Psalm 27-1-8
27 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? 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. 7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
In this great song of praise, David is very confident that the Lord is his light and his salvation. So when he calls to the Lord, he is confident that the Lord will help him get rid of all dangers, and defeat all oppressors against him. He is also confident that the Lord will lift up his head to triumph among his enemies.
David's secret to conquering is that he acknowledges "one thing", the only one thing, which is to come to the Lord and "dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of his life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple". Praise the Lord! The Lord of David is also our Lord! He listens to David's cry, and He is also willing to answer our prayers. Every morning when the Lord says "Seek My face", shall we respond to Him like David does: "Your face, Lord, I will seek."?
Hopefully, we will have such an intimate relationship with the Lord. Especially in the "Month of Praise", let's come into the tabernacle of the Lord every day and offer to Him "sacrifices of praise" with joy! :-)
詩篇 27:1-8
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。7 耶和華啊，我用聲音呼籲的時候，求袮垂聽，並求袮憐恤我，應允我。8 袮說：「你們當尋求我的面。」那時我心向袮說：「耶和華啊，袮的面我正要尋求。」
這是一首偉大的讚美頌歌，大衛深信 神是他的亮光，是他的拯救，所以當他在這裡向 神求告時，他不僅相信 神必能幫助他脫離所有的險境，也必會為他擊退一切攻擊他的人，而且他相信 神必定使他在仇敵面前昂首高唱凱歌。所以，他心裡沒有絲毫的畏懼，而且可以大聲宣告 神的得勝，並歌頌、讚美 神。哈利路亞！
大衛得勝的秘訣，是他認定「一件事」，只有一件事，就是來到 神的面前，「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。」讚美 神！祂是大衛的 神，也是我們的 神！祂垂聽大衛的呼求，相信祂也樂意應允我們的禱告。每天清晨，當 神輕聲問：「你們當尋求我的面」，我們是否也能向大衛一樣回應說：「耶和華啊，袮的面我正要尋求！」？
巴不得，我們和 神之間也有這種親密的關係，特別是在“讚美月”，讓我們天天來到 神的帳幕裡，向祂歡然獻上“讚美的祭”！:-)
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