Psalm 16
Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. 2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.” 3 As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.” 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor take up their names on my lips. 5 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. 6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasantplaces; Yes, I have a good inheritance. 7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. 10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
詩16
神啊，求你保佑我，因為我投靠你。2 我的心哪，你曾對耶和華說：“你是我的主，我的好處不在你以外。”3 論到世上的聖民，他們又美又善，是我最喜悅的。4 以別神代替耶和華的（註：或作“送禮物給別神的”），他們的愁苦必加增；他們所澆奠的血我不獻上；我嘴唇也不提別神的名號。5 耶和華是我的產業，是我杯中的分；我所得的，你為我持守。6 用繩量給我的地界，坐落在佳美之處；我的產業實在美好。7 我必稱頌那指教我的耶和華；我的心腸在夜間也警戒我。8 我將耶和華常擺在我面前，因他在我右邊，我便不至搖動。9 因此，我的心歡喜，我的靈（註：原文作“榮耀”）快樂，我的肉身也要安然居住。10 因為你必不將我的靈魂撇在陰間，也不叫你的聖者見朽壞。11 你必將生命的道路指示我；在你面前有滿足的喜樂，在你右手中有永遠的福樂。〔大衛的祈禱。〕
Trust is a choice. It’a a choice to completely lean on the one on whom you put your full confidence. There is only One on Whom we can solely trust, our loving heavenly God and Savior. For we were once not a people, having no hope and without God, “by nature we are children of wrath.” (Eph. 2:3,12) But praise be unto our Lord because of His matchless love toward us our status has been changed. We are now the “excellent ones” (v3) In the night seasons of our life, He is our counsel, He is the portion of our inheritance, our goodness is not apart from Him. (vs 7,5,2)
ReplyDeleteThus, the psalmist concludes,”In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (v11) Yes, if our trust is in Him and if we always set the Lord before us (v8), our praises shall be endless for He is so worthy of our praises and thanksgiving.
JL