Our stories of failure can be God’s stories of success.

我们失败的经历，可见证上帝的恩典。

The  upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. Psalm 145:14

凡跌倒的，耶和华将他们扶持；凡被压下的，将他们扶起。-诗篇145篇14节

A guest band was leading praise and worship at our church, and their passion for the Lord was moving. We could see—and feel—their enthusiasm.

有个福音乐团在我们的教会带领诗歌敬拜，他们对上帝的真诚赞美令人感动，我们都感受到他们爱主的热忱。

Then the musicians revealed that they were all ex-prisoners. Suddenly their songs took on special meaning, and I saw why their words of praise meant so much to them. Their worship was a testimony of lives broken and restored.

稍后，这些团员告诉我们，其实他们都曾经坐过牢。突然之间，他们的诗歌对我有了特别的意义，我明白他们所献上的赞美为何对他们都具有深意。他们的敬拜，正是破碎的生命得着修复的见证。

The world may embrace success. But stories of past failure offer people hope too. They assure us that God loves us no matter how many times we have failed. Pastor Gary Inrig says that what we call the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11 could well be entitled God’s Hall of Reclaimed Failures. “There is scarcely an individual in that chapter without a serious blemish in his or her life,” he observes. “But God is in the business of restoring failures . . . . That is a great principle of God’s grace.”

这个世界或许崇尚成功，但若讲述过去的失败，也同样可以带给人盼望。因为这些生命的经历让我们确信，不论我们失败几次，上帝仍然爱我们。盖瑞恩（Gary Inrig）牧师曾说，希伯来书11章常被称为“信心名人堂”，其实更应称为“失败者得修复之殿”。他观察到：“在那一章经文中提到的每一个人，在他们的生命中几乎都有严重的瑕疵。但上帝在其中做修复的工作……这就是上帝美好的恩典。”

I love the comfort of Psalm 145, which speaks of God’s “wonderful works” (vv. 5–6) and glorious kingdom (v. 11). It describes His compassion (vv. 8–9) and faithfulness (v. 13)—then immediately tells us that He lifts up those who have fallen (v. 14). All His attributes are expressed when He picks us up. He is indeed in the business of restoration.

我喜爱诗篇145篇安慰人心的话语，其中提到上帝“奇妙的作为”（5-6节）和上帝国度的荣耀（11节），并描述上帝的怜悯（8-9节）和信实（13节），紧接着，诗人告诉我们上帝会扶持那些跌倒的人（14节）。当上帝拯救我们时，显明了祂美好的特质，祂确实在做修复的工作。

Have you failed before? We all have. Have you been restored? All who have been redeemed are stories of God’s grace.

你曾跌倒失败吗？我们都曾经失败。你的生命已得着修复了吗？所有蒙上帝救赎的人，他们的生命经历都是上帝恩典的见证。

Psalm 145:1-16New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 145

A psalm of praise. Of David.

1 I will exalt you, my God the King;
    I will praise your name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise you
    and extol your name for ever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
    his greatness no one can fathom.
4 One generation commends your works to another;
    they tell of your mighty acts.
5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
6 They tell of the power of your awesome works—
    and I will proclaim your great deeds.
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness
    and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
    slow to anger and rich in love.

9 The Lord is good to all;
    he has compassion on all he has made.
10 All your works praise you, Lord;
    your faithful people extol you.
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom
    and speak of your might,
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises
    and faithful in all he does.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall
    and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

诗篇 145:1-16Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified) (CUVMPS)

称颂耶和华之威荣慈惠

145 大卫的赞美诗。

1 我的神我的王啊，我要尊崇你，我要永永远远称颂你的名！
2 我要天天称颂你，也要永永远远赞美你的名！
3 耶和华本为大，该受大赞美，其大无法测度。
4 这代要对那代颂赞你的作为，也要传扬你的大能。
5 我要默念你威严的尊荣，和你奇妙的作为。
6 人要传说你可畏之事的能力，我也要传扬你的大德。
7 他们记念你的大恩就要传出来，并要歌唱你的公义。
8 耶和华有恩惠，有怜悯，不轻易发怒，大有慈爱。
9 耶和华善待万民，他的慈悲覆庇他一切所造的。
10 耶和华啊，你一切所造的都要称谢你，你的圣民也要称颂你。
11 传说你国的荣耀，谈论你的大能，
12 好叫世人知道你大能的作为，并你国度威严的荣耀。
13 你的国是永远的国，你执掌的权柄存到万代。
14 凡跌倒的，耶和华将他们扶持；凡被压下的，将他们扶起。
15 万民都举目仰望你，你随时给他们食物。
16 你张手，使有生气的都随愿饱足。

INSIGHT

For the believer, the living God is the ultimate safety net. The psalmist says, “The  upholds all who fall” (Ps. 145:14). Despite allowing disappointment, loss, and failure, God provides the power and resources to keep us going when we stumble.

How might you praise God today for His steadfast love that reaches out to you after you fall?

灵粮透视

对信徒来说，永生上帝是我们的终极保障。诗人说：“凡跌倒的，耶和华将他们扶持”（诗篇145篇14节）。尽管上帝允许我们经历失望、失丧和失败，祂却赐给我们力量和资源，使我们在跌倒之后仍能继续前行。

上帝因祂的恒久大爱，在你跌倒后，伸手扶持你，你今天会如何赞美上帝呢？

整理：于姊妹