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The salvation promised in the foregoing chapter was compared to that of Israel "in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt;" so that chapter ends. Now as Moses and the children of Israel then sang a song of praise to the glory of God (Ex 15:1) so shall the people of God do in that day when the root of Jesse shall stand for an ensign of the people and shall be the desire and joy of all nations. In that day, I. Every particular believer shall sing a song of praise for his own interest in that salvation, Isa 12:1,2). "Thou shalt say, Lord, I will praise thee." Thanksgiving-work shall be closet-work. II. Many in concert shall join in praising God for the common benefit arising from this salvation (Isa 12:4-6): "You shall say, Praise you the Lord." Thanksgiving-work shall be congregation-work; and the praises of God shall be publicly sung in the congregations of the upright.
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A Song of Praise (740 BC)
一首讚美之歌（主前740年）
¹ 到那日，你必說：耶和華啊，我要讚美你；你雖然向我發怒，你的怒氣卻已轉消，你又安慰了我。
² 看哪，神是我的拯救；我要倚靠祂，並不懼怕；因為主耶和華是我的力量，是我的詩歌；祂也成了我的拯救。
³ 所以你們必從救恩的泉源歡然取水。
這是為教會使用而預備的讚美詩的前半部分——既為猶太教會在神為他們行大拯救之時而設，也為基督教會在彌賽亞的國度設立於世界、不顧黑暗權勢的反對之時而設：*到那日你必說：耶和華啊，我要讚美你。*這四散的教會既合成一身，就要如同一人，以同心一口如此讚美神——神是一，祂的名也是一。到那日，當主為你行這些大事，*你必說：耶和華啊，我要讚美你。*這意思是：
I. 「你必有理由如此說。」這應許是確定的，其中所含的福氣極其豐富；當福氣賜下時，必使教會有豐盛的喜樂緣由，也就有豐盛的感恩緣由。舊約論福音時代的預言，常以那時所要激發的喜樂和讚美來表達；因我們藉耶穌基督所享受那無價的恩益，要求我們以最高超、最寬廣的感恩來回應。
II. 「你必有這樣的心。」神給百姓的一切別的恩賜，都要以此為冠冕。祂要賜他們恩典，將這一切的榮耀歸給祂，並在一切場合帶著感恩說到這些事以頌讚祂。你必說，就是說，你當如此說。到那日，當許多人被帶歸耶穌基督、如鴿子飛向窗戶一般湧向祂之時，不要像猶太人嫉妒外邦人蒙恩那樣，嫉妒他們在基督那裡所得的厚待，倒要*說：耶和華啊，我要讚美你。*當知道，我們當為神向別人所施的恩典、正如為向我們自己所施的一樣，歡喜感恩。
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信徒在此受教，要為神轉消祂的不悅、使祂的恩寵歸回而感謝神（Isa 12:1）：耶和華啊，我要讚美你，你雖然向我發怒。當知道，連神的皺眉也不可使我們失了讚美祂的調子；祂雖然向我們發怒，雖然殺我，我們仍要信靠祂、感謝祂。神常有充足的理由向我們發怒，但我們絕無理由向祂發怒，也絕不可對祂說別的，只說好話；即使祂責備我們，我們仍要讚美祂。你曾向我們發怒，但你的怒氣已轉消。當知道：（1.）神有時向自己的百姓發怒，祂怒氣的果子也顯露，他們當留意這事，好在祂大能的手下自卑。（2.）神雖然一時向百姓發怒，祂的怒氣終必轉消；不過片刻，也不永遠相爭。藉著耶西的本耶穌基督，神對世人的怒氣得以轉消；因祂是我們的和平。（3.）神既與人和好，就必安慰他；連祂怒氣的轉消對他們已是安慰；然而不止於此：那些與神相和的人可以歡歡喜喜盼望神的榮耀，Ro 5:1,2。不但如此，神有時把祂的百姓帶到曠野，為要在那裡安慰他們，Ho 2:14。（4.）神怒氣的轉消、並祂安慰的歸回，當成為我們喜樂感恩讚美的內容。
