Praising Scripture - Dec 14

Introduction...

12/14 Psalm 89：1-4，20-29，51-52 Praise God’s Will
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 27-29）
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”
3 “I have made a covenant with My chosen,
I have sworn to My servant David:
4 ‘Your seed I will establish forever,
And build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah
…
20 I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
21 With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague those who hate him.
24 “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
25 Also I will set his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers.
26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
27 Also I will make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
29 His seed also I will make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.
…
51 With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord,
With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.
52 Blessed be the Lord forevermore!
Amen and Amen.（JZ）


[sharing]
Although the larger context of our psalm today is a prayer for help when trouble abounds, we see the psalmist starting the psalm with the praise that “I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations”. The Lord has made the everlasting covenant with David, in which His multiple promises that “I have…”, “I will…”, “Also I will…”, and “...My…” demonstrate His great mercy and love to David. With the promises “I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him, With whom My arm shall strengthen;. I will beat down his foes before his face; My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted. Also I will make him My firstborn,” the Lord has reminded the seed of David, the people in Zion, to not lose heart in difficulties because their God is faithful, His covenant shall stand firm, and He will make David’s throne endure forever as the days of heaven. Hallelujah! Blessed be the LORD for evermore! Amen, and Amen.

Praise the Lord! Today we are all found by God like David, anointed by the Holy Spirit, and receive all of the promises and blessings as sons of God in Christ. Baptism is the testimony of us being found by God. Breaking of bread is the mark of God’s love on us, reminding us that God has made with us the everlasting covenant through the blood of His son Jesus Christ. Because of what God has done for us, now we can come and cry to Him, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ (JZ)

【簡介】...

12/14 詩篇89:1-4，20-29，51-52 讚美神的旨意
(背誦27-29節)
1 我要歌唱耶和華的慈愛直到永遠，
我要用口將你的信實傳於萬代。
2 因我曾說：「你的慈悲必建立到永遠，你的信實必堅立在天上。」
3 「我與我所揀選的人立了約，向我的僕人大衛起了誓：
4 我要建立你的後裔直到永遠，要建立你的寶座直到萬代。」（細拉）
…
20 「我尋得我的僕人大衛，用我的聖膏膏他。
21 我的手必使他堅立，我的膀臂也必堅固他。
22 仇敵必不勒索他，凶惡之子也不苦害他。
23 我要在他面前打碎他的敵人，擊殺那恨他的人。

24 只是我的信實和我的慈愛要與他同在，因我的名他的角必被高舉。
25 我要使他的左手伸到海上，右手伸到河上。
26 他要稱呼我說：『你是我的父，是我的神，是拯救我的磐石。』
27 我也要立他為長子，為世上最高的君王。
28 我要為他存留我的慈愛直到永遠，
我與他立的約必要堅定。
29 我也要使他的後裔存到永遠，
使他的寶座如天之久。」
…
51 耶和華啊，你的仇敵用這羞辱，
羞辱了你的僕人，羞辱了你受膏者的腳蹤。
52 耶和華是應當稱頌的，直到永遠！
阿們，阿們。


【心得分享】
就著整篇來看這是一首在困難中向 神禱告的詩，但詩人開始便說“我要歌唱耶和華的慈愛直到永遠，我要用口將你的信實傳於萬代。” 因為 神與大衛立了永約，多次說：“我…、我的…、我要…、我也要…”來強調祂對大衛的慈愛和應許。「我尋得我的僕人大衛，用聖膏膏他，用膀臂堅固他 ，在他面前打碎他的敵人，用信實和慈愛與大衛同在，使他的角被高舉，我也要立他為長子。」藉此來提醒大衛的子孫，錫安的眾民在困境中不可灰心，信實的 神必永遠堅定與大衛所立的約，使他的寶座如天之久。哈利路亞，耶和華是應當稱頌的，直到永遠！阿們，阿們。

真是感謝讚美 神！今天我們也像大衛一樣被 神尋得，被聖靈恩膏，在基督裡得著兒子各樣的應許和祝福；浸禮就是我們被 神尋得的見證；餅杯就是 神愛我們的標記，提醒我們， 神用祂兒子耶穌的血與我們立了永不改變的新約。因此，我們可以隨時到祂面前呼求說：『祢是我的父，是我的 神，是拯救我的磐石。』（JZ）

Praising Scripture - Dec 13

Introduction...

