23 Dec 2016, Psalm 29 诗篇 29, The Glorious King of Heaven and Earth 天地的荣耀之王

Posted on Dec 22, 2016 in Devotions, Psalms |

Scripture Reading  : Psalm 29

Theme                      : The Glorious King of Heaven and Earth

 

  1. God is Worshipped in Heaven (1–2). The psalmist calls heavenly angels to worship God. They are God’s family in the spiritual realm. Humans are God’s family in the physical realm. Angels are called, literally in Hebrew, sons of God in v.1. They have attributes of God, just like humans. The sons of God/heavenly angels are more powerful than humans and they help God to administer His rule over humans. Even though these powerful angels are powerful, they are still created by God, who alone is worthy to be worshipped. Even these powerful sons of God worship God.
  1. God’s Power over Earth (3–9). These verses speak of God’s power through nature. God created the world/nature and continues to reveal His power, majesty through nature. He sustains nature by enabling animals to reproduce. He also judges/kills the world/humans through nature. He sends quakes and floods.
  1. God Rules over Earth (10–11). Even though, God judges the world/humans through nature, God differentiates His people from the worldly people. He gives His people strength and blesses them with peace, while the rest of the world is judged by God. He does not destroy the wicked with the righteous (Gen. 18:23).

 

Praying the Scripture

Praise God for He is the ultimate ruler of this world. He kills the wicked and protects the righteous. We see this with Lot and Sodom and Gomorrah; with Jeremiah and others during the time of exile; and we see it in the book of Revelation—the believers are raptured before the harsh, worldwide judgement of all the wicked people on earth. God is a righteous God who is fair and right in all His dealings. God is the glorious king of heaven and earth. Daily give praise to your king!
 
 
 

经文：诗篇29

主题：天地的荣耀之王

 

  1. 神在天上受敬拜（1-2）。诗人召众天使敬拜神。他们是神灵界的家庭；人则是神世上的家庭。天使在希伯来文便是“神的众子”（1节）。他们与人一样，有神的属性。神的众子，或天使，比人更有能力，而他们助神管制人类。虽然这些天使能力不小，但他们仍是神所造的，所以唯有神配得敬拜。即便是大有能力的神之子也要敬拜神。
  1. 神在地上的大能（3-9）。这段经文述说了神在大自然中显出的能力。神造世界或大自然，并不断借此显出祂的大能和尊荣。祂使动物繁殖以维持自然界。祂也借着大自然审判，或杀死，人类与世界。祂使地震动、洪水泛滥。
  1. 神统治世界（10-11）。神虽然借着大自然审判世界和人类，但仍分辨属祂和属世之人。祂赐予祂的百姓力量与平安的福，但其余人要面对神的审判。祂不会把义人和恶人一同消灭（创18:23）。

 

用经文祷告

要因神是世上最大的统治者赞美祂！祂消灭恶人，保护义人。我们在所多玛和蛾摩拉事件中看到神保护罗得；在以色列被放逐时看到神保护耶利米和其他人；又在启示录中看到信徒在神对世上的恶人施行全球严酷的审判之前会被提。神是公义的，凡事公平公正。神是天上地下的荣耀君王。我们要每日赞美神！