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Rev Xi An Poon

親愛的家人，平安。

詩篇第10篇是一篇很真實、也很貼近我們生命光景的詩。一開始，詩人沒有先講得勝，也沒有先講讚美，反而先把心裡最深的掙扎說出來。他連續兩次問神：「為甚麼？」第一個「為甚麼」，是問神：主啊，為甚麼祢好像站在遠處？第二個「為甚麼」，是因著環境而來的困惑：主啊，為甚麼在最艱難的時候，祢好像隱藏？

這兩個「為甚麼」，正好把我們很多時候的光景說出來。當環境壓下來的時候，當事情不如我們所想，當問題一直沒有改變，當人又得不到幫助的時候，我們裡面很容易就只剩下眼前的困局。越看環境，心裡越容易覺得無助；越看問題，裡面越容易覺得自己像孤兒一樣，沒有人明白，沒有人幫助，也沒有人為自己出聲。

所以詩篇第10篇裡面，不斷提到困苦人、無依無靠的人、孤兒、受欺壓的人。因為當人的眼光一直被困局抓住，裡面真的會慢慢落到這種光景裡。人不只是外面有壓力，裡面也開始被壓住；不只是事情難走，連心都慢慢失去力量。

但感謝神，這篇詩沒有停在那裡。到了後面，詩人開始有一個很重要的轉向。他提到「謙卑人的心願」，也宣告神必預備、必垂聽、必為孤兒和受欺壓的人伸冤。這讓我們看見，真正的轉機，不是先從環境改變開始，而是從人的心先轉回開始。當我們不再只用肉眼看，而願意回到神面前，用屬靈的眼光重新來看時，生命就開始從困局走向得勝。

今天，讓我們從詩篇第10篇一同領受三個屬靈的腳步：

第一，不讓困局奪去你的眼光
「耶和華啊，你為甚麼站在遠處？在患難的時候，為甚麼隱藏？」（詩篇10:1）

困局最厲害的地方，不只是它帶來壓力，而是它會奪去我們的眼光。當我們一直盯著問題，就很容易只看見人、看見難處、看見前面沒有路，卻慢慢看不見神仍然在。詩人雖然困惑，卻沒有離開神；他仍然向神開口。這就是第一步。即使還未看見答案，也不要停止來到神面前。得勝的開始，不是環境先改變，而是眼光不被困局完全奪去。

第二，不讓困苦定義你
「其實你已經觀看……無倚無靠的人把自己交託你；你向來是幫助孤兒的。」（詩篇10:14）

當人一直被環境抓住，慢慢就會活成一個被困苦定義的人。人會覺得自己只能受壓、只能忍受、只能無助，甚至心裡開始相信：我就是那個沒有人幫助的人。但神在這裡提醒我們，祂其實一直都看見。祂不是不知道，祂也不是沒有理會。你不是被遺忘的人，你乃是被神看見的人；你不是孤單無援的人，你乃是神所顧念、神願意幫助的人。今天，不要再讓眼前的困苦成為你的身份，因為在神眼中，你仍然是祂所看顧、所記念的人。

第三，在謙卑中進入得勝
「耶和華啊，謙卑人的心願，你早已知道；你必預備他們的心，也必側耳聽他們的祈求。」（詩篇10:17）

這裡給我們看見真正翻轉的關鍵，就是謙卑。謙卑不是自卑，也不是消極，而是願意放下自己一直被環境拉住的眼光，重新回到神面前，承認神比我看得更清楚，神也比我更知道怎樣帶我走。當人的心肯這樣回轉，神就開始預備人的心，也開始帶人進入祂的幫助裡。真正的得勝，不是靠自己硬撐出來，而是當我們願意降服下來，讓神來帶領、讓神來出手、讓神來伸冤。

弟兄姊妹，也許今天你正處在一個困局裡。也許外面的事還沒有改變，裡面的壓力也仍然真實，但詩篇第10篇提醒我們，不要停留在那兩個「為甚麼」裡。神要帶我們往前走。不要讓困局奪去你的眼光，不要讓困苦定義你的身份，乃要在謙卑中把心重新轉回神。因為當一個人願意謙卑下來，不再只抓住自己的感受、自己的判斷、自己的無助，而是願意回到神面前，讓神來調整眼光、讓神來預備內心、讓神來帶領道路，生命就開始從困局走向得勝。

願主今天親自祝福我們每一位家人，在困局中仍然有一顆謙卑轉向祂的心；願主保守我們，不讓眼前的難處奪去我們的眼光，也不讓一時的困苦成為我們的身份。願主使我們在謙卑中重新得著力量，在謙卑中重新看見盼望，在謙卑中經歷祂的預備、垂聽與伸冤。願主親自扶持我們，在每一個困局中學會謙卑轉向祂，叫我們在祂裡面重新得力、重新站立，並且一步一步走進祂所預備的得勝。阿們。

