Praising Scripture - Dec 20

Introduction...

Psalm 27:1-6 Praise God Before The Enemy
（Memorization Scripture: vv.4-6）
1The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.
4 One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
5 For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.
6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.




[Sharing] At times when we face enemies or go through hard times, feeling afraid might be our very natural reaction. Whether we admit it or not, that fear often consumes us, occupies our minds and causes us to lose our peace. Although going through tough times is inevitable, in this passage, the psalmist points us to the ultimate help that we can have to overcome fear: hope in the Lord, dwell in the house of the Lord, and allow him to protect us.

When David was a shepherd boy, he had to face lions and bears in the wilderness. Later on, he had to fight Goliath, run from King Saul, face the betrayal by Absalom and prepare for the repeated threats from the Philistines. During all those hard times, he learned to turn his eyes to God. So verses 1-3 was him speaking to himself and reminding himself: The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? David longs to dwell in the house of the Lord and be in God’s presence. This is what he was seeking. For he knows that whenever he is in great trouble, the Lord shall hide him in His pavilion and protect him in the secret place of His tabernacle. The Lord shall set him high upon a rock so that he can overcome fear and be lifted up above his enemies, still singing, offering sacrifices of joy and praising the Lord.

Are you also facing great difficulties? Are you eager for such a breakthrough? Then try what David did: turn your eyes to the Lord, and He will save you from fear, and you will sing and praise Him.

【簡介】...

12/20
詩篇27:1-6 在仇敵面前讚美 神
大衛的詩
(背誦4-6節)
1 耶和華是我的亮光，是我的拯救，我還怕誰呢？
耶和華是我性命的保障，我還懼誰呢？
2 那作惡的，就是我的仇敵，
前來吃我肉的時候，就絆跌仆倒。
3 雖有軍兵安營攻擊我，我的心也不害怕；
雖然興起刀兵攻擊我，我必仍舊安穩。

4 有一件事，我曾求耶和華，我仍要尋求：
就是一生一世住在耶和華的殿中，
瞻仰祂的榮美，在祂的殿裡求問。
5 因為我遭遇患難，
祂必暗暗地保守我，
在祂亭子裡，把我藏在祂帳幕的隱密處，
將我高舉在磐石上。

6 現在我得以昂首，高過四面的仇敵。
我要在祂的帳幕裡歡然獻祭，
我要唱詩，歌頌耶和華。



【心得分享】
當我們在面對仇敵或極大的難處時，害怕是我們天然人非常自然的反應，無論我們承認與否，害怕的感覺，就是常常那樣真實的抓住我們，使我們失去安息。這是一個無法遮掩的事實。這篇詩提供了一個勝過懼怕的秘訣，那就是仰望耶和華，住在祂的殿中，讓祂來保守我們。
大衛自幼放羊，遭遇過獅子和熊，後來面對巨人哥利亞的挑戰、掃羅的追殺、押沙龍的叛變，和非利士人多次的威脅。在人生面對這麽多的仇敵和危險時，他學會了轉眼仰望 神。所以1-3節他對自己説話，提醒自己：耶和華是我的亮光，是我的拯救，我還怕誰呢？耶和華是我性命的保障，我還懼誰呢？大衛渴望住在耶和華的殿中，經歷祂的同在，這是他曾經尋求，仍要尋求的一件事。因爲他知道每當遭遇患難，耶和華必暗暗的保守他，將他藏在祂帳幕的隱秘處，高舉在磐石上，以致能夠從懼怕到昂首，高過四面的仇敵，並且可以歡然獻祭、唱詩、歌頌耶和華。
你是否正在面對極大的難處？是否也渴望這樣的突破？不妨效法大衛，眼目單單注視耶和華，祂要把你從懼怕中拯救出來，唱詩歌頌祂。