Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 30

Introduction...

Day 30 Psalm 118:5-24 The Lord is on my side; What can man do to me?
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 6,8-9,14）
5 I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
6 The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
11 They surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They surrounded me like bees;
They were quenched like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.





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Psalm 118 is the poem that the Israelites sung when they went to the Temple at the festivals to offer sacrifice and sing praise to God. As they were heading to the Temple and remembering how Jehovah God had listened to their prayers and placed them in a spacious place after so many years of turmoil, they could not help but to say, "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? For it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.“ Many times in the history of Israel, nations surrounded them like a swarm of bees to destroy them, but the people of Israel could be victorious in the name of the Lord. It is why they could sing, “The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.”

Today, we also face so many spiritual battles in our lives. Let us also learn to come to the LORD often and experience that “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”, because “the Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.” (NY)

【簡介】...

Day 30 詩篇118:5-14 有耶和華幫助我，人能把我怎麼樣呢？
(背誦6，8-9，14節)
5 我在急難中求告耶和華，
他就應允我，把我安置在寬闊之地。
6 有耶和華幫助我，我必不懼怕，
人能把我怎麼樣呢？
7 在那幫助我的人中，有耶和華幫助我，
所以我要看見那恨我的人遭報。
8 投靠耶和華，
強似倚賴人。
9 投靠耶和華，
強似倚賴王子。
10 萬民圍繞我，
我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們。
11 他們環繞我，圍困我，
我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們。
12 他們如同蜂子圍繞我，好像燒荊棘的火必被熄滅，
我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們。
13 你推我，要叫我跌倒，
但耶和華幫助了我。
14 耶和華是我的力量，
是我的詩歌，
祂也成了我的拯救。



【心得分享】
詩篇118篇是以色列民在節日的時候一同去往聖殿獻祭和讚美所唱的詩歌。當他們在去往聖殿的路上，回想在過去那麼多急難的歲月中， 耶和華 神是如何聽了他們的禱告，將他們安置在寬闊之地，他們就不由得說：有耶和華幫助我，我必不懼怕，人能把我怎麼樣呢？因為投靠耶和華，強似倚賴人，強似倚賴王子。在以色列的歷史中，有許多次萬民圍繞他們，如同蜂子圍繞他們，希望剿滅他們，但以色列民卻可以靠耶和華的名勝過仇敵。因此，他們可以高唱：耶和華是我的力量，是我的詩歌，祂也成了我的拯救。
今天，在你我的生命中也面對許多的屬靈爭戰，讓我們也學習常常來投靠耶和華，也來經歷『有耶和華幫助我，我必不懼怕，人能把我怎麼樣呢？』，因為耶和華是我的力量，是我的詩歌，祂也成了我的拯救。（NY）

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 29

Introduction...

Day 29 Psalm 44:1-8 Give Thanks to God for he commands victories for us
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 4-5）
1 We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us,
The deeds You did in their days,
In days of old:
2 You drove out the nations with Your hand,
But them You planted;
You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.
3 For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
Because You favored them.
4 You are my King, O God;
Command victories for Jacob.
5 Through You we will push down our enemies;
Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
6 For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me.
7 But You have saved us from our enemies,
And have put to shame those who hated us.
8 In God we boast all day long,
And praise Your name forever. Selah


This is a contemplation from the descendant of Korah, and is also a national prayer psalm. Since the country was under attack by the enemy at the time, the psalmist recounts God’s great deliverance in the past to “force five passes and slay six captains”, to defeat the enemy and lead them to Canaan. Now, they cry out to God in one accord to help them again in defeating their enemies, saying “You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob." Even though they were facing the formidable enemies they could still trust God and as they sing "Through You we will push down our enemies; Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.” Thanks be to God, who through this verse strengthens our faith too. Whenever we are attacked by enemies, fall on tough times, or feel weak and discouraged, we can declare and win the victory of God through faith. Hallelujah! “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” (2 Corinthians 2:14a) (EY)

【簡介】...

Day 29 詩篇44：1-8 為 神出令使我們得勝而感恩
（背誦4-5節）
1 神啊，你在古時，
我們列祖的日子所行的事，我們親耳聽見了；
我們的列祖也給我們述說過。
2 你曾用手趕出外邦人，卻栽培了我們列祖；
你苦待列邦，卻叫我們列祖發達。
3 因為他們不是靠自己的刀劍得地土，
也不是靠自己的膀臂得勝，
乃是靠你的右手、你的膀臂，和你臉上的亮光，
因為你喜悅他們。

4 神啊，你是我的王；
求你出令使雅各得勝。
5 我們靠你要推倒我們的敵人，
靠你的名要踐踏那起來攻擊我們的人。
6 因為，我必不靠我的弓；
我的刀也不能使我得勝。
7 惟你救了我們脫離敵人，使恨我們的人羞愧。
8 我們終日因 神誇耀，還要永遠稱謝你的名。 （細拉）



【心得分享】
這是一篇可拉後裔的訓誨詩，也是全民祈禱詩。由於當時國家正面臨敵人的攻擊，首先，詩人先複述他們親耳聽到 神在過去如何幫助先祖 “過五關、斬六將”，戰勝仇敵，並帶領他們進迦南的大能作為，於是同心起來呼求 神——再次施恩幫助他們擊敗仇敵，說 「神啊，袮是我的王； 求袮出令使雅各得勝。」 故此他們雖然遇到強敵壓境的威脅，仍然可以信靠 神並重申，說 「我們靠袮要推倒我們的敵人， 靠袮的名要踐踏那起來攻擊我們的人。」
感謝 神，藉著這首詩堅固了我們的信心。當我們遇到仇敵攻擊、環境艱難、或軟弱灰心時，也能求 神幫助我們憑信宣告並支取 神的得勝。哈利路亞！「感謝 神！常率領我們在基督裡誇勝。」(林後2:14a) (EY)

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 28

Introduction...

