【诗篇141:5】任凭义人击打我，这算为仁慈；任凭他责备我，这算为头上的膏油，我的头不要躲闪。正在他们行恶的时候，我仍要祈祷。【Psa 141:5 NIV】Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

诗篇141篇是大卫在面临试探和恶人网罗时向神发出的呼求。Psalm 141 is David’s cry to God as he faces temptation and the snares of the wicked.在这首诗中，他不仅祈求神保守他的口和心，更展现了一种截然不同、极其谦卑的属灵态度：他将义人的责备视为“仁慈”和“头上的膏油”。In this psalm, he not only asks God to guard his mouth and his heart, but also shows a very different and deeply humble spiritual attitude: he sees the rebuke of a righteous person as “kindness” and “oil on my head”.

为什么大卫能这样看待责备？因为他明白，来自义人的责备不是为了伤害，而是纠正和挽回；不是敌意，而是忠诚。Why could David see rebuke in this way? Because he understood that rebuke from a righteous person is not meant to hurt, but to correct and restore; it is not hostility, but faithfulness.箴言 27:5说当面的责备，强如背地的爱情。真正爱我们的人，才会愿意冒着得罪我们的风险，对我们说真话。Proverbs 27:5 says, “Better is open rebuke than hidden love.” Those who truly love us are willing to risk offending us in order to tell us the truth.然而，这样的态度并不容易。我们天然地喜爱称赞，被肯定、抗拒被纠正。当别人指出我们的错误时，我们极易变得防备、愤怒、辩解、急于反击，甚至恼恨那个责备我们说真话的人。Yet this kind of attitude does not come naturally. We naturally enjoy praise and affirmation and resist being corrected. When others point out our faults, we can quickly become defensive, angry and argumentative, eager to push back, and may even resent the person who rebukes us and tells us the truth.但这种责备虽然一开始会刺痛我们的骄傲，最终却是为了保护我们免受更大的伤害，免陷更大的罪中。Although such rebuke may initially sting our pride, in the end it is meant to protect us from greater harm and keep us from falling into deeper sin.

因此，大卫接着说：“我的头不要躲闪”，这是一个定意的选择：这表明他不是被动地忍受责备，而是愿意主动接受劝戒。David therefore goes on to say, “My head will not refuse it.” This is a deliberate choice: it shows that he is not simply putting up with rebuke, but is willing to receive correction.他清醒地认识到，自己是有盲区的；单靠自己是无法保持圣洁的，需要神借着属祂的人提醒和纠正。这提醒我们：属灵生命最危险的状态，不是受到责备，而是失去受教的心，以至于再也听不进任何劝戒。He clearly understands that he has blind spots; he cannot remain holy by relying on himself alone, but needs God to remind and correct him through those who belong to Him. This reminds us that one of the most dangerous places to be spiritually is not being rebuked, but losing a teachable heart until we can no longer receive correction.一颗骄傲、自义、凡事为自己辩护的心，会在不知不觉中失去被神塑造的机会。神常常把最深的祝福，放在令人不悦的责备之中，借着那些让我们感到不舒服的话，显明我们不愿面对的软弱，带领我们重新回到祂的真理面前。A proud, self-righteous heart that always defends itself can gradually miss the opportunities God gives us to be shaped by Him. God often places some of His deepest blessings inside uncomfortable rebukes, using words that unsettle us to expose weaknesses we would rather not face and to lead us back to His truth.

大卫的生命不只体现在他愿意接受义人的责备，也体现在他面对恶人的时候。他说：“正在他们行恶的时候，我仍要祈祷。”David’s life is seen not only in his willingness to receive the rebuke of the righteous, but also in the way he responds to the wicked. He says, “Yet my prayer is ever against the deeds of evildoers.”面对恶人的行恶，他没有选择以恶报恶，而是继续祷告，将自己交托给神。主耶稣正是这条路的完全彰显。When faced with the wrongdoing of the wicked, he does not choose to repay evil with evil, but continues to pray and entrusts himself to God. The Lord Jesus is the perfect example of this way.祂被人误解、羞辱、伤害，却没有以恶报恶，反而在十字架上为他们祷告：父啊，赦免他们。祂向我们显明：一个真正被神掌管的生命，能够在最不公义的处境中，仍然选择饶恕、选择祷告。He was misunderstood, humiliated and harmed, yet He did not repay evil with evil. Instead, on the cross He prayed for them: “Father, forgive them.” He shows us that a life truly under God’s rule can still choose forgiveness and prayer even in the most unjust circumstances.

祷告丨Prayer

主啊，求祢赐给我一颗谦卑受教的心。当面对别人的指正时，圣灵啊，求祢帮助我不要急于为自己辩解，反驳或恼恨。而是愿意在祢面前省察自己。求祢让我看见，那些出于真理和爱心的责备是祢赐给我的医治膏油。Lord, please give me a humble and teachable heart. When others correct me, Holy Spirit, please help me not to rush to defend myself, argue back or become resentful, but to be willing to examine myself before You. Please help me to see that rebukes that come from truth and love are healing oil that You have given me.

主啊，当我面对他人的恶意和伤害时，求祢提醒我，守住自己的心门，不让仇恨、愤怒和报复进来占据我，而是帮助我继续仰望祢，以祷告回应所面对的处境，将自己交托在祢的手中。Lord, when I face the malice and hurt of others, please remind me to guard the door of my heart and not allow hatred, anger or revenge to come in and take hold of me. Instead, help me to keep looking to You, to respond to what I face with prayer, and to place myself into Your hands.求祢使我的生命在责备中学会谦卑，在伤害中学会信靠。奉耶稣的名，阿们。Please teach me to learn humility through rebuke and trust through hurt. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

（Sister Peace）