詩篇 92:1-15
1 （安息日的詩歌。） 稱謝耶和華！ 歌頌你至高者的名！ 2 3 用十弦的樂器和瑟， 用琴彈幽雅的聲音， 早晨傳揚你的慈愛； 每夜傳揚你的信實。 這本為美事。 4 因你 ─ 耶和華藉著你的作為叫我高興， 我要因你手的工作歡呼。 5 耶和華啊， 你的工作何其大！ 你的心思極其深！ 6 畜類人不曉得； 愚頑人也不明白。 7 惡人茂盛如草， 一切作孽之人發旺的時候， 正是他們要滅亡， 直到永遠。 8 惟你─耶和華是至高， 直到永遠。 9 耶和華啊， 你的仇敵都要滅亡； 一切作孽的也要離散。 10 你卻高舉了我的角， 如野牛的角； 我是被新油膏了的。 11 我眼睛看見仇敵遭報； 我耳朵聽見那些起來攻擊我的惡人受罰。 12 義人要發旺如棕樹， 生長如利巴嫩的香柏樹。 13 他們栽於耶和華的殿中， 發旺在我們神的院裡。 14 他們年老的時候仍要結果子， 要滿了汁漿而常發青， 15 好顯明耶和華是正直的。 他是我的磐石， 在他毫無不義。
Psalm 92:1-15
1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; 2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night, 3 on an instrument of ten strings, on the lute, and on the harp, with harmonious sound. 4 For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands. 5 O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep. 6 A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this. 7 When the wicked spring up like grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed forever. 8 But You, Lord, are on high forevermore. 9 For behold, Your enemies, O Lord,for behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10 But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil. 11 My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies; My ears hear my desire on the wicked who rise up against me. 12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, 15 to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
What a blessing that we, children of God, can declare His lovingkindness every morning and His faithfulness every night! Indeed it is a blessing for us. For when we ponder upon His works… works of grand wonders beyond our imagination - ones that mold and shape our very existence… and works of tender loving care - ones that show how He holds each one of us dear to His heart, as the target of His affection… - gladness, joy, and hope just overfills our soul!
The more we praise and give thanks, the more we are reminded that He is right here with us. In any circumstance, no matter how dark the world seems to us right now, no matter how big the giant that is standing before us, we know that His strong hands will guide us through. Through giving thanks, we remember! He has personally taken care of us again and again in the past. Will He not take care of us TODAY!?
Oh Lord, help us to have a thankful heart! As we count our blessings one by one, the darkness fades away and Your lovingkindness & faithfulness come into focus. You are good! So good to us! We thank you Lord!