Psalm 126:1-6 Delivered from Exile to Exultation
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 4-6）
1 When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things for us,
And we are glad.

4 Bring back our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.
5 Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
6 He who continually goes forth weeping,
Bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.



Psalm-shaped thankers of God are people that recognize who we are and humbly, rightly respond to the stunning grace of God. Your thanksgiving will only be as deep and as wide as the distance you recognize existed between who you were before Christ delivered you and who you are today because the Lord has done great things for us.

This psalm of ascent recognizes that it was God’s grace alone (and not merely Cyrus’ political policy) which brought Israel home from Babylonian exile in the sixth century BC (see Ezra, Nehemiah). The rejoicing pours forth not only for physical homecoming but that God’s wonderful and life-giving covenantal presence is back with His people. Like Israel’s dry south (Negeb) which would flood after a rainstorm, so too will the restored people be overflowing in praise, laughter, and hope for the Lord has done great things for us.

Let us together this day thank God who in Christ Jesus brought us out of exile into His very presence that we might abide, be filled, and rejoice! (KA)

【簡介】...

詩篇126:1-6 從被擄之地歸回的感恩
(背誦4-6節）
1 當耶和華將那些被擄的帶回錫安的時候，
我們好像做夢的人。
2 我們滿口喜笑、滿舌歡呼的時候，
外邦中就有人說：
「耶和華為他們行了大事！」
3 耶和華果然為我們行了大事，
我們就歡喜。

4 耶和華啊，求你使我們被擄的人歸回，
好像南地的河水復流。
5 流淚撒種的，
必歡呼收割。
6 那帶種流淚出去的，
必要歡歡樂樂地帶禾捆回來。





【心得分享】
使用詩篇來稱謝 神的人，是那些真正地認識到自己是誰，並且以謙卑和正確的態度來回應 神奇妙恩典的人。你越認識到自己被基督拯救之後有了多麼大的改變，你對 神的感謝就越廣越深，因為 主果然為我們行了大事。

這篇上行之詩認識到他們在第六世紀從巴比倫被擄之地的歸回（請看以斯拉，尼希米記）完全是主的恩典，而不是波斯王古列的政策。他們歡呼不只是因為可以回家，而是因為 神的百姓又可以享受到 神原先立約要賜給他們豐富生命的同在。就像以色列乾旱的南地在暴雨之後河水復流，歸回百姓的讚美、笑聲、和盼望也被恢復了；原來那些帶著種子流淚出去的，必要歡歡樂樂的帶著禾捆回來；因主果然為他們行了大事。

讓我們今天一起感謝 神，因祂在基督裡把我們這些原本被擄的人帶回到祂的同在中，如今我們得以住在祂裡面，被祂充滿，以祂為樂！（KA）

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 27

Introduction...

Day 27 Psalm 18:31-36,46-49
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 31-36）
31 For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way perfect.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he enables me to stand on the heights.
34 He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You give me your shield of victory,
and your right hand sustains me;
you stoop down to make me great.
36 You broaden the path beneath me,
so that my ankles do not turn.
…
46 The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Savior!
47 He is the God who avenges me,
who subdues nations under me,
48 who saves me from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man you rescued me.
49 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.



[Sharing] Psalm 18 is written by a veteran who experienced a lot of wars, and it is collected from 2 Samuel 22. After the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and battles, and after experiencing ups and downs, victories and defeats, honor and disgrace, David wrote this psalm that reads through ages.
Who is God besides the Lord? Who is the Rock except our God? Who arms me with strength except Him? Who enables me to stand on the heights in the drums of war? If it were not for the Lord, how can my weak arms bend a bow of bronze? [You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.] We also often go through narrow paths and walk to the brink of danger, but the Lord always leads us to victory, and makes our enemies flee. I am secure in my distress, and my ankles never slip into the abyss. O LORD, my Savior, my God, I will praise you among the nations, I will sing praises to your name. (NY)

【簡介】...

Day 27 詩篇18:31-36 ,46-49 從爭戰中認識誰是神
(背誦31-36節)
31 除了耶和華，誰是神呢？除了我們的神，誰是磐石呢？
32 唯有那以力量束我的腰，使我行為完全的，他是神。
33 他使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄，又使我在高處安穩。
34 他教導我的手能以爭戰，甚至我的膀臂能開銅弓。
35 你把你的救恩給我做盾牌，你的右手扶持我，你的溫和使我為大。
36 你使我腳下的地步寬闊，我的腳未曾滑跌。
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46 耶和華是活 神。願我的磐石被人稱頌；願救我的神被人尊崇。
47 這位神，就是那為我伸冤、使眾民服在我以下的。
48 你救我脫離仇敵，又把我舉起，高過那些起來攻擊我的；你救我脫離強暴的人。

49 耶和華啊，因此我要在外邦中稱謝你，歌頌你的名。




【心得分享】
詩篇十八篇是一位飽經戰事的老兵所寫的頌讚詩，是從撒母耳記下二十二章收集而來。大衛在耶和華救他脫離一切仇敵和爭戰之後，經歷過大起大落、輸贏勝敗、榮辱興衰，寫了這一首千古誦讀的長詩。
除了耶和華，誰是神呢？除了祂，誰是永不動搖的磐石呢？除了祂，誰是我的力量呢？除了祂，誰使我在戰鼓隆隆聲中在高處安穩呢？若不是耶和華，我軟弱的手無力的膀臂那裡可以開銅弓爭戰呢？「耶和華啊，你把你的救恩給我做盾牌，你的右手扶持我，你的溫和使我為大。你使我腳下的地步寬闊，我的腳未曾滑跌。」我們也是常常行過窄路，走在危險的邊緣，但是耶和華使我爭戰得勝，我的仇敵在我面前轉背逃跑。在急難中，我能安然度過，我的腳未曾滑落萬丈深淵。耶和華啊，我的救主，我的神，我要在外邦中稱謝袮，歌頌袮的名。（NY)

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 26

Introduction...

