Singing God’s Praises 歌颂赞美神

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Jul 20, 2025, 12:02:11 AM7/20/25

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I will sing the praises of your name. 2 Samuel 22:50

Today's Insights Much of the material David wrote in 2 Samuel 22 is also found in Psalm 18. The psalm’s superscription tells us that David was celebrating God’s rescue of him from “the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.” It appears that since the events of David’s deliverance had happened years earlier than the events of 2 Samuel 22, David is reminiscing and reflecting on that rescue. Now, looking backward, he celebrates again the wonder of divine deliverance and faithfulness—a wonder he’d experienced repeatedly in his life. He looks back at the end of life and reflects on the consistency of God’s goodness to him. The key idea of David’s song of praise? God is faithful and will deliver His own. David’s heart explodes in worship as he remembers God’s goodness to him—something all believers in Jesus are called to do

Today's Devotional When Diana’s vision began to deteriorate, she grew concerned. She’d also been having trouble thinking and kept repeating herself. Her symptoms caused doctors to believe it wasn’t a problem with her eyes but something in her brain. They learned she had a large tumor in her brain that needed to be removed. Diana was concerned that the surgery would impair her ability to sing—something she’s passionate about and shares with her family. So her surgeon did something incredible and kept her awake for the pain-free surgery, asking her to sing during the procedure so he’d know he’d preserved that part of her neurological circuitry. The two even recorded a duet during the operation.

Like Diana, King David—who penned many of the Bible’s psalms—was passionate about singing. He often sang to God in both lament and joy. When he was delivered from his enemies, he acknowledged that it was God who set him “free from [his] enemies” (2 Samuel 22:49). Because of God’s good works, David declared, “I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name” (v. 50).

God continues to be at work in the world and in each of our lives, delivering us from the malady that plagues us all: sin. May we, like David, set our hearts on singing God’s praises for all He’s done.

Reflect & Pray

What can you praise God for today? What invites you to worship Him in song?

Heavenly Father, I bring You praise for Your work in the world and in my life. By Kirsten Holmberg

“我要歌颂你的名。”(撒母耳记下 22:50 )

今日经文：撒母耳记下 22章47-51节

今日心得：大卫在撒母耳记下22章所写的大部分内容也出现在诗篇18篇中。诗篇的题词告诉我们，大卫是在庆祝神拯救他脱离“一切仇敌和扫罗的手”。由于大卫得救的事件发生在撒母耳记下22章记载的事件发生之前很多年，大卫似乎正在回忆和反思那次拯救。如今，他回首往事，再次庆祝神拯救和信实的奇妙，这是他一生中反复经历过的奇妙。他回顾生命的尽头，反思神对他始终如一的恩慈。大卫这首赞美诗的核心思想是什么？神是信实的，必拯救属祂的人。大卫在敬拜中心潮澎湃，因为他记念上帝对他的恩惠，这是所有信耶稣的人都该做的。

今日灵修戴安娜因视力恶化而开始担心。她还有思维困难，总是重复自己的话的症状，这让医生怀疑问题出在她眼睛上而不是大脑。医生们发现她脑部有一个大肿瘤需要切除。戴安娜热爱唱歌，并常与家人一起唱歌，她担心手术会影响她歌唱的能力。于是，她的外科医生做了一件不可思议的事：在无痛手术期间让她保持清醒，并让她在手术过程中唱歌，这样他就知道他保留了她那部分的神经回路。两人甚至在手术期间录制以及了一段二重唱。

和戴安娜一样，大卫王和圣经中许多诗篇的作者，也热爱唱歌。他经常在悲伤和喜悦中向上帝歌唱。当他从仇敌手中被拯救出来时，他承认是上帝救了他“脱离仇敌”（撒母耳记下 22:49）。因着上帝的善行，大卫宣告：“耶和华啊，我要在列国中称谢你，我要歌颂你的名”（撒母耳记下 22:50）。上帝持续在世上和我们每个人的生活中动工，拯救我们脱离那困扰我们所有人的弊病：罪。愿我们像大卫一样，立定心志歌颂上帝所作的一切。

反思与祷告今天你可以为什么赞美上帝？什么让你用诗歌敬拜祂？

天父，我为着您在世上，以及在我生命中的作为，向您献上赞美。