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“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart!” Psalm 37:4
“要以耶和华为乐，祂就将你心里所求的赐给你！” 诗篇37:4
Sin has taken our attention off of God, and fixed it upon ourselves and the things around us.
罪使我们的注意力从神身上移开，转而专注于我们自己和周围的事物。
Grace calls our attention off of everything else, to fix it upon God. It directs us to . . .
look to the Lord,
come to the Lord,
trust in the Lord,
wait on the Lord,
hope in the Lord, and
even delight in the Lord.
恩典使我们的注意力从其他一切事物上移开，专注于神。它指引我们…
仰望主，
来到主面前，
信靠主，
等候主，
盼望主，
并以主为乐。
“Delight yourself in the Lord.” Take delight, not in health, or wealth, or position, or friends, or in anything that is changeable—but in the unchangeable Lord.
“要以耶和华为乐。”不要以健康、财富、地位、朋友或任何会改变的事物为乐——而要以永不改变的主为乐。
Delight yourself in His glorious character—as gracious, merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
要以祂荣耀的品格为乐——祂满有恩典、怜悯、忍耐、丰富的良善和诚实。
Delight yourself in Him, as . . .
the father of the fatherless,
the friend of the friendless,
the hope of the wretched,
and the Savior of the lost.
要以祂为乐，因祂是…
孤儿的父，
无友者的朋友，
困苦人的盼望，
失丧者的救主。
Delight yourself in His gracious covenant, which . . .
anticipates your needs,
provides for your needs,
limits your trials, and
provides strength for the day, as every day’s work requires.
要以祂恩慈的约为乐，这约…
预见你的需要，
供应你的需要，
限制你的试炼，
按每日的工作需要赐下力量。
Delight yourself in His paternal relation.
要以祂父亲般的关系为乐。
He is not only your God, but your Father!
He cares for you, with a father’s care!
He loves you, with a father’s love!
He pities you, with a father’s pity!
He will receive you to Heaven, as to your father’s house!
祂不仅是你的神，也是你的父！
祂以父亲的关怀照顾你！
祂以父亲的爱来爱你！
祂以父亲的怜悯怜悯你！
祂会接你到天堂，如同接你回父家！
Delight yourself in His precious promises.
要以祂宝贵的应许为乐。
They are but drops from His ocean of love!
They are intended to . . .
show His love,
display His grace,
manifest His care,
draw out your confidence,
banish your fear, and
assure you of all necessary supplies.
这些应许不过是祂爱的海洋中的水滴！
这些应许旨在…
显明祂的爱，
彰显祂的恩典，
显示祂的关怀，
激发你的信心，
驱散你的恐惧，
确保你得到一切所需的供应。
Delight yourself in His special providence.
A providence that . . .
marks your steps,
directs your paths,
measures your troubles,
bounds the rage of your enemies,
numbers the very hairs of your head, and
makes all things work together for your good!
要以祂特别的护理为乐。
这护理…
标记你的脚步，
指引你的道路，
衡量你的患难，
限制你仇敌的怒气，
数算你头上的每根头发，
使万事互相效力，叫你得益处！
God in His providence, superintends all your affairs, even the most minute—so that nothing can happen to you by ‘chance’, or inadvertently do you harm!
神以祂的护理掌管你的一切事务，即使是最微小的事—所以没有什么事能偶然临到你，或不经意地伤害你！
Delight in creatures—only produces disappointment, dissatisfaction, and discomfort.
Delight in God—insures satisfaction, comfort, and certainty.
以受造之物为乐—只会带来失望、不满和不适。
以神为乐—确保满足、安慰和确据。
To delight in God, is only to prefer . . .
the ever-flowing fountain—to the shallow stream;
the glorious sun—to the dim candle!
以神为乐，只是选择…
永流不息的泉源—而非浅浅的溪流；
荣耀的太阳—而非暗淡的蜡烛！