Day 26 Psalm 57:1-2，7-11

（Memorization Scripture: vv. 9-11）
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave.
1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
Until these calamities have passed by.
2 I will cry out to God Most High,To God who performs all things for me.

7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
8 I will sing and give praise.
Awake, my glory!
Awake, lute and harp!
I will awaken the dawn.
9 I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples.
I will sing to You among the nations.
10 For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens,
And Your truth unto the clouds.
11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.


[Sharing] In a difficult situation David made a psalm in the cave, saying, "Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge ..." At that time David was in as much danger as being among lines or placed in a fiery furnace, for Saul would stop at nothing to kill him. In his difficulties, David knew well that God's mercy and love was exalted among the heavens and he decided to look to God and treat the cave of refuge as a sanctuary for praising the Lord. He said, "My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise." He encouraged himself, saying, "Awake, my glory! Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn." Not only did he sing and praise the Lord in the cave, but he also would use instruments to praise the Lord in early mornings as he set his heart to praise, sing, and give thanks to God among all nations.

May the Lord help us so that our souls would not fall asleep or lay depressed in difficult circumstances. Instead, let us choose to be awake and sing to the Lord like David in hardships. Even with tears in our eyes we'll praise and sing to the Lord, for He loves us, His mercy reaches unto the heavens, and His truth unto the clouds.

【簡介】...

Day 26 詩篇57：1-2， 7-11
(背誦9-11節)
大衛逃避掃羅，藏在洞裡。那時，他作這金詩，交於伶長。調用休要毀壞。
1 神啊，求你憐憫我，憐憫我！因為我的心投靠你。
我要投靠在你翅膀的蔭下， 等到災害過去。
2 我要求告至高的 神，就是為我成全 諸事的 神。
…
7 神啊，我心堅定，我心堅定；
我要唱詩，我要歌頌！
8 我的靈( - 原文是榮耀)啊，你當醒起！
琴瑟啊，你們當醒起！ 我自己要極早醒起！
9 主啊，我要在萬民中稱謝你，
在列邦中歌頌你！
10 因為，你的慈愛高及諸天；
你的誠實達到穹蒼。
11 神啊，願你崇高過於諸天！
願你的榮耀高過全地！





【心得分享】在艱難困境中大衛在山洞裡作詩呼求說：「 神啊，求你憐憫我，憐憫我！因為我的心投靠你。我要投靠在你翅膀的蔭下……」。那時大衛好如同身處獅子群和身陷烈火中一樣危險，因掃羅用盡各樣的方法要將他置於死地。在艱難中大衛深知 神的憐憫和慈愛高及諸天，他決意選擇仰望 神，把避難的山洞當作讚美 神的聖所。他說：「 神啊，我心堅定，我心堅定。我要唱詩，我要歌頌！」他勉勵自己說：「我的靈(原文是榮耀)啊，你當醒起！ 琴瑟啊，你們當醒起！ 我自己要極早醒起！」他不但在山洞裡唱詩讚美 神，還要清晨早早起用琴瑟讚美 神，並立定心願要在萬民和列邦中歌頌稱謝 神。
求 神幫助我們，不要讓我們的心靈在艱難困境中昏睡消沉，讓我們能像大衛一樣在艱難困境中，選擇醒起歌唱稱頌 神，哪怕是邊流淚，我也要邊讚美稱謝 神。因為 神愛我們，祂的慈愛高及諸天； 祂的誠實達到穹蒼。（JZ）

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 25

Introduction...

Day 25 Psalm 86:1-13
(Prayer for Mercy, with Meditation on the Excellencies of the Lord
A Prayer of David.)
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 8-10）
1 Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me;
For I am poor and needy.
2 Preserve my life, for I am holy;
You are my God;
Save Your servant who trusts in You!
3 Be merciful to me, O Lord,
For I cry to You all day long.
4 Rejoice the soul of Your servant,
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For You will answer me.
8 Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord;
Nor are there any works like Your works.
9 All nations whom You have made
Shall come and worship before You, O Lord,
And shall glorify Your name.
10 For You are great, and do wondrous things;
You alone are God.
11 Teach me Your way, O Lord;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.
12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
13 For great is Your mercy toward me,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.


The Psalms today teach us how to pray to God in trouble. In the affliction, David not only humbly turns to God all day long, but also in faith he believes God would answer his cry. David realizes that the Lord God can do much more than merely saving him from distress - for He is great, He alone is God, none of the gods are comparable to Him; and the unique true God is willing to save him from suffering - because He is good, willing to forgive, with abundant love for all who call on Him!

Even more wonderful is that in the affliction, David not only seeks God to save him from trouble, but also he prays to God for his Word for him to act according to the truth of God and asks for a fearing heart for the name of God.

Finally, David's prayer in adversity turns into praise and gratitude to God - "I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore."He no longer just focuses on the affair, but instead on the salvation that God has made, and he knows that the love God that has given to him is great, for He has saved the soul of David from deep darkness.

May David's prayers and compliments to God in times of trouble also be our testimony in affliction today!

【簡介】...

