116:3 死亡的繩索纏繞我;陰間的痛苦抓住我;我遭遇患難愁苦。
116:4 那時,我便求告耶和華的名,說:耶和華啊,求你救我的靈魂!
116:5 耶和華有恩惠,有公義;我們的上帝以憐憫為懷。
116:6 耶和華保護愚人;我落到卑微的地步,他救了我。
116:4 那時,我便求告耶和華的名,說:耶和華啊,求你救我的靈魂!
116:5 耶和華有恩惠,有公義;我們的上帝以憐憫為懷。
116:6 耶和華保護愚人;我落到卑微的地步,他救了我。
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords
of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
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詩人宣告:「耶和華有恩惠,有公義;我們的上帝以憐憫為懷。」
詩人更在這裡舉例說明上帝的作為:「死亡的繩索纏繞我;陰間的痛苦抓住我;我遭遇患難愁苦。那時,我便求告耶和華的名,說:耶和華啊,求你救我的靈魂!」「耶和華保護愚人;我落到卑微的地步,他救了我。」
上帝的作為和人的作為最大的差異,就是上帝肯憐憫與幫助卑微的人,超越過財富、才能、地位與身分。人總是期盼能得到好處,但是上帝從來不期盼!上帝永遠的給予者,人只能成為授與者!也因為這樣,我門不能批判人沒有愛心,因為我們都是接受上帝恩惠的!
所以詩人敢向耶和華說:「耶和華啊,求你救我的靈魂!」
我們也可以這樣求!
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