诗篇生命读经 · 第39篇

神选民的赞美，终结于基督特殊的地位

The Praise of God’s Elect Consummating in the Particular Position of Christ

1读经：诗篇一百一十一至一百一十八篇。在本篇信息中，我们来到圣经里最困难的一点－基督是房角石。谁会想到基督是房角石？在诗篇以前，没有一节说到基督是房角石。忽然间，诗篇一百一十八篇二十二节说，『匠人所弃的石头，已成了房角的头块石头。』

1Scripture Reading: Psa. 111—118 In this message we come to the hardest point in the Bible—Christ as the cornerstone. Who would think that Christ would be the cornerstone? Prior to the Psalms there is not a verse which speaks of Christ as the cornerstone. Then, all of a sudden, Psalm 118:22 says, “The stone which the builders rejected / Has become the head of the corner

2我要再请你们留意，诗篇排列为五5卷；卷五开始于一百○七篇。卷五揭示基督的主要诗篇，是一百一十篇和一百一十八篇。一百一十篇讲到基督是被高举的一位，祂在升天里已被高举到天上神的右边。在这篇诗里，有两件很难充分领会的事－『清晨所产的甘露』，（3，）和『路旁的河水』。（7。）河水是为著喝，而甘露是为著滋润。基督在完成神经纶的途中，需要得滋润，也需要喝东西。基督藉著那些甘心将自己献给祂的人得滋润。凡自愿将自己献给基督为祭的人，就是被比喻为清晨所孕育的甘露，以滋润基督的少年人。我们因工作或赛跑而干渴时，只有甘露是不彀的，我们还需要水喝。基督也需要有东西喝。因此，除了甘露，就是为著安慰的水分之外，基督也需要喝路旁所流的河水。一百一十八篇讲到基督是房角石。我们来到这篇诗时，要看好些与基督是为著神建筑的房角石有关的经文。

2Once again I would call your attention to the arrangement of the Psalms into five books. Book begins with Psalm 107. The main psalms in Book 5 that unveil Christ are Psalm 110 and Psalm 118. Psalm 110 is on Christ as the exalted One, as the One who in His ascension has been uplifted to the right hand of God in heaven. In this psalm there are two matters which are difficult to understand adequately—“the dew from the womb of the morning” (v. 3) and “the brook by the way” (v. 7). Whereas the brook is for drinking, the dew is for watering. As Christ is on His way to carry out God’secon o my, He needs to be watered, and He needs something to drink. Christ is watered by those who offer themselves willingly to Him. Whoever volunteers himself to Christ as an offering is a young man likened to the dew conceived in the womb of the morning for watering Christ. When we are thirsty from working or from running a race, dew is not adequate. We need water to drink. Christ also needs something to drink. Thus, in addition to the dew, which is moisture for comforting, Christ needs to drink of the brook flowing by the way. As we will see, Psalm 119 is on Christ as the cornerstone. When we come to this psalm, we will consider a number of verses related to Christ as the cornerstone for God’s building.

3在一百一十九篇以后，诗篇里关于基督的启示就结束了。在一百一十九篇这特别的一篇之后，有十五篇诗称为上行歌。之后有末了的十六篇诗。在这三十一篇诗里，找不著任何与基督有关的事，因为基督已充分启示给我们，这启示开始于第二篇，结束于一百一十九篇。

3After Psalm 119 the revelation concerning Christ in the Psalms is closed. Psalm 119, a particular psalm, is followed by fifteen psalms which are called songs of ascents. After these psalms, we have the last sixteen psalms. In these thirty-one psalms we cannot find anything concerning Christ, for Christ has been revealed to us adequately beginning with Psalm 2 and ending with Psalm 119

4在下篇信息中，我们要看见一百一十九篇讲到基督是律法的实际，作神的见证和神的话。一百一十九篇的一百七十六节经文，排列为二十二段，每段八节，讲到基督是律法。诗篇开始的时候，在第二篇，那灵将诗篇的读者从律法转向基督。在二至一百一十八篇里关于基督所有的启示以后，那灵给我们一百一十九篇，指明或含示基督是神那真实、实际、实行的律法。在旧约里，律法是放在豫表基督的约柜里。所以，神的整个律法是在基督里，使基督成为神律法的实际。

4In the next message we will see that Psalm 119 is on Christ’s being the reality of the law as the testimony and the word of God. The one hundred seventy - six verses of Psalm 119, arranged in twenty-two sections of eight verses each, are on Christ as the law. Toward the beginning of the Psalms, in Psalm 2, the Spirit turns the reader of the Psalms from the law to Christ. After all the revelations of Christ in Psalms 2 through 118, the Spirit gives us Psalm 119, indicating or implying that Christ is the real, actual, and practical law of God. In the Old Testament, the law was put in the ark, which is a type of Christ. Therefore, the entire law of God is in Christ, making Christ the reality of the law of God.