Day 25 詩篇86：1-13 患難中向 神的呼求和讚美
(背誦8-10節)
1 耶和華啊，求你側耳應允我， 因我是困苦窮乏的。
2 求你保存我的性命，因我是虔誠人。
我的 神啊，求你拯救這倚靠你的僕人！
3 主啊，求你憐憫我，因我終日求告你。
4 主啊，求你使僕人心裏歡喜， 因為我的心仰望你。
5 主啊，你本為良善，樂意饒恕人，有豐盛的慈愛賜給凡求告你的人。
6 耶和華啊，求你留心聽我的禱告，垂聽我懇求的聲音。
7 我在患難之日要求告你，因為你必應允我。

8 主啊，諸神之中沒有可比你的；你的作為也無可比。
9 主啊，你所造的萬民都要來敬拜你；他們也要榮耀你的名。
10 因你為大，且行奇妙的事； 惟獨你是 神。
11 耶和華啊，求你將你的道指教我；我要照你的真理行； 求你使我專心敬畏你的名！
12 主－我的 神啊，我要一心稱讚你；我要榮耀你的名，直到永遠。
13 因為，你向我發的慈愛是大的；你救了我的靈魂免入極深的陰間。


【心得分享】
今天的詩篇教導我們在患難中當如何向 神禱告。在患難中，大衛不僅僅謙卑地來到 神的面前來終日求告 神，更是在信心中相信 神會應允他的呼求 。因為大衛認識到這位耶和華 神不僅僅能夠救他脫離患難 - 因祂為大，惟獨祂是 神，諸神之中沒有可比祂的；而且這一位獨一的真 神樂意來拯救他脫離患難 - 因祂本為良善，樂意饒恕人，有豐盛的慈愛賜給凡求告祂的人！
更奇妙的是，在患難中，大衛不僅僅求 神來救他脫離患難，更是在禱告中求 神將祂的道指教他從而他可以照著 神的真理而行，並求 神使祂專心敬畏祂的名！
最後，大衛在患難中的求告居然轉成了向 神的讚美和感恩 - 『主－我的 神啊，我要一心稱讚你；我要榮耀你的名，直到永遠』！因為他不再只是定睛在眼前的患難，而是看見 神所做成的救恩，他知道 神向他發的慈愛是大的，因祂救了大衛的靈魂免入極深的陰間！
甚願大衛在困境中向 神的禱告和讚美也能夠成為我們今天在患難中的見證！

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 24

Introduction...

Day 24 Psalm 66:8-20 Experiencing God's trimming in trials and tests
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 18-20）
8 Praise our God, all peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives
and kept our feet from slipping.
10 For you, God, tested us;
you refined us like silver.
11 You brought us into prison
and laid burdens on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings
and fulfill my vows to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you
and an offering of rams;
I will offer bulls and goats.
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened
and has heard my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!


[Sharing]
When we are in all kinds of trials and tests (prison, burdens, fire and water), often we ask: "Where is my God? Has he forgotten me? Did he hear my prayer?" But the psalmist has a different understanding of trials and prayer.

God loves us, so he tests us, refines us like silver, brings us into prison, lays burdens on our backs, and even lets people ride over our heads. All these circumstances are for one purpose: bring us to a place of abundance after going through fire and water. During the tests, our sins are revealed. Sin is what God hates, and it is also the greatest obstacle when we pray to God. [If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened (v18)]. Let us pray that God will help us, not only reveal our sins, but also set us free from the power of sin, and come to Him with clean hands and pure hearts. He will turn his ear to us and not reject our prayer. (DX)

【簡介】...

Day 24 詩篇66：8-20 在試煉中經歷神的修剪
(背誦18-20節)

8 萬民哪，你們當稱頌我們的 神，使人得聽讚美他的聲音。
9 他使我們的性命存活，也不叫我們的腳搖動。
10 神啊，你曾試驗我們， 熬煉我們，如熬煉銀子一樣。
11 你使我們進入網羅，把重擔放在我們的身上。
12 你使人坐車軋我們的頭；我們經過水火，你卻使我們到豐富之地。

13 我要用燔祭進你的殿，向你還我的願，
14 就是在急難時我嘴唇所發的、口中所許的。
15 我要把肥牛作燔祭，將公羊的香祭獻給你，又把公牛和山羊獻上。 （細拉）

16 凡敬畏 神的人，你們都來聽！我要述說他為我所行的事。
17 我曾用口求告他； 我的舌頭也稱他為高。
18 我若心裏注重罪孽，主必不聽。
19 但 神實在聽見了； 他側耳聽了我禱告的聲音。
20 神是應當稱頌的！ 他並沒有推卻我的禱告，也沒有叫他的慈愛離開我。

【心得分享】
當我們落在各樣試煉中（網羅，重擔，水火）的時候，常有的體會是：「我的 神在哪裏呢？祂是否已忘記了我？有沒有聽我的禱告呢」？但詩人對試煉和禱告卻有一個新的認識。

神愛我們，祂試驗我們， 熬煉我們，如熬煉銀子一樣，祂使我們進入網羅，把重擔放在我們的身上，甚至使人坐車軋我們的頭。為的是讓我們經過水火到達豐富之地。在試驗中，我們的罪被顯明。而罪是神所恨惡的，也是我們向神祷告最大的障碍。我若心裏注重罪孽，主必不聽（v18)。求神幫助我們，不單罪被顯明，更給我們力量脫離罪的權勢，可以手潔心清的來到祂的面前。他必會側耳垂聽我們的禱告，并不推卻。（DX）

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 23

Introduction...

Day 23 Psalm 116:1-7, 17-18 Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 5-7）
1 I love the Lord, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The pains of death surrounded me,
And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful.
6 The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
…
17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,
19 In the courts of the LORD'S house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!


[Sharing] Have you ever gone through the situation that psalmist pictured - “The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow”? (v3) If you have similar experiences, then pray diligently just as the psalmist who came to God with his prayer, “Then I called upon the name of the Lord:“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!””(v4)
How often we forget we are still alive only because God listens to our prayer. Even though He does not always perform exactly all that we ask, He indeed listens to all our prayers. He is gracious and righteous and merciful, and also He is the one true God who people seek and find in the tribulation. It is His grace that helps people from difficulties to stay faithful and to wait for His salvation.
As the psalmist passed through the Valley of Baca, he who had already tasted the grace of God, said “Return to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” (v7). Also he went inside the temple of the Lord, offered to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and paid his vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people.
“I love the Lord, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.” (vv.1-2) (NY)

【簡介】...

