【诗81:13-14】甚愿我的民肯听从我，以色列肯行我的道，我便速速制服他们的仇敌，反手攻击他们的敌人。【Psa81:13-14】“If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes!

这两节经文是许多信徒非常喜欢的金句之一。得着这应许的人，将在争战中无往不胜——因为神要亲自挺身而立，These two verses are among the favourite promises treasured by many believers. Those who lay hold of this promise will be victorious in spiritual battle, for the Lord himself will rise up on their behalf. 不仅速速制服仇敌，更要反手攻击仇敌的营垒。神若帮助我们，谁能抵挡我们呢？凡得着这应许的神子民，灵程必将猛进飞腾。He will quickly subdue their enemies and turn his hand against their foes. If God is for us, who can stand against us? Those who receive this promise will press on in their spiritual walk with renewed strength and confidence.

而得此应许的唯一条件，就是：“甚愿我的民肯听从我，以色列肯行我的道。”我们只有明白整篇诗篇所启示的亮光，又切实地行在其中，才能与这美好的应许有份。The one condition for receiving this promise is this: “If my people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways.” Only as we understand the light revealed throughout this psalm and faithfully walk in it can we share in this wonderful promise.

主啊，祢的话语一解开就发出亮光，照出我属灵受阻、屡屡败仗的真正原因。祢何等愿意作我的帮助、速速制服我的仇敌、反手攻击欺压我的属灵恶魔；Lord, the unfolding of your word gives light. It reveals the true reason why my spiritual life has so often been hindered and why I have suffered repeated defeat. How willing you are to help me, to quickly subdue my enemies, and to turn your hand against the spiritual forces that oppress me. 祢在这一章中两次向我们发出呼吁：“甚愿我的民肯听从我！”主啊，祢的心何等恳切，渴望来帮助我们。今天，我的灵也要对祢说：‘主啊，我肯、我愿意！’ Twice in this chapter you call to your people: “If my people would but listen to me!” Lord, how earnest your heart is, longing to come to our help. Today my heart responds to you, saying, “Lord, I will. I am willing.”

主啊，我愿意学习以神为我的力量，不再习惯地以自己为自己的力量，以神为自己生活、工作、服侍、争战和跟随的力量，因有这样倚靠的心而向自己的神发声欢乐，或唱起诗歌，打手鼓、弹美琴与瑟（1-4节）Lord, I desire to learn to make you my strength, instead of instinctively depending on myself. May you be the strength of my daily life, my work, my ministry, my spiritual battles, and my walk of discipleship. Because my confidence is in you, may I sing for joy to God my Strength, lifting up songs of praise with tambourine, harp and lyre. (vv. 1–4)

求主引领我常记念你的救赎之恩，思想你的作为，和你过往的搭救。留心神的试验、神的考试，这样殷勤警醒，为的是有事情发生时因意识到是从神而来信心的考试，好叫自己胜过。（5-7节）Lord, help me continually remember your redeeming grace. Teach me to reflect on your mighty deeds and on the ways you have delivered me in the past. Help me to recognise your testing and your discipline, so that I may remain diligent and watchful. When trials come, may I recognise them as tests of faith from your hand, and by trusting you, overcome them. (vv. 5–7)

主啊，求祢的话语如两刃的利剑刺入我的魂与灵，借灵修读经与具体认罪，将内心隐藏的外邦神——对财利的贪恋、对人前荣耀的渴望、对色情的放任或放纵，曝光并彻底拔除！在信心的考试中争战，胜过里面营垒的发动，内心的得胜为的是叫我们这个人不再随着失败旧人思想走，继续向外邦神下拜。（9节）Lord, let your word, like a double-edged sword, penetrate my soul and spirit. Through daily meditation on Scripture and sincere confession of sin, expose and completely uproot every hidden foreign god within me—my love of money, my desire for the praise of others, and every form of sexual impurity or indulgence. As I fight the good fight of faith, grant me victory over the strongholds within, so that I will no longer live according to the old self or bow down again to foreign gods. (v. 9)

我不再看自己的罪有多难胜过、婚姻有多糟、事情有多棘手，我只看祢浩大的救恩！祢显那样的作为将百姓从为奴之地领出来（出埃及记6-12章），表明祢救自己的百姓有足够的决心，和大能； 我今天向祢大大张口，好叫我被祢的恩惠和能力充满！I will no longer focus on how difficult my sins seem to overcome, how broken my marriage may appear, or how impossible my circumstances feel. Instead, I will fix my eyes on your great salvation. You revealed your mighty power by bringing your people out of the land of slavery, showing that you are both fully determined and fully able to save those who belong to you. Today I open my mouth wide before you, that you may fill me with your grace and your power.

主啊，我愿在生活中践行祢的道——祢的道就是祢自己。求祢让我常思想耶稣的榜样、脚踪与心态，放下我的骄傲，甘心隐藏。（13-14节）当我的生命与祢对齐时，祢的“甚愿”，就会成为我得胜的泉源。Lord, I long to walk in your ways, for your way is found in you. Help me continually to meditate on the example of the Lord Jesus—his footsteps, his attitude, and his humble heart. Teach me to lay aside my pride and to be willing to remain hidden from the praise of men. (vv. 13–14) As my life is brought into alignment with you, may your gracious appeal—“If my people would but listen to me”—become the wellspring of my victory.

（贾弟兄和写经团队 Brother Jia and the Daily Devotional Team)