青少年教程 (诗篇*第7课) | 诗篇第121篇

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课程目的

1. 鼓励学生寻求神。

2. 帮助学生不惧怕邪恶。

3. 教导学生，无论发生什么，神总与我们同在。

主题

保护、关系

背诵经文

耶利米书 3:23

开头的祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(10分钟)

让大家知道，他们要根据某些规则来排队。下面是几个例子，你也可以想些别的。对于每一轮，给他们30秒时间排队（对于较大的团队，给60秒）。

• 按高度排列（从最矮到最高）

• 按高度排列（从最高到最矮）

• 按名字的字母排列

• 按姓氏的字母排列

• 按年龄排列，从大到小

• 按年龄排列，从小到大

• 按头发颜色的深度排列

课堂起头(5分钟)

诗篇 121 是大卫的另一个诗篇，赞美神的伟大，并告诉我们如果我们悔改，祂可以为我们所做的事。大卫将一切美好和公义的事都归于神，祂为我们创造了一切，包括我们自己。大卫说神看顾我们，永远不会抛弃我们，永远保护我们免受罪恶和邪恶的影响。

读 耶利米书 20:11

问题讨论：

1. 这节经文让你印象深刻的是什么？（让学生分享他们的想法。）

2. 它看起来与我们已经了解的关于诗篇 121 的内容相似吗？（神是强大的，能够保护我们，永远与我们同在等）

深入学习(30分钟)

当我们来到诗篇 121 时，我们将再一次练习那种古老的阅读圣经的做法。正如我们在过去几周发现的，这种做法非常适合研读诗篇，可以帮助大家默想那些有意义的词。我们将用不同的方式一起读4遍这段经文，然后我们将回顾这段经文并讨论其含义。

1. 每个人自己安静地读诗篇 121篇。

2. 老师大声朗读诗篇 121 篇。

3. 在房间里转着圈让每个人读诗篇 121 篇中的一节经文。

4. 最后让每个人再一次安静地自读一遍诗篇 121 篇。

问题讨论：

1. 诗篇 121 篇让你印象最深的是什么？（神永远与我们同在，不会让我们跌倒，祂看顾我们，保护我们免受伤害等。）

2. 与你学习过的其他诗篇相比如何？（有一个共同的主题，即同在、保护等。）

现在我们来逐段读这一篇，将其分解，作进一步研读。

重读 诗篇 121:1-4

问题讨论：

1. “山”代表什么？（从字面上看，可能大卫正在向山上望着耶路撒冷的圣殿……从比喻的角度，应该指我们“仰望”天国，等等。）

2. 大卫的自问自答对那些读这节经文或听他歌的人有什么影响？（给出确定性，表明信仰等）

3. 大卫似乎强调了这样一个事实：如果神造的孩子们没有远离罪恶和诱惑，神就不会安息。为什么这一点如此重要？（我们都会受苦，经历试炼，如果知道神一直在关注着我们，一直与我们同在，这会给我们极大的安慰。）

诗篇 121:1-4 说了谁会保护我们以及他们会采取什么措施来保护我们。大卫解释说，神是我们最重要的盟友，是我们的救主。他说，在我们所面临的一切危险被克服之前，神不会休息。

重读 诗篇 121:5-8

问题讨论：

1. 神被称为“荫凉处”，如在炎热或明亮的日头之下。这个比喻可能意味着，在炎热的天气里，神是我们的庇护所，保护我们免受伤害。这种修辞手法如何有助于读者的理解？（住在当时他们住的地方，他们当然知道在炎热中遮荫的好处……这是他们都熟悉的。）

2. 大卫一遍又一遍地说，我们不会受到伤害，因为神一直在看顾我们。祂一直以来、现在和将来都会为我们提供最好的照顾。听到这里，你会感到惊讶吗？大卫为什么在这里不停地重复？（在诗歌文学中，重复强调了内容……这种强调有助于将这一真理刻在读者的脑海中。）

诗篇 121:5-8 主要是对前四节所讨论内容的回顾，只是强调和阐述。这一章的全部内容都集中在神会为我们做的事情上，神会竭尽全力让我们在祂的国度里得到永生，与祂永远在一起。

现在让我们再次将这首诗与耶利米书 20:11 进行比较。

应用(15分钟)

阅 耶利米书 20:11

这节经文与大卫的诗篇（包括诗篇 121 篇）中讨论的主题相似，都讨论了神如何保护和供应我们。

一般讨论：

• 除了神，还有谁在你需要的时候会在你身边？（父母、朋友、教会里带领年轻人的弟兄等）

• 你的父母在哪些方面支持你？（提供你所需要的，提供保护等）

• 朋友在你的生活中是怎样的存在？（当你感到孤独时，他们会提供陪伴，当你被击倒时，他们会帮助你站起来，等等。）

• 你如何成为他人生活中的存在和帮助者？（让学生想一想他们对谁有帮助……弟弟妹妹、同学等。）

所有这些帮助者都帮助我们找到自己的路，帮助我们发现，为着神，我们想做什么以及如何去做。他们以一切神会做的方式引导我们，让我们努力实现目标。神的目的是要帮助我们在祂的国度里与祂永远在一起，而在地上的这段时间里，我们要服事祂。因此，祂始终与我们同在，我们可以依靠祂而不是恐惧祂怕祂。

一般讨论：

• 你能从哪些方面感受到神的同在和保护？（让学生分享。）

• 神与你同在对你意味着什么？这如何让你能自由地生活？（没有恐惧，有信心，对你与祂的关系有安全感等）

• 神在我们生活中与我们同在是否意味着不会有任何不好的事情发生？（不，但这确实意味着，我们的希望大于我们所面临的任何麻烦。）

像大卫和耶利米一样，我祈祷你们可以自信地生活，因为有一位强大的战士一直看护着你。你的帮助来自神！

结束祷告(2分钟)

问大家是否有任何需要祷告的事项，然后为大家作祷告。

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Psalms

Lesson 7: Psalm 121 

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To encourage students to seek God.