PSALM40:6-11 Praise for God’s Will
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 6-8）
6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
8 I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is within my heart.”

9 I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness
In the great assembly;
Indeed, I do not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You Yourself know.
10 I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
From the great assembly.
11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord;
Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.


The larger context of our psalm today is a prayer for help when trouble abounds. David begins by praising God for His past mercies before another appeal to the gracious Lord for deliverance. Sandwiched fittingly between these is this testament to the king’s faithfulness to God’s will. That’s really the heart of the matter here - true praise includes true obedience to the Lord. David knows that God mandated animal sacrifices but if they were offered without genuine repentance and faith, God did not want them because that would not be true worship. The great praise here is both that the psalmist delights and does God’s will and that God has chosen to reveal His will to David and put it within his heart.

Praise You, dear God who has opened our ears!


Let us all praise our Lord who has graciously revealed His will to us and wonderfully moves our hearts to delight in His ways, even writing His law within our hearts!
Praise You dear Jesus for Your righteousness, faithfulness and your salvation!
Let us all praise the Christ for His lovingkindness, His truth, and His tender mercies!
Let us offer such praise even when trouble abounds.
Let us offer this praise in the great assemblies where all can hear and join in. (KA)

【簡介】...

12/13 詩篇40:6-11 讚美神的旨意
大衛的詩，交予伶長。
(背誦6-8節)
6 祭物和禮物你不喜悅，你已經開通我的耳朵，
燔祭和贖罪祭非你所要。
7 那時我說：「看哪，我來了，我的事在經卷上已經記載了。
8 我的神啊，我樂意照你的旨意行，你的律法在我心裡。」

9 我在大會中宣傳公義的佳音，我必不止住我的嘴唇，
耶和華啊，這是你所知道的。
10 我未曾把你的公義藏在心裡，我已陳明你的信實和你的救恩，
我在大會中未曾隱瞞你的慈愛和誠實。
11 耶和華啊，求你不要向我止住你的慈悲，
願你的慈愛和誠實常常保佑我。



【心得分享】 今天這篇詩篇主要的背景是在困難中向 神求助的禱告。在呼籲賜恩的 神再一次解救他之前，大衛先因著 神以前向他所施的憐憫而發出讚美。而在這兩者中間，又恰如其分地插入了王信實地遵行 神旨意的見證。這正是大衛在此所要表達的真正核心：真實的讚美包含我們對 神真實的順服。大衛明白 神雖然定規百姓獻上祭牲，但若真實的悔改和信心沒有同祭牲一起獻上， 神就不會悅納，因為，沒有真實的悔改和信心，就算不上是真實的敬拜。大衛的讚美不僅表達了他喜悅 神的旨意，並遵照 神的旨意而行；也見證了神願意將祂的旨意向大衛顯明，並將祂的律法放在大衛心裡。

親愛的主，我們讚美袮，因為袮開通了我們的耳朵！

今天，讓我們都來讚美這位充滿恩慈的主！祂不光將祂的心意向我們顯明，更是將祂的律法放在我們心裡，並在我們心裡動工，讓我們喜悅祂的旨意。
親愛的耶穌我們讚美袮！為著袮的公義，袮的信實，袮的拯救！
讓我們一起來讚美基督！為著祂的慈愛，祂的真理，祂溫柔的憐憫！
即使在困窘中，讓我們仍然向 神獻上這樣的讚美！
讓我們在大會中不住聲地讚美 神，直到所有的受造都聽見與我們一起讚美！（KA）

Praising Scripture - Dec 12

Introduction...

