Month of Praising - Day 3

詩篇 63：1-8 

大衛在猶大曠野的時候，作了這詩。

¹ 神啊，你是我的神，我要切切地尋求你！在乾旱疲乏無水之地，我渴想你，我的心切慕你。
² 我在聖所中曾如此瞻仰你，為要見你的能力和你的榮耀。
³ 因你的慈愛比生命更好，我的嘴唇要頌讚你。
⁴ 我還活的時候要這樣稱頌你，我要奉你的名舉手。
⁵ 我在床上記念你，在夜更的時候思想你，我的心就像飽足了骨髓肥油，
⁶ 我也要以歡樂的嘴唇讚美你。
⁷ 因為你曾幫助我，我就在你翅膀的蔭下歡呼。
⁸ 我心緊緊地跟隨你，你的右手扶持我。

Psalm63：1-8 

 Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

¹ O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.² So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

³ Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
⁴ Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
⁵ My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

⁶ When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.
⁷ Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
⁸ My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.

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This Psalm was written when David, as a king, fleed to the wilderness of Judah to escape from Absalom (refer to verse 11). David here was not worried about his lack of basic necessities, nor was he troubled by the betrayal of his beloved son, but he was deeply sad because he couldn't enjoy the fellowship with God as he was in the tabernacle.

Indeed, in the wilderness, a dry and thirsty land where there is no water, anyone would feel lonely, sad and lost. However, to be in the wilderness is also a precious opportunity to meet God alone. The soul of David was satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and his mouth praised the Lord with joyful lips when he remembered the mercy of God and meditated on His wonderful deeds. The true and deep praises of God cannot be imitated or learnt, rather, it is a natural result of us experiencing God and getting to know Him more and more. May we praise the Lord in each and every situation, because He is all and in all! 

本篇乃是大卫已经做王，逃避押沙龙叛逆而逃到犹大旷野的时候写的（参十一节）。他沒有以自己衣食居行样样不如意而憂愁傷心，更沒有因爲自己所愛的兒子的背叛而憂愁難過，乃是因爲离开神的殿，没有与神相交的仪式而痛苦萬分。

誠然曠野是乾旱疲乏無水之地，給人的是孤單，傷心與迷茫，卻也是我們單獨遇見神的機會。当大衛紀念神的慈愛，思想神作爲的時候，他的心就象飽足了骨髓肥油，嘴唇也滿了讚美。對神讚美的深度不是聽來的，不是學來的，實在是從我們對神的認識，與神的經歷而來的。願每個環境都成爲我們讚美神的理由。