Let Us Praise! 一同赞美！

[Dexu Xia]

Let Us Praise!

May the nations be glad and sing for joy. Psalm 67:4

When the alarm on Shelley’s phone goes off every day at 3:16 in the afternoon, she takes a praise break. She thanks God and acknowledges His goodness. Although she communicates with God throughout the day, Shelley loves to take this break because it helps her celebrate her intimate relationship with Him.

Inspired by her joyful devotion, I decided to set a specific time each day to thank Christ for His sacrifice on the cross and to pray for those who have yet to be saved. I wonder what it would be like if all believers in Jesus stopped to praise Him in their own way and pray for others every day.

The image of a beautiful wave of worship rolling to the ends of the earth resounds in the words of Psalm 67. The psalmist pleads for God’s grace, proclaiming his desire to make His name great in all the nations (vv. 1–2). He sings, “May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you” (v. 3). He celebrates His sovereign rule and faithful guidance (v. 4). As a living testimony of God’s great love and abundant blessings, the psalmist leads God’s people into jubilant praise (vv. 5–6).

God’s continued faithfulness toward His beloved children inspires us to acknowledge Him. As we do, others can join us in trusting Him, revering Him, following Him, and acclaiming Him as Lord.

一同赞美！

愿万国都快乐欢呼。—诗篇67篇4节

每天下午3点16分，雪莉的手机闹钟铃声都会准时响起，那是她休息片刻，赞美上帝的时间。她会感谢上帝并颂扬祂的美善，即便她一整天都与上帝交谈，但她仍喜爱这特殊的时刻，因为这提醒她要为着与上帝的亲密关系来感恩。

受到雪莉的鼓舞，我也决定每天设定一段时间，为基督在十字架上的牺牲而感恩，并为那些还未得救的人祷告。我想，若所有的基督徒每天都能暂时放下手边的工作，花些时间以自己的方式赞美上帝，并为人代祷，那会是多么美好的景象。

诗篇67篇呈现一副美丽的画面，优美的赞美之声不断回荡着，犹如波浪般涌至地的四极。诗人恳切地祈求上帝的怜悯，深愿祂的名在万国万邦中显为大（1-2节）。诗人唱道：“上帝啊，愿列邦称赞祢，愿万民都称赞祢！”（3节）他歌颂上帝至高的权柄和信实的引导（4节），亲身见证上帝极大的慈爱和赐下丰盛的福分，诗人还带领上帝的子民欢呼赞美（5-6节）。上帝对祂儿女永不改变的信实与慈爱，激励我们称颂祂。当我们献上感恩，别人也会与我们一同信靠祂、尊崇祂、跟随祂，并称颂祂是主。

上帝啊，祢配得我们一切的赞美！

今天你会安排什么时间来赞美上帝呢？你最想要感谢上帝的是什么呢？