旧约 - 诗篇(Psalms)第141章

Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
诗篇第一百四十一篇   第 141 篇 

  诗 141:3> “祸从口出”,此话真不假。只是要控制舌头嘛…… 

  141:3 雅各写道:“舌头在百体里也是最小的,却能说大话”(雅 3:5 )。一般来说,一个人一天大概要开口说话 700 次。大卫聪明地求神帮助他不以口犯罪,就是在遭受迫害的时候也如此。耶稣在指控祂的人面前也是闭口不言(参太 26:63 )。知道了舌头的能力,我们就要求神保守我们所说的话,使我们的言语能荣耀神。 

  诗 141:4> 离作孽的人远些,不就没那么多罪了…… 

  141:4 大卫求神把守他的心。罪恶的行为始于罪恶的欲望。只求神使我们脱离试探,使我们更强壮,或者改变我们的处境是不够的。我们还要让神来改变我们的内心,也就是我们欲望层面上的东西。 

  141:5 大卫说受到一位义人的责备是件好事。没有人喜欢批评,但如果批评的人能够有智慧,听取的人又能够谦卑,那每个人都能受益。大卫对如何接受批评有如下的建议:( 1 )不要拒绝。( 2 )将其视为善意的。( 3 )保持沉默(不要回嘴)。操练这些建议会帮助我们控制自己对批评的反应,并使之具有建设性而不是毁坏性。我们不要在意批评的人最初的企图是什么。──《灵修版圣经注释》