在今天的經文中可以發現亞薩詩集的最大貢獻。在此他指出以色列人的悖逆史（詩78），呼求上帝在祝福之地醫治祂的百姓（詩79，80），並為全國人民不順服上帝舉哀（詩81）。隨後又懇求上帝的公正勝過壓迫以色列的仇敵（詩82，83）。

        一個女子問心理醫生說：「大夫，為什麼我老是毫無止境、不眠不休的渴望自己極富魅力，老想一些遙不可及的事呢？」
        「親愛夫人，」醫生回答：「這些都是擁有滿屋享受和忘恩負義的人常有的症狀。」
        詩篇七十八篇裡，亞薩三度指出以色列人怎樣「隨心所欲」的「試探上帝」（18節），忘了上帝過去的拯救（42節），仍舊不守祂的法度（56節），凡此種種，問題都出在忘恩負義──首先養成試探的習慣，進而切切盼望，最後竟明目張膽的要求上帝賜福！
        以忘恩負義面對上帝恩典的供應，足以斷絕全國人與上帝的關聯，在你的生命中，「忘恩負義」是否也作了同樣的破壞，你和上帝的祝福關係如何？對祂豐富的賞賜你是視為當然，還是心存感激？想一想，你的心對上帝的供應是否已逐漸冷卻？
        有一首詩歌是一個適時的提醒：
        「主的恩典樣樣都要數，」
        「主的恩典都要記清楚。」
        試試這個方法！用兩分鐘列出上帝使你生命豐盛的二十五種方式──得到二十五個祝福之後，你想跟祂說「謝謝」嗎？記住！感恩使你的生命豐富！

        上帝恩典的千禧年
        詩篇七十八篇是整卷書中第二長的一首詩，副標題可以叫做「從瑣安到錫安」。詩中的五十七節裡（12-68），亞薩追溯以色列的歷史，從埃及為奴到大衛統治錫安──足足一千年記載著上帝的信實！

多數算祝福，就擁有愈多；少渴求奢華，虛榮就愈少。

English

        Asaph's final contribution to the Psalter is found in today's reading. There he recounts Israel's history of disobedience (78) and cries out to God to restore His people to die place of blessing (79-80). A lament over the nation's failure to obey God (81) is followed by an appeal for God's justice to prevail over Israel's oppressors (82-83).

        A woman asked her physician, "Doctor, why am I seized with these restless longings for the glamorous and faraway?"
        "My dear lady," he replied, "those are the usual symptoms of abundant comfort in the home and ingratitude in the heart."
        Three times in Psalm 78, Asaph points out how the nation Israel "put God to the test" by placing demands on God (v. 18), forgetting His past deliverance (v. 42), and disobeying His com¬mands (v. 56). In each case, the problem was ingratitude—the subtle temptation first to grow accustomed to ... then to expect . .. and finally to demand . . . the blessings of God.
Ingratitude m the face of God's gracious provision chipped away at the nation's relationship with God. Is ingratitude doing the same in your life? How do you relate to the blessings of God? Has abundance produced apathy or appreciation? Has your heart grown cold from the consistency of God's provision?
        The gospel hymn is still a timely reminder:
        Count your blessings, name them one by one;
        Count your many blessings—see what God hath done!
        Try it! In the next two minutes can you list 25 ways God has enriched your life—25 blessings for which you want to teH Him "thanks"? Remember, it is with gratitude that life becomes rich!

        A Millennium of God's Mercy
        Psalm 78, the second largest psalm, might well be subtitled, "From Zoan to Zion." In the space of just 57 verses (12-68) Asaph traces Israel's history from bondage in Egypt to David's rule in Zion—a thousand-year record of God's faithfulness!

The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven't.