【双语灵修】熬过冰冷黑暗的日子SURVIVING COLD, DARK TIMES

诗篇 13

1 耶和华啊，你忘记我要到几时呢？要到永远吗？你掩面不顾我要到几时呢？ 2 我心里筹算，终日愁苦，要到几时呢？我的仇敌升高压制我，要到几时呢？ 3 耶和华我的神啊，求你看顾我，应允我，使我眼目光明，免得我沉睡至死， 4 免得我的仇敌说“我胜了他”，免得我的敌人在我摇动的时候喜乐。 5 但我倚靠你的慈爱，我的心因你的救恩快乐。 6 我要向耶和华歌唱，因他用厚恩待我。

2026-07-26

熬过冰冷黑暗的日子

“我倚靠你的慈爱，我的心因你的救恩快乐。我要向耶和华歌唱，因他用厚恩待我。” - 诗篇 13:5-6

很多人时常会问一个有关蜜蜂的问题：“它们是怎样熬过严寒的冬天的？”答案是工蜂会紧紧地围绕着蜂后，它们用头对着在中间的蜂后，然后震动（颤抖）肌肉来产生热力给蜂后和自己。它们也会不断对调位置，使在外层的工蜂有机会转入内层取暖，不会变得太冷。它们储存的食物能供应它们继续维持下去所需的能量。

《诗篇》13篇主要问的是“主啊，要到几时呢？”这个问题反映出他们为到忍受敌人的攻击和胜利，而深感失望。在这段又长又黑暗的日子，诗人面对敌人的威胁和压迫，却没有得到任何舒缓，正在苦苦挣扎。

有时生命中的挣扎和挫折，也会令我们有这种感受。我也曾经这样怀疑过，是否因为我自己制造出来的问题，又或者也是因为要与我们的世界那些无情的邪恶搏斗，以致感到迷失呢？我们会同样的疑问：“我们怎样能熬得过呢？”

今天的最后的几节经文，为我们提供了一个极有帮助的答案。诗人回想主不朽的爱和恩慈，就怀着盼望向前，并且流露出有主的救恩的喜乐。愿我们认定，主每天都信实地维持和保护我们的生命！

祷告

主啊，当我们在那些寒冷和黑暗的日子中挣扎时，求你看顾我们，又赐亮光给我们的眼睛。求你引导我们信靠你和忠心称颂你。阿们。

Psalm 13

SUNDAY, JULY 26

SURVIVING COLD, DARK TIMES

I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me. —Psalm 13:5

A question many people ask about honeybees is “How do they survive the cold months of winter?” The answer is that worker bees form a tight cluster around the queen, with their heads pointed toward her in the center. Then they vibrate (shiver) their muscles to generate heat for the queen and themselves. They also shift positions constantly from the warm, inner core to the outer layers of the cluster so that the bees on the outside don’t get too cold. And their stored food gives them the energy to keep going.

The main question of Psalm 13 is “How long, LORD?” This question expresses deep dismay over having to endure the attacks and successes of an enemy. The psalmist seems to have wrestled with this enemy’s threats and advances for a long, dark time without relief.

Sometimes our struggles and setbacks in life can make us feel that way too. I have also engaged in this kind of wondering if I am lost in troubles of my own making and/or in struggles with the relentless wickedness in our world. A common question is “How are we going to get through this?”

A helpful response is in the psalmist’s closing lines. The writer recalls the Lord’s unfailing love and goodness and looks ahead with hope, expressing joy in the Lord’s salvation. May we recognize that the Lord faithfully sustains and preserves our lives each day!

Lord, look on us and give light to our eyes amid the cold, dark days of our struggles. Guide us to trust in you and praise you faithfully. Amen.