Day 23 詩篇 116:1-7, 17-18 經歷神的厚恩，在眾民面前還願
(背誦5-7節)
1 我愛耶和華，因為他聽了我的聲音和我的懇求。
2 他既向我側耳，我一生要求告他。

3 死亡的繩索纏繞我；
陰間的痛苦抓住我；
我遭遇患難愁苦。
4 那時，我便求告耶和華的名，說：
耶和華啊，求你救我的靈魂！

5 耶和華有恩惠，有公義；
我們的 神以憐憫為懷。
6 耶和華保護愚人；
我落到卑微的地步，他救了我。
7 我的心哪！你要仍歸安樂，
因為耶和華用厚恩待你。
…
17 我要以感謝為祭獻給你，又要求告耶和華的名。
18 我要在他眾民面前，在耶和華殿的院內，在耶路撒冷當中，
向耶和華還我的願。你們要讚美耶和華！


【心得分享】 你曾經有過如詩人形容的「死亡的繩索纏繞我；陰間的痛苦抓住我；我遭遇患難愁苦。」這樣的遭遇嗎？如果有，那你應該也有詩人「求告耶和華的名，說：耶和華啊，求你救我的靈魂！」這樣的迫切的禱告。 多少次我們忘了我們如今還存活，是 神聽了我們的禱告。即或祂沒有完全依照我們所求的成全我們，祂確實是聽了我們的禱告。這位有恩惠、有公義、以憐憫為懷的神，是在患難中求告耶和華的人所經歷的；也是從這位 神而來的恩典，支持了在患難中的人仍然走在信心的路上，等候祂的救恩。 出了流淚谷之後，這位親嚐主恩滋味的詩人，慨然說：「我的心哪！你要仍歸安樂， 因為耶和華用厚恩待你。」並且他來到耶和華的殿內，以感謝為祭獻給神，在神眾民面前還他當初求告耶和華時所立的約。 「我愛耶和華，因為他聽了我的聲音和我的懇求。 他既向我側耳，我一生要求告他。」 （NY）

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 22

Introduction...

Psalm 28：1-2，6-9

（Memorization Scripture: vv. 7-9）
Rejoicing in Answered Prayer
A Psalm of David.
1To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:
Do not be silent to me,
Lest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications
When I cry to You,
When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
…
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
8 The Lord is their strength,[a]
And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.
9 Save Your people,
And bless Your inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
And bear them up forever.


Sharing: In this psalm, we find that David is a man of prayer. He raises his hands to the Lord and cries, "O Lord my Rock"! He asks the Lord to not be silent, lest he become like those who go down to the pit and lose all hope. But when David recalls how God had heard his prayers and delivered him, he cannot help but sing with joy, "The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped". David then goes on to pray for God's people, for he knows that God is not only his strength, but also the strength of His people. Praise the Lord! He is forever the God of salvation and blessing, the God who shepherds and upholds.

David here reminds us that God is our rock and our shield. If we follow his lead by praying to God in faith, I believe we too will experience answered prayers and will testify to how He personally became our strength and help. Praise the Lord, He is a God who listens to prayers so that through our prayers we too can experience His salvation, blessings, shepherding, and faithful support!

【簡介】...

Day 22 詩篇 28：1-2，6-9 因著 神垂聽我們的禱告而感謝祂
（背誦7-9節）
1 耶和華啊，我要求告袮！
我的磐石啊，不要向我緘默！
倘若袮向我閉口，
我就如將死的人一樣。
2 我呼求袮，向袮至聖所舉手的時候，
求袮垂聽我懇求的聲音！
…
6 耶和華是應當稱頌的，
因為祂聽了我懇求的聲音。
7 耶和華是我的力量，是我的盾牌；
我心裏倚靠祂就得幫助。
所以我心中歡樂，
我必用詩歌頌讚祂。

8 耶和華是他百姓的力量，
又是祂受膏者得救的保障。
9 求袮拯救袮的百姓，賜福給袮的產業，
牧養他們，扶持他們，直到永遠。


【心得分享】
在這篇禱告詩中，我們看到大衛是一個禱告人，他向 神舉手呼求說「我的磐石啊！」不要緘默，不要閉口，否則他就會像將死的人一樣，失去了盼望。但是當大衛一想起過去 神是如何聽了他的禱告，施行了拯救，他就忍不住歡呼歌頌 神說:「耶和華是我的力量，是我的盾牌；我心裡倚靠祂就得幫助。」大衛進而為 神的百姓代禱，因為他知道 神不僅是他個人的力量，也是 神百姓的力量。感謝 神！祂永遠是那位拯救的 神、賜福的 神、牧養的 神，扶持的 神！
大衛在這裡特別提醒我們 神是我們的磐石和盾牌，如果我們也能像大衛一樣憑信向 神祈求，相信我們也能經歷 神垂聽我們的禱告，並且也可以見證祂親自成為我們的力量和幫助。感謝 神，祂是聽禱告的 神，使我們也能藉著禱告經歷祂的拯救、賜福、牧養和扶持！(EY)

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 21

Introduction...

Day 21 Psalm 73:1-5,16-28 Grievances because of the wicked going well whereas the righteous being plagued
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 25-26）


1 Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly slipped.
3 For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
5 They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.

16 When I thought how to understand this,
It was too painful for me—
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their end.
18 Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
21 Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was vexed in my mind.
22 I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
24 You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
26 My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,
That I may declare all Your works.


