87:1 (可拉後裔的詩歌。)耶和華所立的根基在聖山上。
87:2 他愛錫安的門,勝於愛雅各一切的住處。
87:3 上帝的城啊,有榮耀的事乃指著你說的。(細拉)
87:4 我要提起拉哈伯和巴比倫人,是在認識我之中的;看哪,非利士和泰爾並古實人,個個生在那裡。
87:5 論到錫安,必說:這一個、那一個都生在其中,而且至高者必親自堅立這城。
87:6 當耶和華記錄萬民的時候,他要點出這一個生在那裡。(細拉)
87:7 歌唱的,跳舞的,都要說:我的泉源都在你裡面。
87:2 他愛錫安的門,勝於愛雅各一切的住處。
87:3 上帝的城啊,有榮耀的事乃指著你說的。(細拉)
87:4 我要提起拉哈伯和巴比倫人,是在認識我之中的;看哪,非利士和泰爾並古實人,個個生在那裡。
87:5 論到錫安,必說:這一個、那一個都生在其中,而且至高者必親自堅立這城。
87:6 當耶和華記錄萬民的時候,他要點出這一個生在那裡。(細拉)
87:7 歌唱的,跳舞的,都要說:我的泉源都在你裡面。
Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.
1 He
has founded his city on the holy mountain.
2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious
things are said of you,
city of God:
4 “I will record Rahab and Babylon
among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush—
and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
“This one and that one were born in her,
and the Most High himself will establish her.”
6 The Lord will write in the register of the peoples:
“This one was born in Zion.”
city of God:
4 “I will record Rahab and Babylon
among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush—
and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
“This one and that one were born in her,
and the Most High himself will establish her.”
6 The Lord will write in the register of the peoples:
“This one was born in Zion.”
7 As
they make music they will sing,
“All my fountains are in you.”
“All my fountains are in you.”
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人常常會誤解以為敬拜上帝的地方是聖的,就像這首詩歌會讓人誤以為錫安身是聖的,只有耶路撒冷是上帝的居所!正如主耶穌與撒馬利亞婦人的對話中,主耶穌說:「婦人,你當信我。時候將到,你們拜父,也不在這山上,也不在耶路撒冷。你們所拜的,你們不知道;我們所拜的,我們知道,因為救恩是從猶太人出來的。時候將到,如今就是了,那真正拜父的,要用心靈和誠實拜他,因為父要這樣的人拜他。上帝是個靈(或無個字),所以拜他的必須用心靈和誠實拜他。」(約翰福音4:21-24)
也因為這樣,我們要看重的是上帝的居所是在祂的子民中間,在大衛的時代,以色列人聚集在錫安山上敬拜上帝,也因為這樣錫安山顯得特別!後來所羅門王也在這裡建聖殿,成為以色列民敬拜中心!而先知以賽亞更延伸宣稱上帝國是新耶路撒冷,是復活的榮耀的上帝眾兒女聚集敬拜上帝之處!
所以,真正的榮耀之境就是上帝與祂的兒女相會之處,我們在地上的禮拜,就是將來天上榮耀之敬拜的預演!每個主日禮拜我們要以恭敬的心來面見上帝,與眾聖徒一同敬拜永恆與榮耀的三一上帝!
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