5一百一十九篇直接说到律法。在本篇诗，『法度』（复数）用了二十二次，『法度』（单数）用了一次。这篇诗也多次说到话。说律法豫表基督是神的描绘，这是正确的。所以，律法称为神的见证。律法是神的描绘，至终这描绘不仅仅是十诫，也是活的人位基督。基督是神的律法，神的描绘。基督也是神的话。一百一十九篇封闭了一些事，也开启一些事，之后诗篇中就没有关于基督进一步的启示。我们看见基督以后，就该上行。因此，一百一十九篇以后有上行诗，指明基督徒的生活是上行的生活。你为甚么有兴趣认识诗篇？你读诗篇是想要学习敬虔或寻得安慰么？许多基督徒所以喜爱诗篇，是因为诗篇包含敬虔的教训和安慰的话。六十年前我也是这样，但今天我对诗篇的喜爱不同了。我喜爱诗篇，因为这卷书满了关于基督的启示，是圣经别卷书里看不见的。四福音给我们基督所是和所作的四重记载；然而，福音书里关于基督的启示没有诗篇那么多。福音书有时候引用诗篇。例如，马太二十一章四十二节引用诗篇一百一十八篇二十二至二十三节，马太二十二章四十四节引用诗篇一百一十篇一节。若没有诗篇，我们就无法清楚的看见基督。你若看诗篇中关于基督的各点，就会看见诗篇向我们陈明了一幅基督的特别图画。

5Psalm 119 speaks directly about the law. In this psalm the word “testimonies” is used twenty-two times, and the word “testimony” is used once. This psalm also speaks many times about the word. It is true to say that the law typifies Christ as a portrait of God. This is why the law is called the testimony of God. The law is a portrait of God, and eventually this portrait is not merely the Ten Commandments but a living person, Christ. Christ is the law of God, the portrait of God. Christ is also the word of God. After Psalm 119, which closes something and also opens something, there is no further revelation in the Psalms concerning Christ. After we see Christ, we should ascend. Hence, after Psalm 119 we have the psalms of ascents, indicating that the Christian life is a life of ascending. What kind of interest do you have in knowing the Psalms? Are you interested in coming to the Psalms to learn about godliness or to find comfort? Many Christians love the Psalms because they contain instruction concerning godliness and words of comfort. Sixty years ago I also loved the Psalms in this way, but today my love for the Psalms is different. I love the Psalms because this book is full of revelation concerning Christ which we cannot see in other books of the Bible. The four Gospels give us a fourfold record of what Christ is and of what He has done. However, the Gospels do not reveal Christ as much as the Psalms do. Sometimes the Psalms are quoted in the Gospels. For example, Psalm 118:22-23 is quoted in Matthew 21:42, and Psalm 110:1 is quoted in Matthew 22:44. Without the Psalms we cannot have a clear view concerning Christ. If you consider all the points regarding Christ in the Psalms, you will see that the Psalms present us a particular picture of Christ

6118本篇信息是关于诗篇一百一十一至一百一十八篇，标题是『神选民的赞美，终结于基督特殊的地位』。这组诗篇可称为『阿利路亚诗篇』。一百一十一、一百一十二、一百一十三篇都开始于『阿利路亚』。所以，这些诗篇是向神赞美的诗篇，而这些赞美终结于基督特殊的地位。这就是说，一百一十八篇不是出于无有，乃是神选民赞美的结果。我们看这些诗篇时，就会看见其中的赞美与前面诗篇中的赞美不同。

6The title of this message on Psalms 111 through is “The Praise of God’s Elect Consummating in the Particular Position of Christ.” This group of psalms may be called “psalms of hallelujahs.” Psalms 111, 112, and 113 all begin with the word “Hallelujah.” These psalms, therefore, are psalms of praises to God, and these praises consummate in a particular position of Christ. This means that Psalm 118 does not come out of nothing but is the issue of the praises of God’select. As we consider these psalms, we will see that the praises in them are different from the praises in the foregoing psalms.