We often feel unfair that others did not receive what they deserve. This is especially true when we see how those who have done evil goes unpunished; these thoughts make our footsteps on the path of righteousness unsure. The author of this particular Psalm, Asaph, was suffering due to having these exact thoughts. That is, until he went into the sanctuary of God, and, in the light of God, he saw what he did not understand before - the end of the ungodly is truly terrible. He humbly came before God to admit his ignorance and foolishness. He realized that God is continually with him. God holds him by hand, guides him with counsel, and will receive him to glory. My God, whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Let me not carry grievance in my heart any longer. Let the ungodly receive their end! As for me, I will draw near to God; He is my refuge (NASB), and I will declare all His works. (NY)

【簡介】...

Day 21 詩篇73：1-5，16-28 為惡人享福義人遭災報不平
(背誦25-26節)

1 神實在恩待以色列那些清心的人。

2 至於我，我的腳幾乎失閃，我的腳險些滑跌。
3 我見惡人和狂傲人享平安，就心懷不平。
4 他們死的時候沒有疼痛，他們的力氣卻也壯實。
5 他們不像別人受苦，也不像別人遭災。
......
16 我思索怎能明白這事，眼看實係為難，
17 等我進了神的聖所，思想他們的結局。
18 你實在把他們安在滑地，使他們掉在沉淪之中。
19 他們轉眼之間成了何等的荒涼，他們被驚恐滅盡了。

20 人睡醒了怎樣看夢，主啊，你醒了也必照樣輕看他們的影像。
21 因而我心裡發酸，肺腑被刺。
22 我這樣愚昧無知，在你面前如畜類一般。
23 然而，我常與你同在，你攙著我的右手。
24 你要以你的訓言引導我，以後必接我到榮耀裡。

25 除你以外，在天上我有誰呢？除你以外，在地上我也沒有所愛慕的。
26 我的肉體和我的心腸衰殘，但神是我心裡的力量，又是我的福分，直到永遠。
27 遠離你的必要死亡，凡離棄你行邪淫的你都滅絕了。
28 但我親近神是與我有益！我以主耶和華為我的避難所，好叫我述說你一切的作為。

我們往往為著 神在他人身上不同的待遇而不平，尤其是看見作惡的人沒有受到該受的報應，走在義路上的腳步不禁動搖。這篇詩的作者，亞薩，正是因為如此而在困苦的環境中越發的受折磨。直到他進入聖所敬拜 神，在 神的光中看見之前不明白的，就是惡人從 神的同在中沉淪的結局原來如此可怕！他謙卑的在神面前承認自己的愚昧無知，原來 神一直與他同在，攙著他的手，用聖言引導他，還要接他到榮耀裡。「啊，我的神，除你以外，在天上我有誰呢？除你以外，在地上我也沒有所愛慕的。」我的肉體和我的心腸衰殘，但神是我心裡的力量，又是我的福分，直到永遠。我再也不要心懷不平，讓惡人去收取他們的結局吧！至於我，我要親近 神，以祂為我的避難所，並且述說祂一切的作為。（NY)

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 20

Introduction...

Day 20 Psalm 40:12-17 Faith Produces Thanks in Trials
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 16-17）

12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me;
My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head;
Therefore my heart fails me.
13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
O Lord, make haste to help me!
14 Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion
Who seek to destroy my life;
Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor
Who wish me evil.
15 Let them be confounded because of their shame,
Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
16 Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let such as love Your salvation say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”
17 But I am poor and needy;
Yet the Lord thinks upon me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.

Though God has answered an earlier prayer of the psalmist (vv.1-8), a new crises brings him back to before the Lord to seek deliverance. And this is where things are interesting - what’s ruining the writer’s life is both external (innumerable evils surround me) and internal (my iniquities have overtaken me). A great key to be a Psalm-shaped thanker of God is being humbled to recognize exactly just how feeble and sinful I am but how grand and holy is my Lord. I’m brought to great gratitude because though I am poor and needy the Lord thinks upon me, not withholding His tender mercies, lovingkindness and truth that preserves me! That, brother and sisters is nothing less than amazing - though I am but dust and overtaken by my own sins, God thinks about me and cares for me in that pitiful condition. Recognition then leads to response. So let us be thankful to our God who is our sole help and deliverer, hearing our cries and not delaying to come and rescues His children.

【簡介】...

Day 20 詩篇40：12-17 信心生出苦難中的感恩
(背誦16-17節)

12 因有無數的禍患圍困我，
我的罪孽追上了我，使我不能昂首。
這罪孽比我的頭髮還多，我就心寒膽戰。
13 耶和華啊，求你開恩搭救我！
耶和華啊，求你速速幫助我！
14 願那些尋找我要滅我命的一同抱愧蒙羞，
願那些喜悅我受害的退後受辱。
15 願那些對我說「啊哈！啊哈！」的，因羞愧而敗亡。
16 願一切尋求你的因你高興歡喜，
願那些喜愛你救恩的常說：「當尊耶和華為大！」
17 但我是困苦窮乏的，主仍顧念我。
你是幫助我的，搭救我的，
神啊，求你不要耽延！

在神回應了詩人的禱告之後（1-8節），一個新的危機把他帶回到主面前尋求拯救。詩人遭遇了外在的攻擊（有無數的禍患圍困我），也經歷了內在的掙扎（我的罪孽追上了我）。成為神的讚美者的關鍵，就是要謙卑地承認自己是多麼的軟弱和罪惡，而主又是這麼的偉大和聖潔。 詩人心存感激，因為雖然他是困苦窮乏的，主卻顧念他，主保守他，不向他收回祂的憐憫、慈愛和真理！兄弟姊妹們，這是一件驚人的大事：雖然我們只是塵土、一個被自己的罪孽追上的人，但是神在我們的軟弱中依然在乎我們、顧念我們。如果我們真知道這真理，就應當回應。讓我們一起獻上感恩給神，祂是我們唯一的幫助和拯救，祂聽見了我們的呼求，而不耽延的搭救了祂的兒女們。

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 19

Introduction...

