詩篇42:1-11

42:1 （可拉後裔的訓誨詩，交與伶長。）上帝啊，我的心切慕你，如鹿切慕溪水。
42:2 我的心渴想上帝，就是永生上帝；我幾時得朝見上帝呢？
42:3 我晝夜以眼淚當飲食；人不住地對我說：你的上帝在哪裡呢？
42:4 我從前與眾人同往，用歡呼稱讚的聲音領他們到上帝的殿裡，大家守節。我追想這些事，我的心極其悲傷。
42:5 我的心哪，你為何憂悶？為何在我裡面煩躁？應當仰望上帝，因他笑臉幫助我；我還要稱讚他。
42:6 我的上帝啊，我的心在我裡面憂悶，所以我從約旦地，從黑門嶺，從米薩山記念你。
42:7 你的瀑布發聲，深淵就與深淵響應；你的波浪洪濤漫過我身。
42:8 白晝，耶和華必向我施慈愛；黑夜，我要歌頌禱告賜我生命的上帝。
42:9 我要對上帝─我的磐石說：你為何忘記我呢？我為何因仇敵的欺壓時常哀痛呢？
42:10 我的敵人辱罵我，好像打碎我的骨頭，不住地對我說：你的上帝在哪裡呢？
42:11 我的心哪，你為何憂悶？為何在我裡面煩躁？應當仰望上帝，因我還要稱讚他。他是我臉上的光榮（原文是幫助），是我的上帝。

For the director of music. A maskil^[c] of the Sons of Korah.

¹ As the deer pants for streams of water,
    so my soul pants for you, my God.
² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
    When can I go and meet with God?
³ My tears have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”
⁴ These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
    under the protection of the Mighty One^[d]
with shouts of joy and praise
    among the festive throng.

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.

⁶ My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
    the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
⁷ Deep calls to deep
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.

⁸ By day the Lord directs his love,
    at night his song is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.

⁹ I say to God my Rock,
    “Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
    oppressed by the enemy?”
¹⁰ My bones suffer mortal agony
    as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”

¹¹ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.

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    有人以這首詩來形容由大被巴比倫所滅之後，聖殿也被毀，猶大人沒有地方可以敬拜上帝的心情。因為，周圍的外邦人一直恥笑他們：「你的上帝在哪裡呢？」

    也因此，他們想起過去教拜上帝的時候，是多麼歡喜快樂的到耶路撒冷的聖殿守節，在那力充滿上帝的榮光，意至於大家的心裡是多麼喜樂！可是現在國破家亡，流落外邦，心中充滿羞恥與悲傷不知什麼時候可以像從前一般敬拜上帝呢﹖所以內心憂悶！

    然而上帝並不是居住在人所造的殿宇之中，祂是充滿天帝宇宙萬物之中，不因為聖殿毀了，祂就不在了！其實上帝依然存在，仍然藉由天地萬外物來顯明祂的作為，而使詩人的心中得著啟示與安慰！

