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“Oh how I love your law!” (Ps. 119:97)
“我何等爱慕你的律法！”（诗篇一一九97）
“For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being” (Rom. 7:22).
“因为按着我里面的意思（inner being），我是喜欢神的律。”（罗马书七22）
These are the confessions of the new affections of those born again and adopted as children of God.
这些是重生并被收纳为神儿女的人所发出的新情感（new affections）的告白。
For if the Word of God is “inspired,” that is, spoken by the very mouth of God through his servants the prophets and apostles (2 Tim. 3:16), whom he guided to write down his words (2 Peter 1:20–21), then we as the children of God must read it with affection.
因为如果神的圣言（Word of God）是“受默示的”（inspired），也就是说，是神借着祂的仆人先知和使徒亲口说出的（提摩太后书三16），祂引导他们写下祂的话语（彼得后书一20–21），那么我们作为神的儿女，就必须怀着感情去阅读它。
The devil knows this.
魔鬼知道这一点。
Because he does he wants to keep us from obtaining, opening, reading, meditating upon, and living according to the Word of our heavenly Father.
正因为祂知道，祂想要阻止我们获取、打开、阅读、默想、并按照我们天父的圣言生活。
Satan wants to cause us to live in ignorance and error, which are the foundations of his defiant and deviant kingdom.
撒但想要使我们活在无知和错误中，这些是祂那悖逆和偏离（deviant）国度的根基。
This is why ancient preachers like John Chrysostom (347–407), said, “This is the cause of all evils: not knowing the Scriptures,” and ancient commentators like Jerome (347–420), said, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.”
这就是为什么像古代传道人约翰·金口（John Chrysostom）（347–407）说：“这是所有邪恶的根源：不认识圣经”，以及像古代注释家耶柔米（Jerome）（347–420）说：“对圣经的无知就是对基督的无知。”
For this reason the Christian church has historically been committed to reading large portions of Scripture every time God’s people gather to be served by him.
因此，基督教会历来致力于，在神的子民每一次聚集接受祂服事时，阅读大段的经文。
But this public reading is just the beginning of our reading the Word, as we must take that example and apply it at home, as families, couples, and individuals.
但这种公开阅读仅仅是我们阅读圣言的开始，因为我们必须将这个榜样带回家，并在家庭、夫妻和个人中应用它。
As the English Puritan, Thomas Manton (1620–1677), said, “A family is the seminary of Church and State.”
正如英国清教徒托马斯·曼顿（Thomas Manton）（1620–1677）所说：“家庭是教会和国家的温床（seminary）。”
When we read the Word we grow, the church matures, and society is affected by our godliness.
当我们阅读圣言时，我们成长，教会成熟，社会也会受到我们敬虔（godliness）的影响。
The following devotions through the Psalms were produced as a weekly guide for the benefit of the Oceanside United Reformed Church.
以下通过诗篇的灵修（devotions）是作为每周指南而制作的，旨在造福欧申赛德联合归正教会（Oceanside United Reformed Church）。
They are intended to assist you in reading through the Word daily and systematically.
它们旨在协助你每日有系统地阅读圣言。
Because many of us have little children and because many of us have difficulty with finding the time necessary to read the Word, the readings are intentionally short.
因为我们中有许多人有小孩，也因为我们中有许多人很难找到阅读圣言所需的时间，所以这些阅读篇幅被有意地缩短。
Far too many of us start every year with the best intention of reading through the entire Bible, only to forget or become discouraged soon after, leading us to stop completely.
我们太多人每年都以阅读整本圣经的最佳意图开始，却不久后就忘记或灰心，导致我们完全停止。
With short readings, then, I intend to help you be in the Word regularly with manageable portions.
因此，我打算通过简短的阅读，帮助你定期阅读篇幅可控的圣言。
Along with each reading I have also added a verse or verses to meditate on throughout the day.
除了每一次阅读，我还添加了一节或几节经文供你全天默想。
Highlight these in your Bible; try to memorize some of these; recite them as you drive in the car.
在你的圣经中把它们标出来；尝试记住其中的一些；开车时诵读它们。
I have also added brief bullet points under each reading as a way to stimulate personal and communal thought and discussion.
我还在每次阅读下添加了简短的项目符号，作为激发个人和集体思考与讨论的方式。
The Word of God is “sweeter…than honey and drippings of the honeycomb” (Ps. 19:10).
神的圣言“比蜜甘甜，且比蜂房下滴的蜜甘甜”（诗篇十九10）。
Taste of your Father’s goodness, dear child of God!
亲爱的神的孩子，请尝尝你父的良善！
Rev. Daniel R. Hyde
丹尼尔·R·海德牧师（Rev. Daniel R. Hyde）
Oceanside United Reformed Church, Carlsbad/Oceanside, CA
欧申赛德联合归正教会，卡尔斯巴德/欧申赛德，加利福尼亚州
http://www.oceansideurc.org
http://www.oceansideurc.org