诗人是否真的每天七次停下来赞美神的公义呢？在圣经中，七这个数目字代表完结和完美，诗人其实在说，赞美时常都挂在他的唇边；所以，不论他每天七次或不断在祷告，诗人都为我们立下一个有力的榜样。我们是应当时常用我们的舌头来赞美神的。
在整个月中，我们已经看过，诗人需要面对无数的困难，然而，在每一次，甚至是当他被威吓他的人折磨至倦怠乏力时，赞美仍然挂在他的唇边。这并不是积极思想赋与他的力量，这件事乃是证明，凡向神求助的信徒 － 就是在最绝望的境况中 － 是会找到平安的。神应许祂永远不会丢弃祂的子民。
在等候神时，诗人埋头深入思想神的话语，在这个过程中，他对神的话语和对神自己的爱慕便加深和成长，而当神的话语在他心里茂盛生长时，他的嘴唇便每天至低限度发出七次的赞美了。
无论在甚么境况中，我们也应当在明白和服从神的话语上有长进。当我们这样做时，我们对神的爱慕便会增长，而赞美也会时常挂在我们唇边了！
主啊，求祢悦纳我们口中的赞美，又教导我们应当怎样为祢而活。阿们。
诗篇 119:161-168
161首领无故地逼迫我，但我的心畏惧你的言语。
162我喜爱你的话，好像人得了许多掳物。
163谎话是我所恨恶所憎嫌的，唯你的律法是我所爱的。
164我因你公义的典章，一天七次赞美你。
165爱你律法的人有大平安，什么都不能使他们绊脚。
166耶和华啊，我仰望了你的救恩，遵行了你的命令。
167我心里守了你的法度，这法度我甚喜爱。
168我遵守了你的训词和法度，因我一切所行的都在你面前。
"Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws." - Psalm 119:164
Does the psalmist really stop and praise God for his righteous laws seven times a day? In the Bible, the number seven suggests completion and perfection. Actually, the psalmist reveals that praise is always on his lips. So whether he prays seven times a day or continually, the psalmist offers a powerful example for us. Praise for God should always be on the tip of our tongue.
The psalmist has faced numerous difficulties, as we have noted throughout this month. Yet in each case, even as he languishes under the torment of bullies, praise remains on his lips. No, this isn’t the power of positive thinking. It shows that believers who turn to God—even in the most desperate situations—find peace. God promises that he will never forsake his people.
While the psalmist waits on God, he immerses himself deeply in God’s Word. In the process, his love for God’s Word and for God himself deepens and grows. And as God’s Word blossoms in his heart, praise flows from his lips at least seven times a day.
Whatever our circumstances, we too should be growing in our knowledge of and obedience to God’s Word. As we do, our love for God will grow, and praise will be on our lips always!
Accept, Lord, the praises of our mouths, and teach us how to live for you. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
