耶和华是我的福分
在诗篇119这段经文中，诗人用类似“恶人的绳索缠绕我”，的话，来继续道出他的哀痛。这篇诗篇表达的哀痛，往往都是不加掩饰和深切的，然而我们意识到，诗人在神的应许和慈爱中找到安全，这是得安慰和保障最可靠的泉源。
留意这段经文是以“耶和华是我的福分”这句话开始的。这句话可能是指神把应许之地分给以色列众支派的方法（参看约书亚记 13-21）；除了利未支派之外，其他支派都有分得之地，因为神选立了利未人来事奉和带领百姓敬拜耶和华，他们的事奉，从献祭到教导律法，从带领敬拜到预备所有敬拜时用的物品，都包括在内（参看出埃及记 25-30）。约书亚这样向百姓解释说：“利未人在你们中间没有分，因为供耶和华祭司的职任，就是他们的产业”（约书亚记 18:7）。
同样，除了神以外，诗人再没有什么可以倚靠的了，耶和华是他的福分、是他的产业。诗人彻底倚靠和信任神，藉着祷告，包括他的哀求，诗人把一切带到神面前。神也是我们的福分，所以我们也享有特权，可以把我们所有的烦恼和挂虑交给神，衪的引领和指示能赐我们丰盛的生命。
主啊，求祢帮助我全心全意寻求祢，又把祢的应许向我显明。阿们。
诗篇 119:57-64
57耶和华是我的福分，我曾说，我要遵守你的言语。
58我一心求过你的恩，愿你照你的话怜悯我。
59我思想我所行的道，就转步归向你的法度。
60我急忙遵守你的命令，并不迟延。
61恶人的绳索缠绕我，我却没有忘记你的律法。
62我因你公义的典章，半夜必起来称谢你。
63凡敬畏你、守你训词的人，我都与他做伴。
64耶和华啊，你的慈爱遍满大地，求你将你的律例教训我。
God, Our Portion
"You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words." - Psalm 119:57
With words such as “Though the wicked bind me with ropes,” the psalmist continues his lament in this section of Psalm 119. The laments of this psalm are often raw and deep. And yet we can sense that the psalmist finds safety in the promises and love of the Lord, the surest source of comfort and protection.
Notice that this section begins with the words “You are my portion, LORD. . . .” This is likely a reference to the way God gave portions of the promised land to the tribes of Israel (see Joshua 13-21). Allotments were given to all of the tribes except for the tribe of Levi, because God had dedicated the Levites to serve and lead in the worship of the Lord. Their service to God included everything from offering sacrifices to teaching the law, and from leading in worship to taking care of all the materials used for worship (see Exodus 25-30). As Joshua explained to the people, “The Levites . . . do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the LORD is their inheritance” (Joshua 18:7).
In a similar way, the psalmist has nothing and no one but God to depend on. The Lord is his portion, his inheritance. In utter dependence and trust, the psalmist takes everything to God in prayer, including his laments. With God as our portion, we too have the privilege of taking all our troubles and cares to the One whose guidance and instruction give us full life.
Help me to seek you with all my heart, Lord, and reveal your promises to me. Amen.
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