第四十五章
1 我心裡湧出美辭。我論到我為王做的事,我的舌頭是快手筆。
2 你比世人更美,在你嘴裡滿有恩惠,所以神賜福給你,直到永遠。
3 大能者啊,願你腰間佩刀,大有榮耀和威嚴!
4 為真理、謙卑、公義赫然坐車前往,無不得勝。你的右手必顯明
可畏的事。
5 你的箭鋒快,射中王敵之心,萬民仆倒在你以下。
6 神啊,你的寶座是永永遠遠的,你的國權是正直的。
7 你喜愛公義,恨惡罪惡,所以神,就是你的神,用喜樂油膏你,
勝過膏你的同伴。
8 你的衣服都有沒藥、沉香、肉桂的香氣,象牙宮中有絲弦樂器的
聲音,使你歡喜。
9 有君王的女兒在你尊貴婦女之中;王后佩戴俄斐金飾站在你右邊。
默想:
1.安靜——閱讀/聆聽——默想——禱告——默觀/安歇主懷
2.在閱讀默想今天的經文時,有哪個字或詞句特別觸動你的?當
你讀到這個字或詞句時,你有什麼感受?這與你的現況有什麼
關連 沒有?神想要你做什麼?
3.這是一首慶賀君王婚禮的詩,婚宴的歡樂為我們指向將來基督
與祂的教會在天上的婚宴;這首詩讓我們略嘗當主基督再臨時
的喜樂。
4.感謝神,你的心裡已經“湧出優美的言辭”——是為君王將要
來迎娶祂的新娘(教會)。為著神的威嚴尊貴來讚美祂,並為
著你得以有份在基督的迎娶當中來稱頌神。
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 45
1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed
with grace,since God has blessed you forever.
3 Gird your sword on your side, you mighty one;
clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously in the cause of truth, humility
and justice; let your right hand achieve awesome deeds.
5 Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies;
let the nations fall beneath your feet.
6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy.
8 All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;
from palaces adorned with ivory
the music of the strings makes you glad.
9 Daughters of kings are among your honored women;
at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
Meditation
1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
2. What is the word or phrase that touches you today as you read and
meditate on this passage? What is your emotion as you read this
word or phrase? How is that related to your current situation? What
does God tell you to do?
3. This song celebrates the king’s wedding. The joy of the wedding
feast points us to the heavenly banquet awaiting Christ and his
church. It gives us a foretaste of the joy we will know when our
Lord returns.
4. Thank God that your heart has been “stirred by a noble theme”—
the promises of the King coming for his bride. Praise him for his
majesty and the overwhelming awe that you feel because you are in
the wedding (as you are in the church).
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.