詩篇48:1-14

48:1 （可拉後裔的詩歌。）耶和華本為大！在我們上帝的城中，在他的聖山上，該受大讚美。
48:2 錫安山─大君王的城，在北面居高華美，為全地所喜悅。
48:3 上帝在其宮中，自顯為避難所。
48:4 看哪，眾王會合，一同經過。
48:5 他們見了這城就驚奇喪膽，急忙逃跑。
48:6 他們在那裡被戰兢疼痛抓住，好像產難的婦人一樣。
48:7 上帝啊，你用東風打破他施的船隻。
48:8 我們在萬軍之耶和華的城中─就是我們上帝的城中─所看見的，正如我們所聽見的。上帝必堅立這城，直到永遠。（細拉）
48:9 上帝啊，我們在你的殿中想念你的慈愛。
48:10 上帝啊，你受的讚美正與你的名相稱，直到地極！你的右手滿了公義。
48:11 因你的判斷，錫安山應當歡喜，猶大的城邑（原文是女子）應當快樂。
48:12 你們當周遊錫安，四圍旋繞，數點城樓，
48:13 細看她的外郭，察看她的宮殿，為要傳說到後代。
48:14 因為這上帝永永遠遠為我們的上帝；他必作我們引路的，直到死時。

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

¹ Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise,
    in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

² Beautiful in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon^[b] is Mount Zion,
    the city of the Great King.
³ God is in her citadels;
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.

⁴ When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,
⁵ they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.
⁶ Trembling seized them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.
⁷ You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish
    shattered by an east wind.

⁸ As we have heard,
    so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
    in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
    forever.^[c]

⁹ Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate on your unfailing love.
¹⁰ Like your name, O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
¹¹ Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.

¹² Walk about Zion, go around her,
    count her towers,
¹³ consider well her ramparts,
    view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
    to the next generation.

¹⁴ For this God is our God for ever and ever;
    he will be our guide even to the end.

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    世上的王是和上帝為仇的，因為他們的心中認為自己最大，是不容許其他勢力超過他們，也就是說他們是自我中心，當然不能容下上帝的權能，尤其是上帝的攝理大功。

    但是，上帝的威嚴當然超越過事上的君王，因為他是創造主，人在他的面前又算不得什麼，世上的王也是人，也是受造之物。他們看見上帝之城的榮光，都十分戰驚！所以詩人在這裡說：「看哪，眾王會合，一同經過。他們見了這城就驚奇喪膽，急忙逃跑。他們在那裡被戰兢疼痛抓住，好像產難的婦人一樣。」

    然而上帝對於所愛的兒女，卻是用慈悲憐憫來對待他們。就像我們到教會的時候，所感受到的是：上帝的慈愛是永不改變的！因為上帝喜悅我們，帶領我們與祂有美好的關係，祂絕對不離棄祂所愛的兒女！祂的應許必定成就，上帝的國必完全實現！

民數記34章

         民數記34:1-29  ,

民數記34:1-29

34:1 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
34:2 「你吩咐以色列人說：你們到了迦南地，就是歸你們為業的迦南四境之地，
34:3 南角要從尋的曠野，貼著以東的邊界；南界要從鹽海東頭起，
34:4 繞到亞克拉濱坡的南邊，接連到尋，直通到加低斯‧巴尼亞的南邊，又通到哈薩‧亞達，接連到押們，
34:5 從押們轉到埃及小河，直通到海為止。
34:6 「西邊要以大海為界；這就是你們的西界。
34:7 「北界要從大海起，劃到何珥山，
34:8 從何珥山劃到哈馬口，通到西達達，
34:9 又通到西斐崙，直到哈薩‧以難。這要作你們的北界。
34:10 「你們要從哈薩‧以難劃到示番為東界。
34:11 這界要從示番下到亞延東邊的利比拉，又要達到基尼烈湖的東邊。
34:12 這界要下到約旦河，通到鹽海為止。這四圍的邊界以內，要作你們的地。」
34:13 摩西吩咐以色列人說：「這地就是耶和華吩咐拈鬮給九個半支派承受為業的；
34:14 因為流便支派和迦得支派按著宗族受了產業，瑪拿西半個支派也受了產業。
34:15 這兩個半支派已經在耶利哥對面、約旦河東、向日出之地受了產業。」
34:16 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
34:17 「要給你們分地為業之人的名字是祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞。
34:18 又要從每支派中選一個首領幫助他們。
34:19 這些人的名字：猶大支派有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒。
34:20 西緬支派有亞米忽的兒子示母利。
34:21 便雅憫支派有基斯倫的兒子以利達。
34:22 但支派有一個首領，約利的兒子布基。
34:23 約瑟的子孫瑪拿西支派有一個首領，以弗的兒子漢聶。
34:24 以法蓮支派有一個首領，拾弗但的兒子基母利。
34:25 西布倫支派有一個首領，帕納的兒子以利撒番。
34:26 以薩迦支派有一個首領，阿散的兒子帕鐵。
34:27 亞設支派有一個首領，示羅米的兒子亞希忽。
34:28 拿弗他利支派有一個首領，亞米忽的兒子比大黑。
34:29 這些人就是耶和華所吩咐、在迦南地把產業分給以色列人的。

The Lord said to Moses, ² “Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries:

³ “‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea, ⁴ cross south of Scorpion Pass, continue on to Zin and go south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon, ⁵ where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.

