【诗89:15】知道向祢欢呼的，那民是有福的！耶和华啊，他们在祢脸上的光里行走。【Psa 89:15】Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim You, who walk in the light of Your presence, LORD.

Psalm 89 is a maskil (instructional poem) written by Ethan the Ezrahite. Though the psalmist found himself in the darkest moment of Israel's history—when David's throne seemed utterly lost—he still declared firmly in faith: "Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound (who know how to shout to You)!" Here, "to know" (yada in biblical Hebrew) refers to a profound personal recognition and intimate communion born of experiencing God. "The joyful sound/shout" (teruah) is not a frenzy of fleeting emotions, but a battle song of faith raised to God amidst dark storms, because the spirit has recognized and aligned with God's victorious decrees.

诗篇八十九篇是以探所写的训诲诗。诗人虽身处以色列历史上最黑暗、大卫王权看似失落的惨烈时刻，却依然在信心里坚定宣告：“知道向祢欢呼的，那民是有福的！”这里的“知道”（yada），在圣经希伯来文中指经历过神之后的极深认定与亲密交通；“欢呼”（teruah）不是出于一时情绪的狂热，而是灵里认准了神得胜的法度，在黑暗风浪中向神发出的信心战歌。

"The light of Your countenance" represents God's holy, smiling favor and loving-kindness toward His children; "to walk" refers to our most authentic, daily life and conduct. This reveals to us a grand law of the Kingdom of God: a truly blessed life does not depend on the ups and downs of external circumstances or the prosperity of our hands, but on the soul deeply knowing God's character and deeds through daily fellowship in the secret place, thereby relocating one’s entire life into the gaze of God's face. No matter how ordinary, or even rugged and difficult the road beneath our feet may be, as long as it is illuminated by the sunlight of His smile, every step is guided by the presence of His truth. Our lives will never lose direction; our dark nights are lit by the fire of God's pillar, and our weary minds and bodies will renew their strength, mounting up with wings like eagles.

“脸上的光”是神对儿女圣洁、充满微笑的眷顾与悦纳；“行走”则是指天天最真实的日常生活和行事为人。这向我们揭示了神国度的伟大定律：一个真正蒙福的生命，绝不取决于外在环境的顺逆或手头工作的兴衰，而是取决于灵魂通过天天的内室相交，深深认识神的性情与作为，以至于能将生命全然搬进神面光的注视中。无论脚下的路多么平凡，甚至充满坎坷艰难，只要有祂微笑的日光照耀，每一步都有祂真理同在的引导，我们的人生就不会迷失方向，黑夜也被神火柱之光照亮，疲惫的身心就会重新得力，如鹰展翅上腾。

Lord, forgive me for only shouting to You when things go my way and when I receive what I desire, failing to be like the prophet Habakkuk: "Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls—yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." (Habakkuk 3:17-18). Faith is believing before seeing; it is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Even when the circumstances were still pitch-black, just like Paul and Silas chained in the inner prison, they had already begun to praise and shout to You... and then they experienced the chains falling off and witnessed the victory of God.

主啊，赦免我，遇到合自己心意的事情，得到自己想要的东西，才向祢欢呼，却不能像先知哈巴谷，“ 虽然无花果树不发旺，葡萄树不结果，橄榄树也不效力，田地不出粮食，圈中绝了羊，棚内也没有牛；然而，我要因耶和华欢欣，因救我的 神喜乐。”(哈巴谷书 3:17-18)。信心是没有看见就相信，未见时就有确据。在环境还是黑暗的时候，就像保罗、西拉在被困锁关在狱里，就已经开始赞美向祢欢呼了…就经历了锁链脱落，看见了神的得胜。

Through Paul, Silas, and countless spiritual giants before us, I see how truly blessed they were to still raise a joyful shout to You in the dark of night despite experiencing endless suffering and trials. They walked constantly in the light of Your face. Jesus Christ declared, "In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world... I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." (John 8:12).

从保罗西拉，无数的属灵前辈身上，我看见他们在经历无数的苦难、试炼，仍然在黑夜里向祢欢呼，他们何等有福。他们时时行走在祢的面光中。耶稣基督宣告说，我们在世上有苦难，但祢已经胜过世界…祢是世界的光，跟从祢的，就不在黑暗里走，必要得着生命的光。”（约8:12）

Lord, thank You for granting us all kinds of tribulations and fiery trials, for they are meant to make us blessed, just like You—who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and raised a shout to You in the midst of manifold trials... May the Holy Spirit lead us to rise and practice: always rejoicing, praying without ceasing, and in everything giving thanks. May we all follow You and receive the blessing of You, our true High Priest: "The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you." (Numbers 6:25).

主啊，感谢祢赐给我们各种各样的患难、火一般的试炼，就是为了让我们跟祢一样，成为有福的人，因摆放在前面的奖赏，就轻看十字架的苦楚，在百般试炼中，向祢欢呼…求圣灵带领我们，起来操练，常常喜乐，不住祷告，凡事谢恩。愿我们都能跟随祢，并得着祢这位真正大祭司的祝福：“愿耶和华使祂的脸光照你，赐恩给你” (民数记6：25)

（陈弟兄 Raymond Chan）