【双语灵修】蜂群群集SWARMING BEES

诗篇 118:1-14

1 你们要称谢耶和华，因他本为善，他的慈爱永远长存！ 2 愿以色列说：“他的慈爱永远长存！” 3 愿亚伦的家说：“他的慈爱永远长存！” 4 愿敬畏耶和华的说：“他的慈爱永远长存！” 5 我在急难中求告耶和华，他就应允我，把我安置在宽阔之地。 6 有耶和华帮助我，我必不惧怕，人能把我怎么样呢？ 7 在那帮助我的人中，有耶和华帮助我，所以我要看见那恨我的人遭报。 8 投靠耶和华，强似倚赖人。 9 投靠耶和华，强似倚赖王子。 10 万民围绕我，我靠耶和华的名必剿灭他们。 11 他们环绕我，围困我，我靠耶和华的名必剿灭他们。 12 他们如同蜂子围绕我，好像烧荆棘的火必被熄灭，我靠耶和华的名必剿灭他们。 13 你推我，要叫我跌倒，但耶和华帮助了我。 14 耶和华是我的力量，是我的诗歌，他也成了我的拯救。

2026-07-19

蜂群群集

“他们如同蜂子围绕我，好像烧荆棘的火，必被熄灭。我靠耶和华的名，必剿灭他们。” - 诗篇 118:12

蜂群群集的画面令你有什么感受呢？那些描绘人被蜂蜇刺至死的灾难和恐怖电影，会令观众过度地惧怕蜜蜂。

蜜蜂有时会在不寻常的地方筑巢。例如，我曾听过蜂群群集在一辆黄色科尔维特魟鱼汽车的挡泥板上面的事。难道它们被鲜艳的颜色吸引了？

我是在修剪树笆时，第一次遇见蜂群群集的。开始时，我听到非常响亮的嗡嗡声越来越大，我环顾四周，便见到蜂群群集在附近一根树的分杈上面。我知道蜜蜂只要不被骚扰，它们是不会伤人的，它们可能是与蜂后一起离开了一个过份拥挤的巢，当时它们的侦察蜂正在寻找一个理想的地方，来建造一个新的巢。

《诗篇》118篇的作者似乎对蜂群群集颇为熟识，他说被敌人围攻就像蜂群在他周围群集那样，你或许知道这是怎么一回事。身处一个看来无可药救、周围有令人沮丧和惊慌的境况中时，是会带来恐惧和焦虑的。

《诗篇》118篇指出，若要每天过着安稳的生活和有光明的前程，我们必须仰望主来得到解脱和拯救。我们的保证是“他的慈爱永远长存”，当感到不知所措时，让我们来仰望主吧！

祷告

主啊，当我们感到不知所措时，求你感动我们来信靠你，向你呼求。我们为你坚定的爱和丰盛的良善感谢你。阿们。

Psalm 118:1-14

SUNDAY, JULY 19

SWARMING BEES

They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down. —Psalm 118:12

How does the image of swarming bees affect you? Disaster and horror movies that picture bees stinging people to death will make some viewers overly fearful of bees.

Bees will sometimes try to nest in odd places. For example, I heard of a swarm of honeybees clustering on the fender of a yellow Corvette Stingray. Were they drawn to the car’s bright color?

I encountered my first swarm of bees while trimming a hedge. At first, I heard some buzzing that grew louder and stronger. Looking around, I saw a swarm of bees on a nearby tree branch. I knew that honeybee swarms are harmless as long as they are not disturbed. They likely had left an overcrowded hive with their queen, and their scout bees were looking for a choice location to start a new hive.

The writer of Psalm 118 seems to have been familiar with swarming bees. He said that being surrounded by enemies was like having a swarm of bees around him. Maybe you know what that’s like. Being in a seemingly impossible situation with frustrated or threatening people swirling around can arouse fear and anxiety.

Psalm 118 indicates that the way into secure daily living and a bright future is to look to the Lord for relief and rescue. Our guarantee is that “his love endures forever.” When we are feeling overwhelmed, let’s look to the Lord!

Lord, inspire us to trust in you and to cry out to you when we are feeling overwhelmed. Thank you for your steadfast love and abundant goodness. Amen.