第四十一章
1 眷顧貧窮的有福了！他遭難的日子，耶和華必搭救他！
2 耶和華必保全他，使他存活；他必在地上享福。求你不要把他交
給仇敵，遂其所願。
3 他病重在榻，耶和華必扶持他；他在病中，你必給他鋪床。
4 我曾說：“耶和華啊，求你憐恤我，醫治我，因為我得罪了你。”
5 我的仇敵用惡言議論我說：“他幾時死，他的名才滅亡呢？”
6 他來看我，就說假話，心存奸惡，走到外邊才說出來。
7 一切恨我的，都交頭接耳地議論我；他們設計要害我。
8 他們說：“有怪病貼在他身上；他已躺臥，必不能再起來。”
9 連我知己的朋友，我所倚靠吃過我飯的，也用腳踢我。
10 耶和華啊，求你憐恤我，使我起來，好報復他們。
11 因我的仇敵不得向我誇勝，我從此便知道你喜愛我。
12 你因我純正就扶持我，使我永遠站在你的面前。
13 耶和華以色列的神是應當稱頌的，從亙古直到永遠。阿們！阿們！
默想：
1.本詩是大衛在病重時向神呼求的禱告。他深信那些眷顧窮苦軟
弱的人的，在他們軟弱有需要時，必會得到眷顧。
2.從他自己的經歷中，大衛深信，就算所有人，包括他的親密朋
友，都眾叛親離時，神絕對不會拋棄我們的。
3.讚美神的愛與憐憫，他永遠不撇下你，也不離棄你。
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 41
1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers
them in times of trouble.
2 The LORD protects and preserves them— they are counted among the
blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
3 The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their
bed of illness.
4 I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5 My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish? ”
6 When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart
gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.
7 All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst
for me, saying, 8 “A vile disease has afflicted him; he will never get up
from the place where he lies.”
9 Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread,
has turned against me.
10 But may you have mercy on me, LORD; raise me up, that I may repay them.
11 I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 Because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.
13 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
Meditation
1. This song is David’s prayer for mercy when he was seriously ill.
He expresses his confidence that those who care for the weak will
be cared for in their own weakness.
2. From his past experiences, David concluded that even though everyone
else, including our close friends, may abandon us when we
most need their support, God will never give up on us.
3. Praise God for his love and mercy that never gives up on you.
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.