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Rev Xi An Poon

今天讀詩篇三十七篇，我很真實地看見，大衛所說的「惡人」不一定只是極端作惡的人。在現實生活中，「惡人」往往是指那些為了利益走捷徑、用不誠實的方法佔便宜、傷害別人卻暫時沒有付出代價的人；也可能是濫用權力的人、操控別人情緒的人、在工作或關係中用不正當手段爭取位置的人。當我們選擇走正直的路，卻發現這些人似乎更容易成功、更快得利、更少承擔後果，內心自然會產生不平與委屈，甚至懷疑走在神的路上是否真的有價值。詩篇三十七篇正是在這樣貼近現實的張力中，教導義人如何不被這些現象牽動內心的方向，而是持守對神的對準。

第一個當，詩篇37:3「你當倚靠耶和華而行善，住在地上，以他的信實為糧。」
大衛先指出一個次序，不是先要求人行善，而是先倚靠耶和華。當心先對準神，行善不再是靠自己撐住，而是從信靠神而流出，即使在不公平中，仍然不失去良善的生命方向。

第二個當，詩篇37:5「當將你的事交託耶和華，並倚靠他，他就必成全。」
交託不是把事情交出去就算了，而是把主權、結果與時間表交回給神。人最難放下的，往往是對結果的掌控。當我們願意把道路交在神手中，心才不再被焦躁牽引，而是學會在神的時間裡安穩等候。

第三個當，詩篇37:7「你當默然倚靠耶和華，耐性等候他；不要因那道路通達的，和那惡謀成就的，心懷不平。」
默然不是沒有感受，而是在神面前停止與環境爭辯，不急於為自己伸冤。耐性等候，是在看見別人用不正當方式得利時，仍然選擇相信神掌權，並且相信神的時間不會錯。

第四個當，詩篇37:8「當止住怒氣，離棄忿怒；不要心懷不平，以致作惡。」
怒氣會出現，但不能掌權。大衛不是否認情緒，而是提醒我們不要抓住怒氣不放，更不要讓怒氣決定我們的回應方式。當怒氣掌權，人就容易在回應中走向以惡制惡，失去義人的生命路線。

當我們在這四個當上對齊神，整篇詩篇就把我們帶進神的應許。詩篇三十七篇反覆宣告，義人必承受地土。這不是鼓勵人去爭奪地上的產業，而是宣告，走在神路上的人，終必進入神所賜的安穩、位置與遮蓋，這是神所賜的產業與安息。

詩篇37:40總結說：「耶和華幫助他們，解救他們；他解救他們脫離惡人，把他們救出來，因為他們投靠他。」
不是我們靠四個「當」換取神的幫助，而是當我們選擇投靠神，神就親自成為我們的幫助與拯救。

今天，神不是要我們立刻改變環境，而是邀請我們在行事上倚靠祂，在道路上交託祂，在等候中安靜仰望祂，在情緒裡不讓怒氣掌權。當心對準神，承受地土與經歷拯救，就成為生命自然結出的果子。

詩篇 37

大衛的詩。

1 不要為作惡的心懷不平，也不要向那行不義的生出嫉妒。
2 因為他們如草快被割下，又如青菜快要枯乾。
3 你當倚靠耶和華而行善，住在地上，以他的信實為糧。
4 又要以耶和華為樂，他就將你心裡所求的賜給你。
5 當將你的事交託耶和華，並倚靠他，他就必成全。
6 他要使你的公義如光發出，使你的公平明如正午。
7 你當默然倚靠耶和華，耐性等候他，不要因那道路通達的和那惡謀成就的心懷不平。
8 當止住怒氣，離棄憤怒，不要心懷不平，以致作惡。
9 因為作惡的必被剪除，唯有等候耶和華的必承受地土。
10 還有片時，惡人要歸於無有，你就是細察他的住處，也要歸於無有。
11 但謙卑人必承受地土，以豐盛的平安為樂。
12 惡人設謀害義人，又向他咬牙。
13 主要笑他，因見他受罰的日子將要來到。
14 惡人已經弓上弦，刀出鞘，要打倒困苦窮乏的人，要殺害行動正直的人。
15 他們的刀必刺入自己的心，他們的弓必被折斷。
16 一個義人所有的雖少，強過許多惡人的富餘。
17 因為惡人的膀臂必被折斷，但耶和華是扶持義人。

18 耶和華知道完全人的日子，他們的產業要存到永遠。

19 他們在急難的時候不致羞愧，在饑荒的日子必得飽足。
20 惡人卻要滅亡，耶和華的仇敵要像羊羔的脂油，他們要消滅，要如煙消滅。
21 惡人借貸而不償還，義人卻恩待人，並且施捨。
22 蒙耶和華賜福的必承受地土，被他咒詛的必被剪除。
23 義人的腳步被耶和華立定，他的道路耶和華也喜愛。
24 他雖失腳，也不至全身仆倒，因為耶和華用手攙扶他。
25 我從前年幼，現在年老，卻未見過義人被棄，也未見過他的後裔討飯。
26 他終日恩待人，借給人，他的後裔也蒙福。
27 你當離惡行善，就可永遠安居。
28 因為耶和華喜愛公平，不撇棄他的聖民，他們永蒙保佑，但惡人的後裔必被剪除。
29 義人必承受地土，永居其上。
30 義人的口談論智慧，他的舌頭講說公平。
31 神的律法在他心裡，他的腳總不滑跌。
32 惡人窺探義人，想要殺他。
33 耶和華必不撇他在惡人手中，當審判的時候，也不定他的罪。
34 你當等候耶和華，遵守他的道，他就抬舉你，使你承受地土，惡人被剪除的時候，你必看見。
35 我見過惡人大有勢力，好像一根青翠樹在本土生發。
36 有人從那裡經過，不料，他沒有了；我也尋找他，卻尋不著。
37 你要細察那完全人，觀看那正直人，因為和平人有好結局。
38 至於犯法的人，必一同滅絕，惡人終必剪除。
39 但義人得救，是由於耶和華，他在患難時做他們的營寨。
40 耶和華幫助他們，解救他們。他解救他們脫離惡人，把他們救出來，因為他們投靠他。

Psalm 37

1 Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plots against the just,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.

16 A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish;
And the enemies of the Lord,
Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
Into smoke they shall vanish away.

21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,
But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his descendants begging bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lends;
And his descendants are blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell forevermore.
28 For the Lord loves justice,
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps shall slide.

32 The wicked watches the righteous,
And seeks to slay him.
33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand,
Nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait on the Lord,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
And spreading himself like a native green tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together;
The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord shall help them and deliver them;
He shall deliver them from the wicked,
And save them,
Because they trust in Him.