Scripture Reading : Psalm 70
- Hasten to Help Me (1–3). This psalm is virtually identical with the prayer in 40:13–17. It is a short version of Psalm 69. The psalmist cried out to God to help him quickly. Enemies tried to bring him to ruin. So his plea was urgent. He prayed that those who had shamed and disgraced him would themselves be in shame and turned back in disgrace, no longer able to scorn him (Aha!).
- God be Exalted (4–5). The psalmist then prayed that all who seek the Lord and love His salvation would be glad and would say, Let God be exalted! Calling himself poor and needy, he prayed for hasty deliverance. God was His only source of help.
Praying the Scripture
Again, this kind of imprecatory/judgement prayer is in situations when the psalmist’ life is in danger and the enemies are doing harm for no good reason even after kindness was extended to them. It is a prayer from a sense of justice (Rev. 6:10). Christians ought to be characterized by love and compassion, not anger, just as God is characterized by love, not anger (1 John 4:8). Anger should only be a reaction to injustice, from the characteristic of righteousness. We entrust justice to God’s hand when justice is miscarried by the government. As an application, this psalm encourages us to seek God’s help whenever we are in difficulties, including extreme persecution. God will help us. Pray you will worship God by being dependent on Him as you wait for the complete reversal of all curses on earth.
经文：诗篇70
- 速速帮助我（1-3）。这首诗与诗篇40:13-17几乎相同。这是诗篇69的简短版本。诗人呼求神速速帮助他；敌人试着毁灭他，所以他的呼求是急迫的。他祷告凡使他蒙羞受辱的将自己因羞愧退后，叫他们无法再嗤笑他了（啊哈！）。
- 愿神被高举（4-5）。接着，诗人祷告凡寻求神并喜爱祂救恩的将高兴欢喜，说要高举神！他称自己是困苦穷乏的，求神快速搭救。神是他唯一的救援。
用经文祷告
这种带着审判言语的祷告再次是因诗人的生命受到威胁，敌人受恩惠后又无辜陷害他而发出的。这是求神施行公义的祷告（启6:10）。基督徒当有爱心和慈悲而不是怀怒，如同神的特质是爱，不是愤怒的（约一4:8）。怒气只能是对不义之事的反应，也是因着正直之心而来的。当政府行事不义，我们当相信神会施行公义。在应用方面，这首诗鼓励我们在遇到困难时要寻求神的帮助，包括受到强烈逼迫的时候。神会帮助我们。祷告你会藉着对神的倚靠敬拜祂，等待地球所遭的咒诅完全转变的那一天。