PSALM 132:1-9;13-18 Praise God’s Kingdom/God’s Dwelling Place
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 13-18）
1 Lord, remember David
And all his afflictions;
2 How he swore to the Lord,
And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house,
Or go up to the comfort of my bed;
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
We found it in the fields of the woods.[a]
7 Let us go into His tabernacle;
Let us worship at His footstool.
8 Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,
You and the ark of Your strength.
9 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your saints shout for joy.
……
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His dwelling place:
14 “This is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 There I will make the horn of David grow;
I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.
18 His enemies I will clothe with shame,
But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”




[sharing]
There have been a lot of difficulties and tribulations in the many years of serving the Lord and His church, and sometimes I have felt discouraged. But God always speaks to me at a crucial moment and shows me what He wants. This psalm is one of them. Back to 2005 when we were buying the church building, God once again spoke to me through this psalm. It seemed that I could roughly understand a bit of David's misery and his urgency to find a resting place for the ark of the Lord. In order to fulfill the needs of the Lord, David would rather suffer. If our sufferings cannot be connected with the eternal purpose of God, which is Christ and the church, it will be worthless at all!

Having spent his life in war, David knew well and worry about God's ark being displaced and restless. Where is God's resting place today? Where is the shining place of God's witness cabinet? Is every church a home where God can dwell in? Can His heart rest in peace among us? Behold what manner of love is the Lord! With exceedingly precious promises, He responds to those who love Him and care about His presence and testimony. In His chosen dwelling place, He will 'abundantly bless her provision, satisfy her poor with bread; ... also clothe her priests with salvation, And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.' The horn of David speaks of God's victory - wherever there is God's presence, God reigns and enemies will be humiliated; those who suffer for the Lord will have glorious crowns on their heads.

Do you think that this psalm is like a song, which step by step builds up into God's heart, encountering God's promise and glory! No wonder this psalm is collected in the "Songs of Accent".

【簡介】...

12/12 詩篇132:1-9，13-18 讚美神的國/神的居所
(背誦13-18節)
1 耶和華啊，求你記念大衛所受的一切苦難。
2 他怎樣向耶和華起誓，向雅各的大能者許願，
3 說：「我必不進我的帳幕，也不上我的床榻。
4 我不容我的眼睛睡覺，也不容我的眼目打盹。
5 直等我為耶和華尋得所在，為雅各的大能者尋得居所。」

6 我們聽說 約櫃在以法他，
我們在基列‧耶琳就尋見了。
7 我們要進他的居所，
在他腳凳前下拜。
8 耶和華啊，求你興起，
和你有能力的約櫃同入安息之所！
9 願你的祭司披上公義！
願你的聖民歡呼！
……
13 因為耶和華揀選了錫安，願意當做自己的居所，
14 說：「這是我永遠安息之所，
我要住在這裡，因為是我所願意的。
15 我要使其中的糧食豐滿，使其中的窮人飽足。
16 我要使祭司披上救恩，聖民大聲歡呼。
17 我要叫大衛的角在那裡發生，
我為我的受膏者預備明燈。
18 我要使他的仇敵披上羞恥，
但他的冠冕要在頭上發光。」





【心得分享】服事神和祂的教會這麼多年，遇到過許多困境和磨難，有時候會覺得有些氣餒。但是神總是在關鍵時刻，對我說話，讓我看見祂要什麼，這首詩篇是其中之一。2005年買會所的過程，在一次週六的禁食禱告會，神又再一次用這個詩篇對我說話。我似乎約略可以體會一點大衛的苦難，和他那個要為 神的約櫃尋找安息之所的迫切。大衛為了滿足 神的需要，寧願自己受苦。如果我們的苦難，不能與 神永遠的旨意，也就是基督與教會，相連，這個苦就受得太不值得了！

大衛一生在戰亂中度過，他特別能體會也焦急神的約櫃流離失所、不得安息。今天的世代，哪裡是 神的安息之處呢？哪裡是神的見證之櫃發光的所在？每一個教會，都是神可以居住的家嗎？祂的心可以在我們中間安息嗎？看哪，神是何等的慈愛！祂用極寶貴的應許來回應那些愛祂、在乎祂同在與見證的子民。在祂所揀選的居所，祂要「使其中的糧食豐滿，使其中的窮人飽足；…使祭司披上救恩，聖民大聲歡呼。」大衛的角，說到神的得勝——哪裡有神的同在，哪裡就有神掌權，仇敵要受羞辱；為神忍受苦難的，卻有發光的冠冕帶在頭上。

大家覺不覺得這首詩，就是一首歌，一步步爬上來，進入神的心意，相交於神的應許和榮耀！難怪這首詩會被收集在「上行詩」的小詩集中。（NY)

Praising Scripture - Dec 11

Introduction...

