Monday, November 18, 2013

Day-13

Psalm 65

Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed. 2 O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come. 3 Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them. 4 Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple. 5 By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas; 6 Who established the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power; 7 You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples. 8 They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice. 9 You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it. 10 You water its ridges abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth. 11 You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. 12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.

詩65

神啊,錫安的人都等候讚美你;所許的願也要向你償還。 2 聽禱告的主啊,凡有血氣的都要來就你。 3 罪孽勝了我;至於我們的過犯,你都要赦免。 4 你所揀選、使他親近你、住在你院中的,這人便為有福!我們必因你居所、你聖殿的美福知足了。 5 拯救我們的 神啊,你必以威嚴秉公義應允我們;你本是一切地極和海上遠處的人所倚靠的。 6 他既以大能束腰,就用力量安定諸山, 7 使諸海的響聲和其中波浪的響聲,並萬民的喧嘩,都平靜了。 8 住在地極的人因你的神蹟懼怕;你使日出日落之地都歡呼。 9 你眷顧地,降下透雨,使地大得肥美。 神的河滿了水;你這樣澆灌了地,好為人預備五穀。 10 你澆透地的犁溝,潤平犁脊,降甘霖,使地軟和;其中發長的,蒙你賜福。 11 你以恩典為年歲的冠冕;你的路徑都滴下脂油, 12 滴在曠野的草場上。小山以歡樂束腰; 13 草場以羊群為衣;谷中也長滿了五穀。這一切都歡呼歌唱。

2 comments:

  1. When God's people gather together, is there a better way to welcome our King than the bursts of spontaneous praises? Oh dear child of God, aren't you among the blessed residence of Zion chosen to draw near to Him? Hasn't He satisfied you with the goodness of His house? Isn't your life like the land of abundance nourished by the river of God? Oh every time we meet let us not wait but join God's creation to shout for joy and sing praises to Him! May our gatherings be so saturated with the sprit of praises that we can all proclaim, "Praise is awaiting you, O God!"

    CL

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  2. What a beautiful Psalm!

    Verse 11 is one of my favorites - "11 You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance". Chinese translation is even better (I think) - "You crown the year with Your grace, ...". At the end of 2013, indeed, we shall praise our God for He crowns the year with His grace, in good time and difficult time!

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