13:1 (大衛的詩,交與伶長。)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?
13:2 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?
13:3 耶和華─我的上帝啊,求你看顧我,應允我!使我眼目光明,免得我沉睡至死;
13:4 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。
13:5 但我倚靠你的慈愛;我的心因你的救恩快樂。
13:6 我要向耶和華歌唱,因他用厚恩待我。
13:2 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?
13:3 耶和華─我的上帝啊,求你看顧我,應允我!使我眼目光明,免得我沉睡至死;
13:4 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。
13:5 但我倚靠你的慈愛;我的心因你的救恩快樂。
13:6 我要向耶和華歌唱,因他用厚恩待我。
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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 sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow 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.
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.
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.
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許多人以為禮拜或禱告的目的是要從上帝得恩典,或是得幫助。其實,人來到上帝面前,反而是先感受到上帝的幫助和拯救,發現是上帝主動幫助與施恩惠於人。所以,主耶穌曾經說:「你們禱告,不可像外邦人,用許多重複話,他們以為話多了必蒙垂聽。你們不可效法他們;因為你們沒有祈求以先,你們所需用的,你們的父早已知道了。」(馬太福音6:7-8)
正如今天我們讀到這首詩歌,好像是哀歌,其實是讚美詩,因為最後兩句說到:「但我倚靠你的慈愛;我的心因你的救恩快樂。我要向耶和華歌唱,因他用厚恩待我。」
雖然前面的詩句好像是懷疑的問句,是要人去思考上帝的作為,因為上帝不怕人去追想過去,反而要人透過思想和記念上帝的作為,認識上帝的慈愛永不改變,使人有勇氣和力量來面對現況,這就是得安慰!
也因為如此,人才能讚美上帝,存歡喜快樂的心來歸向上帝、仰望上帝,心被恩感來讚美上帝!
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