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1、双语灵修阴凉处RelieffromtheScorchingSunByAmyBoucherPyeTheLord isyourshadeatyourrighthand.Psalm121:5耶和华在你右边荫庇你。-诗篇121篇5节LivinginBritain,Idon’tusuallyworryaboutsunburn.Afterall,thesunisoftenblockedbyathickcoverofclouds.ButrecentlyIspentsometimeinSpain,andIquicklyreali
2、zedthatwithmypaleskin,IcouldonlybeoutinthesunshinefortenminutesbeforeIneededtoscurrybackundertheumbrella.我住在英国,从来不必担心会被烈日灼伤,因为这里天气阴霾,太阳常被厚厚的云层遮蔽。然而,最近我到西班牙小住,很快就领教到艳阳的威力。我的皮肤比较白,只要在阳光下逗留十分钟,就必须躲到伞下,寻找遮荫,否则就会被晒伤。AsIconsideredthescorchingnatureoftheMediterranea
3、nsun,IbegantounderstandmoredeeplythemeaningoftheimageoftheLordGodasHispeople’sshadeattheirrighthand.ResidentsoftheMiddleEastknewunrelentingheat,andtheyneededtofindshelterfromthesun’sburningrays.体验了西班牙骄阳似火的气候,让我明白为何诗人说,耶和华在祂百姓的右边荫庇他们。因为中东地区的天气更加酷热难耐,使他们不得不寻找荫庇
4、之处,以防止灼伤。ThepsalmistusesthispictureoftheLordasshadeinPsalm121,whichcanbeunderstoodasaconversationonaheartlevel—adialoguewithoneselfabouttheLord’sgoodnessandfaithfulness.Whenweusethispsalminprayer,wereassureourselvesthattheLordwillneverleaveus,forHeformsaprote
5、ctivecoveringoverus.Andjustaswetakeshelterfromthesununderneathumbrellas,sotoocanwefindasafeplaceintheLord.在诗篇121篇,诗人不只将耶和华描述为荫庇之所,在诗中他也自问自答,句句皆发自肺腑,由衷称颂上帝的慈爱和信实。我们可以用诗篇121篇做为祷词,提醒自己上帝永不离弃我们,并且荫庇着我们。正如我们在艳阳天会躲进伞底下一样,我们在困难时也能以上帝为避难所。Weliftoureyestothe“Makerofhe
6、avenandearth”(vv.1–2)becausewhetherweareintimesofsunshineortimesofrain,wereceiveHisgiftsofprotection,relief,andrefreshment.我们要仰望“造天地的耶和华”(1-2节),因为无论是顺境或逆境,我们都能得着耶和华所赐的保护、安慰和力量。WecanfindasafeplaceintheLord.HeavenlyFather,Youprotectme.Shieldmefromanythingthatwo
7、uldtakemyfocusawayfromYou.WefindrefugeintheLord.天父,恳求祢保护我,荫庇我,让我心单属于祢。除祢以外,别无眷恋。耶和华是我的避难所。INSIGHT:Psalm121isthesecondinaseriesoffifteenpsalmsknownas“songsofascent.”Theyareacollectionofsongsbydifferentcomposers,withfourattributedtoDavidandonetoSolomon.Tenarean
8、onymous.Iftheydidnotallcarrythesuperscription“asongofascent,”theymightappearunrelated.Thesuperscription,however,showstheyareconnectedintheliturgyofancientIsrael.Oneviewisthattheyweresungb