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他們受教要在神裡面、並在他們於祂身上的權益中誇勝（Isa 12:2）：「看哪，當以為希奇；神是我的拯救；不僅是拯救我的救主，更是我在其中得安全的拯救。我以祂為我的拯救而倚靠祂，因為我已認識祂正是如此。祂要得我一切已得拯救的榮耀，我也只從祂指望我日後還需要的拯救，而不靠大小山岡；神若作我的拯救，若祂承擔我永遠的拯救，我就要信靠祂來預備我、保守我達到那拯救。我要把一切暫時的事交託祂，毫不懷疑祂必使萬事互相效力，叫我得益處。我要有把握，就是我的心總是安穩的。」當知道，以神為拯救的人，可以帶著聖潔的安全感和內心的平靜享受自己。讓我們以信神為我們的拯救發生功效：（1.）使我們的恐懼緘默。我們要倚靠，並不懼怕——不懼怕我們所信的神會使我們失望；不，這沒有危險；也不懼怕任何受造之物，無論多麼可怕威脅。當知道，信神是醫治叫人不安、折磨人之恐懼的良藥。（2.）支持我們的盼望。主耶和華既是我們的拯救，祂也必作我們的力量和詩歌。我們有事要做、有試探要抵擋，我們可以倚靠祂使我們有能力作兩樣——藉著祂的靈用大能使我們心裡的力量剛強起來，因為祂是我們的力量；祂的恩典如此，那恩典也必夠我們用。我們有許多患難要經歷，在這流淚谷中必遇憂傷；我們可以倚靠祂在我們一切患難中安慰我們，因為祂是我們的詩歌；祂在夜間賜下詩歌。我們若以神為我們的力量，把信心放在祂身上，祂就必作我們的力量；我們若以祂為我們的詩歌，把安慰放在祂身上，祂就必作我們的詩歌。許多敬虔的基督徒以神為力量，卻沒有以神為詩歌；他們行在黑暗中；但光已為他們而撒種。那些以神為力量的人，當以祂為詩歌，就是將榮耀歸給祂（見 Ps 68:35），也從中得安慰，因為祂必成為他們的拯救。請注意這裡給神的稱號：*雅、耶和華。*雅是耶和華的縮寫，兩者都表明祂的永恆和不改變，這對那以祂為力量和詩歌的人是大安慰。有人認為雅指成為人的神子；祂是耶和華，我們可以以祂為我們的力量、詩歌和拯救而誇耀。
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他們受教要從神的愛和那愛的一切記號中為自己汲取安慰（Isa 12:3）：「所以，因為主耶和華是你的力量和詩歌，並要作你的拯救，你們必歡然取水。」當知道，神所賜關乎祂之愛的保證，以及我們對祂恩典之益處和安慰的經歷，當大大鼓勵我們信祂、對祂有所指望：從救恩的泉源——就是對祂百姓作一切美善之源的神——你們必歡然取水。神的恩寵要流歸你們，你們也要在其中得安慰，並享用其蒙福的果子。當知道：（1.）神在聖禮中啟示、堅立並賜給我們的應許，就是救恩的泉源；是救主的泉源（有人如此讀），因為在其中救主和救恩向我們顯明、並賜給我們。（2.）我們的本分是憑信從這些井裡打水，為自己取用其中所珍藏的益處和安慰，如同承認我們一切新鮮的泉源都在那裡、一切新鮮的溪流都從那裡流出的人，Ps 87:7。（3.）從救恩的泉源裡取水，要帶著極大的喜樂和滿足。神的旨意是我們要在祂面前歡喜、在祂裡面歡喜（De 26:11），在祂禱告的殿中喜樂（Isa 56:7），並存著歡喜守祂的節期，Ac 2:46。
英文原文
A Song of Praise (740 BC)
¹ And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
² Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
³ Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
This is the former part of the hymn of praise which is prepared for the use of the church, of the Jewish church when God would work great deliverances for them, and of the Christian church when the kingdom of the Messiah should be set up in the world in despite of the opposition of the powers of darkness: In that day thou shalt say, O Lord! I will praise thee. The scattered church, being united into one body, shall, as one man, with one mind and one mouth, thus praise God, who is one and his name one. In that day, when the Lord shall do these great things for thee, thou shalt say, O Lord! I will praise thee. That is,
I. "Thou shalt have cause to say so." The promise is sure, and the blessings contained in it are very rich, and, when they are bestowed, will furnish the church with abundant matter for rejoicing and therefore with abundant matter for thanksgiving. The Old-Testament prophecies of gospel times are often expressed by the joy and praise that shall then be excited; for the inestimable benefits we enjoy by Jesus Christ require the most elevated and enlarged thanksgivings.