⁶ “‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.

⁷ “‘For your northern boundary, run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor ⁸ and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to Zedad, ⁹ continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary on the north.

¹⁰ “‘For your eastern boundary, run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. ¹¹ The boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.^{[a] 12} Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea.

“‘This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.’”

¹³ Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The Lord has ordered that it be given to the nine and a half tribes, ¹⁴ because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance. ¹⁵ These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

¹⁶ The Lord said to Moses, ¹⁷ “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. ¹⁸ And appoint one leader from each tribe to help assign the land. ¹⁹ These are their names:

Caleb son of Jephunneh,

from the tribe of Judah;

²⁰ Shemuel son of Ammihud,

from the tribe of Simeon;

²¹ Elidad son of Kislon,

from the tribe of Benjamin;

²² Bukki son of Jogli,

the leader from the tribe of Dan;

²³ Hanniel son of Ephod,

the leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;

²⁴ Kemuel son of Shiphtan,

the leader from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph;

²⁵ Elizaphan son of Parnak,

the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;

²⁶ Paltiel son of Azzan,

the leader from the tribe of Issachar;

²⁷ Ahihud son of Shelomi,

the leader from the tribe of Asher;

²⁸ Pedahel son of Ammihud,

the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”

²⁹ These are the men the Lord commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

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    雖然尚未進入迦南地，但是上帝透過摩西的曉諭，讓以色列人肯定將來必得那裏為業，因為上帝的應許是不會落空的，是必定會實現的！也因為這樣，以色列人做好準備了，也選好各族的族長以及整個以色列的領袖和大祭司。

    而從以色列人的肯定，也讓我們肯定耶穌基督必定再來，而上帝國必定完全實現，絕對不會落空的！雖然這事還沒發生，也沒有人確切知道主耶穌哪時候會再來，但是主耶穌再來，上帝完全實現，必定會發生的，你有準備好迎接主的再來嗎？

    雖然有需多的戰爭與災禍發生，都提醒我們主耶穌快再來的，而主耶穌也必定會再來的，你有沒有忠心位主而活？有沒有確實彼此相愛呢？更重要你有沒有愛主耶穌，盼望與祂永遠同在嗎？

詩篇47篇

       詩篇47:1-9 ,

       詩篇47:1 ,

詩篇47:1-9

47:1 （可拉後裔的詩，交與伶長。）萬民哪，你們都要拍掌！要用誇勝的聲音向上帝呼喊！
47:2 因為耶和華至高者是可畏的；他是治理全地的大君王。
47:3 他叫萬民服在我們以下，又叫列邦服在我們腳下。
47:4 他為我們選擇產業，就是他所愛之雅各的榮耀。（細拉）
47:5 上帝上升，有喊聲相送；耶和華上升，有角聲相送。
47:6 你們要向上帝歌頌，歌頌！向我們王歌頌，歌頌！
47:7 因為上帝是全地的王；你們要用悟性歌頌。
47:8 上帝作王治理萬國；上帝坐在他的聖寶座上。
47:9 列邦的君王聚集要作亞伯拉罕之上帝的民。因為世界的盾牌是屬上帝的；他為至高！

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

¹ Clap your hands, all you nations;
    shout to God with cries of joy.

² For the Lord Most High is awesome,
    the great King over all the earth.
³ He subdued nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
⁴ He chose our inheritance for us,
    the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.^[b]

⁵ God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.
⁶ Sing praises to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
⁷ For God is the King of all the earth;
    sing to him a psalm of praise.

⁸ God reigns over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.
⁹ The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings^[c] of the earth belong to God;
    he is greatly exalted.

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    詩人在此歌頌上帝為王，讓我們不禁想到上帝國完全實現的狀態！正如啟示錄中說到：「世上的國成了我主和主基督的國；他要作王，直到永永遠遠。」（啟示錄11:15）

    啟示錄在此也說到當天使這樣宣告之後，「在上帝面前，坐在自己位上的二十四位長老，就面伏於地，敬拜上帝，說：昔在、今在的主上帝─全能者啊，我們感謝你！因你執掌大權作王了。」（啟示錄11:16-17）

    所以，敬拜上帝，就是承認上帝是王！祂有主權來治理全世界，更是有主權蘭治理敬拜祂的人，是他們心中永遠的王！也因此，我們要歡迎上帝來我們心中，永遠掌王權，願意成為一位順命的兒女！

   

    快來！擁戴主為王！