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The foregoing psalm was very plain and easy, but in this are things dark and hard to be understood. It is an encomium of Zion, as a type and figure of the gospel-church, to which what is here spoken is very applicable. Zion, for the temple's sake, is here preferred, I. Before the rest of the land of Canaan, as being crowned with special tokens of God's favour, Ps 87:1-3. II. Before any other place or country whatsoever, as being replenished with more eminent men and with a greater plenty of divine blessings, Ps 87:4-7. Some think it was penned to express the joy of God's people when Zion was in a flourishing state; others think it was penned to encourage their faith and hope when Zion was in ruins and was to be rebuilt after the captivity. Though no man cared for her (Jer 30:17, "This is Zion whom no man seeketh after"), yet God had done great things for her, and spoken glorious things of her, which should all have their perfection and accomplishment in the gospel-church; to that therefore we must have an eye in singing this psalm.
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The Glory of Zion
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錫安的榮耀
可拉後裔的詩歌。
¹ （可拉後裔的詩歌。）耶和華所立的根基在聖山上。 ² 他愛錫安的門，勝於愛雅各一切的住處。 ³ 神的城啊，有榮耀的事乃指著你說的。（細拉）
有人以本詩開頭的話為標題的一部分；這是一篇以聖山——建在摩利亞山上錫安裏的聖殿——為主題的詩歌。這是論證的根基，或說是詩篇的開始。或可設想詩人此時正在觀看會幕或聖殿，默想其中的榮耀，終於迸發出這句話——雖然與他前麵所寫的無關，卻與他所思想的有關；當他如此突兀地說*「他的根基在聖山上」之時，人人都知道他的意思。在此論到聖殿的頌讚，可注意三件事：1. 它根基在聖山上*（詩 87:1）。教會有根基，使她不能沉沒或搖撼；基督自己就是她的根基，是神所立的。在上的耶路撒冷乃是一座有根基的城。這根基在山上。她建造得高；「末後的日子耶和華殿的山必堅立，超乎諸山」（賽 2:2）。她建造得穩固；山是磐石，教會建造在磐石上。世界建立在諸水之上（詩 24:2），那些水不斷漲落，根基甚是脆弱；巴別塔建造在平原上，那裏的地土朽壞。但教會建造在永遠的山嶺、永恒的岡陵上；因為山嶺可挪移、岡陵可傾覆的日子，比神平安的約被廢除的日子更早來到，而教會正是建立在其上（賽 54:10）。這根基在聖山上。聖潔是教會的力量和穩固：正是這個支持她、保守她免於下沉；與其說因為她建造在山上，不如說因為她建造在聖山上——建造在神的應許上（為堅定這應許，他以自己的聖潔起誓），建造在聖靈的成聖上（這要確保一切聖徒的福樂）。2. 神對她表示了特別的鍾愛（詩 87:2）：「耶和華愛錫安的門」——就是聖殿的門、「訓誨之家的門」（迦勒底意譯本如此譯），勝於愛雅各一切的住處」——無論是在耶路撒冷或是在國中別處。神曾論到錫安說：「這是我永遠安息之所；我要住在這裏。」他在那裏與他的百姓相會、與他們相交，接受他們的敬奉，並向他們顯出他恩寵的憑據；因此我們可以斷定他是何等愛慕那些門。請注意：1. 神愛雅各的住處——對敬虔的家庭有恩惠的顧念，並悅納他們的家庭敬拜。2. 但他更愛錫安的門——不僅超過雅各任何一個住處，更超過雅各一切的住處。雅各的住處有神的敬拜，家庭敬拜是家庭的責任，斷不可忽略；然而當兩者並排之時，公眾的敬拜（在其他條件相同的情況下）當優先於私下的敬拜。3. 關於她，在神的話語中說了許多（詩 87:3）：「神的城啊，有榮耀的事乃指著你說的！」我們判斷事物和人，當憑他們在聖經中所留下的印象和所得的評價。神的城的仇敵說了許多貶抑的話來詆毀她、使她顯得卑微可憎；但那判斷我們確知是按照真理的，卻指著她說了榮耀的事。神論到聖殿說：「我的眼、我的心必常在那裏；我已分別這殿為聖，使我的名永在其中」（代下 7:16）。**「錫安山——大君王的城，在北麵極其榮美」（詩 48:2）。這些都是榮耀的事。然而指著福音教會所說的更為榮耀。她是基督的新婦，是他寶血所買贖的；她是「獨特的子民、聖潔的國度、君尊的祭司」，而「陰間的權柄不能勝過她」。我們不可在教會最卑微的境況中因基督的教會為恥，也不可因任何屬她的人為恥，更不可否認我們與她的關係，即使這使我們大大蒙受羞辱——因為指著她所說的是這樣榮耀的事，而這些話的一點一畫也都不會落空。
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The Glory of Zion
A psalm or song for the sons of Korah.
