赦罪的喜樂
詩篇三十二篇
1（大衛的訓誨詩。）得赦免其過、遮蓋其罪的，這人是有福的！
2凡心裡沒有詭詐、耶和華不算為有罪的，這人是有福的！
3我閉口不認罪的時候，因終日唉哼而骨頭枯乾。
4黑夜白日，你的手在我身上沉重；我的精液耗盡，如同夏天的乾旱。（細拉）
5我向你陳明我的罪，不隱瞞我的惡。我說：我要向耶和華承認我的過犯，你就赦免我的罪惡。（細拉）
6為此，凡虔誠人都當趁你可尋找的時候禱告你；大水泛溢的時候，必不能到他那裡。
7你是我藏身之處；你必保佑我脫離苦難，以得救的樂歌四面環繞我。（細拉）
8我要教導你，指示你當行的路；我要定睛在你身上勸戒你。
9你不可像那無知的騾馬，必用嚼環轡頭勒住他；不然，就不能馴服。
10惡人必多受苦楚；惟獨倚靠耶和華的必有慈愛四面環繞他。
11你們義人應當靠耶和華歡喜快樂；你們心裡正直的人都當歡呼。
信息分享
詩中談及罪的每一個字，都值得我們留意，請先讀第1和2節。你明白它們的意思嗎？現在請留意第1和2節的結語--「這人是有福的！」--那表示蒙赦罪的人，實在是何等快樂！這是大衛的親身經歷：「人最大的快樂，莫如知道神已赦免他的罪，和他已經與神和好。」
大衛曾經有足足一年的時間隱藏他的罪；那期間，他日夜都受到良心的譴責(3、4節)。最後，他終於向神認罪--巨細無遺地向神陳明他的罪。我們有時也必須這樣做，不可只說：「神已知道我犯了甚麼罪」，反要像大衛一樣(第5節)，向神承認一切過犯：「我犯罪跌倒，我偏行己路，我違背了律法，我要承擔全部的責任。」。
接著，大衛指出主會引領他的前路(9節)，以致他不會再犯罪，也不會再有被罪折磨的痛苦感覺。大衛勸勉我們：「不要做一匹不馴服的驢馬，唯獨遵從主的帶領，祂必保守你不再犯罪。」這正是得勝的祕訣。
主是否正向你的良心說些甚麼呢？在你和祂的中間，是否有罪的阻隔？立即認罪吧！只有向神認罪，你才會知道蒙神赦罪和與神相交，將會為你帶來何等美妙的喜樂。
牢記：
只有清潔的良心，才會帶來快樂的心靈。
The Joy of Forgiveness
Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
6 For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
7 You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him.
11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Message
Each word David used for sin is worth studying. Look at them in verses 1 and 2. What does each one mean? Now look at the first word of the Psalm - 'blessed' - which means 'Oh the happiness' of the man who has been forgiven. David says out of his own experience, 'The greatest thing that can make a man happy is to know that God has forgiven him and that he is right with God'.
David had covered his sin for a whole year. In that time his conscience has bothered him night and day (v.3, 4). Then he confessed his sin, every detail of it. Sometimes we must do that. Don't just say, 'Lord you know my sins'. Tell him in detail. David says, 'I failed. I went my own way. I broke your law. I did it all myself' (v.5).
Now David talks about the Lord guiding him (v.9) so that this experience, this sin will not happen again. David says to us, 'Don't be like a horse that won't do what you want. Be open to the leading of the Lord and he will keep you from sin.' That is the secret of victory.
Is there something on your conscience that the Lord has been trying to speak to you about? Is there something between you and him? Confess it today and you will know the wonderful joy of forgiveness and fellowship.
Remember:
A clear conscience means a happy heart.