Sleepless? 失眠？
Dexu Xia
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5
Today's Scripture Psalm 3
Today's Insights
Psalm 3 is a psalm of lament written by David. The superscription provides us with a reason for his despair: “A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.” The events surrounding this event are found in 2 Samuel 15. Absalom, with the aid of David’s close friend and counselor Ahithophel, tried to unseat his father as king and take the throne for himself, forcing him to flee Jerusalem (vv. 13-37). Psalm 3 captures David’s heartache when he was on the run from the sword of his own son. But, like most songs of lament, it ends with a hopeful note: “From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people” (v. 8). In his lament, David trusts in God for his rescue. God gives him rest and helps him “lie down and sleep” (v. 5) even in the midst of his circumstances. He provides rest for us too as we trust in Him
Today's Devotional
My friend confided that he hadn’t been sleeping well. His sleeplessness was related to a difficult family situation that had kept him up at night. It happened that this was the day I was prepared to discuss Psalm 3 in my adult Sunday school class.
In Psalm 3, King David also had a family problem, one that would lead most of us to sleeplessness. His son Absalom was undermining David’s rule over Israel as part of his plan to overthrow him and snatch the crown for himself.
David was in despair. He fled Jerusalem after a messenger said, “the hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom” (2 Samuel 15:13). In Psalm 3:1, David describes his situation: “Lord, how many are my foes!”
But notice how David found peace. He recalled that God was his shield of protection and that He “lifts [his] head” (v. 3). Then came the help we all need when we fret over our circumstances: David was able to “lie down and sleep.” He observed, “I wake again, because the Lord sustains me” (v. 5).
For my friend facing a tough time, this was great news. And for all of us who face hard circumstances and sleepless nights, our God protects us and gives us rest. When we place our total trust in Him, He helps us “lie down and sleep” (v. 5).
Reflect & Pray
What is your “David moment” today? Instead of listening to those who distrust God (Psalm 3:2), how are you trusting His offer to protect you?
Heavenly Father, sometimes like David I exclaim, “How many are my foes!” But You’re there for me. Please shield me, lift my head, and allow me to lie down and sleep.
By Dave Branon
我躺下睡觉，我醒着，耶和华都保佑我。诗篇 3:5
今日经文 诗篇 第3 篇
今日心得 诗篇第3篇是大卫写的一首哀歌。题词为我们揭示了他绝望的原因：“大卫躲避他儿子押沙龙时作的诗。” 围绕此事的事件记载在撒母耳记下第15章。押沙龙在大卫的密友兼谋士亚希多弗的帮助下，试图推翻他父亲的统治，篡夺他的王位，大卫被迫逃离耶路撒冷（13-37 节）。
诗篇第3篇捕捉了大卫躲避亲生儿子追杀时的痛苦。但是，与大多数哀歌一样，本诗以充满希望的语调结尾：“救恩出于耶和华。愿你赐福给你的百姓”（8 节）。大卫在哀叹中信靠上帝，相信他会拯救他。上帝赐他安息，即使在他身处困境时，仍旧帮助他“躺下睡觉”（第5节）。
当我们信靠上帝时，祂也赐给我们安息。
今日灵修 我的朋友吐露他一直睡不好。他的失眠与家庭困境有关，是家庭问题让他夜不能寐。那天我正准备在成人主日学课堂上讨论诗篇第三篇。在这篇诗篇中，大卫王也面临家庭问题，这个问题会让我们大多数人失眠。他的儿子押沙龙正在破坏大卫对以色列的统治，这是他计划推翻大卫的统治、篡夺王位的一部分。在听到一个使者说“以色列人的心都归向押沙龙”之后，大卫陷入了绝望，他仓促逃离了耶路撒冷（撒母耳记下15:13）。在本诗的第1节大卫描述了他的处境：“耶和华啊，我的敌人何其多！”但请注意大卫是如何找到平安的。他记起上帝是他的盾牌，是上帝“使他能起头来的”（3节）。然后，大卫能够“躺下睡觉”。他说：“我又醒来，因为耶和华扶持我”（5节）。当我们为自己的处境烦恼时，我们都需要帮助。对于我们所有面临困境和失眠之夜的人，包括我那位正在经历困境的朋友来说，我们的上帝保护我们，让我们安息，这真是个好消息。当我们全然信靠祂时，祂会帮助我们“躺下睡觉”（5节）。
反思与祷告 今天你的“大卫时刻”是什么？你如何不听从那些不信靠上帝之人的话，却信靠上帝会保护你的？（诗篇3:2）天父，有时我会像大卫一样，感叹：“我的敌人何其多！”但祢在我身边。请您保佑我，使我能抬起头来，又让我安然躺下睡觉。作者： 戴夫·布兰讷