從今天的經文裡，可一窺大衛王在他最艱困日子中的情緒。請注意大衛在遭遇背叛(詩55)、傷痛欲絕(詩56)和被人追殺(詩57，59)時的坦誠哀告及對上帝的信靠。經過這一切事件大衛深知：「義人誠然有善報，在地上果然有施行判斷的上帝」(詩58：11)。

        詩篇五十九篇是三首以「赦罪之歌」為主題的最後一篇（57-59篇），調子則用「休要毀壞」。為了讓你了解詩篇五十九篇的背景，不妨回頭參閱撒母耳記上十九章十一節，「掃羅打發人窺探大衛的房屋，要殺他」(詩59的標題)。在逃亡途中，人人都發現自己有飲食的需要，有時還要探問逃亡的方向，然而你是否學會在逃亡中讚美上帝？
        詩篇五十九篇描述的就是逃亡中的大衛。他在千鈞一髮之際逃出了掃羅佈下的天羅地網，為了活命而浪跡天涯，他是一個在逃的人，一個被通緝的人！也許有一天，他停下來一陣子，握筆屏息寫下了詩篇五十九篇，這首在被緝捕逃亡中仍然信靠讚美的詩歌。
        抱怨你周遭的「敵人」是很容易的──因為環境帶給你焦慮與不安；禱告求上帝審判敵人，挪開環境中的不順也是很容易的，然而你能不能像大衛一樣，為環境讚美上帝，同時在「逃亡期間」以喜樂的讚美回應上帝？重讀詩篇五十七、五十八及五十九篇的最後兩節，然後完成下列的句子：「因為上帝是我的高台和避難所。」(詩59：16)，所以在我有「急難」的今天仍要以_________讚美祂。

不可少的「細拉」
        「細拉」一詞在詩篇中出現了七十一次，這個記號可能表示在音樂中音量要漸強，或是副歌的結束，或是在重要的地方有一個戲劇性的結束。

讚美是最好的奉獻，也是最真實的信心確據。

English

        Today's reading captures the emotions of King David during some of his most difficult days. Notice David's frank petitions and confident trust in God in the wake of being betrayed (55), brokenhearted (56), and pursued (57, 59). Through it all David knows "there is a reward for the righteous ... [and] God ... judgeth in the earth" (58:11).

        Psalm 59 is the last in a series of three psalms (57-59) described as Michtams (songs of deliverance) sung to the tune of Altaschith ("Do Not Destroy"). Go back and refresh your memory about the situation behind Psalm 59 in 1 Samuel 19:11: "when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him" (title of Psalm 59). Everyone from time to time finds the need to eat on the run, and occasionally to ask directions on the run, but have you learned to praise on the run?
        Psalm 59 describes David as being on the run. Narrowly escaping Saul's murderous pursuit, David fled for his life. He was a fugitive ... a pursued man ... a man on the run. Perhaps finding a few minutes to stop and catch his breath, David took pen in hand and composed the words of Psalm 59, a song of confident praise in the midst of being pursued.
        It is easy to complain about the "enemies" all around you— the circumstances that invade your life, bringing anxiety and uncertainty. It is easy to pray for God to judge those enemies and remove those circumstance;.. But can you, like David, praise God for those circumstances and respond with a joyful attitude of praise while "on the run"? Reread the last two verses of Psalms 57, 58, and 59. Then complete this sentence: "Because God is my defense and refuge (59:16), today I will praise Him 'on the run' by_________________."

The Good Housekeeping "Selah" of Approval —
        The word seiah, which occurs 71 times in the book of Psalms, may have marked a crescendo in the music, the end of a refrain, or a dramatic pause to highlight what had just been said.

Praise is the best of all sacrifices and the true evidence of godliness.