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Book of Psalm 7

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诗篇第7篇|Book of Psalm 7

【耶和华是我的后盾】

主讲：郑伟健同工

20/04/2023

引言：

过去在市政厅的闭门会议看了一部短片，是述说一只小熊被一只凶猛的豹追捕。这一只豹无论是陆地还是在河流都不断追赶着这一只小熊，这一只小熊就不断地逃命。最后，小熊无路可退，只好在原地咆哮起来，把豹给吓走了。原来是熊爸爸在小熊后面，把豹给吓走了。

弟兄姐妹，你的生命中是否正在被什么追着跑呢？神透过今天的诗篇告诉我们，不要怕，要像大卫一样向耶和华唱流离歌，知道神是在背后守护我们的神！

一、被追赶中知道投靠神（V1-8）

1. 在神面前表明自己的清白（V1-5）

大卫一开始的呼求就是投靠神，因为他在一个极度危险的环境里。如果敌人追上了大卫，他的下场就像被狮子撕裂一样。大卫用了三个‘若’来向神表明自己的清白，他没有做过恶事，甚至还帮过要追杀他的人，所以他不断呼求神的怜悯与公义搭救他。

当我们遇到一只有不公义的对待，或是被一些困难、压力、烦恼追赶的时候，与其在那里埋怨，和急着为自己伸冤，不如像大卫一样，先回到神的面前，求圣灵光照我们是否有得罪神的事情。

2. 坦然无惧到施恩座前呼求（V6-8）

大卫并没有得罪神，所以才能放胆地求神在怒中起来抵挡仇敌。按公义施行审判。神是我们至高的审判者，如果我们是清白的人，就不会怕见祂。

神是公义的神，若我们已经认清我们的罪，神必赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义。我们在难处中最要紧的，就是确定我们站在神那一边的，才能求神为我兴起！

二、被追赶中知道神的公义（V9-17）

1. 神必定坚立义人（V9）

大卫盼望总有一天恶人的恶都要断绝，而义人真的需要被建立。我们要靠着基督的恩典坚立义人，因为公义的神察验人的心肠肺腑。祂知道我们心中所想，每一个感觉、每一个意念。

2. 神是公义审判者（V10-11）

大卫不但以信心对他的敌人说耶和华就是他的盾牌，并且在敌人面前他不断宣告神的公义。他有信心知道神是保护他的神，所以我们也要赞美神的公义，遇到不公义的事情时，谦卑温柔，转向赞美神的公义。

3. 神审判作恶的人（V12-17）

罪人都是在自掘坟墓，只会自食其果。恶人必会被自己的罪孽抓住；被自己的罪恶困锁。

罪就如癌细胞一样，不断散播成长，最后就生出死来。借着这一篇诗篇，我们也要不断提醒自己，要及时悔改，免得被罪的癌细胞缠身。

总结：清白的人必有神作我们的后盾

现在的你，有被什么给追着跑吗？或许是工作上的压力，经济压力，关系的问题等等，这些可能让我们都喘不过气来，甚至面对每一个明天感到无助和疲惫。

今天神借着这诗篇告诉我们，你我都可以像大卫一样来倚靠祂。只要我们知道我们是清白的，无论遇到什么大困难，神必定会是我们的后盾。我们是神的孩子，可以坦然无惧和我们的神来求助。

Psalm 7: "The Lord Is My rear guard"
GK611 Morning Devotion
20/04/2023
Speaker: Co-Worker Asher Chang

Introduction：

In the past, I watched a short film in a Town Hall closed meeting which was about a bear cub being hunted down by a ferocious leopard. The leopard kept chasing the little bear no matter whether on land or in the river, and the little bear kept running for his life. In the end, the little bear had no way out, so he roared on the spot, scaring the leopard away. It turned out that it was the father bear who was behind the little bear and scared the leopard away.

Brothers and sisters, are you being chased by something in your life? God tells us through today's psalm, don't be afraid, and sing a wandering song to the Lord like David, knowing that God is the God who protects us behind the scenes!

1. Knowing to take refuge in God while being chased (V1-8)

(1) Prove your innocence before God (V1-5)

David's initial cry was to turn to God because he was in an extremely dangerous situation. If the enemy caught up with David, he would be torn apart like a lion. David used three "ifs" to show his innocence to God. He had never done anything evil, and he even helped those who wanted to kill him, so he kept calling on God for mercy and justice to save him.

When we encounter someone who is treated unfairly or is pursued by some difficulties, pressures, and troubles, instead of complaining and rushing to avenge on our own, we should return to God first, like David, and ask for help from the Holy Spirit to illuminate whether we have sinned against God.

(2) Appeal to the throne of grace with boldness (V6-8)

David did not offend God, so he could boldly ask God to rise in anger against the enemy. Judge with justice. God is our supreme judge, and if we were innocent, we would have no fear of seeing him.

God is a righteous God. If we have confessed our sins, He will forgive our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. The most important thing for us in our difficulties is to make sure we stand on God’s side so that we can ask God to rise us up!

2. Knowing God’s righteousness while being chased (V9-17)

(1) God will surely establish the righteous (V9)

David hoped that one day the evil of the wicked would be cut off, and the righteous really needed to be established. We are to establish the righteous by the grace of Christ, for the righteous God examines the heart. He knows the thoughts of our hearts, every feeling, every thought.

(2) God is the righteous judge (V10-11)

David not only said to his enemies that the Lord was his shield with confidence, but he also continued to declare God's justice in front of the enemies. He has the confidence to know that God is the God who protects him, so we should also praise God's justice. When encountering injustice, we should be humble and gentle, and turn to praise God's justice.

(3) God judges evildoers (V12-17)

Sinners are digging their own graves and will only reap the consequences. The wicked shall be seized by their own sins; chained by their own sins.

Sin is like a cancer cell, which spreads and grows, and finally gives birth to death. Through this psalm, we must keep reminding ourselves to repent in time so as not to be entangled with cancerous cells of sin.

Conclusion: The innocent shall have God as our rear guard

Are you being chased by something now? It may be work pressure, financial pressure, relationship problems, etc., which may make us all out of breath, and even feel helpless and tired in the face of every tomorrow.

Today God tells us through this psalm that you and I can rely on Him like David. As long as we know we are innocent, no matter what difficulties we encounter, God will definitely be our rear guard. We are God's children, and we can have the boldness to turn to our God for help.