壹神的选民因神照著祂的约所有的大作为而赞美神

I. The praise of God’select for God’s great works according to His Covenant

7在一百一十一篇，神的选民因神照著祂与亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各立的约所有的大作为而赞美神。在二节诗人宣告：『耶和华的作为本为大，凡喜爱的都必探察。』四节说，『祂行了奇事，使人记念；耶和华有恩惠，有怜恤。』五节下半告诉我们，祂必永远记念祂的约；九节说，祂命定祂的约，直到永远。

7In Psalm 111 we have the praise of God’select for God’s great works according to His covenant which He made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In verse 2 the psalmist declares, “Great are the works of Jehovah, / And sought out by all who delight in them.” Verse 4 says, “He has caused His wondrous deeds to be remembered; / Jehovah is gracious and compassionate.” In verse 5b we are told that Here members His covenant forever, and in verse 9, that He has commanded His covenant forever

贰神的选民因敬畏神并因此而有的美德，蒙神赐福，而赞美神

II. The praise of God’select for God’s blessing due to their fear of Him and their virtues there of

8在一百一十二篇，神的选民因敬畏神（1～2）并因此而有的美德，（主要是2赒济穷人－诗一百一十二4～5，9，参林后九6～11，）蒙神赐福，而赞美神。

8Psalm 112 is the praise of God’select for God’s blessing due to their fear of Him (v v. 1-2) and their virtues thereof, mainly in giving to the poor (vv. 4-5, 9; cf. Cor. 9:6-11).

参神的选民因神尊高又谦卑，顾念低微穷乏之人，而赞美神

III. The praise of God’select for God’s exaltation and humility In taking care of the lowly and needy ones

9一百一十三篇说到神的选民因神尊高又谦卑，顾念低微穷乏之人，而赞美神。四至六节说，『耶和华超乎万国之上，祂的荣耀高过诸天。谁像耶和华我们的神呢？祂坐在至高之处的宝座，自己谦卑，观看诸天与地。』这是对尊高又谦卑之神的赞美。祂的谦卑显明于祂的成为肉体。我们若将这些经文与腓立比二章七至十一节相比，就会看见基督自己谦卑，而由于祂的谦卑，祂就得以被高举。

9Psalm 113 is the praise of God’select for God’s exaltation and humility in taking care of the lowly and needy ones. Verses 4 through 6 say, “Jehovah is high above all the nations, / And His glory is above the heavens. / Who is like Jehovah our God, / Who has set His throne on high, / Who humbles Himself to behold / The heavens and the earth?” This is a praise both of God’s exaltation and His humility. His humility was manifested in His incarnation. If we compare these verses with Philippians 2:7-11, we will see that Christ humbled Himself and, due to His humility, He was exalted

肆神的选民因神在埃及和旷野对他们所行的奇事，以及他们成了神的圣所并祂治理的国，而赞美神

IV. The praise of God’select for God’s marvelous deeds to theminG y p tan din the wilderness and their becoming God’s sanctuary and dominion

10诗篇一百一十四篇说到，神的选民因神在埃及和旷野对他们所行的奇事，以及他们成了神的圣所并祂治理的国，而赞美神。神行了许多事，使背叛的以色列人成为祂的圣所并祂治理的国。关于这点，二节说，『犹大成为主的圣所，以色列成为祂治理的国。』

10Psalm 114 is the praise of God’select for God’s marvelous deeds to them in Egypt and in the wilderness and their becoming God’s sanctuary and dominion. God did many things to make the rebellious people of Israel His sanctuary and His dominion under His rule. Concerning this, verse 2 says, “Judah became His sanctuary, / Israel, His dominion

伍神的选民因神与偶像不一样，乃是真实可信的，丰满的赐福给祂选民和一切敬畏祂的人，而赞美神

V. The praise of God’select for God’s being real, trustworthy, and full of blessing to His elect and to all those who fear Him, unlike the idols

11在一百一十五篇，神的选民因神与偶像不一样，乃是真实可信的，丰满的赐福给祂选民和一切敬畏祂的人，而赞美神。这篇诗说，用金银作的偶像不是真实的，乃是虚假的，我们不该信靠牠们。偶像『有口却不能言；有眼却不能看。有耳却不能听；有鼻却不能闻。有手却不能摸；有脚却不能走；喉咙也不能出声。』（5～7。）事实上，偶像不是真实的，也不能作甚么。因此，牠们不是可信的，也没有福可以赐给人。但我们的神是真实的，祂能说话，也能赐福。『耶和华向来眷念我们；祂还要赐福给我们，要赐福给以色列的家，赐福给亚伦的家。凡敬畏耶和华的，无论大小，耶和华都必赐福。』（12～13。）

