第十章
12 耶和華啊，求你起來！神啊，求你舉手，不要忘記困苦人！
13 惡人為何輕慢神，心裡說“你必不追究”？
14 其實你已經觀看，因為奸惡毒害，你都看見了，為要以手施行
報應。無倚無靠的人把自己交託你，你向來是幫助孤兒的。
15 願你打斷惡人的膀臂；至於壞人，願你追究他的惡，直到淨盡。
16 耶和華永永遠遠為王，外邦人從他的地已經滅絕了。
17 耶和華啊，謙卑人的心願，你早已知道（註：原文作“聽
見”）；你必預備他們的心，也必側耳聽他們的祈求，
18 為要給孤兒和受欺壓的人伸冤，使強橫的人不再威嚇他們。
默想：
1.這段經文描述困苦人的無助，使他轉而求告神。神聽見、必會
追究，並且要為受欺壓的伸冤。經文也提到，不公的事有時確
會發生，但是強橫的必要受到懲罰。
2.在苦難中的禱告，使我們更加親近神、更加容易明白祂的旨
意，並且也教導我們察覺周遭的許多需要。
3.你知道有什麼人正在困難或痛苦的當中嗎？為這個人禱告，並
且祈求神向你顯明，應當以哪些實際的行動來幫助他。
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。
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12 Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”?
14 But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
that would not otherwise be found out.
16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from
his land.
17 You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
Meditation
1. This passage describes the helplessness of the victim which leads
him to turn to the Lord. God hears and responds to the victims and
will judge the wicked and to defend the oppressed. The passage
also recognizes the fact that injustices may exist for a time. But the
people who persecute us will surely be punished.
2. Prayer in suffering brings us to God to understand his will, and it
also teaches us to care for the needy around us.
3. Do you know anyone who may be in trouble or suffering? Pray for
that person and pray for specific actions you may take to help that
person.
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.