Psalm 122:1-9 Praise God’s Kingdom/God’s Dwelling Place

（Memorization Scripture: vv. 1-3）
1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
2 Our feet have been standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem is built
As a city that is compact together,
4 Where the tribes go up,
The tribes of the Lord,
To the Testimony of Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 For thrones are set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
7 Peace be within your walls,
Prosperity within your palaces.”
8 For the sake of my brethren and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God
I will seek your good.


Psalms 120 to 134 are songs of ascents. These songs profoundly reflect how thankful they were to God when those captive holy people returned to Jerusalem! Psalm 122, a pilgrimage song written by David, records the songs the Israeli sung to God along the way when they heading upwards to the temple of God, which vividly illustrates their love for Jerusalem. As soon as the psalmist came to God, he rejoiced and rejoiced because he loved God and loved the temple of God. Therefore, the psalmist was so happy when he heard someone say "Let us go into the house of the Lord". He rejoiced when they were built up together in the holy city, "As a city that is compact together". Hallelujah! As usual, the twelve tribes of Israel headed to the temple of God, praising the name of the LORD in front of His throne. In the meantime, David appealed to all to seek peace for Jerusalem and blessings for companions.

Hopefully, our hearts will be stirred up by David, so that we can come together to love God and God's house, often worship and praise God in His temple, and pray together for the church: "Jerusalem! May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces." This is David's prayer, which must be our prayer. (EY)

【簡介】...

12/11 讚美神的國/神的居所

詩篇122:1-9 大衛上行之詩
(背誦1-3節)
1 人對我說「我們往耶和華的殿去」，我就歡喜。
2 耶路撒冷啊，我們的腳站在你的門內。
3 耶路撒冷被建造，如同連絡整齊的一座城。

4 眾支派，就是耶和華的支派，
上那裡去，按以色列的常例
稱讚耶和華的名。
5 因為在那裡設立審判的寶座，
就是大衛家的寶座。

6 你們要為耶路撒冷求平安：
「耶路撒冷啊，愛你的人必然興旺。
7 願你城中平安，願你宮內興旺！」
8 因我弟兄和同伴的緣故，我要說：「願平安在你中間！」
9 因耶和華我們神殿的緣故，我要為你求福。


【心得分享】
詩篇120篇至134篇是上行之詩，本類詩深刻反映出被擄的聖民，他們歸回耶路撒冷時，對 神感恩之心！詩篇122篇是大衛所寫的朝聖詩，記載了以色列人往 神的殿上行時，邊行走邊頌讚 神的詩歌，生動地表達他們對耶路撒冷的愛慕。詩人一來到 神的面前，就歡喜快樂，因他愛 神，也愛 神的殿。所以詩人一聽到有人對他說「我們往耶和華的殿去」，他的心就非常歡喜。當他們進入聖城一同被建造時，「如同連絡整齊的一座城」，他就大大歡喜。哈利路亞！以色列的十二個支派照常例上到 神的殿中，在祂的寶座前同聲讚美耶和華的名。同時，大衛呼籲眾人要為耶路撒冷求平安，為同伴求祝福。

甚願我們的心都被大衛挑旺，一起來愛 神、愛 神的家，並常常到 神的殿中敬拜、讚美 神，同心為教會揚聲禱告：「耶路撒冷啊，愛你的人必然興旺。願你城中平安，願你宮內興旺！」這是大衛的禱告，巴不得也成為我們的禱告。(EY)

Praising Scripture - Dec 10

Introduction...

Psalm 84:1-12 Praise God’s Kingdom/God’s Dwelling Place

To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath.A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 1-4）
1 How lovely is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength;
Each one appears before God in Zion.
8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9 O God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.
10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.
12 O Lord of hosts,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!





