“我躺下睡觉，我醒着，耶和华都保佑我。” – 诗 3:5
你或许不会睡不着觉，但你有没有试过不能一觉睡到天亮呢？有时我在半夜突然惊醒，我便开始反覆思想某些事情：一句苛刻的话、一项紧急的职责、悲哀的家庭状况、或其他令人苦恼的事情。日间发生的事，可能会令我们晚上睡得不好。
对大卫王来说，困扰他的是家庭的问题。在撒母耳记下13-18章的悲哀记载中，我们看到他家庭中的忧伤和挣扎。诗篇3直接切入大卫深刻的苦恼。他的爱子押沙龙正在发动叛变他，他的敌人围攻他，而神也似乎远离了他。然而，在这篇诗篇的下半部，我们看到大卫并没有失去他的信心。他向神呼求，声称耶和华是他的盾牌和帮助。大卫倚靠神的能力和同在，在逆境中大卫仍然宣告说：“我躺下睡觉，我醒着，耶和华都保佑我。”
我们的烦恼和焦虑或许和大卫王的不同，而他的话也不是解决我们失眠问题的简单秘方。然而它们却提醒我们这个深刻的宣告：“耶和华都保佑我。”这宣告并不仅仅是一个正向思考的尝试，它更是我们日日夜夜信心的基础。
祷告
父啊，当我们辗转反侧不成眠时，求你帮助我们对你保持坚定的信心相信和宣告你必保佑我们。阿们。
诗篇 3
1耶和华啊，我的敌人何其加增！有许多人起来攻击我。
2有许多人议论我说：“他得不着神的帮助。”（细拉）
3但你耶和华是我四围的盾牌，是我的荣耀，又是叫我抬起头来的。
4我用我的声音求告耶和华，他就从他的圣山上应允我。（细拉）
5我躺下睡觉，我醒着，耶和华都保佑我。
6虽有成万的百姓来周围攻击我，我也不怕。
7耶和华啊，求你起来！我的神啊，求你救我！因为你打了我一切仇敌的腮骨，敲碎了恶人的牙齿。
8救恩属乎耶和华，愿你赐福给你的百姓。（细拉）
Day And Night, God Sustains Us
“I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.” – Psalm 3:5
Maybe you don’t have difficulty falling asleep. But do you ever have trouble staying asleep? Sometimes I jolt awake in the middle of the night and begin mulling over things: a harsh word, a pressing obligation, a painful family situation, or some other upsetting circumstance. Daytime events can cause us to lose sleep at night.
In King David’s case, he was beset by family troubles. We can read the sad account of his family’s grief and struggle in 2 Samuel 13-18. Psalm 3 cuts to the heart of David’s deep distress. His beloved son Absalom is leading a revolt against him, his enemies surround him, and God seems far away. Yet, as the psalm unfolds, we see that David’s faith has not deserted him. He calls out to God, professing that the Lord is his shield and protection. David trusts in God’s power and presence. Despite the circumstances David declares, “I lie down and sleep; I awake again, because the Lord sustains me.”
Our own troubles and anxieties may not be like those of King David. And his words are no simple answer for sleepless nights. But they do point us to a deep confession: “The Lord sustains us.” This isn’t merely an attempt at positive thinking. It’s the bedrock of our faith, night and day.
Prayer
Father, in our tossing and turning, keep our faith in you strong, and help us to believe and say that you sustain us. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
