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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

He that would be conformed to Christ’s image, and become a Christlike man, must be constantly studying Christ Himself.
J.C. Ryle

Our external delights, our ambition and reputation, and our human relationships – for all these things our desires are eager, our appetites strong, our love warm and affectionate, our zeal ardent. Our hearts are tender and sensitive when it comes to these things, easily moved, deeply impressed, much concerned, and greatly engaged. We are depressed at our losses and excited and joyful about our worldly successes and prosperity. But when it comes to spiritual matters, how dull we feel! How heavy and hard our hearts! We can sit and hear of the infinite height, and depth, and length, and breadth of the love of God in Christ Jesus, of His giving His infinitely dear Son – and yet be cold and unmoved!... If we are going to be emotional about anything, shouldn’t it be our spiritual lives? Is anything more inspiring, more exciting, more loveable and desirable in heaven or earth than the gospel of Jesus Christ?... The gospel story is designed to affect us emotionally – and our emotions are designed to be affected by its beauty and glory. It touches our hearts at their tenderest parts, shaking us deeply to the core. We should be utterly humbled that we are not more emotionally affected than we are.
Jonathan Edwards

Bible – chinese – 新标点和合本 诗篇 44

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求主保护
可拉后裔的训诲诗,交与伶长。
 神啊,你在古时,
我们列祖的日子所行的事,
我们亲耳听见了;
我们的列祖也给我们述说过。
你曾用手赶出外邦人,
却栽培了我们列祖;
你苦待列邦,
却叫我们列祖发达。
因为他们不是靠自己的刀剑得地土,
也不是靠自己的膀臂得胜,
乃是靠你的右手、你的膀臂,
和你脸上的亮光,
因为你喜悦他们。
 
 神啊,你是我的王;
求你出令使雅各得胜。
我们靠你要推倒我们的敌人,
靠你的名要践踏那起来攻击我们的人。
因为,我必不靠我的弓;
我的刀也不能使我得胜。
惟你救了我们脱离敌人,
使恨我们的人羞愧。
我们终日因 神夸耀,
还要永远称谢你的名。
(细拉)

 
但如今你丢弃了我们,使我们受辱,
不和我们的军兵同去。
10 你使我们向敌人转身退后;
那恨我们的人任意抢夺。
11 你使我们当作快要被吃的羊,
把我们分散在列邦中。
12 你卖了你的子民也不赚利,
所得的价值并不加添你的资财
 
13 你使我们受邻国的羞辱,
被四围的人嗤笑讥刺。
14 你使我们在列邦中作了笑谈,
使众民向我们摇头。
15 我的凌辱终日在我面前,
我脸上的羞愧将我遮蔽,
16 都因那辱骂毁谤人的声音,
又因仇敌和报仇人的缘故。
 
17 这都临到我们身上,
我们却没有忘记你,
也没有违背你的约。
18 我们的心没有退后;
我们的脚也没有偏离你的路。
19 你在野狗之处压伤我们,
用死荫遮蔽我们。
 
20 倘若我们忘了 神的名,
或向别神举手,
21  神岂不鉴察这事吗?
因为他晓得人心里的隐秘。
22 我们为你的缘故终日被杀;
人看我们如将宰的羊。
 
23 主啊,求你睡醒,为何尽睡呢?
求你兴起,不要永远丢弃我们
24 你为何掩面,
不顾我们所遭的苦难和所受的欺压?
25 我们的性命伏于尘土;
我们的肚腹紧贴地面。
26 求你起来帮助我们!
凭你的慈爱救赎我们!