【诗篇134:2-3】你们当向圣所举手，称颂耶和华！愿造天地的耶和华，从锡安赐福给你们。【Psa131:1】Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, He who is the Maker of heaven and earth.

诗篇134是上行之诗的最后一首。也是一篇呼召敬拜的诗，邀请神的仆人在夜间来到圣所，仍然举手称颂耶和华，让对神的赞美和祷告不因环境的黑暗而停止。PPsalm 134 is the last of the Songs of Ascents. It is also a call to worship, inviting God’s servants to come to the sanctuary at night, continuing to lift their hands and praise the LORD, so that their praise and prayer to God do not stop because of the darkness of their circumstances.

诗人没有说：“当你一切顺利的时候，向神举手。”他乃是说：“你们当向圣所举手。”举手，不只是一个敬拜的动作，更是一个向神降服、仰望和交托的姿态。The psalmist does not say, “Lift up your hands to God when everything is going well.” Instead, he says, “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary.” Lifting our hands is not simply an act of worship, but also a posture of surrender to God, looking to Him, and placing everything into His hands.

很多时候，我们来到神面前，首先想到的是自己的需要；“主啊，给我这个。”“主啊，改变那个。”“主啊，解决我的问题。”这些祷告没有错。但这节经文却先呼召我们“称颂耶和华”。Often, when we come before God, the first thing on our minds is our own needs: “Lord, give me this.” “Lord, change that.” “Lord, sort out my problem.” There is nothing wrong with these prayers. But this verse first calls us to “praise the LORD.”

在顺境中赞美很容易，但在黑夜里依然选择称颂，是信心的行动。It is easy to praise God when life is going well, but choosing to praise Him even in the darkness is an act of faith.即使答案还没有来到，我仍然可以举手；即使环境还没有改变，我仍然可以称颂；因为我的敬拜，不是建立在“神已经为我做了什么”上，而是建立在“神是谁”上。Even when the answer has not yet come, I can still lift my hands; even when my circumstances have not yet changed, I can still praise Him; because my worship is not based on “what God has already done for me”, but on “who God is”.祂是“造天地的耶和华”。 祂的能力超过我们的环境，祂的智慧超过我们的筹算，祂的道路超过我们的眼目所能看见。He is “the Maker of heaven and earth”. His power is greater than our circumstances, His wisdom is greater than our plans, and His ways go far beyond what our eyes can see.

所以，敬拜不是为了换取神的祝福，而是进入祝福的源头。经文最后给出了一个美好的应许：愿造天地的耶和华，从锡安赐福给你们。So worship is not about trying to gain God’s blessing, but about coming to the Source of blessing. At the end of the passage, Scripture gives us a beautiful blessing: “May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.”锡安是神的居所，是祂同在和施恩的地方。到了新约，我们更加清楚看见，神一切的救恩与福分，最终都在基督里赐给我们。Zion is God’s dwelling place, the place of His presence and grace. In the New Testament, we see even more clearly that all of God’s salvation and blessings are ultimately given to us in Christ.

因此，真正的祝福不是我们得着自己所想要的一切，或神改变了我们的环境，而是神自己成为我们的满足。Therefore, true blessing is not receiving everything we want, or having God change our circumstances, but having God Himself become our satisfaction.

祷告 | Prayer

天父，今天我愿意向祢举手，把我的忧虑、计划、惧怕和重担都交托给祢。Heavenly Father, today I am willing to lift my hands to You and place my worries, plans, fears, and burdens into Your hands.因为祢是创造天地、掌管万有的神。求祢赦免我常常只看自己的困难和需要，却忘记祢是配得一切赞美的神。For You are the God who created heaven and earth and rules over all things. Please forgive me for so often focusing only on my own difficulties and needs, while forgetting that You are the God who is worthy of all praise.

求祢教导我不只是寻求祢的祝福，更是寻求祢自己。无论环境如何，都让我选择称颂祢、信靠祢。Please teach me not only to seek Your blessings, but to seek You Yourself. Whatever my circumstances may be, help me to choose to praise You and trust in You.

愿祢的同在成为我最大的满足，愿祢的圣灵掌管我的心，使我的敬拜不是外在的形式，而是从一个真正降服、信靠祢的生命中流出来。愿祢从基督（锡安）赐福给我，使我的生命成为别人的祝福。May Your presence be my greatest satisfaction. May Your Holy Spirit rule over my heart, so that my worship is not simply an outward form, but flows from a life that truly surrenders to You and trusts in You. May You bless me from Christ (Zion), so that my life may be a blessing to others.

奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

（Sister Peace）