真爱必定有忠诚。

Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:3

你们和我当称耶和华为大，一同高举祂的名。-诗篇34篇3节

Sports fans love to sing their teams’ praises. By wearing logos, posting notes on Facebook about their beloved teams, or talking about them with friends, fans leave no doubt where their loyalty stands. My own Detroit Tigers caps, shirts, and conversations indicate that I am right there with those who do this.

球迷总是会想方设法夸耀他们所喜爱的球队，例如穿戴球队的标志，在社群媒体赞赏他们的球队，或与朋友谈论所喜爱的球队，这些球迷到处留下忠诚的印记。我的底特律老虎帽、衬衫，以及和朋友谈论的话题，都表明我是底特律老虎队忠实的球迷。

Our sports loyalties can remind us that our truest and greatest loyalty must be to our Lord. I think of such unashamed loyalty when I read Psalm 34, where David draws our attention to Someone vastly more vital than anything else on earth.

我们对某个球队的忠诚，提醒我们应将最真挚、至高的忠诚归与我们的主。当我读诗篇34篇时，想到了全然的忠诚，在这首诗篇，大卫让我们完全专注于那位万王之王、万主之主。

David says, “I will extol the  at all times” (v. 1), and we are left to wonder about the gaps in our lives when we live as if God is not our source of truth, light, and salvation. He says, “His praise will always be on my lips” (v. 1), and we think about how many times we praise things of this world more than we praise Him. David says, “My soul shall make its boast in the ”(v. 2 ),and we realize that we boast about our own small successes more than what Jesus has done for us.

大卫说：“我要时时称颂耶和华”（1节），但当我们在生活中忘了上帝是真理、荣光和救恩的源头时，我们就不会称颂上帝。大卫说：“赞美祂的话必常在我口中”（1节），但我们对上帝的赞美，却远不及我们对世上各种事物的夸赞。大卫说：“我的心必因耶和华夸耀”（2节），但我们都知道，我们常夸耀自己小小的成就，远超过颂赞耶稣为我们所做的一切。

It’s not wrong to enjoy our teams, our interests, and our accomplishments. But our highest praise goes to our Lord. “Glorify the  with me; let us exalt his name together” (v. 3).

欣赏自己喜爱的球队，谈谈自己的兴趣和成就，并无可厚非，但至高的颂赞应当归与我们的上帝。“你们和我当称耶和华为大，一同高举祂的名”（3节）。

Lord, help us to praiseYou and to boast about You all the time. 

Help us to keep our focus on You.

主，求祢帮助我们赞美祢，

并让我们常常因祢而夸耀，

求祢让我们专注于祢。

Psalm 34:1-4   NIV

34 I will extol the Lord atall times; his praise will always be on my lips. 2 I willglory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. 3 Glorify the Lord withme; let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the Lord, andhe answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

诗篇 34:1-4 

34 我要时时称颂耶和华，赞美他的话必常在我口中。2 我的心必因耶和华夸耀，谦卑人听见，就要喜乐。3 你们和我当称耶和华为大，一同高举他的名。4 我曾寻求耶和华，他就应允我，救我脱离了一切的恐惧。

INSIGHT

灵粮透视

How often do we give God the benefit of the doubt? Maybe we’re a lot like David. In his better moments, he was loyal to his God. At times he was determined to think nothing but the best about the Lord of heaven (Psalm 34:1).But, like us, his thoughts were often mixed with feelings of loss and worry. In verse 4 he alludes to his fears. In verses 17–18 he refers to times of trouble and writes, “The  is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

我们对上帝是否不存疑虑呢？也许我们像大卫一样，在平顺的日子里，他忠于上帝。虽然有些时候，他会定意只思想颂赞主的美好（诗篇34篇1节），但像我们一样，大卫的思绪常常混杂着失落和担忧。在第4节，提到他的恐惧。在17-18节，他想到患难的日子，写道：“耶和华靠近伤心的人，拯救灵性痛悔的人。”

The troubles of David’s personal story, and the raw,ever-changing emotions of his songs, show a person who was far more like us than different. While wanting to never forget the goodness of God, he often found himself overwhelmed with fear and despair. By his honest complaints and times of confusion, he shows us what God can do in response to our cries forhelp. Like so many other men and women of the Bible, he reminds us that his God, and ours, loves to show mercy, forgiveness, and compassion to people like us.

大卫亲身经历的患难，以及他在诗篇中流露毫无修饰、不断变化的情绪，都一再表明他和我们差别不大。虽然大卫想要永远铭记上帝的美善，他却常常发现自己被恐惧和绝望所胜。透过他诚实的抱怨及困惑的经历，他让我们看到上帝会如何回应我们的呼求。就像其他圣经人物一样，大卫提醒我们，他的上帝也是我们的上帝，乐意以恩慈、赦免和怜悯对待我们这样的人。

整理：于姊妹