11Psalm 115 is the praise of God’select for God’s being real, trustworthy, and full of blessing to His elect and to all those who fear Him, unlike the idols. This psalm says that the idols made of silver and gold are not real but false. We should not put our trust in them. “They have mouths, but they do not speak; / They have eyes, but they do not see. / They have ears, but they do not hear; / They have noses, but they do not smell. / They have hands, but they do not feel; / They have feet, but they do not walk; / They make no sound in their throat” (vv. 5-7). In actuality, idols are not real and can do nothing. Thus, they are not trustworthy, and they have no blessing to give. But our God is real. He can speak, and He can give blessing. “Jehovah has been mindful of us; He will bless us; / He will bless the house of Israel; / He will bless the house of Aaron; / He will bless those who fear Jehovah, / Both small and great” (vv. 12-13

陆神的选民在神众民面前，在祂殿的院内，在耶路撒冷当中，因神的救恩、拯救、保守、丰厚的对待、丰盛的好处，而赞美感谢神

VI. The praise and thanksgiving of God’select, in the presence of all God’sp eople, in the courts of His House, and in the midst of Jerusalem, for God’ss alvation, deliverance, preservation, bountiful dealing, and abundant benefits

12一百一十六篇不仅是神选民的赞美，也是他们的感谢。他们在神众民面前，在祂殿的院内，在耶路撒冷当中，赞美感谢神。他们因神的救恩、拯救、保守、丰厚的对待、丰盛的好处，而赞美感谢神。

12Psalm 1 1 6 is not only the praise but also the thanksgiving of God’select. They praised and thanked God in the presence of all God’s people, in the courts of His house, and in the midst of Jerusalem. They praised and thanked Him for His salvation, deliverance, preservation, bountiful dealing, and abundant benefits.

柒神的选民劝万国要因耶和华极大的慈爱和永存的信实，而赞美祂

VII. The exhortation of God’select to all the nations to praise Jehovah for His great lovingkindness and everlasting faithfulness

13在一百一十七篇，神的选民劝万国要因耶和华极大的慈爱和永存的信实，而赞美祂。这篇诗的两节说，『万国阿，你们都当赞美耶和华；万民哪，你们都当颂赞祂。因为祂向我们大施慈爱，耶和华的信实，存到永远。阿利路亚。』

13Psalm 117 is the exhortation of God’select to all the nations to praise Jehovah for His great lovingkindness and everlasting faithfulness. The two verses of this psalm say, “Praise Jehovah, all you nations; / Laud Him, all you peoples. / For His lovingkindness is great toward us, / And the faithfulness of Jehovah is forever. / Hallelujah

捌神的选民因神丰盛的美善和永远长存的慈爱而称谢神，引到基督作神建筑的房角石

VIII. The thanksgiving of God’select for God’s bountiful goodness and everlasting lovingkindness leading to Christ as the cornerstone for God’s building

14在一百一十八篇，神的选民因神丰盛的美善和永远长存的慈爱而称谢神，引到基督作神建筑的房角石。

14In Psalm 118 we have the thanksgiving of God’select for God’s bountiful goodness and everlasting lovingkindness leading to Christ as the cornerstone for God’s building

一神的选民因神丰盛的美善和永远长存的慈爱，而称谢神

A. The Thanksgiving of God’sElect for God’s Bountiful Goodness and Everlasting Lovingkindness

15一至二十一节和二十七至二十九节是神选民的称谢。在一节上半诗人说，『你们要称谢耶和华，因祂本为善。』二十九节上半重复这话。只有神是善的，如马可十章里主耶稣对那青年人所说的话；他称祂为『良善的夫子』(17)。主耶稣对他说，『你为甚么称我是良善的？除了神一位以外，再没有良善的。』（18。）我们也许以为别人是良善的，但事实上除了神以外，没有人是良善的。因为神是良善的，所以诗人一再说，『祂的慈爱永远长存。』（诗一百一十八1下，2下，3下，4下，29下。）