Psalm 13:1-6 from Grief and Desperation to Sing with Faith
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 5-6）
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart daily?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;
Enlighten my eyes,
Lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4 Lest my enemy say,
“I have prevailed against him”;
Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.



The psalmist David uses four "How long"s to express to God his suffering, injustice and hopelessness. In the difficult situation he couldn’t see any hope but only felt forgotten by God and so he questions God, “How long will You hide Your face from me?” Yet, David doesn’t stay downcast after sharing his distress but asks, “Consider and hear me, O Lord my God.” David knows that the only way to turn from suffering and hopelessness o singing of the Lord’s great love is by seeing reality through spiritual eyes. This is indeed a precious reminder for us that following the Lord is not by feeling but by faith. The enemy often uses suffering and negative feelings to blind the children of God, so that in difficulties we only look down instead of looking up to the Lord who is always with us! May the Lord open up our hearts in times of doubt to look upon God in trust and thanksgiving, for He has dealt bountifully with us. (JZ)

【簡介】...

Day 19 詩篇13:1-6 從憂愁無望到因信歌唱
(背誦5-6節)
1 耶和華啊，你忘記我要到幾時呢？要到永遠嗎？
你掩面不顧我要到幾時呢？
2 我心裏籌算，終日愁苦，要到幾時呢？
我的仇敵升高壓制我，要到幾時呢？

3 耶和華－我的 神啊，求你看顧我，應允我！
使我眼目光明，免得我沉睡至死；
4 免得我的仇敵說：我勝了他；
免得我的敵人在我搖動的時候喜樂。

5 但我倚靠你的慈愛；
我的心因你的救恩快樂。
6 我要向耶和華歌唱，
因他用厚恩待我。





【心得分享】詩人大衛連續用四個「要到幾時呢?」在神面前表達自己痛苦、委曲和無助的心情；在艱難的環境中他看不到希望，他感覺被神遺忘了，質問神說：「祢掩面不顧我要到幾時呢？」但是大衛在傾訴心中的苦情後，並沒有持續停留在自己負面的感覺中。而是呼求說：「耶和華我的神啊，求你看顧我，應允我！使我眼目光明，免得我沉睡至死。」大衛知道唯有自己屬靈的眼目光明看見神，才能從苦境憂愁無望中轉向歌唱神的大慈愛。這對我們來說實在是一個寶貴的提醒，跟隨主不是憑感覺而是憑信心。因為仇敵常用苦難和負面的感覺來蒙蔽神的兒女，讓我們在艱難中低頭看眼前的困境，不看在艱難中陪伴我們的神，讓我們懷疑神的愛！求神使我們，讓你我的眼目光明屬靈，在生活中能常抬頭仰望祂，依靠祂，感謝祂，因祂用慈愛和厚恩待我們。(JZ)

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 18

Introduction...

Day 18 Psalm 20:1-8 Triumph in faith
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 7-8）
1 May the LORD answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings.
4 May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed.
5 May we shout for joy over your victory
and lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May the LORD grant all your requests.
6 Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed.
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.


[Sharing] This psalm is a prayer of the people and the king before the war. In verses 1-5, people ask blessings for the king (May the Lord… answer you, protect you, help you, support you, remember you, accept you, give you, make all your plans succeed]. They pray that God Himself will bring salvation. The enemies trust in chariots and horses which are fearful to the Israelites, but David is full of assurance that God is going to save his anointed ones; the people of God trust in the name of the Lord, they lift up the banners in the name of God (Jehovah Nissi), they will rise up and stand firm.
Do the problems we are facing and the surrounding sinister environment often make us fearful and timid? Though we may see an army besieging us, we ask in the name of God that He will open our spiritual eyes and let us see the hills full of His horses and chariots of fire (2 Kings 6:15-17), so that we may proclaim and testify in faith: They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. (verse 8). (DX)

【簡介】...

Day 18 詩篇20:1-8 因著信心誇勝
(背誦7-8節)
1 願耶和華在你遭難的日子應允你；
願名為雅各的 神高舉你。
2 願他從聖所救助你，
從錫安堅固你，
3 記念你的一切供獻，
悅納你的燔祭， （細拉）
4 將你心所願的賜給你，
成就你的一切籌算。

5 我們要因袮的救恩誇勝，
要奉我們 神的名豎立旌旗。

願耶和華成就你一切所求的！

6 現在我知道耶和華救護他的受膏者，
必從他的聖天上應允他，用右手的能力救護他。
7 有人 靠車，有人 靠馬，
但我們要提到耶和華－我們 神的名。
8 他們都屈身仆倒，
我們卻起來，立得正直。


【心得分享】 這是一首戰前百姓與王共同的祈禱詩，1-5節百姓爲王求祝福：「願耶和華... ...應允你，高舉你，救助你，堅固你，記念你，悅納你，賜給你，成就你」祈求神親自施行拯救。車與馬是敵人所依靠，以色列人所畏懼的；但大衛充滿了把握，知道神要救護祂的受膏者； 神的百姓要依靠耶和華的名，靠此豎立旌旗（耶和華尼西），必然得勝，站立到底。（v. 6-8） 眼前的困難，險惡的環境，是否也常常叫我們畏懼，膽怯？雖然眼見的是車馬軍兵圍困了我們，让我們用信心求告耶和華的名，祂要開我們屬靈的眼睛，讓我們看見滿山有 神的火車火馬圍繞保護我們（王下6:15-17）。 以至于可以在信心的裏面宣告和見證：「他們都屈身仆倒， 我們卻起來，立得正直（8節）」。（DX）

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 17

Introduction...

Day 17 Psalm 116:8-14 Giving thanks after experiencing God’s salvation in suffering
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 12- 14）
8 For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the Lord
In the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore I spoke,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
11 I said in my haste,
“All men are liars.”
12 What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?
13 I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.