¹ His foundation is in the holy mountains.
² The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
³ Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Some make the first words of the psalm to be part of the title; it is a psalm or song whose subject is the holy mountains—the temple built in Zion upon Mount Moriah. This is the foundation of the argument, or beginning of the psalm. Or we may suppose the psalmist had now the tabernacle or temple in view and was contemplating the glories of it, and at length he breaks out into this expression, which has reference, though not to what he had written before, yet to what he had thought of; every one knew what he meant when he said thus abruptly, Its foundation is in the holy mountains. Three things are here observed, in praise of the temple:—1. That it was founded on the holy mountains, Ps 87:1. The church has a foundation, so that it cannot sink or totter; Christ himself is the foundation of it, which God has laid. The Jerusalem above is a city that has foundations. The foundation is upon the mountains. It is built high; the mountain of the Lord's house is established upon the top of the mountains, Isa 2:2. It is built firmly; the mountains are rocky, and on a rock the church is built. The world is founded upon the seas (Ps 24:2), which are continually ebbing and flowing, and are a very weak foundation; Babel was built in a plain, where the ground was rotten. But the church is built upon the everlasting mountains and the perpetual hills; for sooner shall the mountains depart, and the hills be removed, than the covenant of God's peace shall be disannulled, and on that the church is built, Isa 54:10. The foundation is upon the holy mountains. Holiness is the strength and stability of the church: it is this that will support it and keep it from sinking; not so much that it is built upon mountains as that it is built upon holy mountains—upon the promise of God, for the confirming of which he has sworn by his holiness, upon the sanctification of the Spirit, which will secure the happiness of all the saints. 2. That God had expressed a particular affection for it (Ps 87:2): The Lord loveth the gates of Zion, of the temple, of the houses of doctrine (so the Chaldee), more than all the dwellings of Jacob, whether in Jerusalem or any where else in the country. God had said concerning Zion, This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell. There he met his people, and conversed with them, received their homage, and showed them the tokens of his favour, and therefore we may conclude how well he loves those gates. Note, (1.) God has a love for the dwellings of Jacob, has a gracious regard to religious families and accepts their family-worship. (2.) Yet he loves the gates of Zion better, not only better than any, but better than all, of the dwellings of Jacob. God was worshipped in the dwellings of Jacob, and family-worship is family-duty, which must by no means be neglected; yet, when they come in competition, public worship (cæteris paribus—other things being equal) is to be preferred before private. 3. That there was much said concerning it in the word of God (Ps 87:3): Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God! We are to judge of things and persons by the figure they make and the estimate put upon them in and by the scripture. Many base things were spoken of the city of God by the enemies of it, to render it mean and odious; but by him whose judgment we are sure is according to truth glorious things are spoken of it. God said of the temple, My eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually; I have sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever, 2Ch 7:16. Beautiful for situation is Mount Zion, Ps 48:2. These are glorious things. Yet more glorious things are spoken of the gospel-church. It is the spouse of Christ, the purchase of his blood; it is a peculiar people, a holy nation, a royal priesthood, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Let us not be ashamed of the church of Christ in its meanest condition, nor of any that belong to it, nor disown our relation to it, though it be turned ever so much to our reproach, since such glorious things are spoken of it, and not on iota or tittle of what is said shall fall to the ground.