15Verses 1 through 21 and 27 through 29 are the thanksgiving of God’select. In verse 1a the psalmist says, “Give thanks to Jehovah, for He is good.” This word is repeated in verse 29a. Only God is good, as indicated by the word of the Lord Jesus to the young man in Mark 10, who had addressed Him as “Good Teacher.” The Lord Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One—God” (v. 18). We may think that others are good, but actually besides God no one is good. Because God is good, the psalmist said repeatedly, “His lovingkindness is forever” (118:1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 29b

二引到基督作神建筑的房角石

B. Leading to Christ as the Cornerstone for God’s Building

16照著二十二至二十六节，神的选民因神丰盛的美善和永远长存的慈爱而称谢神，引到基督作神建筑的房角石。

16According to verses 22 through 26, thanksgiving of God’select for God’s bountiful goodness and everlasting lovingkindness leads to Christ as the cornerstone for God’s building

1 基督为神的匠人以色列所弃

1. Christ Rejected by Israel, the Builders of God

17在二十二节上半，诗人说到『匠人所弃的石头』。二十六节指明诗人不是指自己，乃是指别人。主耶稣在解释二十二至二十三节时启示，祂是作神匠人的犹太首领所弃的房角石；就某种意义说，他们在为神建造一些东西。虽然基督是神给他们的石头，他们却弃绝祂到一个地步，把祂钉在十字架上。

17In verse 22a the psalmist speaks of “the stone which the builders rejected.” Verse 26 indicates that the psalmist was referring not to himself but to someone else. In His interpretation of verses 22 and 23, the Lord Jesus revealed that He was the cornerstone rejected by the Jewish leaders as the builders of God, who, in a sense, were building something for God. Although Christ was the stone given to them by God, they rejected Him to such an extent that they put Him on the cross

2 基督成了神建筑的房角首石

2. Christ Becoming the Chief Cornerstone for God’s Building

18二十二节下半告诉我们，匠人所弃的石头，成了『房角的头块石头』。『房角的头块石头』，原文也可译为『房角首石』。虽然基督为作神匠人的以色列所弃，但在复活里，神使祂成为神建筑的房角石。以赛亚二十八章十六节揭示基督是基石；撒迦利亚四章七节揭示基督是顶石；诗篇一百一十八篇二十二节揭示基督是房角石。在这三种石头中，房角石最要紧，因为牠将两堵墙联结在一起，使神的建筑因此能站立。关于基督是房角石，行传四章十至十二节说，『你们众人和以色列众百姓就当知道，乃是在拿撒勒人耶稣基督，就是你们所钉十字架，神从死人中所复活者的名里，在这名里，这人才站在你们面前健康完好。祂是你们匠人所轻弃的石头，已成了房角的头块石头。除祂以外，别无拯救，因为在天下人间，没有赐下别旳名，我们可以靠著得救。』传福音者常常引用十二节所说，没有别的名使我们可以靠著得救这句话；但谁曾指出救主是房角石？基督若没有成为房角石，祂就无法作救主。在以弗所二章十九至二十二节保罗说到基督是房角石：『这样，你们不再是外人和寄居的，乃是圣徒同国之民，是神家里的亲人，被建造在使徒和申言者的根基上，有基督耶稣自己作房角石；在祂里面，全房联结一起，长成在主里的圣殿；你们也在祂里面同被建造，成为神在灵里的居所。』我们从主的话所传给你们一切关于基督的启示、真理和教训，都与基督作房角石有关。没有基督作房角石，我们就无法与祂一同钉十字架，并与祂一同复活。没有基督作房角石，我们就无法与祂一同活过来，并与祂一同坐在诸天界里。基督作为房角石乃是一切；祂是包罗万有的。你知道我们在一切的聚会中作甚么？我们乃是凭著基督作房角石，建造神的建筑。

18Psalm 118:22b tells us that the stone which the builders rejected has become “the head of the corner.” The Hebrew for “head of the corner” can also be translated “chief cornerstone.” Although Christ was rejected by Israel as the builders of God, in resurrection God made Him the cornerstone for God’s building. In Isaiah 28:16 Christ is unveiled as the foundation stone; in Zechariah 4:7, as the topstone; and in Psalm 118:22, as the cornerstone. Of these three kinds of stones, the cornerstone is the most crucial, for it joins together the two walls and thus enables God’s building to stand. Concerning Christ as the cornerstone, Acts 4:10-12 says, “Let it be known to you all and to all the people of Israel that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified and whom God has raised from the dead, in this name this man stands before you in good health. This is the stone which was considered as nothing by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner. And there is salvation in no other, for neither is there another name under heaven given among men in which we must be saved.” The word in verse 12 about there not being another name in which we must be saved is often quoted by evangelists, but who ever points out that the Savior is the cornerstone? If Christ had not been made the cornerstone, He could not be the Savior. In Ephesians 2:19-22 we have Paul’s word regarding Christ as the cornerstone. “So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone; in whom all the building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in spirit.” All the revelations, truths, and teachings concerning Christ that we have passed on to you from the Word have been about Christ as the cornerstone. Without Christ’s being the cornerstone, we could not have been crucified with Him and resurrected with Him. Without Christ’s being the cornerstone, we could not have been made a live with Him and seated with Him in the heavenlies. As the cornerstone Christ is everything; He is all-inclusive. Do you know what we are doing in all our meetings? We are building up God’s building by Christ as the cornerstone.

