第四十章
1 我曾耐性等候耶和華，他垂聽我的呼求。
2 他從禍坑裡、從淤泥中把我拉上來，使我的腳立在磐石上，使我
腳步穩當。
3 他使我口唱新歌，就是讚美我們神的話。許多人必看見而懼怕，
並要倚靠耶和華。
4 那倚靠耶和華，不理會狂傲和偏向虛假之輩的，這人便為有福！
5 耶和華我的神啊，你所行的奇事，並你向我們所懷的意念甚多，
不能向你陳明；若要陳明，其事不可勝數。
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。
默想：
1.這篇詩是當困難重重時向神呼求的禱告，也是慶祝神在需要時
的憐憫。首先述說神過去的恩典（1-5節），然後見證王對神
的忠實（6-10節），最後就是祈求神的幫助。
2.在你有急切需要時，若是神好像拖了很久還不施拯救，這時你
會去尋求什麼其他方法——“假神”來解決你的問題？當你靠
這個“假神”之後，有什麼結果？
3.你生命中有什麼像是在“禍坑，泥濘坑”（2節）中？這篇詩
篇怎樣幫助你要怎樣可以脫離這個禍坑？
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 40
1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my
feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many
will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.
4 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the
proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
5 Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you
planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and
tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire— but my ears you have
opened— burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll.
8 I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”
9 I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips,
LORD, as you know.
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness
and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
from the great assembly.
Meditation
1. This song is a prayer for help when troubles abound. It is also a celebration
of God’s mercy in times of need. It begins with praise of
God for his past mercies (vv1-5) and a testimony to the kings’ own
faithfulness to the Lord (vv6-10). The rest of the song is a prayer
for help.
2. In your own times of need, when God seems to take too long to
help you, what “false gods” (v4) offer tempting alternative solutions
to you? What happened the last time you relied on one of
those “gods”?
3. What in your life feels like a “slimy pit”? (v2) Which helps you
most with present troubles: remembering God’s actions in the past?
Or claiming God’s promises for the future? Why?
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.