【诗104:33–34】“我要一生向耶和华唱诗！我还活的时候，要向我神歌颂！愿他以我的默念为甘甜！我要因耶和华欢喜！”【Psa 104:33–34】“I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.”

在默想神藉着整个受造界所彰显的伟大和智慧之后，诗人作出了一个美好的立志：“我要一生向耶和华唱诗。”他的赞美并不只是在一切顺利的时候才有。无论发生什么，他都选择一生赞美神。After reflecting on the greatness and wisdom of God displayed throughout creation, the psalmist responds with a beautiful commitment: “I will sing to the LORD all my life.” His praise is not only for a moment when things are going well. He chooses to praise God for as long as he lives, no matter what happens.

但请注意，他的赞美与他的默念紧密相连：“愿他以我的默念为甘甜！”我们的思想被什么充满，最终就会塑造我们的内心和生命。But notice that his praise is connected with his meditation: “May my meditation be pleasing to Him.” What fills our minds eventually shapes our hearts and our lives.当我们的思想不断停留在环境、惧怕、失望，或别人对我们所做的事情上时，我们的喜乐很容易消失，我们的心也会被论断、抱怨和苦毒充满。When our minds constantly dwell on circumstances, fears, disappointments, or what other people have done to us, our joy can easily disappear, and our hearts can become filled with judgment, complaints, and bitterness.

但当我们把思想转向神是谁，思想祂的良善、智慧、信实和恩典时，我们就禁不住赞美祂，并因祂的救恩欢喜。But when we turn our thoughts towards who God is, His goodness, wisdom, faithfulness, and grace, we can’t help praising Him and rejoicing in His salvation.

这并不是说我们要忽视自己的困难，而是选择在神是谁的光中来看待这些困难。最重要的是，我们可以定睛思想耶稣。This does not mean ignoring our difficulties. It means choosing to see them in the light of who God is. Above all, we can fix our thoughts on Jesus.在十字架上，我们看见基督如何为使我们的罪得赦免而受苦；在复活中，我们看见在基督里胜过罪、死亡和撒但的盼望。当我们默想耶稣时，我们就在主里欢喜。At the cross, we see how Christ suffered for the forgiveness of our sins; in the resurrection, we see the hope of overcoming sin, death, and Satan in Christ. As we meditate on Jesus, we rejoice in the Lord.

所以，愿我们反复思想的意念都成为对祂的赞美。无论今天面对什么环境，愿我们的心一次又一次回到主面前，直到我们的思想被向祂献上的赞美之歌充满。So let the thoughts we think over and over be praising to Him. Whatever circumstances we face today, may our hearts return again and again to the Lord, until our thoughts are filled with songs of praise to Him.

祷告Prayer

主啊，我愿一生向祢歌唱，只要我还活着，就要赞美祢。但我承认，我的思想很容易被忧虑、失望、惧怕，以及那些我无法掌控的事情所充满。Lord, I want to sing to You all my life and praise You as long as I live. Yet I confess that my thoughts can so easily become filled with worries, disappointments, fears, and things I cannot control.

圣灵啊，求祢帮助我保守自己的心思，使我的思想转向真实并蒙祢喜悦的事。我使用祢所赐给我的权柄，拆毁我里面由消极思想和谎言所筑成的坚固营垒。Holy Spirit, help me to guard my mind and turn my thoughts towards what is true and pleasing to You. I take the authority You’ve given me to tear down strongholds of negativity and lies within me.

愿我的默念蒙祢喜悦。求祢以祢的真理充满我的心，直到忧虑被信靠取代，灰心被盼望取代，抱怨被赞美取代。无论今天发生什么，求祢教导我在祢里面欢喜，不只是因为祢赐给我什么，而单单因为祢是我的神。May my meditation be pleasing to You. Fill my heart with Your truth until worry gives way to trust, discouragement to hope, and complaining to praise. Whatever today may bring, teach me to rejoice in You, not only for what You give me, but simply because You are my God.

愿我的一生都成为一首赞美之歌，将荣耀归给祢。May my whole life become a song of praise that brings glory to You.

奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。In Jesus’ name, Amen.

（叶牧师 Pastor Jane）