10月29日
赞美上帝
“愿他以我的默念为甘甜！我要因耶和华欢喜！愿罪人从世上消灭！愿恶人归于无有！我的心哪，要称颂耶和华！你们要赞美耶和华 ！”
诗篇 104:34-35
诗篇104篇的结尾部分和前面相比有很大的反差，犹如一辆飞驰的列车突然翻覆了，打破了大自然的节奏。
读这首诗，仿佛乘坐一列火车，游览令人敬畏的大自然，在大地、天空和海洋的奇观中穿越遨游。你看到众水如衣袍一般伸展，在山谷沟壑间奔流；火山喷发；海洋里游动着各种生物。你看到鲸鱼在嬉戏，狮子向神寻求食物，雀鸟在溪旁的树上搭窝，夜晚充满生机，白天也有食物的供应。
就在这时候，火车却倾覆了。好比一首大自然悠扬的颂歌突然走调。诗人的脑海中浮现出人类的败坏，与上帝奇妙的创造之工格格不入。 忽然间，作者的思想被玷污和淹没了。人类的谋杀、战争、淫乱、亵渎、虐待、毁坏、谎言、背叛、嫉妒、狂傲等等，这一切都和上帝美好的创造背道而驰。
这篇诗歌的重点是要弃绝和远离创世之后人类的堕落， 更是为了歌颂上帝创造的世界，在赞美声中，与祂共舞。
今日祷告：
耶稣，让我的脚步跟上你的节奏。阿们。
October 29
Train Wreck
May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord. Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth; let the wicked disappear forever. Let all that I am praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
PSALM 104:34–35
A train wreck disrupts the rhythm of creation at the end of Psalm 104. The psalm is an awe-inspiring ride through the skillful wonder of the earth and sky and oceans. The waters are stretched out like a garment and bursting through the ravines, the mountains erupting, the seas teeming with life, the whales playing games, the lions depending on God, the birds nestled in the trees along the streams, the night active with life, and the day provided for the gathering of food.
And then the train wreck. It’s as if the gentle song of creation suddenly hits a dissonant crash. The psalmist is jarred from considering God’s wondrous work when the shocking vision of the work of humanity enters into his mind. The writer’s mind is suddenly flooded and defiled by
the thought. The murders, the wars, the adultery, the profanity, the abuse, the destruction, the lying, the betrayal, the envy, the arrogance—all of this insurrection in stark contrast to the beautiful dance of the planet. The point of the psalm is to refuse to step into the fall of creation, but to instead be reconciled to a waltz with God on the dance floor that he has made.
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, let my steps be in rhythm with yours today. Amen.
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