Jehovah, and Christ has been accomplished on the cross! "If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) (1 John 1:9) Thank God for saving us to the end without fail! ...
the psalmist sings this psalm about faith and supplication under extreme trials. In a moment of persecution by an enemy who claims that the psalmist made a mistake, the psalmist firmly denies the enemy's accusations. The opening section of the psalm describes the psalmist's personal need: Due to the cruelty of the enemy, the psalmist cries out to God. Next, the psalmist declares his innocence and that the harshest punishment is justified if the accusations the enemy attacks him on are correct, but God can prove that the enemy's accusations are untrue, and God will protect the innocent and wronged from the enemy. In the second half of the psalm, the psalmist affirms the righteousness of God, which is the starting point of his faith. The wicked will not succeed in the end; they will seek their own destruction. "He digs a pit, dug it deep, and falls into the trap he has dug for himself. His poison shall come upon his own head; his violence shall fall upon his own." The last verse, verse 17, is the climax of the psalm and the final conclusion of thanksgiving. The psalmist says: "I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness, and sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. Brothers and sisters, in reality, individuals are wronged, wronged, judged, injustice, and injustice occur from time to time. If we believe that God will not be biased (2 Chronicles 19:7), we can face it calmly. The innocent will be cleansed in the end. God is a just and fair judge and a God who is angry with the wicked every day (v. 11).
At the beginning of Psalm 8,
it is truly earth-shattering and has the spirit of a final word. It clearly gives, the essence and boundaries of the positioning of man and God. With this clear definition, the relationship and response of the interaction between the creator and the created can be carried out in a majestic manner. "Lord our Lord" (v1). God is our Lord, and man can expound his relationship with us in thousands of words, or he can end it with a simple exclamation mark, because the richness within is already "I want to argue, but I have forgotten my words". For a poet, this kind of relationship between the creator and the created, as long as he looks up at the starry sky, or looks down at all things created by God, people can see, feel, and experience this relationship. This is simply self-evident. The creator and the created are very different in ability, identity, essence, and indescribable, but the latter can be so exalted, affirmed, and blessed by the former. If you don't express gratitude to the creator, it is simply inconceivable. (v2, Isaiah 6:10-11) This kindness of God to man makes the poet feel that it is difficult to bear, and he is puzzled as to why God's grace to the humble is so profound and long. (v4, v5, v6) In the end, he can only repeat the thankful sigh at the beginning. (v9)
