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Psalm 23 – The Lord and Me 耶和華與我

Wednesday, 6th December 2023

Rev Daniel Xi An Poon

V1-3 The Lord is my Shepherd 祂是我的牧者

V1 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.” God looks after us and shepherds us, why are we worried and why are we afraid? We must know God provides for us, He fills out hunger and our thirst. God brought us to Zion Bread of Life Christian Church, because here we can find the Word that fills us. He is our Shepherd, so we will not be lost in this world.

V1-2「耶和華是我的牧者，我必不致缺乏。他使我躺臥在青草地上，領我在可安歇的水邊。」神看顧我們、牧養我們，我們為什麼憂慮、為什麼害怕？我們必須知道神是供應我們的神，祂滿足我​​們的飢餓和乾渴。神把我們帶到錫安靈糧堂，因為在這裡我們可以找到滿足我們的靈糧。祂是我們的牧者，所以我們不會在這個世界上迷失。

V3 “He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” God continues to revive our soul with His Word, so we don’t focus on what will perish but the eternal life. Our souls are not lost anymore because He is our way, truth and life.

V3「他使我的靈魂甦醒，為自己的名引導我走義路。」神繼續用祂的話語復興我們的靈魂，所以我們不會專注在那些會滅亡的事物，而是專注於永生。我們的靈魂不再迷失，因為祂是我們的道路、真理、生命。

V4-5 The Lord is my Stronghold祂是我的保障

V4 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” God is with us, He protects us, He watches over us. He is our stronghold, He comforts us with His rod and staff. His stronghold for us is His teaching, so we will not walk astray. Do we enjoy God’s teaching for us? Do we really hear the Word of comfort God gave us?

V4「我雖然行過死蔭的幽谷，也不怕遭害，因為你與我同在，你的杖、你的竿都安慰我。」神與我們同在，祂保護我們，祂看顧我們。祂是我們的堡障，祂用祂的杖和竿安慰我們。祂對我們的保障就是祂的教導，所以我們不會誤入歧途。我們享受神對我們的教導嗎？我們真的聽到神賜給我們安慰造就的話語嗎？

V5 “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.” God helps us to overcome our enemies, He prepares a table before us in front of our enemies. We can be so easily offended, we may feel everyone comes against us. God can protect us, He teaches us to stop the complain and to love our neighbours as ourselves. God also anoints us with oil, gives us abundance that we will never be lacking.

V5「在我敵人面前，你為我擺設筵席，你用油膏了我的頭，使我的福杯滿溢。」神幫助我們戰勝我們的敵人，祂在我們的敵人面前為我們擺設了筵席。我們很容易被冒犯，我們可能會覺得每個人都在與我們敵對。神能保護我們，祂教導我們停止抱怨、愛人如己。神也用油膏抹我們，賜給我們豐盛，使我們永遠不會缺乏。

V6 The Lord is my Blessing 祂是我的祝福

V6 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” So often when we become Christians, we feel like we are being looked down, when people offend us, we are taught to forgive; when we being attacked, we are taught to wait. Do we really know God is our blessings? He watches over us and protects us to the end. We must learn to call the Name of God. David knew his relationship with God, he knew God has prepared everything for him.

V6「我一生一世必有恩惠、慈愛隨著我，我且要住在耶和華的殿中，直到永遠。」很多時候，當我們成為基督徒時，我們會覺得自己被輕看，當人們冒犯我們時，我們被教導要寬恕；當我們受到攻擊時，我們被教導要等待。我們真的知道神是我們的祝福嗎？祂守護著我們，保護我們到底。我們必須學習呼求神的名。大衛知道他與神的關係，他知道神已經為他預備了一切。

David chose to stay in God’s presence. We tend to leave when we face challenges, our workplace, our church, our family… when we face hardship, it’s easier for us to just leave, but David chose to stay. This is his motivation, because he knew the Lord is his blessing. Let us also see the blessings God has already prepared for us, and walk with God all our life!

大衛選擇留在神的面前。當我們面臨挑戰時，我們傾向於選擇離開，離開我們的工作場所，離開我們的教會，離開我們的家庭…當我們面臨困難時，我們更容易離開，但大衛選擇留下來。這是他的動機，因為他知道主是他的祝福。讓我們也看見神已經為我們預備的祝福，與神同行一生！