[Sharing]

This psalm is prized among Christians to sing about being in God’s presence, however it was written by the descendents of people (the sons of Korah) who once were so far off from God. This is powerful testimony to God’s amazing grace. Through all of the shame and sorrow they experienced through God’s chastening, the Korahites learned to answer and serve God in such a new, positive way. They found the presence of God so precious that they could sincerely proclaim to God, “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” (v10)

They came before God with such a humble attitude. Acknowledging lowly state by comparing themselves with sparrows and swallows, they give thanks that such a mighty and holy God would allow sparrows and swallows to make a home in His holy altars. It is this that leads the psalmist to burst forth in praise, “Blessed are those who dwell in Your house”. (v4)

May we too so eagerly long to be in His presence - How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints. For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. (vv.1-2) (DX)

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12/10 讚美神的國/神的居所

詩篇84:1-12 〔可拉後裔的詩，交與伶長。用迦特樂器。〕
(背誦1-4節)
1 萬軍之耶和華啊，你的居所何等可愛！
2 我羨慕渴想耶和華的院宇，
我的心腸、我的肉體向永生 神呼籲（註：或作“歡呼”）。
3 萬軍之耶和華，我的王、我的 神啊，
在你祭壇那裡，麻雀為自己找著房屋，
燕子為自己找著菢雛之窩。
4 如此住在你殿中的，便為有福，
他們仍要讚美你！〔細拉〕

5 靠你有力量、心中想往錫安大道的，
這人便為有福！
6 他們經過流淚谷，叫這谷變為泉源之地，
並有秋雨之福蓋滿了全谷。
7 他們行走，力上加力，
各人到錫安朝見 神。
8 耶和華萬軍之 神啊，求你聽我的禱告！
雅各的 神啊，求你留心聽！〔細拉〕

9 神啊，你是我們的盾牌，求你垂顧觀看你受膏者的面。
10 在你的院宇住一日，勝似在別處住千日；
寧可在我 神殿中看門，不願住在惡人的帳棚裡。

11 因為耶和華 神是日頭，是盾牌，
要賜下恩惠和榮耀。
祂未嘗留下一樣好處
不給那些行動正直的人。

12 萬軍之耶和華啊，倚靠你的人便為有福！





【心得分享】
這首流傳千古的詩歌，卻是由一群曾經背叛 神的人留下的後裔而寫的，他們被稱為可拉的後裔，這個名字本身就是在見證 神的恩典。在經過許多的羞辱、痛苦和 神的管教之後，他們學習用一個全新的、更積極的態度來回應 神、事奉 神！他們在乎 神的同在，因此向 神宣告說：在你的院宇住一日，勝似在別處住千日；寧可在我 神殿中看門，不願住在惡人的帳棚裡。
他們帶著一個謙卑的態度來到 神的面前，用麻雀、燕子來比喻自己的渺小、沒有價值；同時也在這裏向 神感恩 - 這麽偉大聖潔的神，居然允許渺小的麻雀、燕子來到祂聖潔的祭壇那裡築窩居住！因此，詩人忍不住在那裡稱頌 神說：如此住在你殿中的，便為有福，他們仍要讚美你！。
盼望今天我們也同樣強烈地渴慕神的同在！萬軍之耶和華啊，你的居所何等可愛！我羨慕渴想耶和華的院宇，我的心腸、我的肉體向永生 神呼籲！（DX）

Praising Scripture - Dec 9

Introduction...

Psalm 87 :1-7 A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 1-3）
1 His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are spoken of you,
O city of God! Selah
4 “I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those who know Me;
Behold, O Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia:
‘This one was born there.’”
5 And of Zion it will be said,
“This one and that one were born in her;
And the Most High Himself shall establish her.”
6 The Lord will record,
When He registers the peoples:
“This one was born there.” Selah
7 Both the singers and the players on instruments say,
“All my springs are in you.”







[Sharing]

The Lord loves Zion. The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Zion, where the throne of the house of David is located, is the place where God rules. It is the place of presence for both the throne and will of God. The place where David prepared and pitched a tent for God’s ark, Zion is the God’s dwelling place. It is where God is present.

Marvelously we see that in Zion it is both the Israelites chosen by God as well as Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia who were born there. One day, the Lord will record when He registers the people from all of these different places. This really portrays John 3:16 - that God so loved the world that through His salvation everyone can now become a citizen of Zion.

