【诗篇131:1】耶和华啊，我的心不狂傲，我的眼不高大；重大和测不透的事，我也不敢行。【Psa131:1】My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great mattersor things too wonderful for me.

诗篇131篇让我们看见诗人极深的谦卑，这是生命经过神对付之后非常深的宣告。诗人不是说：“我什么都不知道，所以我不管了。”Psalm 131 shows us the psalmist’s deep humility. This is a profound declaration from a life that has been deeply dealt with by God. The psalmist is not saying, “I know nothing, so I’m not going to bother anymore.”而是在神面前承认：我不是神，我不需要成为神。他在神面前真正认清自己的位置，尊神为大。Rather, before God he acknowledges: I am not God, and I do not need to become God. Before God, he truly recognises his proper place and honours God as great.

人犯罪以后，一个很深的问题就是想离开神的主权，自己作判断、自己作主人。属灵生命最大的争战之一，不只是外面的罪，而是里面的“我”。After humanity fell into sin, one of our deepest problems has been the desire to step outside God’s sovereignty, make our own judgements, and become our own master. One of the greatest battles in the spiritual life is not only with outward sin, but with the “self” within.

我想掌控，我想证明，我想解释，我想为自己伸冤，我想让别人明白我，我想知道神为什么这样做。I want to control. I want to prove myself. I want to explain myself. I want to seek justice for myself. I want others to understand me. I want to know why God does things this way.甚至我们祷告的时候，也可能仍然是在告诉神：“主啊，事情应该这样解决。”可是诗人来到神面前说：“我的心不狂傲。”意思是：主啊，我愿意承认祢是神，我不是神。Even when we pray, we may still be telling God: “Lord, this is how the situation should be resolved.” But the psalmist comes before God and says, “My heart is not proud.” In other words: Lord, I am willing to acknowledge that You are God, and I am not.

“我的眼不高大”，是说诗人不高估自己的眼光。他知道自己所看见的非常有限，因此不凭眼见妄下结论。“My eyes are not haughty” means that the psalmist does not overestimate his own perspective. He knows that what he can see is very limited, so he does not jump to conclusions based on what he sees.我们常常只看见一件事情的表面，就急着判断人、判断环境，甚至判断神；但诗人知道，我所看见的不是全部，我所知道的也不是全部。所以，他不把自己的理解当作最终答案。We often see only the surface of a situation and quickly judge people, circumstances, and even God; but the psalmist knows: what I see is not the whole picture, and what I know is not everything. So he does not treat his own understanding as the final answer.

“重大和测不透的事，我也不敢行。”更显出诗人的敬畏。他不是没有思想，也不是不负责任，而是知道什么是自己的本分，什么是神的主权。“I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.” This shows even more clearly the psalmist’s reverence for God. It does not mean that he does not think or that he avoids responsibility, but that he knows what is his responsibility and what belongs to God’s sovereignty.

祷告 | Prayer

主啊，求祢光照我里面那个想作主的“我”。 Lord, please shine Your light on that “self” within me that wants to be in charge.当事情不照我的意思，我就焦虑；当别人不理解我，我就急着证明；当受到伤害，我就想为自己伸冤；当看见别人软弱，我又容易站在审判的位置。When things do not go according to my will, I become anxious; when others do not understand me, I rush to prove myself; when I am hurt, I want to seek justice for myself; and when I see the weaknesses of others, I easily put myself in the place of judgement.主啊，求祢赦免我，让我看见这些背后都是我不愿意把主权交给祢。Lord, please forgive me and help me see that behind all these things is my unwillingness to surrender sovereignty to You.

主啊，求祢使我的心降卑，使我的眼不高大。Lord, please humble my heart and keep my eyes from being haughty.让我不再凭自己的眼光论断人，不凭暂时的环境怀疑祢，也不把自己的判断当作最终答案。Help me no longer judge others according to my own perspective, doubt You because of temporary circumstances, or treat my own judgement as the final answer.学习凡事谦卑寻求你，愿我口中的言语和心中的意念蒙你的悦纳。Teach me to humbly seek You in everything. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight.

主啊，求祢除去我里面骄傲、自义、掌控和自我证明的心，使我常安静回到祢面前。Lord, please remove from me pride, self-righteousness, the desire to control, and the need to prove myself, and help me continually return quietly to You.让我知道祢是神，我不是神；祢掌管明天，我忠心今天；祢知道一切，我单单信靠祢直到永远。Let me know that You are God, and I am not; You hold tomorrow, while I remain faithful today; You know all things, and I will trust in You alone forever.

奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们！In Jesus’ name, Ame!

（Pastor Guo）