第三十章
1 耶和華啊，我要尊崇你，因為你曾提拔我，不叫仇敵向我誇耀。
2 耶和華我的神啊，我曾呼求你，你醫治了我。
3 耶和華啊，你曾把我的靈魂從陰間救上來，使我存活，不至於下坑。
4 耶和華的聖民哪，你們要歌頌他，稱讚他可記念的聖名。
5 因為他的怒氣不過是轉眼之間；他的恩典乃是一生之久。一宿雖
然有哭泣，早晨便必歡呼。
6 至於我，我凡事平順，便說：“我永不動搖。”
7 耶和華啊，你曾施恩，叫我的江山穩固；你掩了面，我就驚惶。
8 耶和華啊，我曾求告你。我向耶和華懇求說：
9 “我被害流血，下到坑中，有甚麼益處呢？塵土豈能稱讚你，傳
說你的誠實嗎？
10 耶和華啊，求你應允我，憐恤我！耶和華啊，求你幫助我！”
11 你已將我的哀哭變為跳舞，將我的麻衣脫去，給我披上喜樂。
12 好叫我的靈（註：原文作“榮耀”）歌頌你，並不住聲。
耶和華我的神啊，我要稱謝你，直到永遠！
默想：
1.大衛感謝神醫治他的疾病（2節），神也聆聽悔罪人祈求憐憫
的呼求，並使我們能夠稱謝神知道永遠（12節）。我們心中大
得安慰，“因為（神）的怒氣不過是轉眼之間；他的恩典乃是
一生之久”。因此“一宿雖然有哭泣，早晨便必歡呼”
（5節）。
2.大衛在這首詩中表達了他生命中的起起伏伏。回想過去的半年
到一年當中，你生命中有哪些高潮與低潮，將他們逐一記錄下
來；並想像神與你共渡這些高高低低的經歷。知道神與你同行
對你有什麼幫助？
3.回想過去神曾經在你的難關中，如何幫助你去渡過。為此來感
謝神。
禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。
Chapter 30
1 I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not
let my enemies gloat over me.
2 LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.
3 You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me
from going down to the pit.
4 Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy
name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
7 LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand
firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
8 To you, LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust
praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me; LORD, be my help. ”
11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and
clothed me with joy, 12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be
silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.
Meditation
1. David praised God here for a physical healing (v 2). God also
hears the cries of the penitent for mercy, and makes it possible for
us to give God thanks forever (v12). It gives us great comfort to
know that God is one whose “anger lasts only a moment, but his
favor lasts a lifetime.” Therefore, while “weeping may remain for a
night,” we can be sure that “rejoicing comes in the morning.”(v5)
2. David expresses some of the ups and downs of his life. Consider
Reflect over the last six months to a year of your life and chart
write down a list of your ups and downs. Picture the Lord with you
through the ups and downs of your life. How does it help you to
know God is with you?
3. Give thanks to God for the ways he has been a help to you in the
hard places of your life.
Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.