无声的祷告
我们可能以为“无声的祷告”是指与神交通时不开声说话，只是在心里说；然而祷告并不一定需要用说话的，事实上，耶稣曾劝诫我们，“话多”的祷告会变成重复(参看马太福音 6:7)。
安静无话的祷告，能帮助我们思想神的威严、权能、美丽、慈爱、和其他的性情。不过，我们应该弄清楚，无声的祷告和冥想不同，冥想视沉默无声为倒空心怀意念和与自己的“内心世界”连结起来的方式；诗篇46篇中“你们要安息”的吩咐，与冥想毫无关系，而事实上，两者却是刚刚相反的。
留意第十节说完“你们要安息”这句话之后，便立刻吩咐我们要认识神。祷告帮助我们更深认识神，而认识神的心意能够帮助我们在衪面前安息，就如诗篇46篇显示，神是大能和慈爱的，当我们在衪里面找到避难所时，我们烦恼的心自然便能安静下来了。
有些圣经版本在诗篇46篇第3、7、和11节之后用了细拉(Selah)这个希伯来字，这个字或许可以帮助我们明白这点。圣经学者们不能确定细拉的意思，但它似乎代表暂停和可能指一段反省的时间。
让我们练习在神面前安静吧；当我们全心全意思想神时，安静的反省便能加强我们祷告的心了。
主啊，感谢祢帮助我能够在祢面前安息。祢是我的力量，我信靠祢。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。
诗篇 46
1 神是我们的避难所，是我们的力量，是我们在患难中随时的帮助。
2 所以地虽改变，山虽摇动到海心，
3 其中的水虽砰訇翻腾，山虽因海涨而战抖，我们也不害怕。（细拉）
4 有一道河，这河的分汊使神的城欢喜，这城就是至高者居住的圣所。
5 神在其中，城必不动摇，到天一亮，神必帮助这城。
6 外邦喧嚷，列国动摇，神发声，地便熔化。
7 万军之耶和华与我们同在，雅各的神是我们的避难所。（细拉）
8 你们来看耶和华的作为，看他使地怎样荒凉。
9 他止息刀兵，直到地极；他折弓断枪，把战车焚烧在火中。
10 你们要休息，要知道我是神！我必在外邦中被尊崇，在遍地上也被尊崇。
11 万军之耶和华与我们同在，雅各的神是我们的避难所。
Silent Prayer
"Be still, and know that I am God." — Psalm 46:10
We might think of "silent prayer" as communicating with God not by speaking words aloud but by saying them in our minds. But prayer does not always require words. In fact, Jesus cautioned that using "many words" in prayer could become like babbling (see Matthew 6:7).
Being still, without using words, can help us reflect on the majesty, power, beauty, love, and other characteristics of God. We need to be clear, though, that this is different from meditation that views silence as a way to empty the mind of thoughts and to connect with one's "inner self." The command to "be still" in Psalm 46 has nothing to do with that—and is actually the opposite.
Notice that the words "be still" in verse 10 are immediately followed by the instruction to know God. Prayer helps us grow in our knowledge of God, and knowing the heart of God is what enables us to be still in his presence. As Psalm 46 indicates, God is both powerful and kind. Our troubled hearts are quieted when we find our refuge in him.
Some Bible versions include the Hebrew word Selah after verses 3, 7, and 11 in Psalm 46, and that may help us understand this point. Scholars aren't sure what Selah means, but it seems to signal a pause and perhaps a time of reflection.
Practice being silent in God's presence. Quiet reflection intensifies prayer as the mind is filled with thoughts of God.
Lord, thank you for enabling me to be still in your presence. You are my strength, and I trust in you. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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