19诗篇向我们完整的揭示基督。我们若没有一百一十八篇，诗篇里关于基督的启示就不完整。基督从二篇至一百一十篇揭示出来；一百一十篇是对基督最高的启示。然而，我们仍需要从一百一十八篇看见，基督虽是匠人所弃的石头，却是神所宝贵的房角石。基督若不是房角石，祂就无法为我们和我们的罪而死，也无法与我们同死。祂若不是房角石，祂就不能作甚么。祂所是的一切，祂所作成的一切，以及祂正在作的一切，都在于祂4是房角石这事实。在行传四章我们看见，作为房角石，祂乃是救主；在以弗所二章我们看见，作为房角石，祂乃是建造的因素。没有基督作房角石，我们就无法同被建造，成为神的居所，神的住处，就是宇宙中独一的殿。藉著基督、凭著基督、并同著基督作房角石，这殿才得以建造。彼前二章四至七节是关于基督作房角石的另一段话：『你们来到祂这为人所弃绝，却为神所拣选所宝贵的活石跟前，也就像活石，被建造成为属灵的殿，成为圣别的祭司体系，藉著耶稣基督献上神所悦纳的属灵祭物。因为经上记著说，『看哪，我把所拣选所宝贵的房角石，安放在锡安，信靠祂的人，必不至于羞愧。』所以祂在你们信的人是宝贵的，在那不信的人却是『匠人所弃的石头，已成了房角的头块石头。』我们这些无生命的泥土怎能成为活石？惟有藉著基督作房角石，我们才能成为活石。基督作房角石，乃是许多事的因素。我们得救了，是因为基督是房角石。如今我们正被变化并建造，也是因为基督是房角石。这关于基督是房角石的启示，在诗人的赞美中揭示了出来。当诗人表达他们混杂的情绪时，常会突然说出关于基督的启示。这是诗篇向我们陈明基督之启示的方式。

19The Psalms unveil Christ to us in a complete way. If we did not have Psalm 118, the revelation concerning Christ in the Psalms would not have been completed. Christ is unveiled from Psalm 2 through Psalm 110, which is the highest revelation of Christ. Nevertheless, we still need to see from Psalm 118 that Christ is the stone rejected by the builders but honored by God as the corners tone. If Christ were not the corners tone, He could not have died for us and for our sins, and He could not have died with us. If He were not the corners tone, He could do nothing. Everything He is, everything He has done, and everything He is doing is due to the fact that He is the cornerstone. In Acts we see that as the cornerstone He is the Savior, and in Ephesians 2 we see that as the corners tone He is the building factor. Without Christ as the cornerstone, we cannot be built up to gether to be God’s dwelling place, God’s habitation, which is the unique temple in the universe. This temple is built up through Christ, by Christ, and with Christ as the cornerstone. In 1 Peter 2:4-7 we have another word about Christ as the cornerstone. “Coming to Him, a living stone, rejected by men but with God chosen and precious, you yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house into a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it is contained in Scripture: ‘Behold, I lay in Zion a cornerstone, chosen and precious; and he who believes on Him shall by no means be put to shame.’ To you therefore who believe is the preciousness; but to the unbelieving, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the head of the corner.’” How can we who are lifeless clay become living stones? We can become living stones only through Christ’s being the cornerstone. Christ as the cornerstone is the factor for many things. We have been saved because Christ is the cornerstone. Now we are being transformed and built up also because Christ is the cornerstone. This revelation concerning Christ as the cornerstone is unveiled in the praises of the psalmist. Often, while the psalmists were expressing their complex sentiments, something suddenly came forth as a revelation concerning Christ. This is the way the reve lations of Christ are presented to us in the Psalms.

