第五十三章
1 愚頑人心裡說：“沒有神！”他們都是邪惡，行了可憎惡的罪
孽，沒有一個人行善。
2 神從天上垂看世人，要看有明白的沒有，有尋求他的沒有。
3 他們各人都退後，一同變為污穢；並沒有行善的，連一個也沒有！
4 作孽的沒有知識嗎？他們吞吃我的百姓如同吃飯一樣，並不求告神。
5 他們在無可懼怕之處，就大大害怕，因為神把那安營攻擊你之人
的骨頭散開了。你使他們蒙羞，因為神棄絕了他們。
6 但願以色列的救恩從錫安而出，神救回他被擄的子民。那時，雅
各要快樂，以色列要歡喜。
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？
3.我們通常都認為“行義則順，棄神必敗”；但這說法常常都行
不通的，這使得我們質疑為什麼壞人常常是有好報？詩人在這
裡說，不要掛慮這些事，神遲早會處置他們的。
4.對那些暗中作惡卻大發其財的人，你是否暗地裡希望看見他們
遭惡報？從他們發達以及你對此事的反應，能否看出你對神、
對自己、以及對這些人的看法、態度？你是否專注在這世上的
成功，或是留意存留財寶在天上？
5.和神對話，告訴祂你現在的感受，然後聆聽神對你的回應。
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 53
1 The fool says in his heart,“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?
They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God.
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
where there was nothing to dread.
God scattered the bones of those who attacked you;
you put them to shame, for God despised them.
6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
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?
3. We often think: “Do good and prosper, ignore God and fail”. But
this often doesn’t work, and we wonder why good things happen to
bad people. The psalmist says not to worry about it. God will take
care of them soon enough.
4. How do you secretly want to see happen to those who do evil and
enjoy momentary success? How would their success and your
reaction to it make you feel about God, about yourself and those
people? Are you focused on success here in this world, or on storing
up treasures in heaven?
5. Talk with God and tell him your emotions right now. Then listen to
God’s response.
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.