107:10 那些坐在黑暗中、死蔭裡的人被困苦和鐵鍊捆鎖,
107:11 是因他們違背上帝的話語,藐視至高者的旨意。
107:12 所以,他用勞苦治服他們的心;他們仆倒,無人扶助。
107:13 於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華;他從他們的禍患中拯救他們。
107:14 他從黑暗中和死蔭裡領他們出來,折斷他們的綁索。
107:15 但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他;
107:16 因為他打破了銅門,砍斷了鐵閂。
10 Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the plans of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in
their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness,
and broke away their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.
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詩人在這裡說道有人「因他們違背上帝的話語,藐視至高者的旨意」,就陷入「那些坐在黑暗中、死蔭裡的人被困苦和鐵鍊捆鎖」的苦境。然而上帝並不因為他們的惡行而不垂聽他們的禱告,雖然「上帝用勞苦治服他們的心;他們仆倒,無人扶助」。
上帝是位慈愛的上帝,祂的拯救做為是:「於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華;他從他們的禍患中拯救他們。他從黑暗中和死蔭裡領他們出來,折斷他們的綁索。」
因此詩人呼籲:「但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他;因為他打破了銅門,砍斷了鐵閂。」
正如彼得在監牢中蒙上帝拯救,上帝使監牢的鎖被打開,又派天使帶他回到弟兄姊妹當中。所以,屬上帝的人,要以頌讚為祭獻給上帝,來回應上帝奇妙的拯救!