20你曾称谢主是房角石，或赞美祂是房角石么？我怀疑我们中间有多少人这样作过。我们需要祷告说，『主耶稣，我感谢你，你是房角石，作我的救主并作我的救恩。我赞美你，你是为著神建筑的房角石。没有你，我们就没有任何元素或因素被建造为神的殿。』我担心甚至在你听过基督是房角石以后，你仍没有兴趣为此感谢赞美祂。你也许还是比较喜欢以老旧的方式祷告，说到主的怜悯和慈爱。我要鼓励你这样祷告：『主，我感谢你向我揭示你是房角石，要作我的救恩，并作我被变化并建造，成为你居所的元素和因素。』基督成为房角石最显著的点乃是：新约向我们揭示出，基督作房角石，是为著在新约时代建造召会。（太二一42～43。）在神新约的经纶里，基督在祂的救恩里，首先使我们成为活石以建造神属灵的殿，（徒四10～，彼前二5～6，）然后在祂变化的过程中，将我们建造成为神的居所，（罗十二2上，弗二20～22，）使祂能为著神的喜悦（弗一9）完成神永远的经纶。

20Have you ever thanked the Lord for being the cornerstone or praised Him for His being the cornerstone? I doubt that many among us have done this. We need to pray, saying, “Lord Jesus, I thank You that You are the cornerstone as my Savior and as my salvation. I praise You that You are the cornerstone for God’s building. Without You we do not have any element or factor to be built up as God’stem ple.” I am concerned that even after you have heard that Christ is the cornerstone, you may have no interest in thanking and praising Him for this. Instead, you may prefer to pray in an old way regarding the Lord’s mercy and lovingkindness. I would encourage you to pray like this: “Lord, I thank You for unveiling to me that You are the cornerstone to be my salvation and to be the element and factor for me to be transformed and built up into Your habitation.” The most striking point of Christ being made the cornerstone is that the New Testament unveils to us that Christ as the cornerstone is for the building up of the church in the New Testament age (Matt. 21:42-43). In God’s New Testament economy, Christ, in His salvation, firstly makes us living stones for the building up of God’s spiritual house (Acts 4:10-12; 1 Pet. 2:5-6), and then, 12 in the process of His transformation, builds us up into a dwelling place of God (Rom. 12:2a; Eph. 2:20-22), that He may carry out God’s eternal economy for God’s good pleasure (Eph. 1:9).

3 这是耶和华所作的，在我们眼中看为希奇

3. This Being from Jehovah and Being Wonderful in Our Sight

21诗篇一百一十八篇二十三节说，『这是耶和华所作的，在我们眼中看为希奇。』这里告诉我们，基督成为房角石是耶和华所作的，在我们眼中看为希奇。

21Psalm 118:23 says, “This is from Jehovah, / And it is wonderful in our sight.” Here we are told that Christ’s becoming the cornerstone was from Jehovah and that it is wonderful in our eyes

4 这发生于耶和华所定的日子

4. This Taking Place in the Day that Jehovah Has Made

22二十四节上半接著说，『这是耶和华所定的日子。』这日是基督复活的日子。在祂复活的日子，在主日，（徒二十7，林前十六2，启一10，）主耶稣被神作成房角石。这就是我们喜欢在主日这非常特别的日子聚在一起的原因。

22Verse 24a goes on to say, “This is the day that Jehovah has made.” This day is the day of Christ’s resurrection. On the day of His resurrection, on the Lord’s Day (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:2; Rev. 1:10), the Lord Jesus was made the cornerstone by God. This is why we like to meet together on the Lord’s Day, a very particular day

5 我们受嘱咐在这日要欢腾喜乐

5. We Being Charged to Exult and Rejoice in This Day

23诗篇一百一十八篇二十四节下半继续说，『我们在其中要欢腾喜乐。』这里嘱咐我们，在这日要欢腾喜乐。这指明我们该欢乐赞美的来到聚会中。然而，许多人来到聚会中静默，好像没有灵和口一样。让我们在聚会中运用我们的灵，敞开我们的口，在主里喜乐，赞美祂成为房角石。6神的拯救并神所给的亨通，

23Psalm 118:24b continues, “Let us exult and rejoice in it.” Here we are charged to exult and rejoice in this day. This indicates that we should come to the meetings with rejoicing, praising the Lord. However, when many come to the meetings, they are silent, as if they do not have a spirit and a mouth. In the meetings, let us exercise our spirit and open our mouth to rejoice in the Lord and to praise Him for His being made the cornerstone. 6. God’sS alvation and the Prosperity Sent by God

