詩篇的第二卷由可拉後裔所作的詩集開始，頭兩篇詠嘆的是苦難靈魂對上帝的渴慕（詩42，43），接著是苦難中對勝利的渴求（詩44），相較之下，四十五篇到四十八篇，則是頌讚上帝的榮美（詩45），保護（詩46）以及能力（詩47、48）這一段包含了關於真財富的教導，字字珠璣，極其睿智聰明（詩49）！

        每一個明天都有兩種可能：一是焦慮，另一種是信心，在你的日子裡，你希望有那一種可能呢？
        僅次於站在一大群觀眾前的恐怖，應該是每個人都有的「對未知的恐懼」！身處一個日見動盪的世界，在國內與國際的事務上，重重難題遠超過可行的解決之道，你要上哪裡去尋求安定？
        你應該轉向詩人發現的避難所，古今相同的避難所！
        詩篇四十六篇中，可拉的後裔描述世上可能遇到的最可怕的災害：地震、地裂、山崩、海嘯（46：2，3）；儘管每一件事似乎都岌岌可危，但他們還是大聲宣告：有一個永不動搖的避難所，那就是雅各的上帝！
        結束今天的靈修之前，記取四十六篇十節的教導，儘管摒除使你分心的事務，在上帝面前安靜幾分鐘，先帶著你所有的憂慮到祂面前尋求庇護，再在一張3×5的索引卡上寫下四十六篇十節的每一個字，整天都帶著它。每當恐懼像酸一樣的開始腐蝕你平靜的心靈時，就拿出來看一看，讓可拉的後裔提醒你，重燃你對上帝的信心！你的避難所就是那位「昨日、今日、一直到永遠是一樣的」上帝（來13：8）。

        作者小記
        可拉的後裔都是利未人，這可拉就是當年背叛摩西而死的可拉（民16），他的後人有一部份職守會幕的門（代上9：19）；另一部份則在聖殿的詩班中唱詩及彈奏樂器（代上6：31-33，37）。

焦慮絕不會增強你明日的力量，只會消弱你今日的能力！

English

        Book 2 of the Psalter begins with a collection of psalms attributed to the sons of Korah. The first two express the longing of the troubled soul for God (42-43), followed by a prayer for victory in the midst of trouble (44). By contrast, Psalms 45-48 extol God's majesty (45), protection (46), and power (47—48). The section concludes with wise instruction concerning true riches (49).

        Every tomorrow has two handles: the handle of anxiety and the handle of faith. Which will you use to get a "handle" on your day?
        Second only to the fear of standing before a large audience is the commonly expressed phobia known as "fear of the unknown." Where do you turn for stability in an increasingly unstable world?
        You can turn to the same refuge the psalmist found.
        In Psalm 46 the sons of Korah portray the worst calamities imaginable upon earth: earthquake, mudslide, turmoil on land and sea (w. 2-3). And when everything seems to be breaking loose, they proclaim that there remains an immovable Refuge: the God of Jacob.
        Before you close your devotional time today, follow the instructions of verse 10. Remove as many distractions as possible, and take a few minutes to be still before the Lord. Turn over to Him any fears you may-be harboring; then write down the words of Psalm 46:10 on a 3" x 5" card and carry them with you throughout the day. When fear, like acid, begins to eat away at your peace of mind, pull out your reminder from the sons of Korah and refresh your memory. Your Refuge is the same "yesterday, and today, and for ever" (Hebrews 13:8).

        And Now a Word About the Authors
        The sons of Korah were Levites, descendants of the man who died for his rebellion against Moses (Numbers 16). One part of the family became temple doorkeepers (1 Chronicles 9:19), and another the singers and musicians in the temple choir (1 Chronicles 6:31-33, 37).

Anxiety never strengthens you for tomorrow; it only weakens you for today.