【诗 39:4】“耶和华啊，求你叫我晓得我身之终，我的寿数几何，叫我知道我的生命不长。” 【Psa 39:4】“Show me, Lord, my life’s endand the number of my days;let me know how fleeting my life is.

大卫作以色列的王，手握重权，发号施令。他住在金碧辉煌的王宫，周围全是听命于他的臣仆。David, as the king of Israel, held great authority and gave commands. He lived in a magnificent palace, surrounded by servants who obeyed him.然而，在风烛残年之际，大卫深刻领悟到：权势、财宝和资源在死亡面前完全无能为力。无论多么风光的君王，都不能留住生命时光的流逝。Yet in his later years, he came to a deep realisation: power, wealth, and resources are completely powerless in the face of death. No matter how great a king may be, he cannot stop the passing of life.他看透了人生的真相：生命在神手里，力量与喜乐也在神手里。既然人一生在世如客旅，永恒的归宿在神的国度，那么为地上的得失纠结、与人争权夺利、甚至因不饶恕而得罪神，是何等的愚昧！得到神的宽恕、时时与神同心同行，才是看透人生后的真智慧。David saw the truth clearly: life is in God’s hands, and so are strength and joy. Since our life on earth is like that of a traveller, and our eternal home is in God’s Kingdom, how foolish it is to be caught up in earthly gain and loss, to compete with others for power, or to offend God through unforgiveness. To receive God’s forgiveness and to walk closely with Him—this is true wisdom.

大卫形容人的年日“窄如手掌”，在神面前如同无有。这种祷告不是出于对死亡的恐惧，而是对智慧的渴求。诚如摩西所求：“求你指教我们怎样数算自己的日子，好叫我们得着智慧的心。”（诗 90:12）。David describes human life as “a handbreadth,” as nothing before God. This prayer does not come from fear of death, but from a desire for wisdom. As Moses prayed, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psa 90:12).雅各也直言我们，生命不过是一片云雾。如果我们没有这种“生命不长”的紧迫感，就容易被罪迷惑，在虚妄中“想怎样就怎样”，虚度光阴。James also reminds us that life is like a mist. Without this awareness that life is short, we are easily deceived by sin and drift into meaningless living, doing whatever we like and wasting our time.真正的智慧，是知道自己是寄居的，便不再为此世忙碌，而是竭力寻找属天永恒的家乡。True wisdom is recognising that we are sojourners, and instead of living for this world, we seek our eternal heavenly home.

现实生活中，突如其来的意外——如西罗亚楼的倒塌，或身边人突发疾病的离去——都是神敲响的警钟。主耶稣说：“你们若不悔改，都要如此灭亡！”意外和明天，谁也不知道哪一个先到。神赐下“今日”，不是让我们挥霍，而是给我们回转的机会。In everyday life, sudden events—such as the fall of the tower of Siloam, or the unexpected passing of people around us—are warnings from God. The Lord Jesus said, “Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish!” No one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first. God gives us “today” not to waste, but as an opportunity to turn back to Him.

属灵人留下的美好榜样是：把每一天都当作最后一天。晚上临睡前彻底祷告、蒙光照、洁净悔改；白天则拼上所有为主效力。Spiritual people set us a powerful example: to live each day as if it were the last. At night before sleep, they pray deeply, receive God’s light, and repent; during the day, they give their all in serving the Lord.这种紧迫感使人能像大卫一样，将指望从虚幻的白日梦全然转向神的真实，抓住今日，抓住神：“主啊，如今我等什么呢？我的指望在乎你！” This sense of urgency helps a person, like David, to turn away from empty hopes and fix their hope fully on God, to seize today and hold on to God: “And now, O Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You!”

主啊，求你叫我晓得我身之终，我的寿数几何，叫我知道我的生命不长。求你赐给我真正的智慧，让我不再被地上的权势、得失、钱财所迷惑，更不再在虚妄中度日。Lord, help me to know my end and the measure of my days; let me understand how short my life is. Give me true wisdom, so that I am no longer deceived by earthly power, gain, or wealth, and no longer live in vanity.求你赦免我过往的懈怠、沉睡与那份以为“还有明天”的骄傲。赐我一颗警醒的心，让我学会每一天都在你面前彻底悔改、对付罪恶。求祢赐给我那真正的智慧，时时提醒我，要爱惜光阴，因为现今的世代邪恶。不要作糊涂人，要明白主的旨意如何。Forgive me for past negligence, spiritual sleep, and the pride of thinking “there is still tomorrow.” Give me a watchful heart, so that each day I may truly repent before You and deal with sin. Grant me wisdom to redeem the time, because the days are evil. Let me not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

主啊，求祢赦免我过往的懈怠与沉睡，因内心的惧怕，曾有太多的紧抓不放。我愿悔改，放下一切操纵掌控、不饶恕与自辩，把每一天都当作生命的最后一天来献给你。Lord, forgive my past negligence and spiritual sleep; out of fear, I have held on tightly to many things. I choose to repent, to lay down control, manipulation, unforgiveness, and self-defence, and to offer each day to You as if it were my last.求你带我竭力悔改、对付罪恶、为主所用，讨你的喜悦。让我在有限的年日里，活在你的光中，过圣洁敬虔的生活，直到见你面的那日。Lead me to earnestly repent, deal with sin, and be used by You, pleasing to You. In my limited days, let me live in Your light and walk in holiness and godliness, until the day I see You face to face.

（郭牧师Pastor Guo）