来自基督这房角首石

Coming from Christ as the Chief Cornerstone

24二十五节说，『耶和华阿，求你拯救。耶和华阿，求你使我们亨通。』『求你拯救』原文是hoshiah-na，是新约『和散那』(hosanna)的来源。（太二一，可十一9～10，约十二13。）诗篇一百一十八篇二十五节所题的亨通不是物质的，乃是指属天、属灵、神圣的丰富福分。这是以弗所一章所描述的那种亨通，那里说到三一神所赐给我们属天、属灵、神圣的福分。三节说，『我们主耶稣基督的神与父，是当受颂赞的，祂在基督里，曾用诸天界里各样属灵的福分，祝福了我们。』照著以弗所一章，这些福分的第一部分是属父神；（3～6；）第二部分是属子神；（7～12；）第三部分是属灵神。（13～。）我们若对这些福分感兴趣，就要因著基督是房角石，得以享受神所给我们的亨通。

24Verse 2 5 says, “O Jehovah, do save, we pray! / O Jehovah, do send prosperity, we pray!” In Hebrew the words “do save” are hoshiah-na, the source for hosanna in the New Testament (Matt. 21:9; Mark 11:9-10; John 12:13). The prosperity mentioned in Psalm 118:259 is not material; rather, it refers to rich blessings that are heavenly, spiritual, and divine. This is the kind of prosperity described in Ephesians 1, which speaks of the heavenly, spiritual, and divine blessings given to us by the Triune God. Verse 3 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ.” According to Ephesians 1, the first portion of these blessings is of God the Father (v v. 3-6); the second portion is of God the Son (v v. 7-12); and the third portion is of God the Spirit (vv. 13-14). If we are interested in these blessings, we will be brought into 14 the enjoyment of the prosperity sent to us by God because of Christ’s being the cornerstone.

7 基督这房角首石是奉耶和华名来的

7. Christ as the Chief Cornerstone Coming in the Name of Jehovah

25诗篇一百一十八篇二十六节上半宣告：『奉耶和华名来的，是应当称颂的。』这指明基督要奉神的名，奉耶和华的名而来。事实上，祂要奉耶和华的名来两次。

25Psalms 118:26a declares, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of Jehovah.” This indicates that Christ will come in the name of God, in the name of Jehovah. In fact, He will come two times in the name of Jehovah

第一次

a. The First Time

26第一次是在马太二十一章五至十一节题到。那是基督在耶路撒冷受人热烈欢迎的时候；他们说，『在主名里来的，是当受颂赞的！』（9。）

26The first time is mentioned in Matthew 21:5-11. That was the time when Christ was warmly welcomed by the people in Jerusalem who said, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” (v. 9

第二次

b. The Second Time

27基督第一次奉耶和华的名来，却被犹太人弃绝，今天他们仍不欢迎祂。然而，祂再回来的时候，犹太人要热烈的欢迎祂，并且说，『在主名里来的，是当受颂赞的！』（太二三39。）

27After Christ came in the name of Jehovah the first time, He was rejected by the Jews, and today they still will not welcome Him. However, when He comes back, the Jews will give Him a warm welcome and say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Matt. 23:39).

28主耶稣在马太二十一章四十二节和二十三章三十九节都引用了诗篇一百一十八篇，将这些话应用到自己身上，因而解释了这些话。没有祂的解释，我们无法领会一百一十八篇二十二节的房角石是指基督，二十六节里『奉耶和华名来的』也是指基督。

28The Lord Jesus quoted Psalm 118 in Matthew 21:42 and in 23:39, each time applying the words of the psalm to Himself and thereby interpreting them. Without His interpretation, we could not understand that the cornerstone in Psalm 118:22 refers to Christ and that the word in verse 26 about “He who comes in the name of Jehovah” also refers to Christ.

8 诗人从耶和华赞美的殿中祝福以色列同万国

8. The Psalmists Blessing Israel with All the Nations from the Praising House of Jehovah

29最后，二十六节下半说，『我们从耶和华的殿中，为你们祝福。』这里诗人从耶和华赞美的殿中祝福以色列同万国。

29Finally, Psalm 118:26b says, “We bless you from the house of Jehovah.” Here we have the psalmists blessing Israel with all the nations from the praising house of Jehovah