【双语灵修】在神殿中的福份Happiness In The House Of God

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“人对我说：我们往耶和华的殿去，我就欢喜。” - 诗 122:1

你是否感受过诗人在这里所表达的这种情感——“人对我说，我们往耶和华的殿去，我就欢喜”？在诗篇 84:10中，我们找到了与这种喜悦相一致的一句话：“在你的院宇住一日，胜似在别处住千日……”今天，信徒聚集敬拜的地方，都可称为耶和华的殿。我们在其中以基督里的兄弟姐妹身份相聚，一起敬拜独一的真神。

在世界各地，有各种各样的教堂建筑被设计成信徒可以聚集敬拜神的地方。宇宙之王并不局限于特定的空间或建筑。但是一个特别设计的空间可以帮助我们“在圣洁的光辉中”默想主（诗 96:9）。在神的殿里，也就是在敬拜的地方，我们可以更清楚地明白生命的短暂，以及我们对神的恩典和宽恕的迫切需要。在神的同在中，我们充满喜乐；这喜乐能支撑我们面对生活中的诸多挑战。

正如诗人所说：“如此住在你殿中的便为有福！他们仍要赞美你。”（诗 84:4）。

祷告

神啊，我的罪和自怜使我远离你。求你领我到你面前，与人聚会敬拜你，好叫我们每天都能满心喜乐地为你而活。奉耶稣的名，阿们。

诗篇 122篇

1人对我说“我们往耶和华的殿去”，我就欢喜。
2耶路撒冷啊，我们的脚站在你的门内。
3耶路撒冷被建造，如同连络整齐的一座城。
4众支派，就是耶和华的支派，上那里去，按以色列的常例称赞耶和华的名。
5因为在那里设立审判的宝座，就是大卫家的宝座。
6你们要为耶路撒冷求平安：“耶路撒冷啊，爱你的人必然兴旺。
7愿你城中平安，愿你宫内兴旺！”
8因我弟兄和同伴的缘故，我要说：“愿平安在你中间！”
9因耶和华我们神殿的缘故，我要为你求福。

Happiness In The House Of God

"I rejoiced with those who said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord.'" - Psalm 122:1

Have you felt the same emotion that the psalmist expresses here: "I rejoiced with those who said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord'? In Psalm 84:10 we find a statement that aligns with this joy: "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. . . ." Today, wherever believers can gather for worship, that place can be called the house of the Lord. There we meet as brothers and sisters in Christ who gather to worship the one true God.

Around the world there are many different church buildings designed to be places where believers can gather to worship God. The King of the universe is not limited to a particular space or building. But a specially designed space can help us contemplate the Lord "in the splendor of his holiness" (Psalm 96:9). In the house of God—that is, in a place of worship—we can gain a clearer understanding of the transience of life and the need for God's grace and forgiveness. And in the presence of God we are filled with joy to sustain us in the many challenges of our lives.

As the psalmist says, "Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you" (Psalm 84:4).

Prayer

O God, my sin and self-pity try to keep me away from you. But draw me into your presence, meeting with others to worship you so that we may be renewed with joy to live for you each day. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

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