今天的六篇詩包括了大衛求主保護他脫離惡人的禱告（詩140、141），和信靠避難所的見證（詩142、143），因為他知道上帝已經在過去眷顧他的作為（詩144），所以強調日後更要仰望上帝的供給（詩145）。

        徵求：一位以上帝的心為心的人。
        「工作」是什麼呢？以色列的君王。
        上帝也參與這個「尋人」活動，這位亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的上帝要在地上找尋一位君王。
        當上帝需要一個人執行祂的旨意時（撒上13：14），祂竟從猶大牧場找來一個名不見經傳的少年！但請注意，在大衛日後完成的詩篇中，可以看出他個性中的特質：
        ●140：1、4、7 危難中對上帝的信心
        ●141：3、4 對公義的渴慕
        ●142：1、2 對上帝的完全誠實
        ●143：5 對上帝過去作為的愉快回憶
        ●144：5-8 渴望見到上帝的公義遍及全地
        ●145：1-21 對上帝滿心的讚美
        今天上帝還在找尋有這種特質的人──像大衛一樣的人，也就是，以祂的心為心的人（代下16：9），從詩篇一四○到一五四篇了解了大衛的心之後，你是否有興趣應徵這個職位呢？告訴上帝吧！

        消失的字母
        大衛最後一首詩（145），也是八首按照希伯來文字母排列詩作中最後一首。其中有一個字母在希伯來文聖經中省略了，那是因為希伯來文讀者不太會念第十四節的緣故，但你是否同意，這是一節能夠「捉得住」你的經文？

大衛，這位以上帝的心為心的人，不只是知道真理，而是活出真理。

English

        The six psalms you read today contain David's prayer for protection from those who would harm him (140-141), as well as his testimony of trust in the One who is his refuge and portion (142-143). Because David has seen God's care over his life in the past (144), his faith is fortified to look for God's provision in the future (145).

        WANTED: A MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART
        The position available? The throne of Israel. The One involved in the job search? The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
        When God wanted a man to do His will (1 Samuel 13:14), He found what He was looking for in an obscure lad from the pasturelands of Judea. Notice some of the qualities of David's character which many of his later writings reveal:
        • 140:1, 4, 7... Confidence in God in time of danger
        • 141:5-4... Hunger for righteousness
        • 142:1-2...Transparent honesty before God
        • 143:5... A good memory for God's past dealings
        • 144:5-8... A desire to see God's justice prevail
        • 145:1-21. . . Overflowing praise to God
        God is looking for individuals like that today—people with a heart like David's... that is, people with a heart like God's (2 Chronicles 16:9). After studying David's heart as revealed in Psalms 140-145, are you interested in applying for the position? Tell God so!

        The Case of the Missing Letter
        David's last psalm (145) is also the last of eight acrostic psalms based on the Hebrew alphabet. One letter of the alphabet, (nun), was omitted from the Hebrew text, causing the Hebrew reader to "stumble" at verse 14 (much the same way you might if you were reading the sequence " . . . J, K, L, M, O, P,. . . "). But wouldn't you agree verse His a good one to "catch" yourself on?

David, the man after God's own heart, didn't do his devotions; he lived them.