II. "Thou shalt have a heart to say so." All God's other gifts to his people shall be crowned with this. He will give them grace to ascribe all the glory of them to him, and to speak of them upon all occasions with thankfulness to his praise. Thou shalt say, that is, thou oughtest to say so. In that day, when many are brought home to Jesus Christ and flock to him as doves to their windows, instead of envying the kind reception they find with Christ, as the Jews grudged the favour shown to the Gentiles, thou shalt say, O Lord! I will praise thee. Note, we ought to rejoice in, and give thanks for, the grace of God to others as well as to ourselves.
1. Believers are here taught to give thanks to God for the turning away of his displeasure from them and the return of his favour to them (Isa 12:1): O Lord! I will praise thee, though thou wast angry with me. Note, Even God's frowns must not put us out of tune for praising him; though he be angry with us, though he slay us, yet we must put our trust in him and give him thanks. God has often just cause to be angry with us, but we have never any reason to be angry with him, nor to speak otherwise than well of him; even when he blames us we must praise him. Thou was angry with us, but thy anger is turned away. Note, (1.) God is sometimes angry with his own people and the fruits of his anger do appear, and they ought to take notice of this, that they may humble themselves under his mighty hand. (2.) Though God may for a time be angry with his people, yet his anger shall at length be turned away; it endures but for a moment, nor will he contend for ever. By Jesus Christ, the root of Jesse, God's anger against mankind was turned away; for he is our peace. (3.) Those whom God is reconciled to he comforts; even the turning away of his anger is a comfort to them; yet that is not all: those that are at peace with God may rejoice in hope of the glory of God, Ro 5:1,2. Nay, God sometimes brings his people into a wilderness that there he may speak comfortably to them, Ho 2:14. (4.) The turning away of God's anger, and the return of his comforts to us, ought to be the matter of our joyful thankful praises.
2. They are taught to triumph in God and their interest in him (Isa 12:2): "Behold, and wonder; God is my salvation; not only my Saviour, by whom I am saved, but my salvation, in whom I am safe. I depend upon him as my salvation, for I have found him to be so. He shall have the glory of all the salvations that have been wrought for me, and from him only will I expect the salvations I further need, and not from hills and mountains: and if God be my salvation, if he undertake my eternal salvation, I will trust in him to prepare me for it and preserve me to it. I will trust him with all my temporal concerns, not doubting but he will make all to work for my good. I will be confident, that is, I will be always easy in my own mind." Note, Those that have God for their salvation may enjoy themselves with a holy security and serenity of mind. Let faith in God as our salvation be effectual, (1.) To silence our fears. We must trust, and not be afraid, not be afraid that the God we trust in will fail us; no, there is no danger of that; not be afraid of any creature, though ever so formidable and threatening. Note, Faith in God is a sovereign remedy against disquieting tormenting fears. (2.) To support our hopes. Is the Lord Jehovah our salvation? Then he will be our strength and song. We have work to do and temptations to resist, and we may depend upon him to enable us for both, to strengthen us with all might by his Spirit in the inner man, for he is our strength; his grace is so, and that grace shall be sufficient for us. We have many troubles to undergo, and must expect griefs in a vale of tears; and we may depend upon him to comfort us in all our tribulations, for he is our song; he giveth songs in the night. If we make God our strength, and put our confidence in him, he will be our strength; if we make him our song, and place our comfort in him, he will be our song. Many good Christians have God for their strength who have him not for their song; they walk in darkness: but light is sown for them. And those that have God for their strength ought to make him their song, that is, to give him the glory of it (see Ps 68:35) and to take to themselves the comfort of it, for he will become their salvation. Observe the title here given to God: Jah, Jehovah. Jah is the contraction of Jehovah, and both signify his eternity and unchangeableness, which are a great comfort to those that depend upon him as their strength and their song. Some make Jah to signify the Son of God made man; he is Jehovah, and in him we may glory as our strength, and song, and salvation.
