根据过去几天的研讨，我们清楚看到诗人尽管对神的良善感到疑惑，但他持守了正确的立场。因为他意识到要是他说出被试探的话，神的百姓马上会受到伤害，所以他决定保持沉默。他也许不能肯定神的良善，但他能肯定成为神儿女的绊脚石是不对的，所以他坚信这个道理。

钟马田博士（Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones）在一次讲道中说：「你感到困惑的时候，要找一些你能肯定的事情，然后借助它们来稳固你的立场。那也许不是问题的核心，但不要紧」。请注意「那也许不是问题的核心」这几个字。我们可以在疑惑中挣扎，等待一些重大的启示，而不采用现有的解决方法。诗人保护自己不致跌倒的方法是对自己说：「我心里颇为犹疑，我也不能肯定神是良善的。但我能够肯定：因自己的疑惑而伤害别人是错误的。因此我要保持沉默。」

在向其他基督徒表示自己的疑惑时我们要绝对小心，特别是对那些信仰尚未成熟的信徒，或者是非基督徒朋友、伴侣或家人。要是我们不能够说出任何对人有帮助的话，就不要随便说话。诗人决定沉默直到他可以说：「神实在恩待以色列人。」到那个时候他才可以开口。

From what we have been seeing over the past few days, it is clear that although the psalmist was struggling with doubts about the goodness of God, he took a stand on something he knew to be right. He realised that if he were to speak as he was tempted to speak, the immediate consequence would be the hurt of God's people - so he chose to keep his thoughts and feelings to himself. He was not sure about the goodness of God but he was sure it would not be right to be a stumbling-block to God's children - and he held on to that fact.

Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones said in one of his sermons: "When you are puzzled and perplexed the thing to do is to try and find something of which you are certain, and then take your stand on it. It may not be the central thing; that does not matter." Note the words: "it may not be the central thing". We can struggle in the midst of our doubts, waiting for some great revelation to hit us, and fail to apply the remedy that is immediately to hand. The psalmist saved himself from slipping by saying to himself. "My heart is full of uncertainties and I cannot say with conviction that God is good. But one thing I am certain of: it is wrong to hurt others because of my own doubts. Therefore I will say nothing."

We should be careful about how we express our doubts to other Christians, especially those who are immature. This principle applies also to non-Christian friends, partners, or family members. If we can say nothing helpful we should say nothing at all. The psalmist determined to say nothing until he could say: "God is good to Israel." Then he was entitled to speak.