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The Glory of Zion
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錫安的榮耀
⁴ 我要提起拉哈伯和巴比倫，是在認識我的人之中；看哪，非利士、推羅、並古實，這一個是生在那裏的。 ⁵ 至於錫安，必有人說：這一個、那一個都生在其中；至高者必親自堅立她。 ⁶ 當耶和華記錄萬民的時候，祂要數點這一個是生在那裏的。細拉。 ⁷ 歌唱的、跳舞的都要在其中：我一切的泉源都在你裏面。
錫安在此與別處相比，並被置於其上；基督的教會比地上的列國更榮耀、更尊貴。1。 別處的榮耀固當承認（詩 87:4）：「我要提起拉哈伯」（即埃及）「和巴比倫，是在認識我的人之中」——就是在我周圍、與我談論公共事務的人之中；「看哪，非利士和推羅，並古實」（或更恰當地說是亞拉伯）「我們要看這一個是生在那裏的」；這裏那裏間或有一個名人，在知識和德行上出眾，是這些國家本族所生的；這裏那裏間或有一個成為改教者，敬拜真神。但有人對此另有解釋，以為這是一段將外邦人領入教會、並將他們與猶太人聯合為一體的預言或應許。神說：「我要將埃及和巴比倫算為認識我的人之中。當他們領受基督的福音之時，我要看他們如同以色列一樣是我的百姓，承認他們為生在錫安——在那裏重生——並如真正的以色列人一樣自由地得着錫安的特權。」 那些本為陌生人和外人的，成了與聖徒同國的，弗 2:19。歸主的外邦人要與本族的猶太人站在平等的地位上；比較賽 19:23-25：耶和華必說：埃及我的百姓有福了，亞述我手的工作有福了，以色列我的產業有福了。 2。 錫安的榮耀勝過他們一切，這話在許多方面都得着證明；因為：（1）錫安要產出許多偉大而良善的人，在他們的世代中為人所知，詩 87:5。論到錫安，她周圍的鄰舍都要說這一個、那一個都生在其中——許多因智慧和敬虔而聞名的人，尤其是因熟悉神的話和全能者的異象而聞名的人——許多先知和君王，他們比埃及或巴比倫所培養的更蒙天上的恩寵，更為地上的福分。教會的英傑遠超外邦列國的英傑，他們的名也必比在永久的記錄中更加明亮。這一個、那一個都生在其中——有人以此理解為指着基督，那位「人子」，比世人更美的那一位；祂生在錫安附近的伯利恆，是祂百姓以色列的榮耀。猶太民族所得過最大的尊榮，就是按肉體說，基督是從他們出來的，羅 9:5。這話也可應用於外邦人的歸主。論到錫安必有人說：那從錫安而出的律法——基督的福音——要成為使許多靈魂重生歸神的器皿，而那在上的耶路撒冷必被承認是他們全體的母。（2）錫安的利益要藉着全能的大能得着鞏固和安定。至高者必親自着手堅立她——祂能有效地作成這事；從各國歸化的改教者，不但不會引起紛爭和分裂，反要大大有助於錫安的力量；因為神既已將她建立在永遠的根基上，無論邦國有何動盪和革命，無論天地如何被震動，這些是不能震動的事，必須長存。（3）錫安的兒女必帶着尊榮被記錄（詩 87:6）：「當耶和華記錄萬民、為祂的子民立冊之時，祂要數點這一個是生在那裏的」——所以是因着出生而為子民——藉着第一次的生，生在祂家中；藉着第二次的生，從祂的靈而生。當神與世人算帳、要照各人所行的報應他之時，祂必留意誰是生在錫安的，因而享有了神聖所的特權——那兒子的名分、榮耀、諸約、對神的事奉，都是屬於他們的，羅 9:4、3:1,2。因為多給誰，就向誰多取；帳目也要相應；那受託得五千銀子的，必須拿去經營。我知道你的行為，你住在哪裏，你生在哪裏。細拉。 願住在錫安的人留意這事，並活出與他們所認信相符的生命。（4）錫安的詩歌必以喜樂和凱歌歌唱：歌唱的、跳舞的都要在那裏讚美神，詩 87:7。錫安的尊榮，也是福音教會的尊榮，正是在那裏神以喜樂事奉敬拜：祂的工得以成就，並以喜樂成就；見詩 68:25。我一切的泉源都在你裏面——錫安啊！這是神所說的話；祂把恩典的寶藏存放在祂聖潔的典章中；那些使神的城歡喜的活水（詩 46:4），便是從那裏的泉源發源。詩人也是這樣說：他認為自己枯乾的靈魂當得澆灌的泉源，乃在於聖所、在於道和典章、並在於聖徒的相交之中。屬肉體之世人的喜樂泉源在於財富和享樂；但蒙恩之靈魂的喜樂泉源在於神的道和禱告。基督就是那真聖殿；我們一切的泉源都在祂裏面，從祂那裏我們一切的活水湧流。父喜悅叫一切的豐盛居住在祂裏面，凡信徒也都以此為美。
英文原文
The Glory of Zion
⁴ I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
⁵ And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
⁶ The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.