詩篇 10

求耶和華傾惡人救貧苦

耶和華啊，你為什麼站在遠處？在患難的時候為什麼隱藏？
2 惡人在驕橫中把困苦人追得火急，願他們陷在自己所設的計謀裡。
3 因為惡人以心願自誇，貪財的背棄耶和華，並且輕慢他。
4 惡人面帶驕傲，說：「耶和華必不追究。」他一切所想的，都以為沒有神。
5 凡他所做的，時常穩固，你的審判超過他的眼界。至於他一切的敵人，他都向他們噴氣。
6 他心裡說：「我必不動搖，世世代代不遭災難。」
7 他滿口是咒罵、詭詐、欺壓，舌底是毒害、奸惡。
8 他在村莊埋伏等候，他在隱密處殺害無辜的人，他的眼睛窺探無倚無靠的人。
9 他埋伏在暗地，如獅子蹲在洞中。他埋伏，要擄去困苦人；他拉網，就把困苦人擄去。
10 他屈身蹲伏，無倚無靠的人就倒在他爪牙之下。
11 他心裡說：「神竟忘記了，他掩面永不觀看。」
12 耶和華啊，求你起來！神啊，求你舉手，不要忘記困苦人！
13 惡人為何輕慢神，心裡說你必不追究？
14 其實你已經觀看，因為奸惡毒害你都看見了，為要以手施行報應。無倚無靠的人把自己交託你，你向來是幫助孤兒的。
15 願你打斷惡人的膀臂，至於壞人，願你追究他的惡，直到淨盡。
16 耶和華永永遠遠為王，外邦人從他的地已經滅絕了。
17 耶和華啊，謙卑人的心願你早已知道，你必預備他們的心，也必側耳聽他們的祈求，
18 為要給孤兒和受欺壓的人申冤，使強橫的人不再威嚇他們。

Dear family, peace to you.

Psalm 10 is a very real psalm, and it speaks closely to the condition of our lives. At the beginning, the psalmist does not start with victory, nor with praise. Instead, he first pours out the deepest struggle in his heart. He asks God “Why?” twice in a row. The first “why” is directed toward God: Lord, why do You seem so far away? The second “why” comes out of his situation: Lord, why do You seem hidden in times of trouble?

These two “whys” speak very clearly to what many of us go through. When pressure comes, when things do not turn out as we hoped, when problems do not change, and when help does not come, our hearts can become filled with the struggle right in front of us. The more we look at the situation, the more helpless we feel. The more we look at the problem, the more we feel like an orphan inside, as if no one understands, no one helps, and no one speaks for us.

That is why Psalm 10 keeps speaking about the afflicted, the helpless, the fatherless, and the oppressed. When a person’s eyes are held by the struggle, the heart slowly falls into that condition. It is not only that there is pressure on the outside; the inside also begins to feel crushed. It is not only that the road is hard; the heart itself begins to lose strength.

But thank God, this psalm does not stop there. Later, the psalmist turns in an important direction. He speaks of “the desire of the humble,” and he declares that God will prepare, God will listen, and God will defend the fatherless and the oppressed. This shows us that the real turning point does not begin with the situation changing first. It begins when the heart turns back first. When we no longer look only with natural eyes, but return to God and begin to see again with spiritual eyes, life begins to move from struggle to victory.

Today, let us receive three spiritual steps from Psalm 10:

First, do not let the struggle steal your sight
“Why, O Lord, do You stand afar off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1)

The strongest thing about a struggle is not only the pressure it brings. It is that it tries to steal our sight. When we keep staring at the problem, we begin to see only people, difficulties, and dead ends, and slowly we stop seeing that God is still there. Although the psalmist was confused, he did not walk away from God. He still spoke to Him. That is the first step. Even if you do not yet see the answer, do not stop coming before God. The beginning of victory is not that the situation changes first, but that your sight is not completely stolen by the struggle.

Second, do not let suffering define you
“You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief… The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.” (Psalm 10:14)

When a person is constantly held by the situation, he slowly begins to live as someone defined by suffering. He starts to feel that he can only be pressured, only endure, only remain helpless. He may even begin to believe, “I am the one no one will help.” But God reminds us here that He has seen all along. He is not unaware, and He has not ignored it. You are not a forgotten person. You are a person seen by God. You are not alone and without help. You are one whom God remembers and is willing to help. Today, do not let present suffering become your identity, because in God’s eyes, you are still one He watches over and remembers.

Third, enter victory through humility
“Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear.” (Psalm 10:17)

Here we see the true key to turning around: humility. Humility is not self-contempt, and it is not weakness. It is a willingness to let go of the way our eyes have been pulled by the situation, and to return to God, acknowledging that God sees more clearly than we do, and knows better than we do how to lead us. When a heart is willing to turn back like this, God begins to prepare that heart and lead that person into His help. True victory is not something we force out by our own strength. It is when we are willing to surrender and let God lead, let God act, and let God defend.

Dear family, perhaps today you are in the middle of a struggle. Perhaps outwardly nothing has changed yet, and inwardly the pressure is still very real. But Psalm 10 reminds us not to remain in those two “whys.” God wants to lead us forward. Do not let the struggle steal your sight. Do not let suffering define your identity. Instead, in humility, turn your heart back to God. Because when a person humbles himself, no longer holding tightly to his own feelings, his own judgment, or his own helplessness, but returns to God and allows God to adjust his sight, prepare his heart, and lead his way, life begins to move from struggle to victory.

May the Lord personally bless each one of us today with a humble heart that turns back to Him, even in the middle of struggle. May the Lord keep us from allowing present difficulties to steal our sight, and from allowing temporary suffering to define our identity. May the Lord cause us, in humility, to receive strength again, to see hope again, and to experience His preparation, His listening ear, and His justice. May the Lord Himself uphold us, so that in every struggle we learn to turn to Him in humility, and in Him be strengthened again, stand again, and step by step walk into the victory He has prepared for us. Amen.

Psalm 10

Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;
He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
God is in none of his thoughts.
5 His ways are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
6 He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
I shall never be in adversity.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
10 So he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his strength.
11 He has said in his heart,
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”
12 Arise, O Lord!
O God, lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the humble.
13 Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”
14 But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
16 The Lord is King forever and ever;
The nations have perished out of His land.
17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
18 To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may oppress no more.