We are never out of God’s sight and His loving care.

上帝的眼目和慈爱永不离开我们。

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8

我要教导你，指示你当行的路；我要定睛在你身上劝戒你。-诗篇32篇8节

On the day our youngest daughter was flying from Munich to Barcelona, I visited my favorite flight tracking website to follow her progress. After I entered her flight number, my computer screen showed that her flight had crossed Austria and was skirting the northern part of Italy. From there the plane would fly over the Mediterranean, south of the French Riviera toward Spain, and was scheduled to arrive on time. It seemed that the only thing I didn’t know was what the flight attendants were serving for lunch!

那一天，我的小女儿从德国慕尼黑搭乘飞机，前往西班牙巴塞罗那。我打开电脑，连结我最喜欢的航班追踪网站，以确认她的航程。我输入女儿的航班号码后，电脑荧幕显示她的飞机已经越过奥地利，正绕过意大利北部。从那里，飞机将飞越地中海、法国里维埃拉南部，前往西班牙，预计会准时到达巴塞罗那。看来，我唯一不知道的就是空服员为她提供了什么样的午餐！

Why did I care about my daughter’s location and circumstances? Because I love her. I care about who she is, what she’s doing, and where she’s going in life.

 为什么我想知道女儿在哪里？情况如何呢？因为我爱她，我在乎她，关心她在做什么，想知道她生命中的一切。

In Psalm 32, David celebrated the marvel of God’s forgiveness, guidance, and concern for us. Unlike a human father, God knows every detail of our lives and the deepest needs of our hearts. The Lord’s promise to us is, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you” (v. 8).

在诗篇32篇，大卫颂赞上帝对我们的饶恕、带领与劝戒，是何等宝贵。然而，天父上帝并不像我们世上的父亲那么有限，祂不只知道我们的一切，还了解我们内心最深的需要。上帝应许我们：“我要教导你，指示你当行的路；我要定睛在你身上劝戒你。”（8节）

Whatever our circumstances today, we can rely on God’s presence and care because “the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him” (v. 10).

无论我们今天的景况如何，我们都可以信靠上帝的同在和看顾，因为“倚靠耶和华的，必有慈爱四面环绕他”（10节）。

Dear Father in heaven, thank You for watching over me in love and guiding me along Your path today.

亲爱的天父，谢谢祢以慈爱看顾我，求祢今天引导我行走在祢的道路上。

Psalm 32New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.[a]

1 Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
2 Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.

3 When I kept silent,
    my bones wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night
    your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
    as in the heat of summer.[b]

5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
    my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.

6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters
    will not reach them.
7 You are my hiding place;
    you will protect me from trouble
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.

8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
    or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts in him.

11 Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!

整理：于姊妹