    因此詩人最後說：「我的心哪，你為何憂悶？為何在我裡面煩躁？應當仰望上帝，因我還要稱讚他。他是我臉上的光榮（原文是幫助），是我的上帝。」

民數記29章

       民數記29:1-40  ,

民數記29:1-40

29:1 「七月初一日，你們當有聖會；甚麼勞碌的工都不可做，是你們當守為吹角的日子。
29:2 你們要將公牛犢一隻，公綿羊一隻，沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔七隻，作為馨香的燔祭獻給耶和華。
29:3 同獻的素祭用調油的細麵；為一隻公牛要獻伊法十分之三；為一隻公羊要獻伊法十分之二；
29:4 為那七隻羊羔，每隻要獻伊法十分之一。
29:5 又獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭，為你們贖罪。
29:6 這些是在月朔的燔祭和同獻的素祭，並常獻的燔祭與同獻的素祭，以及照例同獻的奠祭以外，都作為馨香的火祭獻給耶和華。」
29:7 「七月初十日，你們當有聖會；要刻苦己心，甚麼工都不可做。
29:8 只要將公牛犢一隻，公綿羊一隻，一歲的公羊羔七隻，都要沒有殘疾的，作為馨香的燔祭獻給耶和華。
29:9 同獻的素祭用調油的細麵：為一隻公牛要獻伊法十分之三；為一隻公羊要獻伊法十分之二；
29:10 為那七隻羊羔，每隻要獻伊法十分之一。
29:11 又獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭。這是在贖罪祭和常獻的燔祭，與同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。」
29:12 「七月十五日，你們當有聖會；甚麼勞碌的工都不可做，要向耶和華守節七日。
29:13 又要將公牛犢十三隻，公綿羊兩隻，一歲的公羊羔十四隻，都要沒有殘疾的，用火獻給耶和華為馨香的燔祭。
29:14 同獻的素祭用調油的細麵；為那十三隻公牛，每隻要獻伊法十分之三；為那兩隻公羊，每隻要獻伊法十分之二；
29:15 為那十四隻羊羔，每隻要獻伊法十分之一。
29:16 並獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭，這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。
29:17 「第二日要獻公牛犢十二隻，公綿羊兩隻，沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔十四隻；
29:18 並為公牛、公羊，和羊羔，按數照例，獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭。
29:19 又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭。這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。
29:20 「第三日要獻公牛十一隻，公羊兩隻，沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔十四隻；
29:21 並為公牛、公羊，和羊羔，按數照例，獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭。
29:22 又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭。這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。
29:23 「第四日要獻公牛十隻，公羊兩隻，沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔十四隻；
29:24 並為公牛、公羊，和羊羔，按數照例，獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭。
29:25 又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭。這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。
29:26 「第五日要獻公牛九隻，公羊兩隻，沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔十四隻；
29:27 並為公牛、公羊，和羊羔，按數照例，獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭。
29:28 又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭。這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。
29:29 「第六日要獻公牛八隻，公羊兩隻，沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔十四隻；
29:30 並為公牛、公羊，和羊羔，按數照例，獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭。
29:31 又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭。這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。
29:32 「第七日要獻公牛七隻，公羊兩隻，沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔十四隻；
29:33 並為公牛、公羊，和羊羔，按數照例，獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭。
29:34 又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭。這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。
29:35 「第八日你們當有嚴肅會；甚麼勞碌的工都不可做；
29:36 只要將公牛一隻，公羊一隻，沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔七隻作火祭，獻給耶和華為馨香的燔祭；
29:37 並為公牛、公羊，和羊羔，按數照例，獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭。
29:38 又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭。這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外。
29:39 「這些祭要在你們的節期獻給耶和華，都在所許的願並甘心所獻的以外，作為你們的燔祭、素祭、奠祭，和平安祭。」
29:40 於是，摩西照耶和華所吩咐他的一切話告訴以色列人。

  “‘On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. ² As an aroma pleasing to the Lord, offer a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect. ³ With the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah^[a] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with the ram, two-tenths^[b]; ⁴ and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.^{[c] 5} Include one male goat as a sin offering^[d] to make atonement for you. ⁶ These are in addition to the monthly and daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and drink offerings as specified. They are food offerings presented to the Lord, a pleasing aroma.

⁷ “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves^[e] and do no work. ⁸ Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect. ⁹ With the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths; ¹⁰ and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth. ¹¹ Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering for atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

¹² “‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days. ¹³ Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. ¹⁴ With each of the thirteen bulls offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with each of the two rams, two-tenths; ¹⁵ and with each of the fourteen lambs, one-tenth. ¹⁶ Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

¹⁷ “‘On the second day offer twelve young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. ¹⁸ With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. ¹⁹ Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

²⁰ “‘On the third day offer eleven bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. ²¹ With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. ²² Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

²³ “‘On the fourth day offer ten bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. ²⁴ With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. ²⁵ Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

²⁶ “‘On the fifth day offer nine bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. ²⁷ With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. ²⁸ Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

²⁹ “‘On the sixth day offer eight bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. ³⁰ With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. ³¹ Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

³² “‘On the seventh day offer seven bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. ³³ With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. ³⁴ Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

³⁵ “‘On the eighth day hold a closing special assembly and do no regular work. ³⁶ Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of one bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect. ³⁷ With the bull, the ram and the lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. ³⁸ Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

³⁹ “‘In addition to what you vow and your freewill offerings, offer these to the Lord at your appointed festivals: your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings and fellowship offerings.’”