3. They are aught to derive comfort to themselves from the love of God and all the tokens of that love (Isa 12:3): "Therefore, because the Lord Jehovah is your strength and song and will be your salvation, you shall draw water with joy." Note, The assurances God has given us of his love, and the experiences we have had of the benefit and comfort of his grace, should greatly encourage our faith in him and our expectations from him: "Out of the wells of salvation in God, who is the fountain of all good to his people, you shall draw water with joy. God's favour shall flow forth to you, and you shall have the comfort of it and make use of the blessed fruits of it." Note, (1.) God's promises revealed, ratified, and given out to us, in his ordinances, are wells of salvation; wells of the Saviour (so some read it), for in them the Saviour and salvation are made known to us and made over to us. (2.) It is our duty by faith to draw water out of these wells, to take to ourselves the benefit and comfort that are treasured up for us in them, as those that acknowledge all our fresh springs to be there and all our fresh streams to be thence, Ps 87:7. (3.) Water is to be drawn out of the wells of salvation with a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction. It is the will of God that we should rejoice before him and rejoice in him (De 26:11), be joyful in his house of prayer (Isa 56:7), and keep his feasts with gladness, Ac 2:46.
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A Song of Praise (740 BC)
讚美之歌 (740 BC)
⁴ 在那日，你們要說：當稱謝耶和華，求告他的名，在萬民中傳揚他的作為，題說他的名已被尊崇。
⁵ 你們要向耶和華唱歌，因他所行的甚是美好；但願這事傳遍全地！
⁶ 錫安的居民哪，當揚聲歡呼，因為在你們中間的以色列聖者乃為至大。
這是這首福音之歌的第二部分，與前一部分宗旨相同；在那裏信徒激勵自己讚美神，在這裏他們邀請並鼓勵彼此如此行，並設法傳揚他的讚美、吸引別人加入。請觀察：
I. 誰在此被呼召來讚美神——「錫安和耶路撒冷的居民」，就是神特別保護他們免受西拿基立殘害的人（Isa 12:6）。那些從神領受了特別恩惠的人，當最踴躍最熱心地讚美他。福音教會就是錫安。基督是錫安的王。那些在教會中有地位有名分的人，當竭力傳揚基督的知識，領許多人歸他。「錫安的居民哪」——原文是陰性的。讓軟弱的性別在主裏剛強，從他們口中讚美得以完全。
II. 他們當如何讚美主。1. 藉著禱告：「求告他的名。」正如為前所得的憐憫感恩是求進一步憐憫的得體方式，求進一步的憐憫也被恩慈地接納為對我們已得憐憫的感恩承認。在求告神的名時，我們將他作為我們大能而豐富的施恩者所當得的榮耀歸給他。2. 藉著講道和寫作。我們不僅當對神說話，也當對別人論到他——不僅求告他的名，更（如原文旁註所讀的）「宣揚他的名」；讓別人從我們聽到一些他們從前不知道的關於神的事，以及那些他藉以使自己為人所知的事。「傳揚他的作為」，就是他的「謀略」（有人如此讀）；救贖之工是照他旨意的計謀而作的，在他所行的那一切奇妙之事中，我們當留意他「向我們所懷的意念」（Ps 40:5）。要在「萬民中」傳揚這些——在外邦人中傳揚，好使他們被帶入與以色列和以色列神的交通中。當使徒們將福音傳給萬國、從耶路撒冷起首時，這經文就應驗了——他的作為要在萬民中傳揚，他所行的事要傳遍全地。3. 藉著聖潔的歡欣和喜樂的激蕩：「揚聲歡呼」；以歡呼和響亮的歡呼聲將福音迎接給自己、又傳給別人，如同那些「為得勝歡呼」（Ex 32:18）或「為王加冕歡呼」（Nu 23:21）的人一樣。
III. 他們當為何讚美主。1. 因為他榮耀了自己。你們自己記念，也向別人「題說」，「他的名已被尊崇」，變得更為顯赫更為矚目；每一個敬虔人都以此為樂。2. 因為他高舉了他的百姓：「他所行的甚是美好」——為他們作了大事，使他們看來偉大而可觀。3. 因為他是、也將在他們中間為大：「以色列的聖者乃為至大」，因為他在聖潔中是榮耀的；「所以」為大，因為聖潔。真正的良善就是真正的偉大。他作為「以色列的聖者」為大，並「在你們中間」——被他們讚美（Ps 76:1），在他們中間彰顯自己，並為他們榮耀地顯現。以色列的尊榮和福樂，在於那與他們立約、在他們中間的神是無限偉大的。
英文原文
A Song of Praise (740 BC)
⁴ And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
⁵ Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
⁶ Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
This is the second part of this evangelical song, and to the same purport with the former; there believers stir up themselves to praise God, here they invite and encourage one another to do it, and are contriving to spread his praise and draw in others to join with them in it. Observe,
