【诗72:5】太阳还存，月亮还在，人要敬畏祢，直到万代。【Psa 72:5】May they fear You while the sun endures, and as long as the moon remains, throughout all generations.

《诗篇》72篇表面上是大卫为所罗门登基所献上的祷告，盼望新王能按公义审判百姓，为困苦人伸冤。Psalm 72 appears, on the surface, to be David’s prayer for Solomon as he became king. David longs for the new king to judge with righteousness and defend the cause of the poor.然而，这里所描绘的时空尺度——“太阳还存，月亮还在，人要敬畏祢，直到万代”、“祂的国度要从这海到那海”、“万国都要称祂有福”——远远超越了历史中所罗门王朝的实际版图和寿命。Yet the scale of this psalm—“while the sun endures and the moon remains, throughout all generations,” “his dominion shall be from sea to sea,” and “all nations shall call him blessed”—goes far beyond the historical kingdom of Solomon.这是圣灵借着大卫的口，透过了所罗门王，预言性地指向了那位真正和平的君王、大卫的子孙——耶稣基督。唯有基督的再临与掌权，才能带来这篇诗篇中所描绘的、永无止境的公义、圣洁与万国顺服。Through David, the Holy Spirit was prophetically pointing to the true King of Peace, the Son of David, Jesus Christ. Only Christ’s return and reign can bring about the endless righteousness, holiness, and worldwide submission described in this psalm.

 “敬畏耶和华在乎恨恶邪恶。”（箴 8:13）真正的敬畏，必定带出对罪的恨恶与远离。“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil” (Proverbs 8:13). Genuine reverence for God will always produce a hatred of sin and a desire to turn away from it.人若在罪中打转、屡屡妥协，本质上不是意志力薄弱，而是心中没有敬畏——不把神当神，自己作了神，结果必然结出痛苦的恶果。When people continually return to sin and repeatedly compromise, the issue is not simply weak willpower. At its root is a lack of the fear of God. Instead of treating God as God, they place themselves on the throne. The result is inevitably pain and sorrow.正如经上所说：“你自己的恶必惩治你；你背道的事必责备你。由此可知可见，你离弃耶和华你的神，不存敬畏我的心，乃为恶事，为苦事。”这是主万军之耶和华说的。（耶 2:19）As Scripture says: “Your own wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realise how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the Lord your God and have no fear of Me” (Jeremiah 2:19).

耶稣来到地上时，以敬畏耶和华为乐。祂把神公义、怜悯、恨恶罪恶的性情全然活了出来，最终在十字架上同时彰显了顶天的公义与无限的慈爱，拯救了被罪压伤的穷乏之辈，打碎了欺压人的仇敌权势。When Jesus came to earth, He delighted in the fear of the Lord. He perfectly displayed God’s righteousness, mercy, and hatred of evil. At the cross, He revealed both perfect justice and limitless love. He rescued those crushed by sin and broke the power of the enemy who oppressed them.

主啊，求祢赦免我！我常常在罪中打转，一次次向罪妥协。我不是不知道祢的律法，而是骨子里不敬畏祢。Lord, forgive me. Time and again I find myself returning to the same sins and compromises. It is not that I do not know Your Word; rather, deep within me there remains a lack of true reverence for You.我把祢的宽容当作放纵的机会，贪恋人的爱、地上的好处与人前的虚荣。我高举自己，甚至没有尽到为父为母的责任，没有在本质上教导自己的后代敬畏神、远离贪婪。I have mistaken Your patience for permission. I have longed for human approval, earthly rewards, and personal recognition. I have exalted myself. At times I have even failed in my responsibility as a parent, neglecting to teach the next generation to fear God and turn away from greed.

如今看到自己的荒凉光景，我就像一个被掳之人，住在干旱之地，没有福乐，失去了智慧与权柄。As I look honestly at my condition, I see a barren landscape. I am like a captive living in a dry land, lacking joy, wisdom, and spiritual authority.但感谢祢，祢借着牧者同工的责备、借着环境对我说话，让我看见祢仍没有放弃我！祢在等候我真正醒悟、彻底悔改。祢断不以有罪为无罪，这正是祢公义的慈爱。Yet I thank You that You have not given up on me. Through the correction of pastors and fellow workers, and through the circumstances You have allowed into my life, You continue to speak. You are waiting for me to truly wake up and genuinely repent. You will not simply overlook sin, and that itself is an expression of Your righteous love.

“但在祢有赦免之恩，要叫人敬畏祢。”（诗 130:4）主啊，祢配得我们世世代代的敬畏！祢的慈爱与怜恤，是给那敬畏祢的人的。我不要再过头脑知道、生命却脱节的虚假生活。“But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared” (Psalm 130:4). Lord, You are worthy of reverence from generation to generation. Your mercy and compassion belong to those who fear You. I do not want to continue living a life where my head knows the truth but my life remains disconnected from it.如果我现在不悔改，当审判那日，我如何向圣洁公义的祢交账？我绝不要像以利那样，因尊重儿女过于尊重祢、轻视祢的言语，最终落入全家被废弃的惨痛审判中！ If I refuse to repent now, how will I stand before You on the day of judgment? I do not want to be like Eli, who honoured his sons more than he honoured God and treated God’s word lightly, only to bring devastating judgment upon his household.

不！我要现在就起来呼求祢！我要恨恶罪，离弃罪，与心中各样的私欲恶念彻底争战。我宣告将这个老旧人与祢同钉十字架，向罪死透，向神活过来！No, Lord. Today I choose to call upon You. I choose to hate sin, forsake it, and wage war against every sinful desire and evil thought within me. I declare that my old self has been crucified with Christ. I choose to die to sin and live unto God.圣灵啊，求祢亲自做工，教导我从日常的每一件小事上操练敬畏祢。让我重新活过来，活在祢的面前，在活人之地，亲自得见祢赦罪、并使死人复活的浩大恩惠！ Holy Spirit, please work within me. Teach me to practise the fear of the Lord in the ordinary details of everyday life. Bring me fully alive again. Help me to live before Your face and to see, here in the land of the living, the greatness of Your forgiveness and the mighty power by which You raise the dead.

（付传道和写经团队 Pastor Fu and The Daily Devotional  Team）