神适当地介入 God Interposes in Due Time
取自《Everyday Prayer with REFORMERS》 Donald K McKim
诗篇27:1-14（新译本）
1耶和华是我的亮光，是我的救恩，我还怕谁呢？耶和华是我性命的避难所，我还惧谁呢？
2那些作恶的，就是我的敌人、我的仇敌，他们逼近我，要吃我肉的时候，就拌跌仆倒。
3虽有军兵扎营攻击我，我的心也不害怕；虽然发动战争攻击我，我仍旧安稳。
4有一件事我求过耶和华，我还要寻求；我要一生一世住在耶和华的殿里，瞻仰祂的荣美，在祂的殿中求问。
5因为在我遭难的日子，祂必把我藏在祂的帐棚里，把我隐藏在祂帐幕的隐密处，又把我高举在磐石上。
6现在，我可以抬起头来，高过我四周的仇敌；我要在祂的帐幕里，献上欢呼的祭；我要歌唱，颂赞耶和华。
7耶和华啊！我发声呼求的时候，求你垂听；求你恩待我，应允我。
8你说：“你们要寻求我的面！”那时我的心对你说：“耶和华啊！你的面我正要寻求。”
9求你不要向我掩面，不要发怒赶逐你的仆人，你一向是帮助我的。拯救我的神啊！求你不要撇下我，也不要离弃我。
10虽然我的父母离弃我，耶和华却收留我。
11耶和华啊！求你指示我你的道路；为我仇敌的缘故引导我走平坦的路。
12求你不要照着我敌人的心愿，把我交给他们，因为有作假见证的人起来攻击我，并且口出凶暴的话。
13我还是相信，在活人之地，我可以看见耶和华的恩惠。
14你要等候耶和华，要刚强，要坚定你的心，要等候耶和华。
Psalm 27:1-14（ESV）
1The Lord is
my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When
evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes, it
is they who stumble and fall.
3 Though
an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.
4 One
thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
5 For
he will hide me in his shelter in
the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.
6 And
now my head shall be lifted up above
my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts
of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
7 Hear,
O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and
answer me!
8 You
have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord,
do I seek.”
9 Hide
not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger,
O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!
10 For my
father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.
11 Teach
me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a
level path because
of my enemies.
12 Give
me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for false
witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.
13 I
believe that I shall look[f] upon the goodness of
the Lord in the
land of the living!
14 Wait
for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait
for the Lord!
In the Psalms, we recognize that dangers
are part of life. Not only sickness and grief, but also suffering and pursuit
by enemies can emerge during our days. We face some of these difficulties in
various ways. So the Psalms are “for all seasons” of life, no matter what we
encounter.
但在整个诗篇中，伴随着危险的仍然有信心的声音。当困难来袭时，神在那里。神帮助我们，神拯救我们。这就是信心：“耶和华是我的亮光，是我的拯救，我还怕谁呢？耶和华是我生命的保障，我还惧谁呢？”（诗篇27:1）。
But throughout the Psalms, along with the
dangers come ringing notes of confidence. When troubles afflict, God is there.
God helps. God delivers. This is faith: “ The Lord is my light and my
salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom
shall I be afraid? ” (Ps. 27:1).
诗篇27的作者祈求神出于恩典的帮助和回应他的祷告（第7节）。他祈求神的拯救临到（第12节）。我们也可以为同样的事情祷告。我们也需要拯救。但正如苏格兰改革宗的牧师大卫·迪克森所写的：“让我们祈求‘拯救’，并让神决定拯救的方式。当敬虔的人和他们的事业被迫受苦时，要知道神会在适当的时候介入。”这就是诗篇作者对得到帮助的盼望缘由。
The writer of Psalm 27 prayed for God’s
gracious help and answer to his prayers (v7). He prayed for deliverance (v12).
We may pray for the same. We need deliverances, too. But as the Scottish
Reformed pastor David Dickson wrote, “Let us pray ‘Deliver’, and let God choose
the way of deliverance. When the good cause of the godly and the godly
themselves are left to suffer, know that God in that case will interpose
himself in due time.” This is the psalmist’s reason for hope of help.
主将在适当的时候帮助我们。我们的信心必会引导我们相信，神有祂拯救我们的方式。我们相信神会按照祂的旨意为我们行事。这是我们在面对生活时所得的无比的安慰和信心！
The Lord will help us in due time. Our
faith must lead us to trust God to choose the way or means to deliver us. We
trust God to act for us according to God’s will. This is our great comfort and
confidence in facing life!
反思问题：在什么情况下你曾祈求神的帮助和拯救？你的祷告是以什么方式得到回应的？
Reflection Questions:
What are situations in which you prayed for God’s help and deliverance? In what
ways were your prayers answered?
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