2. To help the students not be afraid in the presence of evil.

3. To teach the students that God is always with us, no matter what.

Topics

Protection, Relationship

Scripture Memorization

Jeremiah 3:23

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)

Let your group know that it is their job to arrange themselves in a line, in order, according to certain criteria. There are several ideas below, or you can make up new categories. For each round, give them 30 seconds to line up (for larger groups, allow 60 seconds).

• Line up in height order (shortest to tallest)

• Line up in height order (tallest to shortest)

• Line up in alphabetical order by first name

• Line up in alphabetical order by last name

• Line up by age, oldest to youngest

• Line up by age, youngest to oldest

• Line up by darkness of hair

GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)

Psalms 121 is another one of David’s Psalms praising God for His greatness and telling others about the things He can do for us if we repent. He credits the Lord for the creation of everything that is good and right, everything He made for us, including us. He says that the Lord watches over us, will never abandon us, and will forever protect us from sin and evil influence.

Read Jeremiah 20:11

Discussion Questions:

1. What struck you about the verse? (Let students share their thoughts.)

2. Does it seem similar to what we’ve already learned about Psalm 121? (That God is strong, able to protect, always with us, etc.)

DIGGING IN (30 minutes)

As we turn our attention to Psalm 121, we’re going to practice Lectio Divina together again this week. It’s perfect for our study of the psalms, as we’ve discovered in past weeks. This is an ancient practice for reading Scripture that helps you meditate on the meaningful words. We’ll read this passage together 4 times in different ways, then we’ll go back through the passage and have some discussion about what it means.

1. Have everyone read Psalm 121 to themselves quietly.

2. As the leader, read Psalm 121 a second time out loud.

3. Go around the room and ask each person to read a single verse from Psalm 121.

4. Have everyone read Psalm 121 to themselves quietly one last time.

Discussion Questions:

1. What struck you about Psalms 121? (God is always with us, won’t let us fall, watches over us, keeps us from harm, etc.)

2. How does it compare to any other Psalms lessons that you have studied? (There is a common theme of presence, of protection, etc.)

Now we will read through the lesson again, breaking it apart and looking further into its meaning.

Re-read Psalm 121:1-4

Discussion Questions:

1. What do you think the “mountains” are supposed to represent? (Literally, it could have meant David was looking into mountains toward the temple in Jerusalem…figuratively, it infers that we’re “looking up” to the heavens, etc.)

2. What effect do you think David asking and answering the same question has on those who read the verse or listen to his song? (It gives certainty, states faith, etc.)

3. David seems to emphasize the fact that God will not rest if it means that His children, whom He created, are safe from sin and temptation. Why do you think this point is so important? (We all suffer and go through trials, and to know that He is always watching and always with us provides great comfort.)

Psalm 121:1-4 is a passage about who will protect us and the measures they will go to in order to keep us safe. David explains that God is our most important ally, our savior. He says that God will not rest until everything we are in danger of has been conquered.

Re-read Psalms 121:5-8

Discussion Questions:

1. God is referred to as “shade”, as in from heat or bright sunlight. This metaphor can mean that, as shade on a hot day, God is our shelter, protecting us from danger. How might this figure of speech contribute to the reader’s understanding? (Living where they lived, they certainly knew the benefit of shade in the heat…this is an image with which they are all familiar.)

2. David says, over and over, that no harm will come to us, for God is watching over us at all times. He always has, is, and will be taking the best care of us. Is this surprising for you to hear? Why do you think David repeats it so frequently here? (In poetic literature, the repetition provides emphasis…this emphasis helps this truth stick in the readers’ minds.)

Psalms 121:5-8 is mostly a review over what was addressed in the first four verse, only emphasized and elaborated on. The chapter in its entirety focuses on the anything and everything that God will do for us, the lengths the Lord would go to for us to have eternal life with him in his kingdom.

Now let’s compare again this psalm with Jeremiah 20:11.

MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)

Read Jeremiah 20:11

This verse touches on some of the same topics as many discussed in David’s psalms, including Psalm 121. They are similar because they both discuss how David protects and provides.

General Discussion:

• Other than God, who are some people who are there for you whenever you need? (Parents, friends, youth leaders at church, etc.)

• What are some ways your parents are there for you? (Providing what you need, providing physical protection, etc.)

• How are friends a presence in your life? (When you feel alone they provide companionship, when you get knocked down they help you back up, etc.)

• How are you a presence and helper in the lives of others? (Challenge students to think of someone for whom they are helpful…a younger sibling, classmate, etc.)

All these helpers assist us in finding our way, helping us learn what we want to do and how we can do it for the Lord. They guide us in all the ways that God does, striving to reach a goal. God’s goal for us is to help us live an everlasting life with him in his kingdom, and to serve him during our lives on Earth. He is always with us to that end, and we can depend on him and not fear.

General Discussion:

• In what ways can you sense God’s presence and protection? (Allow students to share.)

• What does it mean to you that God is with you? How does that free you up to live? (Without fear, in confidence, in security about your relationship with him, etc.)

• Does God’s presence in our lives mean that nothing bad will ever happen? (No, but it does mean that the hope we have is greater than any trouble we face.)

Like David and Jeremiah, it’s my prayer that you can live in confidence, knowing that a Mighty Warrior is watching over you at all times. Your help comes from the Lord!

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Ask for any prayer requests and then pray for the group.

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