我這求告 神、蒙他應允的人竟成了朋友所譏笑的;公義完全人竟受了人的譏笑。 4 「I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called upon God and he answered-- a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
強盜的帳棚興旺,惹 神的人穩固, 神多將財物送到他們手中。 6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed, and those who provoke God are secure-- those who carry their god in their hands. 12:6 Or ((secure / in what God's hand brings them))
他放鬆君王的綁,又用帶子捆他們的腰。 18 He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth 12:18 Or ((shackles of kings / and ties a belt)) around their waist.
January 13 "In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." (Romans 8:37.) THIS is more than victory. This is a triumph so complete that we have not only escaped defeat and destruction, but we have destroyed our enemies and won a spoil so rich and valuable that we can thank God that the battle ever came. How can we be "more than conquerors"? We can get out of the conflict a spiritual discipline that will greatly strengthen our faith and establish our spiritual character. Temptation is necessary to settle and confirm us in the spiritual life. It is like the fire which bruns in the colors of mineral painting, or like winds that cause the mighty cedars of the mountain to strike more deeply into the soil. Our spiritual conflicts are amoung our choicest blessings, and our great adversary is used to train us for his ultimate defeat. The ancient Phrygians lad a legend that every time they conquered an enemy the victor absorbed the physical strength of his victim and added so much more to his own strength and valor. So temptation victoriously met doubles our spiritual strength and equipment. It is possible thus not only to defeat our enemy, but to capture him and make him fight in our ranks. The prophet Isaiah speaks of flying on the shoulders of the Philistines (Isa. 11:14). These Philistines were their deadly foes, but the figure suggested that they would be enabled not only to conquer the Philistines, but to use them to carry the victors on their shoulders for further triumphs. Just as the wise sailor can use a head wind to carry him forward by tacking and taking advantage of its impelling force; so it is possible for us in our spiritual life through the victorious grace of God to turn to account the things that seem most unfriendly and unfavorable, and to be able to say continually, "The things that were against me have happened to the furtherance of the Gospel." ─Life More Abundantly. "Now thanks be unto God Who always leads us forth to triumph with the Anointed one, and Who diffuses by us the fragrance of the knowledge of Him in every place." (2 Cor. 2:14, literal translation.)