【诗113:7–8】“他从灰尘里抬举贫寒人，从粪堆中提拔穷乏人，使他们与王子同坐，就是与本国的王子同坐。”【Psa 113:7–8】“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes, with the princes of His people.”

诗篇113篇是一首赞美神的诗，诗人所要高举的，不只是神的大能，更是祂奇妙的性情：神虽然至高至大，却顾念卑微的人。Psalm 113 is a psalm of praise to God. What the psalmist wants to exalt is not only God’s great power, but also His wonderful character: although God is exalted and great, He cares for the lowly.祂坐在至高之处，却俯身观看天地；祂不轻看人的卑微，反而常常在人最无助、最被忽略的地方彰显祂的恩典。He sits enthroned on high, yet stoops down to look upon the heavens and the earth. He does not look down on people because of their lowly condition; instead, He often reveals His grace in the very places where people feel most helpless and overlooked.

天父差遣祂的独生爱子基督，成为卑微贫穷来到地上，与在“灰尘/粪堆”里的人同住，好叫我们因祂的贫穷可以成为富足（哥林多后书 8:9），Our heavenly Father sent Christ, His one and only beloved Son, to come to earth in humility and poverty and live among those in the “dust/ash heap”, so that through His poverty we might become rich (2 Corinthians 8:9).将我们从罪恶与死亡的“灰尘/粪堆”中提拔起来，与祂一同坐在天上（以弗所书 2:6）。He lifts us out of the “dust/ash heap” of sin and death and seats us with Him in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6).

“从灰尘里抬举”“从粪堆中提拔”， “灰尘”和“粪堆”不仅可以指物质上的贫穷，也可以象征人生的低谷、失败、羞耻、破碎和被人遗忘。“To raise from the dust” and “to lift from the ash heap”—the “dust” and “ash heap” can refer not only to material poverty, but also to the low points of life, failure, shame, brokenness, and being forgotten by others.但神不以人的过去、身份和处境来决定他的价值。人所看不起的人，神却看为宝贵；人认为没有盼望的人，神仍然能够重新建立。But God does not determine a person’s worth by his past, identity, or circumstances. Those whom people look down on are precious in God’s sight; those whom people think have no hope can still be restored by God.

我们常常根据人的过去、能力、学历、地位和成就判断一个人，但神看人却不是这样。神能够从最卑微的地方把一个人兴起，使他与王子同坐。We often judge a person according to his past, ability, education, status, and achievements, but God does not see people that way. God can raise a person from the lowest place and seat him with princes.大卫曾是牧羊的少年，却被神膏立为王；约瑟曾被卖为奴、被下在监里，却被神带到埃及宰相的位置。David was once a young shepherd, yet God anointed him to be king; Joseph was sold as a slave and put in prison, yet God brought him to the position of ruler in Egypt.神所做的工作，常常就是在人看为不可能的事，在祂那里一切皆有可能。What God does is often what people consider impossible, but with Him all things are possible.

更令人感动的是，神不只是把人从灰尘中拉出来，而是“使他们与王子同坐”。 What is even more moving is that God does not simply pull people out of the dust, but “seats them with princes”.这说明神的救恩不仅是改变环境，更是恢复身份；不仅是解决眼前的困境，更是把人带进祂所预备的尊荣。This shows that God’s salvation is not only about changing circumstances, but also about restoring identity; it is not only about dealing with the difficulty in front of us, but about bringing people into the honour He has prepared for them.我们原本因罪与神隔绝，却借着基督得以成为神的儿女。我们的身份，不再建立在能力、成就和人的评价上，而建立在神的恩典里。We were once separated from God because of sin, but through Christ we have become children of God. Our identity is no longer built on our abilities, achievements, or what other people think of us, but on the grace of God.

也许今天我们正处在自己的“灰尘”中，经历软弱、失败、被误解，甚至觉得自己没有价值。但不要用眼前的处境定义神的作为。Perhaps today we are in our own “dust”, going through weakness, failure, misunderstanding, or even feeling that we have no value. But we must not define God’s work by what we can see right now.神能够在人的尽头开始祂的工作，在人的破碎中显出祂的能力。低谷不是神离弃我们的证明，有时反而是祂塑造我们、预备我们的地方。God is able to begin His work where our own strength comes to an end and reveal His power through our brokenness. The valley is not proof that God has abandoned us; sometimes it is the very place where He is shaping and preparing us.

祷告：Prayer:

亲爱的天父，谢谢祢没有按我的过去和软弱待我，反而从卑微中抬举我，从破碎中扶持我。求祢使我在低谷中不灰心，在被人轻看时不自卑，在被祢使用时不骄傲。Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that You have not treated me according to my past and weaknesses, but instead have lifted me from a lowly place and supported me in my brokenness. Please help me not to lose heart in the valleys, not to feel inferior when others look down on me, and not to become proud when You use me.让我永远记得，一切的尊荣和恩典都来自祢。愿我的一生成为祢恩典的见证，使人看见的不是我的能力，而是祢奇妙的作为。奉主耶稣的名祷告，阿们。Let me always remember that all honour and grace come from You. May my whole life become a testimony of Your grace, so that what people see is not my ability, but Your wonderful works. In the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen.

（Pastor Guo and Devotional Writing Team）