在诗119这段经文中，作者宣告他爱慕神的话语“胜于金子，更胜于精金。”在这里我们找到整卷诗篇中最令人难忘的话。不过，我们若忽略了这个美丽宣告的上文下理，我们便会错过了在这几节经文中一个较为微妙的真理：诗人渴慕明白神话语的请求。
当宣告他珍惜神的话语时，诗人不是单单在表达一个美好的感受，他乃是像一个诉讼人在法院提出证据作证时那样说话。他既然爱慕神的话胜过一切、又寻求跟从衪，神理应拯救他脱离逼害他的人的。
我们知道我们总是从我们自己的角度看事物，而我们也常常会失误，所以我们当中大多数人都会犹豫应否这样来试验神。尽管如此，我们仍然可以在诗人的请求中学到功课，诗人承认他需要帮助，才能明白神宝贵的话语。
在恳求神帮助我们时，或许不是每一个人都敢胆要求神解释衪所作的，但我们都需要引导，才能辨明神话语中的真理。当我们求神除去令我们分心的事、把衪和衪的旨意向我们显明时，我们便能清清楚楚听到衪的声音了。
当神真的透过衪的话语对我们说话时 － 衪当然会这样做 －我们就必须把神的教导应用在我们日常生活中了。
主啊，求祢教导我们明白祢的话，又帮助我们爱慕祢的命令，胜过爱慕精金或任何事物。阿们。
诗篇 119:121-128
121我行过公平和公义，求你不要撇下我给欺压我的人。
122求你为仆人作保，使我得好处，不容骄傲人欺压我。
123我因盼望你的救恩和你公义的话，眼睛失明。
124求你照你的慈爱待仆人，将你的律例教训我。
125我是你的仆人，求你赐我悟性，使我得知你的法度。
126这是耶和华降罚的时候，因人废了你的律法。
127所以我爱你的命令胜于金子，更胜于精金。
128你一切的训词，在万事上我都以为正直，我却恨恶一切假道。
"Give me discernment that I may understand your statutes." - Psalm 119:125
In this section of Psalm 119 we find some of the most memorable words in the entire psalm, as the writer declares that he loves God’s Word “more than gold, more than pure gold.” But if we lift this beautiful confession out of its context, we miss a more subtle truth in these verses: the psalmist’s plea to understand God’s Word.
In declaring how he treasures God’s Word, the psalmist isn’t merely offering a beautiful sentiment. He offers this like evidence in a court of law, as if he is testifying like a plaintiff. Because he loves God’s words above all else and seeks to follow them, God should rescue him from his oppressors.
Knowing that we tend to see only our own point of view and that we often fall short, most of us would hesitate to put God on trial in a way like this. Nevertheless, we can learn from the psalmist’s request. He acknowledges his need for help in understanding God’s precious Word.
Though we may not all dare to call God to account in pleading for his help, we all need guidance in discerning the truth of God’s Word. We hear God’s voice most clearly when we ask him to remove our distractions and reveal himself and his will to us.
And when God does speak to us through his Word—as he certainly will—we must apply God’s teaching to our daily lives.
Teach us your Word, Lord, and help us to love your commands more than pure gold or anything else. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