Hallelujah, praise the Lord! We the foreigners, who ought not to be part or portion of His glory, can now be the citizens of Zion. We can now sing and dance, rejoice and say that “all of my springs are in You.” May we live in the reality of being citizens of Zion: longing for His presence, willing to let God command our lives, and letting the Spirit flow. (MC)

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12/9 讚美神的國/神的居所
詩篇87:1-7 〔可拉後裔的詩歌〕
(背誦1-3節)
1 耶和華所立的根基在聖山上。
2 祂愛錫安的門，勝於愛雅各一切的住處。
3 神的城啊，有榮耀的事乃指著你說的。〔細拉〕

4 我要提起拉哈伯和巴比倫人，是在認識我之中的；
看哪，非利士和推羅並古實人，個個生在那裡。
5 論到錫安，必說：“這一個那一個都生在其中。
而且至高者必親自堅立這城。”

6 當耶和華記錄萬民的時候，
祂要點出這一個生在那裡。〔細拉〕
7 歌唱的、跳舞的都要說：
“我的泉源都在你裡面。”






【心得分享】
耶和華 神喜愛錫安，祂愛錫安的門，勝於愛雅各一切的住處。因為大衛的寶座設立在錫安 - 錫安是 神掌權的地方，是 神的寶座所在之處， 是 神的旨意可以通行的地方；而且大衛的帳幕及約櫃在錫安 - 錫安也是 神的居所，是神同在的地方。
而更奇妙的是在錫安的城內，除了 神所揀選的以色列人之外，拉哈伯人，巴比倫人，非利士人，推羅人，和古實人也生在那裡；有一天，耶和華 神還要在其中來記錄萬民。這實在是舊約中的約翰福音3:16 - 神愛世人。今天，我們每一個人都可以藉著耶穌基督的救恩成為錫安的子民。
哈里路亞，讚美 神！我們這些原本與 神的榮耀無份無關的外邦人，如今可以成為錫安的子民，我們可以唱著，跳著，歡樂地說：我們的泉源也都在你裡面！讓我們也活出錫安子民的實際：愛慕 神的同在，願意讓 神在我們的生命、生活中掌權，甘心讓 神的旨意通行在我們身上！ (MC)

Praising Scripture - Dec 8

Introduction...

Psalm 19:7-11 Praise God’s Word

（Memorization Scripture: vv. 9-11）
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.





[Sharing]
When David spoke of the revealed word of the Lord, his tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. He used six different terms to speak of God’s word: the law, the testimony, the statues, the commandment, the fear, the judgements; then he used six different adjectives to describe God's word: perfect, sure, right, pure, clean, true. What’s more, he explained the function of God's word from six different aspects: converting the soul, making wise the simple, rejoicing the heart, enlightening the eyes, enduring forever, righteous altogether. Such wonderful words are indeed more precious than gold, sweeter than honey!

But the word of the Lord is not only about the above mentioned benefits, more importantly is to warn us who belong to him: in keeping them there is great reward.

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12/8 詩 19:7-11 讚美神的話
（背誦9-11節）
7 耶和華的律法全備，能甦醒人心；
耶和華的法度確定，能使愚人有智慧；
8 耶和華的訓詞正直，能快活人的心；
耶和華的命令清潔，能明亮人的眼目；
9 耶和華的道理潔淨，存到永遠；
耶和華的典章真實，全然公義。
10 都比金子可羨慕，且比極多的精金可羨慕；
比蜜甘甜，且比蜂房下滴的蜜甘甜。
11 況且你的僕人因此受警戒，守著這些便有大賞。






【心得分享】
當大衛講到 神向我們所啟示的話語的時候，他的舌頭實在是快手筆。他用六個不同的名詞來講到 神的話語：律法，法度，訓詞，命令，道理，和典章；又用六個不同的形容詞來形容 神的話語：全備，確定，正直，清潔，潔淨，和真實；更從六個不同的方面講到了 神話語的功用：能甦醒人心，能使愚人有智慧，能快活人的心，能明亮人的眼目，存到永遠，和全然公義。這麼奇妙的話語，實在比極多的精金可羨慕，也比蜂房下滴的蜜甘甜！
但 神所有向我們說的話，不只是上面提到的這些好處，更是用來警戒我們這些屬祂的人，凡遵守祂命令的便有大賞。(MC)