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1、雙語靈修陰涼處陰涼處ReliefRelieffromfromthetheScchingScchingSunSunByAmyBoucherPyeTheLdisyourshadeatyourrighth.Psalm121:5耶和華在你右邊蔭庇你。詩篇121篇5節(jié)LivinginBritainIdon’tusuallywryaboutsunburn.Afterallthesunisoftenblockedbyathickcoverofclou

2、ds.ButrecentlyIspentsometimeinSpainIquicklyrealizedthatwithmypaleskinIcouldonlybeoutinthesunshineftenminutesbefeIneededtoscurrybackundertheumbrella.我住在英國，從來不必?fù)?dān)心會(huì)被烈日灼傷，因?yàn)檫@里天氣陰霾，太陽常被厚厚的云層遮蔽。然而，最近我到西班牙小住，很快就領(lǐng)教到艷陽的威力。我的皮膚比較白

3、，只要在陽光下逗留十分鐘，就必須躲到傘下，尋找遮蔭，否則就會(huì)被曬傷。AsIconsideredthescchingnatureoftheMediterraneansunIbegantounderstmedeeplythemeaningoftheimageoftheLdGodasHispeople’sshadeattheirrighth.ResidentsofthedleEastknewunrelentingheattheyneededt

4、ofindshelterfromthesun’sburningrays.體驗(yàn)了西班牙驕陽似火的氣候，讓我明白為何詩人說，耶和華在祂百姓的右邊蔭庇他們。因?yàn)橹袞|地區(qū)的天氣更加酷熱難耐，使他們不得不尋找蔭庇之處，以防止灼傷。ThepsalmistusesthispictureoftheLdasshadeinPsalm121whichcanbeunderstoodasaconversationonaheartlevel—adialoguewi

5、thappearunrelated.ThesuperionhowevershowstheyareconnectedintheliturgyofancientIsrael.OneviewisthattheyweresungbytheLeviticalwshipleaders(priests)astheyendedthestepsintothetempleinJerusalem.Themeprevalentviewisthattheseps

6、almswereassembledsothatpilgrimstravelingtoJerusalemtocelebratethethreeannualhighfeastsincommunitycouldsingthemontheirjourney(Deut.16:16).靈糧透視:在詩篇當(dāng)中有十五篇詩歌稱為“上行之詩”，詩篇121篇是第二篇。這些詩篇出自不同的作者，其中四篇的作者是大衛(wèi)，一篇是所羅門，其余十篇?jiǎng)t作者不詳。如果不是每一篇

7、都以“上行之詩”為標(biāo)題，恐怕很難看出其中的關(guān)聯(lián)性。但這些詩篇的標(biāo)題卻顯明，這幾首詩與古時(shí)以色列百姓敬拜上帝的禮儀密切相關(guān)。有人認(rèn)為，當(dāng)帶領(lǐng)崇拜的利未人（祭司）登上臺(tái)階，進(jìn)入耶路撒冷的圣殿時(shí)，便會(huì)吟唱這些詩篇。更普遍的看法是，這些詩篇收集在一起，是為了便于每年赴耶路撒冷歡慶三大節(jié)的以色列眾人能在旅途中頌唱（申命記16章16節(jié)）。今日讀經(jīng)今日讀經(jīng)Psalm詩篇詩篇121Asongsongofofents.ents.1Iliftupmyeye

8、stothemountains—wheredoesmyhelpcomefrom2MyhelpcomesfromtheLDtheMakerofheaven(A)earth.(B)3Hewillnotletyourfootslip—hewhowatchesoveryouwillnotslumber4indeedhewhowatches(C)overIsraelwillneitherslumbernsleep.耶和華佑護(hù)其民必不傾跌耶和華佑護(hù)