⁴⁰ Moses told the Israelites all that the Lord commanded him.^[f]

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    七月初一日在利未記23章24-25節聖經這樣介紹：「你曉諭以色列人說：七月初一，你們要守為聖安息日，要吹角作紀念，當有聖會。甚麼勞碌的工都不可做；要將火祭獻給耶和華。」

    七月初十日在利未記23章27-28節聖經這樣介紹：「七月初十是贖罪日；你們要守為聖會，並要刻苦己心，也要將火祭獻給耶和華。當這日，甚麼工都不可做；因為是贖罪日，要在耶和華─你們的上帝面前贖罪。」

    七月十五日在利未記23章34-36節聖經這樣介紹：「你曉諭以色列人說：這七月十五日是住棚節，要在耶和華面前守這節七日。第一日當有聖會，甚麼勞碌的工都不可做。七日內要將火祭獻給耶和華。第八日當守聖會，要將火祭獻給耶和華。這是嚴肅會，甚麼勞碌的工都不可做。」

    這裡是延續利未記在一次向以色列的百姓宣告，因為他們大多是第二代，可能忘記了這些節日的要求，所以摩西要在宣告一次！

    而摩西這樣在一次宣告，讓我們感受到教會的牧者之重要性，因為要不是牧者不斷的提醒，信徒可能會忘記信仰的事情，會任意而行而使教會失去教會該有的生命或生活方式！也就是說，牧者是信仰的記憶庫，沒有牧者教會忘記如何敬拜上帝，因為一般信徒大都不關心教會的事情，甚至是信仰的基礎都會忽略，使教會變樣了都不知！

詩篇41篇

      詩篇41:1-13  ,

詩篇41:1-13

41:1 （大衛的詩，交與伶長。）眷顧貧窮的有福了！他遭難的日子，耶和華必搭救他。
41:2 耶和華必保全他，使他存活；他必在地上享福。求你不要把他交給仇敵，遂其所願。
41:3 他病重在榻，耶和華必扶持他；他在病中，你必給他鋪床。
41:4 我曾說：耶和華啊，求你憐恤我，醫治我！因為我得罪了你。
41:5 我的仇敵用惡言議論我說：他幾時死，他的名才滅亡呢？
41:6 他來看我就說假話；他心存奸惡，走到外邊才說出來。
41:7 一切恨我的，都交頭接耳地議論我；他們設計要害我。
41:8 他們說：有怪病貼在他身上；他已躺臥，必不能再起來。
41:9 連我知己的朋友，我所倚靠、吃過我飯的也用腳踢我。
41:10 耶和華啊，求你憐恤我，使我起來，好報復他們！
41:11 因我的仇敵不得向我誇勝，我從此便知道你喜愛我。
41:12 你因我純正就扶持我，使我永遠站在你的面前。
41:13 耶和華─以色列的上帝是應當稱頌的，從亙古直到永遠。阿們！阿們！

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹ Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.
² The Lord protects and preserves them—
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
³ The Lord sustains them on their sickbed
    and restores them from their bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord;
    heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
⁵ My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?”
⁶ When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
    then he goes out and spreads it around.

⁷ All my enemies whisper together against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸ “A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
⁹ Even my close friend,
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[b] against me.

¹⁰ But may you have mercy on me, Lord;
    raise me up, that I may repay them.
¹¹ I know that you are pleased with me,
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.
¹² Because of my integrity you uphold me
    and set me in your presence forever.

¹³ Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.

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    上帝對人關心和人對人的關心是完全不同的：上帝是真心關心人的需要；人的關心是虛假的，甚至心懷惡意！

    從詩人的字裡行間知道，他渴望的是上帝能為他伸冤，對那些用虛情假意對他的人受到懲罰，這樣他的心才能真正得著安慰！他也相信上帝一定會為他出這口氣的，所以祂以頌讚來向上帝祈求！

    其實，我們的人生的確是碰到許多傷害我們的人，使我們傷痕累累，真正使我們得醫治的只有上帝。所以，詩人這樣的表達，不是真的對人有恨意，而是盼望上帝的醫治！我們何嘗不是如此呢？

民數記28章

      民數記28:1-31   ,