⁷ As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Zion is here compared with other places, and preferred before them; the church of Christ is more glorious and excellent than the nations of the earth. 1. It is owned that other places have their glories (Ps 87:4): "I will make mention of Rahab" (that is, Egypt) "and Babylon, to those that know me and are about me, and with whom I discourse about public affairs; behold Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia" (or rather Arabia), "we will observe that this man was born there; here and there one famous man, eminent for knowledge and virtue, may be produced, that was a native of these countries; here and there one that becomes a proselyte and worshipper of the true God." But some give another sense of it, supposing that it is a prophecy or promise of bringing the Gentiles into the church and of uniting them in one body with the Jews. God says, "I will reckon Egypt and Babylon with those that know me. I will reckon them my people as much as Israel when they shall receive the gospel of Christ, and own them as born in Zion, born again there, and admitted to the privileges of Zion as freely as a true-born Israelite." Those that were strangers and foreigners became fellow-citizens with the saints, Eph 2:19. A Gentile convert shall stand upon a level with a native Jew; compare Isa 19:23-25. The Lord shall say, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance. 2. It is proved that the glory of Zion outshines them all, upon many accounts; for, (1.) Zion shall produce many great and good men that shall be famous in their generation, Ps 87:5. Of Zion it shall be said by all her neighbours that this and that man were born in her, many men of renown for wisdom and piety, and especially for acquaintance with the words of God and the visions of the Almighty—many prophets and kings, who should be greater favourites of heaven, and greater blessings to the earth, than ever were bred in Egypt or Babylon. The worthies of the church far exceed those of heathen nations, and their names will shine brighter than in perpetual records. A man, a man was born in her, by which some understand Christ, that man, that son of man, who is fairer than the children of men; he was born at Bethlehem near Zion, and was the glory of his people Israel. The greatest honour that ever was put upon the Jewish nation was, that of them, as concerning the flesh, Christ came, Ro 9:5. Or this also may be applied to the conversion of the Gentiles. Of Zion it shall be said that the law which went forth out of Zion, the gospel of Christ, shall be an instrument to beget many souls to God, and the Jerusalem that is from above shall be acknowledged the mother of them all. (2.) Zion's interest shall be strengthened and settled by an almighty power. The Highest himself shall undertake to establish her, who can do it effectually; the accession of proselytes out of various nations shall be so far from occasioning discord and division that it shall contribute greatly to Zion's strength; for, God himself having founded her upon an everlasting foundation, whatever convulsions and revolutions there are of states and kingdoms, and however heaven and earth may be shaken, these are things which cannot be shaken, but must remain. (3.) Zion's sons shall be registered with honour (Ps 87:6): "The Lord shall count, when he writes up the people, and takes a catalogue of his subjects, that this man was born there, and so is a subject by birth, by the first birth, being born in his house—by the second birth, being born again of his Spirit." When God comes to reckon with the children of men, that he may render to every man according to his works, he will observe who was born in Zion, and consequently enjoyed the privileges of God's sanctuary, to whom pertained the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the service of God, Ro 9:4, Ro 3:1,2. For to them much was given, and therefore of them much will be required, and the account will be accordingly; five talents must be improved by those that were entrusted with five. I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, and where thou was born. Selah. Let those that dwell in Zion mark this, and live up to their profession. (4.) Zion's songs shall be sung with joy and triumph: As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there to praise God, Ps 87:7. It was much to the honour of Zion, and is to the honour of the gospel-church, that there God is served and worshipped with rejoicing: his work is done, and done cheerfully; see Ps 68:25. All my springs are in thee, O Zion! So God says; he has deposited treasures of grace in his holy ordinances; there are the springs from which those streams take rise which make glad the city of our God, Ps 46:4. So the psalmist says, reckoning the springs from which his dry soul must be watered to lie in the sanctuary, in the word and ordinances, and in the communion of saints. The springs of the joy of a carnal worldling lie in wealth and pleasure; but the springs of the joy of a gracious soul lie in the word of God and prayer. Christ is the true temple; all our springs are in him, and from him all our streams flow. It pleased the Father, and all believers are well pleased with it too, that in him should all fulness dwell.
前一詩篇十分淺明易懂，但本詩卻有晦暗難明之處。它是對錫安的頌讚，以錫安作為福音教會的預表與影像，此處所說的話很可應用於福音教會。
錫安因聖殿的緣故，在此被高舉：一、超越迦南地的其餘部分，因它戴著神特別施恩的記號（詩八七1-3）。二、超越任何其他地方或國家，因它充滿了更傑出的人物與更豐盛的屬神福分（詩八七4-7）。
有人認為本詩寫於錫安興旺之時，用以表達神子民的喜樂；也有人認為寫於錫安荒涼、被擄之後將要重建之時，用以激發他們的信心與盼望。雖然無人眷顧她（耶三十17，「這是錫安，無人來探問的」），神卻為她行了大事，又論到她說了榮耀的事，這一切都將在福音教會中得以完全與成就；因此我們唱這詩時，當注目於那教會。