【诗147:2-3】耶和华建造耶路撒冷，聚集以色列中被赶散的人。他医好伤心的人，裹好他们的伤处。【Psalm 147:2–3 NIV】The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

这首诗是掳民归回重建圣城后的作品。因以色列顽梗悖逆神，拜偶像，神允许祂的子民被仇敌掳去巴比伦，耶路撒冷、圣殿以及他们的家园尽都毁坏沦为荒凉。This psalm was written after the exiles returned and the holy city was rebuilt. Because Israel had stubbornly rebelled against God and worshipped idols, God allowed His people to be taken captive by their enemies to Babylon. Jerusalem, the temple and their homeland were all destroyed and left desolate.在强敌环伺、百废待兴的艰难中，神亲自扶持他们完成了城墙与敬拜的重建。In the difficult circumstances of being surrounded by powerful enemies and having everything to rebuild, God Himself sustained them and enabled them to complete the rebuilding of the city walls and the restoration of worship.诗人眼见神守约施慈爱，遂写下这首气势磅礴的赞美诗，呼召百姓看清：无论是外在城墙的坚固，使被掳离散的百姓归回，还是内在生命的医治，尽都出自神的恩典。Seeing God keep His covenant and show His steadfast love, the psalmist wrote this majestic song of praise, calling the people to recognise that whether it was the strengthening of the physical walls, the return of the scattered exiles, or the healing of their inner lives, everything came from God’s grace.

常常，使我们渐渐远离神的，不只是外在的仇敌，而是里面喜爱罪、容罪掌权的旧人。罪使我们远离神，使生命逐渐破碎，也给仇敌留下试探和攻击的破口。Often, what gradually draws us away from God is not only the enemy outside us, but also the old self within us that loves sin and allows sin to rule. Sin separates us from God, gradually breaks down our lives, and also gives the enemy an opening for temptation and attack.因此，神的恢复，不只是改变外在的环境，更是使祂的百姓从内心悔改，重新归向祂，恢复与祂亲密的关系。Therefore, God’s restoration is not only about changing our outward circumstances, but also about bringing His people to repentance from the heart, turning them back to Him, and restoring an intimate relationship with Him.

神不仅在可见之处“建造耶路撒冷，聚集被赶散的人”，更在隐秘之处“医治伤心的人，裹好他们的伤处”。祂一面数点并叫出亿万星宿的名字，一面俯伏扶持谦卑人、倾覆恶人(4-6节)。God not only visibly “builds up Jerusalem” and “gathers the exiles”, but also, in hidden places, “heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds”. On the one hand, He “determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name”; on the other, He “sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground”. (vv. 4–6 NIV)这让我们看见神不仅大有能力，更满有慈爱与怜悯。This shows us that God is not only mighty in power, but also full of love and compassion.这完美预表了耶稣基督——神最终的恢复：祂是真正的圣殿建造者，道成肉身来到地上，寻找拯救失丧、被赶散的羊，在十字架上担当我们的罪，医治灵里破碎、伤心受压制的人，使罪人与神和好；祂从死里复活，使属祂的人得着新生命。This perfectly foreshadows Jesus Christ—God’s ultimate restoration. He is the true builder of the temple, who became flesh and came to earth to seek and save the lost and scattered sheep. On the cross He bore our sins, healing those who are broken in spirit, brokenhearted and oppressed, and reconciling sinners to God; He rose from the dead so that those who belong to Him might receive new life.

人的伤痛有不同来源，人常用忙碌、娱乐或自己的办法掩盖伤口，麻醉痛苦。但掩盖不等于医治，时间过去也不代表生命真正恢复。Human pain comes from different sources. People often use busyness, entertainment or their own methods to cover their wounds and numb their pain. But covering a wound is not the same as healing it, and the passing of time does not mean that a life has truly been restored.但神的医治是彻底和完全的，不仅是安慰，不只是除去痛苦，更是藉着祂的话语光照我们，使我们认识自己的罪，愿意悔改，接受祂的饶恕，放下苦毒和自我依靠，重新信靠祂，把破碎的生命重新带回祂自己。God’s healing, however, is thorough and complete. It is not merely comfort, nor simply the removal of pain; through His Word He shines His light on us, enables us to recognise our sin, leads us to repent and receive His forgiveness, helps us let go of bitterness and self-reliance, teaches us to trust Him again, and brings our broken lives back to Himself.这医治常常也伴随着认罪悔改，以及与罪的权势、坚固营垒交战的属灵争战。This healing is often accompanied by confession and repentance, as well as spiritual warfare against the power of sin and deeply rooted strongholds.

今天，我们要省察：我是否只想让神医治我的伤，却不愿让祂触碰造成伤口的罪？我里面是否还有不愿交托的伤痛、苦毒和隐藏不愿悔改的罪？Today, we need to examine ourselves: Do I only want God to heal my wounds, while being unwilling to let Him touch the sin that caused those wounds? Are there still hurts and bitterness within me that I am unwilling to entrust to Him, or hidden sins that I am unwilling to repent of?

祷告丨Prayer

亲爱的天父，感谢祢是建造、聚集、医治的神。祢恨恶罪，却怜悯罪人，没有丢弃悖逆、离散和破碎的百姓。时间一到，你就快快的施恩使他们重新归回祢。Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that You are the God who builds, gathers and heals. You hate sin, yet You have compassion on sinners. You did not abandon Your rebellious, scattered and broken people. When the time came, You quickly showed them grace and brought them back to Yourself.

从以色列民的历史中，让我看见学到功课，我是否跟以色列民一样，只想要祝福，只想你改变我的环境，却不想听你的话，不想祢光照我的内心，不愿意接受祢的纠正与更新。Through the history of the Israelites, help me to see and learn this lesson: Am I like the Israelites, wanting only blessings and wanting only You to change my circumstances, while not wanting to listen to Your Word, not wanting You to shine Your light into my heart, and being unwilling to receive Your correction and renewal,以至于走上一条被仇敌掳去的道路。until I end up walking down a path that leads into captivity by the enemy?

借着这诗篇，求祢让我领受训诲与安慰。求祢显明我里面的罪，使我愿意真实悔改，放下苦毒、骄傲、悖逆与自我依靠，重新信靠祢。Through this psalm, please help me receive both instruction and comfort. Please reveal the sin within me so that I may truly repent, lay down bitterness, pride, rebellion and self-reliance, and trust in You again.也求祢为任何偏行己路、被仇敌暂时掳去、赶散的肢体祷告，使他们重新归回，让他们知道祢正等候着安慰、医治他们。祢要借着基督使我们每一个失散的羊与祢和好，祢必重建、医治、恢复祢的教会，使其成为荣耀！I also pray for any brothers and sisters who have gone their own way and have temporarily been taken captive and scattered by the enemy. Please bring them back and let them know that You are waiting to comfort and heal them. Through Christ, You will reconcile every lost sheep among us to Yourself. You will rebuild, heal and restore Your Church and make her glorious!

奉主耶稣基督的名祷告，阿们！In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

（ Sister Carol and the Daily Devotional Team）