[Sharing]
How do we respond to suffering? In today’s psalm, the psalmist encountered trouble and sorrow as pains of death surrounded him, the pangs of Sheol laid hold of him, and as he was greatly afflicted. In his suffering, realizing that no one is able to help him he called on the name of the Lord. The Lord heard his plea and delivered his soul from death, his eyes from tears, and his feet from falling.

After the psalmist experienced God’s salvation in suffering, he chose to take up the cup of salvation, to call upon the name of the Lord, and to give glory and praise to God. May his response to suffering become our response in facing our own difficulties.

【簡介】...

Day 17 詩篇116:8-14 經歷 神在患難中的搭救後的感恩
(背誦12-14節)
8 主啊，你救我的命免了死亡，救我的眼免了流淚，救我的腳免了跌倒。
9 我要在耶和華面前行活人之路。
10 我因信，所以如此說話。
11 我受了極大的困苦。我曾急促地說：「人都是說謊的。」
12 我拿什麼報答耶和華向我所賜的一切厚恩？
13 我要舉起救恩的杯，稱揚耶和華的名。
14 我要在他眾民面前向耶和華還我的願。




【心得分享】
你我在患難中當如何反應？在今天的詩篇中，詩人遭遇患難愁苦：死亡的繩索纏繞他，陰間的痛苦抓住他，他受了極大的困苦。他在這一切的患難中體會到人沒有辦法幫助他，因此他便求告耶和華的名。而 神聽了詩人的的懇求和聲音，救他的命免了死亡，救他的眼免了流淚，救他的腳免了跌倒。
當詩人經歷 神在患難中的搭救之後，他選擇在今後的日子里，在耶和華面前行活人之路，也要在眾人的面前，舉起救恩的杯，稱揚耶和華的名，將榮耀感恩來歸給 神。甚願詩人在患難中的反應也成為我們今天面對一切艱難的反應。(MC)

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 16

Introduction...

Day 16 Psalm 9:1-4,7-14，19-20 Give Thanks to God Devotedly Because of His Salvation
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 1-2）

1 I will praise you, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you: I will sing praise to your name, O most High.
3 When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at your presence.
4 For you have maintained my right and my cause; you sat in the throne judging right.

7 But the LORD shall endure forever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12 When he avenges blood, he remembers them: he forgets not the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer from them that hate me, you that lift me up from the gates of death:
14 That I may show forth all your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in your salvation.
.......
9:19  Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

9:20  Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail. What words we need to hear today as our academia, media, and own hearts brag that mankind is the center of the universe. What truth we need to rule our minds today - this life is neither ruled by me or the threat of my enemies. I can turn to the Lord in great thanksgiving as it is He who sits enthroned forever, it is His justice that rules, and He is the stronghold in whom we can put our trust. Even in the dark days of tragedy and failure in our own lives and in times when it seems evil is winning, our Lord is present with us in the world (v.11, among us in Zion), is actively judging evil (vv.4,7,8, 12), and never forgets His people (v.10) but shows such great mercy and care. What does this mean for the psalmist and me? It means instead of boasting of myself or cowering in fear and despair, I can publicly (v.14, gates of Zion) praise the Lord with my whole life (v1, my whole heart) for delivering me from sin, enemies, and death itself! Let’s sing together today I will rejoice in your salvation!

【簡介】...

「耶和華啊，求你起來，不容人得勝！」在這個以「人」为宇宙中心的時代，多麼需要聽到這樣一句話！當學術界，媒體，和我們的心不停地抬高「人」的地位時，這個道理一定要紧紧的控制我們的思想：我的一生不是被「我」或者我的敵人掌控。我要轉眼仰望 神，感謝祂，因祂永遠坐在寶座，祂的公義掌權，並且祂是我們的堡壘。甚至在我們悲傷和失敗的時候，好像仇敵在誇勝的時候，主依然與我們同在（11節，「居錫安的耶和華」）。祂在審判罪惡（4，7，8，12節），也從不忘記祂的子民（10節），何等的憐憫和慈愛。這對詩篇的作者、對我意味著什麼？它意味著我們不當自誇，也不當畏懼或絕望，而是在公眾前（14節，「錫安城的門」）一生（1節，「一心」）讚美祂。因祂救贖我們脫離罪、仇敵、甚至死亡！我們應當今日一起歌唱：「我因你的救恩歡樂！」(KA)

Day 16 詩篇9:1-4,7-14, 19-20 因 神的救恩而一心稱謝祂
(背誦經文 1-2節)

1 我要一心稱謝耶和華；
我要傳揚你一切奇妙的作為。
2 我要因你歡喜快樂；
至高者啊，我要歌頌你的名！

3 我的仇敵轉身退去的時候，
他們一見你的面就跌倒滅亡。
4 因你已經為我伸冤，為我辨屈；
你坐在寶座上，按公義審判。
…
7 惟耶和華坐 為王，直到永遠；
他已經為審判設擺他的寶座。
8 他要按公義審判世界，
按正直判斷萬民。

9 耶和華又要給受欺壓的人作高臺，
在患難的時候作高臺。
10 耶和華啊，認識你名的人要倚靠你，
因你沒有離棄尋求你的人。

11 應當歌頌居錫安的耶和華，
將他所行的傳揚在眾民中。
12 因為那追討流人血之罪的－他記念受屈的人，
不忘記困苦人的哀求。

13 耶和華啊，你是從死門把我提拔起來的；
求你憐恤我，看那恨我的人所加給我的苦難，
14 好叫我述說你一切的美德；
我必在錫安城( - 原文是女子)的門因你的救恩歡樂。
..........

9:19 耶和華阿、求你起來、不容人得勝．願外邦人在你面前受審判。

9:20 耶和華阿、求你使外邦人恐懼．願他們知道自己不過是人。〔細拉〕