(12-8) 詩 Psalm 63:1-8

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NKJV

1 （ 大 衛 在 猶 大 曠 野 的 時 候 ， 作 了 這 詩 。 ） 　 神 啊 ， 祢 是 我 的 　 神 ， 我 要 切 切 地 尋 求 祢 ， 在 乾 旱 疲 乏 無 水 之 地 ， 我 渴 想 祢 ； 我 的 心 切 慕 祢 。 2 我 在 聖 所 中 曾 如 此 瞻 仰 祢 ， 為 要 見 祢 的 能 力 和 祢 的 榮 耀 。 3 因 祢 的 慈 愛 比 生 命 更 好 ， 我 的 嘴 唇 要 頌 讚 祢 。 4 我 還 活 的 時 候 要 這 樣 稱 頌 祢 ； 我 要 奉 祢 的 名 舉 手 。 5-6 我 在 床 上 記 念 祢 ， 在 夜 更 的 時 候 思 想 祢 ； 我 的 心 就 像 飽 足 了 骨 髓 肥 油 ， 我 也 要 以 歡 樂 的 嘴 唇 讚 美 祢 。 7 因 為 祢 曾 幫 助 我 ， 我 就 在 祢 翅 膀 的 蔭 下 歡 呼 。 8 我 心 緊 緊 地 跟 隨 祢 ； 祢 的 右 手 扶 持 我 。

1 O God, You are my God;       Early will I seek You;       My soul thirsts for You;       My flesh longs for You       In a dry and thirsty land       Where there is no water. 2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,       To see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,       My lips shall praise You. 4 Thus I will bless You while I live;       I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,       And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. 6 When I remember You on my bed,       I meditate on You in the night watches. 7 Because You have been my help,       Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. 8 My soul follows close behind You;       Your right hand upholds me.

詩 Psalm 63:1 神啊，祢是我的神，我要切切地尋求祢，在乾旱疲乏無水之地，我渴想祢；我的心切慕祢。 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.

常在聖所瞻仰神的能力和榮耀的大衛王如今在曠野裏極其想念神。不僅四周的曠野乃乾旱疲乏無水之地，大衛的心靈也因不見神而同樣地乾旱疲乏。這時，大衛懂得切切地尋求神，用嘴唇頌讚神─從清早就在曠野裏渴想神、切慕神，一直到夜更還在床上紀念神、思想神。大衛如此行的時候，神的慈愛就漸漸地充滿他，他的心從乾旱疲乏無水變得彷彿飽足了骨髓肥油，又像從烈日移到了神的翅膀蔭下，充滿了喜樂和歡呼。你我若是有一段時間沒有讀經禱告安靜等候神，或是沒有參加聚會過正常的基督徒肢體生活，我們的屬靈生命也會變得乾旱疲乏。若是有聖經可讀，有信仰純正的教會可去，就當愛慕那純淨的靈奶，常常禱告，多親近神，不可停止聚會，還要效法大衛切切地尋求神，並用嘴唇頌讚神。讚美神，因為祂滿有能力、滿有榮耀；讚美神，因為祂的慈愛比生命更好；讚美神，因祂曾幫助我們，用祂的翅膀蔭蔽保護我們；讚美神，因祂用右手扶持我們，我們的心要緊緊地跟隨祂！

King David, who often saw the power and glory of God, was longing for God in desert. Not only was the desert around him a dry and thirsty land without water, David's heart was equally dry and thirsty because of not seeing God. At that time, David knew how to seek God earnestly, and praise God with his lips - from thirsting for God and longing for God early in the desert, till remembering Him and meditating on Him in the night watches on bed. While David did so, the lovingkindness of God gradually filled him, his soul changed from being dry and thirsty to being satisfied as with marrow and fatness, like being moved from the scorching sun to under the shadow of God's wings, full of joy and cheer. If you and I have, for some time, not been reading the Bible, praying and waiting upon the Lord, or not been attending worship, having a normal Christian body life, then our spiritual life would also become dry and thirsty. If we have Bible to read, have a church with sound doctrine to go to, then we should admire the pure spiritual milk, pray often, draw close to God, and not give up meeting together, also imitate David to seek God earnestly and to praise God with our lips. Praise God, for He is full of power and full of glory; praise God, for His lovingkindness is better than life; praise God, for He has been our help, protecting us with the shadow of His wings; praise God, for He upholds us with His right hand - our souls would follow closely behind Him!