詩篇77:1-20

77:1 （亞薩的詩，照耶杜頓的作法，交與伶長。）我要向上帝發聲呼求；我向上帝發聲，他必留心聽我。
77:2 我在患難之日尋求主；我在夜間不住地舉手禱告；我的心不肯受安慰。
77:3 我想念上帝，就煩躁不安；我沉吟悲傷，心便發昏。（細拉）
77:4 你叫我不能閉眼；我煩亂不安，甚至不能說話。
77:5 我追想古時之日，上古之年。
77:6 我想起我夜間的歌曲，捫心自問；我心裡也仔細省察。
77:7 難道主要永遠丟棄我，不再施恩嗎？
77:8 難道他的慈愛永遠窮盡，他的應許世世廢棄嗎？
77:9 難道上帝忘記開恩，因發怒就止住他的慈悲嗎？（細拉）
77:10 我便說：這是我的懦弱，但我要追念至高者顯出右手之年代。
77:11 我要提說耶和華所行的；我要記念你古時的奇事。
77:12 我也要思想你的經營，默念你的作為。
77:13 上帝啊，你的作為是潔淨的；有何神大如上帝呢？
77:14 你是行奇事的上帝；你曾在列邦中彰顯你的能力。
77:15 你曾用你的膀臂贖了你的民，就是雅各和約瑟的子孫。（細拉）
77:16 上帝啊，諸水見你，一見就都驚惶；深淵也都戰抖。
77:17 雲中倒出水來；天空發出響聲；你的箭也飛行四方。
77:18 你的雷聲在旋風中；電光照亮世界；大地戰抖震動。
77:19 你的道在海中；你的路在大水中；你的腳蹤無人知道。
77:20 你曾藉摩西和亞倫的手引導你的百姓，好像羊群一般。

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm.

¹ I cried out to God for help;
    I cried out to God to hear me.
² When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
    at night I stretched out untiring hands,
    and I would not be comforted.

³ I remembered you, God, and I groaned;
    I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.^[b]
4 You kept my eyes from closing;
    I was too troubled to speak.
⁵ I thought about the former days,
    the years of long ago;
⁶ I remembered my songs in the night.
    My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

⁷ “Will the Lord reject forever?
    Will he never show his favor again?
⁸ Has his unfailing love vanished forever?
    Has his promise failed for all time?
⁹ Has God forgotten to be merciful?
    Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

¹⁰ Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:
    the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
¹¹ I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
    yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
¹² I will consider all your works
    and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”

¹³ Your ways, God, are holy.
    What god is as great as our God?
¹⁴ You are the God who performs miracles;
    you display your power among the peoples.
¹⁵ With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
    the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

¹⁶ The waters saw you, God,
    the waters saw you and writhed;
    the very depths were convulsed.
¹⁷ The clouds poured down water,
    the heavens resounded with thunder;
    your arrows flashed back and forth.
¹⁸ Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,
    your lightning lit up the world;
    the earth trembled and quaked.
¹⁹ Your path led through the sea,
    your way through the mighty waters,
    though your footprints were not seen.

²⁰ You led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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    詩人在此不斷地問上帝：「難道主要永遠丟棄我，不再施恩嗎？難道他的慈愛永遠窮盡，他的應許世世廢棄嗎？難道上帝忘記開恩，因發怒就止住他的慈悲嗎？」

    這也好像是今天我們遇到新冠肺炎的疫情，使許多的人喪命，讓人心覺得害怕，就會像詩人這樣的問上帝甚至覺得煩躁，難道上帝不再施恩惠於人了嗎？

    然而這煩躁的心卻得上帝的安慰，他就寫下讚美的詩句：「我便說：這是我的懦弱，但我要追念至高者顯出右手之年代。我要提說耶和華所行的；我要記念你古時的奇事。我也要思想你的經營，默念你的作為。上帝啊，你的作為是潔淨的；有何神大如上帝呢？你是行奇事的上帝；你曾在列邦中彰顯你的能力。你曾用你的膀臂贖了你的民，就是雅各和約瑟的子孫。」

    也因為這樣的安慰，詩人肯定的宣告：「你曾藉摩西和亞倫的手引導你的百姓，好像羊群一般。」

    今日上帝也透過耶穌基督的手引導我們，好像羊群一般。願上帝國的應許，快快實現！因為，耶穌基督已經在十字架上得勝了，祂勝過罪與死了！這勝利是屬於上帝和祂的子民！