We your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever

Psalm 79:1-13

How long, Lord? Will you be angry forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire? Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name;

Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need. Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake. Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

Before our eyes, make known among the nations that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants. May the groans of the prisoners come before you; with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die. Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord. Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will proclaim your praise.

A lament for the destruction and bloodshed of the fall of Jerusalem. The people call on God to forgive and help them, and to destroy the pagan enemy.

Why?

Psalm pray to the Lord and cry out the Lord to help them from captivity.

Do not hold against us the sins of past generations, for their ancestors did not obey the word of the Lord.

The situation seems hopeless and extremely worse, so the psalmist prays to the Lord!

-----------------

這是亡國的詩歌

耶路撒冷城洗血流成河！聖殿被拆毀!詩人問神這要永遠嗎？

v8-10 祈求的基礎。不是因為神的憐憫與神的愛，基於神的民受苦神也臉上無光！

他們的神在那裏? 意味他們的神不能救他們！神在乎神的名，更在乎神的民，這些是為了潔淨神的民受苦，不惜讓他的民受羞辱！因為以色列民與蒙福的道路愈來悠遠。神不惜讓家醜外揚，讓神的民在苦中思想，以使能夠回轉！神自己寧受他人羞辱，為了神的兒女可以回來！

我們不要只顧自己的好處，不管神的名！這就是神的愛！如父母受苦為了培育孩子！罪使人沒有面子！我們為了什麼祈求?我們也想想如何讓神的名得榮耀！

-----------------

How?

God is good and full of mercy and justice. May my mind and my heart be with the Lord forever. To honor the holy name of the Lord be my target in my life.