I. Who are here called upon to praise God—the inhabitants of Zion and Jerusalem, whom God had in a particular manner protected from Sennacherib's violence, Isa 12:6. Those that have received distinguishing favours from God ought to be most forward and zealous in praising him. The gospel church is Zion. Christ is Zion's King. Those that have a place and a name in the church should lay out themselves to diffuse the knowledge of Christ and to bring many to him. Thou inhabitress of Zion; the word is feminine. Let the weaker sex be strong in the Lord, and out of their mouth praise shall be perfected.
II. How they must praise the Lord. 1. By prayer: Call upon his name. As giving thanks for former mercy is a decent way of begging further mercy, so begging further mercy is graciously accepted as a thankful acknowledgment of the mercies we have received. In calling upon God's name we give unto him some of the glory that is due to his name as our powerful and bountiful benefactor. 2. By preaching and writing. We must not only speak to God, but speak to others concerning him, not only call upon his name, but (as the margin reads it) proclaim his name; let others know something more from us than they did before concerning God, and those things whereby he has made himself known. Declare his doings, his counsels (so some read it); the work of redemption is according to the counsel of his will, and in that and other wonderful works that he has done we must take notice of his thoughts which are to us-ward, Ps 40:5. Declare these among the people, among the heathen, that they may be brought into communion with Israel and the God of Israel. When the apostles preached the gospel to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem, then this scripture was fulfilled, that his doings should be declared among the people and that what he has done should be known in all the earth. 3. By a holy exultation and transport of joy: "Cry out and shout; welcome the gospel to yourselves and publish it to others with huzzas and loud acclamations, as those that shout for victory (Ex 32:18) or for the coronation of a king," Nu 23:21.
III. For what they must praise the Lord. 1. Because he has glorified himself. Remember it yourselves, and make mention of it to others, that his name is exalted, has become more illustrious and more conspicuous; in this every good man rejoices. 2. Because he has magnified his people: He has done excellent things for them, which make them look great and considerable. 3. Because he is, and will be, great among them: Great is the Holy One, for he is glorious in holiness; therefore great, because holy. True goodness is true greatness. He is great as the Holy One of Israel, and in the midst of them, praised by them (Ps 76:1), manifesting himself among them, and appearing gloriously in their behalf. It is the honour and happiness of Israel that the God who is in covenant with them, and in the midst of them, is infinitely great.
上一章所應許的拯救，被比作以色列「從埃及地上來的那日」所得的拯救；上一章便如此結束。如今正如摩西和以色列人那時向神的榮耀唱了讚美的詩歌（出 15:1），照樣當耶西的根立作萬民的大旗、成為列國所羨慕與喜樂的那日，神的百姓也必如此行。在那日：一、 每一個別的信徒必因自己在那拯救中有分，而唱出讚美的詩歌，賽 12:1,2——「你必說：主啊，我要讚美你。」感恩的工夫當是內室的工夫。二、 許多人必齊聲同心讚美神，因這拯救所帶來的共同益處（賽 12:4-6）：「你們要說：你們要讚美主。」感恩的工夫當是會眾的工夫；神的讚美必在正直人的會中公開歌頌。