經文: | 晨-詩篇107篇 晚-詩篇108-110篇 |
中心思想: | 詩篇109篇 |
提要
詩篇第五卷以動人心弦的感恩開始,緣於上帝在困厄中的拯救(詩107),大衛揚聲讚美上帝助他克敵(詩108),接著祈求上帝為他申冤,洗刷清白以對付誹謗他的人(詩109),姑不論敵人昌盛或速遭懲治,大衛深信:未來安穩的掌握在上帝公義的手中,祂將得勝(詩110)。 |
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詩108篇
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詩109篇
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詩110篇
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上帝的救贖
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上帝的餘民
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上帝的責備
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上帝的統治
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試煉
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信靠
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得勝
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每日與主同行
名譽受損!在醫學上找不到這種症狀,如果發生在你身上,雖然不會死於醫院的急診處,但痛苦依然尖銳,傷口依然未合,恢復是那樣的緩慢,因為痛苦難消啊!
你被人冤枉或是中傷的時候,會有什麼反應?在詩篇中(109:6-20)你會發現大衛的反應就是訴諸最強烈的字眼,甚至可以說,這種「控訴文學」絕不是典型的「以色列的甜美之歌」,所以有些聖經學者認為:這是引用大衛敵人的控訴,而不是出自大衛的手筆。
大衛卻很熱切的在上帝的公義遭到攻擊時,提出有力的申辯或護衛,他聲嘶力竭,力陳對罪的痛恨。日後,耶利米也採類似的方式,以強硬的態度攻擊以色列人的放縱與邪僻(耶18:19-23)。
不過問題仍然存在:怎樣處理別人對你的惡意中傷?大衛的忠告是:尋求上帝的幫助,讓祂為你申冤(詩109:26,27);任由敵人自取其辱(109:29);在這種嚴厲的試探中,繼續讚美上帝吧(109:3)! |
默想
復仇之詩
在一些求上帝審判敵人的詩中,一○九篇也佔了一席之地(其餘是7,35,55,58,59,69,79,137,139)。基於對罪的一股義憤,詩人懇求上帝儘快懲治邪惡! |
金言
對一個人最大的傷害莫過於破壞他的名譽了! |
English |
6/22/2009 Handling Slander (Psalm 109) |
Scriptures: | Psalm 107-110 |
Heart of the Passage: | Psalm 109 |
Overview
Book 5 begins with a vibrant note of thanksgiving for God's deliverance from danger (107). David voices praise for God's help against his enemies (108), then cries out for vindication against those who have slandered him (109). But whether his enemies prosper or suffer swift punishment, David knows the future lies securely in the hands of God's righteous Ruler who will triumph overall (110). |
Psalm 107
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Psalm 108
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Psalm 109
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Psalm 110
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God's Redeemed
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God's Remnant
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God's Reproached
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God's Ruler
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Testifying
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Trusting
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Triumphant
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Your Daily Walk
Character assassination. It's a malady you won't find in any medical text. And if it happens to you, chances are you won't end up in a hospital emergency room. But the pain is still acute, the damage severe, the recovery slow, the scars difficult to remove.
How do you react when you've been unjustly accused and maliciously slandered over which you have no control? David responded with some of the strongest words to be found in Scripture (109:6-20). In fact, these denunciations sound so uncharacteristic of the "sweet singer of Israel" that some commentators have suggested David's accuser (rather than David) is the one being quoted.
But David was zealous to defend the righteousness of God wherever it was attacked. His harsh cries were his way of expressing hatred for sin; in much the same way, Jeremiah would later take a hard line against loose living (Jeremiah 18:19-23).
But the question remains: How do you handle a slanderous attack? David's advice would be this: Seek God's help and let Him vindicate you (Psalm 109:26-27); let your enemies bring shame upon their own heads, not you (v. 29); continue to praise the Lord throughout the ordeal (v. 30). |
Insight
Psalms of Vengeance
Psalm 109 is just one of a number of "imprecatory" psalms in which the author asks God to judge his enemies (others include 7, 35, 55, 58-59, 69, 79,' 137, 139). In his indignation over sin, the psalmist cries out for God's swift punishment of evil.
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Adage
No greater injury can be inflicted upon someone than to wound his reputation. |
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