【诗 40:16】愿一切寻求你的，因你高兴欢喜；愿那些喜爱你救恩的，常说：“当尊耶和华为大。”【Psa40:16】But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The LORD is great!”

大卫的人生多有苦难与祸患，却也满载着呼求被垂听、祷告蒙应允的美好经历。纵然有时神的回应似乎迟延，需要漫长且痛苦的耐性等候，但终究神向大卫伸出了施恩的手。David’s life was marked by many troubles and afflictions, yet it was also filled with the blessed experience of cries lifted up and prayers answered. At times, God’s response seemed delayed, requiring long and painful endurance in waiting, yet in the end the Lord reached out His hand of favour toward David. 这种搭救是双重的：在现实中，神将他从祸坑淤泥里拉上来，安置在稳固的磐石上，使他的焦虑恐惧变为喜乐和赞美；在内心，神将基督顺服的脚踪启示在他心里。This deliverance was twofold: in outward circumstances, God lifted him out of the miry pit and the slimy clay and set his feet upon a rock, turning his anxiety and fear into joy and praise; and inwardly, God revealed within him the footsteps of Christ’s obedience.

这正是大卫生命翻转的焦点——他看见了那位将要来的救主。基督在世时同样经历痛苦与祸患，但祂却存心顺服，不但耳朵被开通，献上身体为活祭，心里更充满了神的律法，乐意照神的旨意而行。This was the turning point of David’s life—he saw the coming Saviour. Christ, in His earthly life, also suffered distress and affliction, yet He humbled Himself in obedience. His ears were opened, His body was offered as a living sacrifice, and His heart was filled with the law of God, delighting to do His will. 大卫明白：真正的盼望，不在于环境马上改变，乃在于与神相遇后的生命重组。正如每一位神儿女所经历的，只要在生命中遇见神，内心就会有质变。这属灵焦点的转移，带出了极大的盼望和鼓舞：David understood that true hope does not lie in the immediate changing of circumstances, but in a life re-ordered through meeting with God. As every child of God discovers, when one encounters the Lord, there is a deep inward transformation. This shift of spiritual focus brings great hope and encouragement: 救恩不仅是脱离苦难，更是主权的移交。 纵然在这世界有苦难，但我们不再是世上的孤儿，有为我们流血舍命、胜过世界的主耶稣作我们的父。salvation is not only deliverance from suffering, but also the transfer of lordship. Though in this world there is trouble, we are no longer orphans, for the Lord Jesus, who shed His blood, gave His life, and has overcome the world, is our Father.

因此，即便大卫随后又被“比头发还多”的罪孽追上，甚至心寒胆颤，他仍能抬起头来继续寻求神。Therefore, even when David was later pursued by sins “more numerous than the hairs of his head,” and was shaken with fear and trembling, he was still able to lift up his head and continue seeking God. 因为他看明了：寻求神的人，喜乐的源头不是自己的“胜败”，而是神“本性”的进驻。一个喜爱救恩的人，必是一个看轻自我的人，他唯一的渴望是让神在生命中“不断变大”，直至遮盖一切难处与软弱。For he understood that the joy of those who seek the Lord is not found in their own “success or failure,” but in the very nature of God dwelling within them. One who delights in salvation is one who esteems himself lightly; his only desire is that God would increase in his life, until He fills and overshadows every weakness and trouble.

主啊，是的！虽然工作与生活中有重重难处，属灵道路上仇敌的攻击也大，但我此刻要举起心向你仰望。“当尊耶和华为大”不是口号，是我每一天从心里真信：你的恩典大过我的难处，你的救恩大过我的罪孽。O Lord, yes! Though my work and life are filled with many difficulties, and though the enemy’s attacks on the spiritual path are strong, I lift my heart to You. To “ascribe greatness to the Lord” is not a slogan, but my daily conviction from the heart: Your grace is greater than my troubles, and Your salvation is greater than my sins. 纵然那些自我中心、靠自己、信自己、焦虑、恐惧，以及我里面那个讨厌的、自以为是的“老我”常常追上我。但我不是已经经历了倚靠你得胜罪恶的大喜乐了吗？当我寻求你救恩的时候，在你的荣耀面前，罪的权势不都瓦解崩溃了吗？Even those self-centred thoughts, self-reliance, self-trust, anxiety, fear, and that detestable, proud “old self” within me often overtake me. Yet have I not already tasted the great joy of victory over sin through trusting in You? When I seek Your salvation, do not the powers of sin collapse before Your glory?

主啊，感谢你是乐意施恩拯救的神，我喜爱你的救恩，我要因你高兴欢喜。我渴慕住在你里面，还要不断寻求你，瞻仰你的荣美。愿我因属于你而安息。O Lord, thank You that You are a God who delights to show mercy and save. I delight in Your salvation; I will rejoice and be glad in You. I long to dwell in You and to continue seeking You, to behold Your beauty. May I find rest in belonging to You. 愿我的余生只有一句话、一个旋律：“当尊耶和华为大！” 愿我不断衰微，愿你在我里面不断壮大，直到我完全消失在你的圣洁里，唯见你的荣耀。May the remainder of my life be summed up in one sentence, one melody: “Ascribe greatness to the Lord!” May I decrease continually, and may You increase within me, until I am fully hidden in Your holiness, and only Your glory is seen.

（贾弟兄 Brother Jia）