is a great comfort to the hearts of our believers. Especially when we see that sin is rampant in this world, righteousness is not revealed, the wicked eat delicious food and drink spicy food, and God's people are attacked and humiliated,... This seems a little out of step with what the scriptures describe, as if it does not truly reflect the reality of the present world. (v8, v9) However, the Bible teaches us to put away our proud hearts, that is, to let the world follow our will, according to the time we have set Time, method, and ending. Don't worry, this world won't. The psalmist begins by reminding us to rejoice and rejoice in the fact that the LORD is our Lord. (v1, v2) Because he has accepted us as our Lord. This alone is worthy of us "giving thanks to the LORD" and "singing praises to your name." (v1, v2) And even more eloquently, the psalmist, by rebuking the Gentiles for their misdeeds and unbelief, points to the root cause of the world's problems, "O Lord, terrify the Gentiles, and let them know that they are nothing but men!" (V20) How frightening it is to think that finite people will be judged by the infinite God! (v19)
每周灵修诗篇5-9
第五篇诗篇和第三篇一样，是晨祷。诗篇作者以1-3节开始第五篇诗篇，指的是清晨起来祷告和守望……亲爱的弟兄姊妹们，你我怎样开始新的一天？你我怎样才能觉察到神每天保守我们的灵魂？诗篇作者提醒我们，一方面要早起祷告，求主监督我们的心智，然后一方面要认识到我们的责任，另一方面要完全信靠和敬畏神（7节）。一天的计划是早晨祷告。借着早晨祷告，我们领受神的意念来安排我们的日子，并且警戒我们自己，免受世人和魔鬼的试探。因为我们的神是圣洁公义的神（4-6节），他恨恶恶事，恶人不能与他同住，他必最终赶出恶人，定恶人的罪（10节）。但对义人，就是凭信心信靠神的人，神必以恩典和爱心保守他（11-12节）。所以，信这话的神的儿女有福了！“信徒永远被保守”会给爱主的弟兄姐妹无限的力量和永生的希望！因为上帝对他的孩子如此好，一切都因他的恩典，荣耀归于他！
第六篇诗篇是一篇祷告诗篇，也是诗篇书上“七首悔罪诗篇”中的第一篇（其他六首诗篇分别为32、38、51、102和130）。诗篇作者似乎专注于请求上帝把他从他的敌人的痛苦、悲伤、疾病和迫害中拯救出来。诗篇作者没有描述他所犯的哪些罪带来了上帝的管教和惩罚。但在第1-3节中，诗篇作者请求上帝怜悯，请求他不要在愤怒中给他带来他的罪应得的全部惩罚，否则他将进入死亡。“主耶和华啊，如果你调查罪恶，谁能站得住呢？”（诗篇130:3）。诗篇作者知道耶和华的恩典之爱，在第4节中呼吁耶和华，“因你的慈爱拯救我”！诗篇作者确信耶和华愿意照顾他，帮助他，就像他在黑夜中相信黎明的光会到来一样。诗篇作者在他的敌人、疾病和软弱中呼求主，宣称上帝是一位慈爱、怜悯和恩典的上帝。今天，我们的弟兄姊妹正与疾病和软弱，甚至罪的刑罚作斗争，他们仍然相信耶和华的爱和恩典，呼求他用耶稣基督的血洁净自己，赦免他们的罪和过犯，医治他们的疾病，加强他们软弱的信心。因为所有的救恩都来自耶和华，基督已经在十字架上完成了！“如果我们承认我们的罪，上帝是信实的，公正的，赦免我们的罪，洗净我们所有的不义。”（约翰一书1:9）（约翰一书1:9）感谢上帝拯救我们到最后，没有失败！……
在第七篇诗篇中，诗篇作者在极端的试炼下唱了这首关于信心和恳求的诗篇。在一个声称诗篇作者犯了错误的敌人迫害的时刻,诗篇作者坚决否认敌人的指控。诗篇的开头部分描述了诗篇作者的个人需要：由于敌人的残忍，诗篇作者向上帝呼喊。接下来，诗篇作者宣布他是无辜的，如果敌人攻击他的指控是正确的，最严厉的惩罚是合理的，但是上帝可以证明敌人的指控是不真实的，上帝会保护无辜和受委屈的人免受敌人的伤害。在诗篇的后半部分，诗篇作者肯定了上帝的公义，这是他信仰的起点。恶人最终不会成功；他们会寻求自己的毁灭。“他挖了一个坑，挖得很深，掉进了他为自己挖的陷阱。他的毒药必临到自己的头上；他的暴力必落在自己的头上。”最后一节，第17节，是诗篇的高潮，也是感恩的最后结论。诗篇作者说：“我要照耶和华的公义称谢他，歌颂耶和华至高者的名。弟兄姊妹们，在现实中，个人受委屈、受委屈、受审判，不公、不义时有发生，如果我们相信神不会偏心（历代志下19:7），我们就可以坦然面对，无辜的人最后必得洁净，神是公义公平的审判官，是天天向恶人发怒的神（11节）。
第 8 篇一開首，真是石破天驚，有一錘定音之氣概。 它清楚給予 了人神定位的本質與界線，有了這種清楚的界定後，便能氣勢磅礴 的開展創造者和被造者之互動的關係與回應。”耶和華我們的主啊” (v1)。 神，就是我們的主，人可以洋洋萬言的闡述祂與我們的關 係，也可以用簡單一感嘆號作結，因為內裏那種豐富，已是 ”欲辯 已忘言” 。 於詩人來說，這種創造者與被造者之關係，只要抬頭仰望星空，或 是低頭俯看神所造之萬物，人便能看到、感受到、體會到這種關 係，這簡直是不辯自明的道理。 創造者與被造者這二者在能力、 身份，本質，那份無可名狀的巨大差異，但後者卻竟能受到前者這 樣的抬舉、肯定與祝福，若是不表達向創造者感恩的情懷，簡直是 不可思議之事。 (v2，賽 6:10-11) 神對人這份恩情，使詩人感到難以承載，百思不得其解，神為何對 卑微的人，恩澤如此深厚綿長。(v4, v5, v6) 最後只能重覆開首的感 恩歎息作結。(v9) ......
重覆閱讀詩篇第九篇真是大大安慰我們信徒的心。 尤其是我們 看到這世界罪惡橫行，公義不彰，惡人吃香喝辣，神的子民飽受攻 擊、屈辱，........，這與經文所描述的，好像有點格格不入，好像不 真實地反映現今世界之實況。(v8, v9) 然聖經教導我們，收起我們驕傲的心，就是要這世界隨著我們的意思，照著我們所訂的時 間、方法、結局而行。放心吧，這世界是不會的。 詩人首先提醒我們，要因耶和華是我們的主而高興、快樂。 (v1, v2) 因為祂已接納我們，成為我們的主。 就只是這一點，已值得我 們 ”稱謝耶和華”，“歌頌袮的名”。(v1, v2) 而更擲地有聲的，就是 詩人藉著對外邦人胡作非為、不信的斥責，點出了世人問題癥結的 根源，“耶和華啊，求你使外邦人恐懼，願他們知道自己不過是 人!” (v20) 一想到有限的人將被無限的神審判，這是令人何等恐 懼的事啊!(v19)