20250702 [새벽묵상] 고난중에 드리는 확신에 찬 기도 | Trusting God in Times of Trouble (시/Ps 86:1~17)

86:1 여호와여 나는 가난하고 궁핍하오니 주의 귀를 기울여 내게 응답하소서

86:2 나는 경건하오니 내 영혼을 보존하소서 내 주 하나님이여 주를 의지하는 종을 구원하소서

86:3 주여 내게 은혜를 베푸소서 내가 종일 주께 부르짖나이다

86:4 주여 내 영혼이 주를 우러러보오니 주여 내 영혼을 기쁘게 하소서

1 Hear me, Lord, and answer me,

    for I am poor and needy.

2 Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;

    save your servant who trusts in you.

You are my God; 3 have mercy on me, Lord,

    for I call to you all day long.

4 Bring joy to your servant, Lord,

    for I put my trust in you.

86:5 주는 선하사 사죄하기를 즐거워하시며 주께 부르짖는 자에게 인자함이 후하심이니이다

86:6 여호와여 나의 기도에 귀를 기울이시고 내가 간구하는 소리를 들으소서

86:7 나의 환난 날에 내가 주께 부르짖으리니 주께서 내게 응답하시리이다

5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good,

    abounding in love to all who call to you.

6 Hear my prayer, Lord;

    listen to my cry for mercy.

7 When I am in distress, I call to you,

    because you answer me.

86:8 주여 신들 중에 주와 같은 자 없사오며 주의 행하심과 같은 일도 없나이다

86:9 주여 주께서 지으신 모든 민족이 와서 주의 앞에 경배하며 주의 이름에 영광을 돌리리이다

86:10 무릇 주는 위대하사 기이한 일들을 행하시오니 주만이 하나님이시니이다

8 Among the gods there is none like you, Lord;

    no deeds can compare with yours.

9 All the nations you have made

    will come and worship before you, Lord;

    they will bring glory to your name.

10 For you are great and do marvelous deeds;

    you alone are God.

86:11 여호와여 주의 도를 내게 가르치소서 내가 주의 진리에 행하오리니 일심으로 주의 이름을 경외하게 하소서

86:12 주 나의 하나님이여 내가 전심으로 주를 찬송하고 영원토록 주의 이름에 영광을 돌리오리니

86:13 이는 내게 향하신 주의 인자하심이 크사 내 영혼을 깊은 스올에서 건지셨음이니이다

11 Teach me your way, Lord,

    that I may rely on your faithfulness;

give me an undivided heart,

    that I may fear your name.

12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;

    I will glorify your name forever.

13 For great is your love toward me;

    you have delivered me from the depths,

    from the realm of the dead.

86:14 하나님이여 교만한 자들이 일어나 나를 치고 포악한 자의 무리가 내 영혼을 찾았사오며 자기 앞에 주를 두지 아니하였나이다

86:15 그러나 주여 주는 긍휼히 여기시며 은혜를 베푸시며 노하기를 더디하시며 인자와 진실이 풍성하신 하나님이시오니

86:16 내게로 돌이키사 내게 은혜를 베푸소서 주의 종에게 힘을 주시고 주의 여종의 아들을 구원하소서

86:17 은총의 표적을 내게 보이소서 그러면 나를 미워하는 그들이 보고 부끄러워하오리니 여호와여 주는 나를 돕고 위로하시는 이시니이다

14 Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;

    ruthless people are trying to kill me—

    they have no regard for you.

15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,

    slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

16 Turn to me and have mercy on me;

    show your strength in behalf of your servant;

save me, because I serve you

    just as my mother did.

17 Give me a sign of your goodness,

    that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,

    for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

                  시편에는 많은 종류의 시들이 있습니다. 그 중에는 찬양시처럼 하나님을 찬양하는 시들이 있고 지혜시처럼 하나님의 율법의 중요성들을 가르치는 잠언과 같은 시들도 있습니다. 그러나 시편의 여러 시들 중에 가장 많은 부분을 차지하는 시는 바로 기도시 일 것입니다. 시인이 고난이나, 질병, 박해, 죄 등으로 하나님께 간절히 부르짖고 도움을 구하는 내용이지요. 오늘의 말씀인 시편 86편도 바로 이런 기도시의 대표적인 예시라고 할 수 있습니다. 특별히 화자 자신의 개인적인 고통과 간구를 담고 있기에 이를 개인적인 탄식시라고 볼 수 있겠지요. 만약 성경이 완벽한 사람들의 행복한 이야기들만을 담고 있었다면 아마 우리는 성경을 읽으며 아무런 감동을 얻지 못할 것입니다. 그러나 나와 같이 고난 가운데 하나님을 찾는 화자를 보면서 우리는 동질감을 느끼게 되지요. 그리고 그런 시인을 보면서 우리는 환난의 때에 무엇을 해야하는지 깨닫게 됩니다. 그것은 무엇입니까? 바로 하나님을 의지하는 것입니다. 오늘 말씀의 시인은 고난 중에 간절히 하나님을 찾으면서도 그 마음에 하나님이 자신을 돕고 위로하시는 분이시라는 확신이 있었습니다. 그렇습니다. 우리도 마찬가지입니다. 고난이 찾아 올 때에 우리도 확신에 찬 기도로 하나님께 나아가야 합니다.

There are many types of psalms in the book of Psalms. Among them are psalms of praise, which glorify God, and psalms of wisdom, which teach the importance of God's laws, similar to Proverbs. However, the largest portion of the Psalms consists of prayers. These are where the psalmist earnestly cries out to God, seeking help in times of suffering, illness, persecution, or sin. Today's passage, Psalm 86, is a prime example of such a prayer. Specifically, it can be seen as a personal lament, expressing the speaker's individual pain and plea. If the Bible only contained happy stories of perfect people, we probably wouldn't feel any deep connection when reading it. But when we see a speaker, like ourselves, seeking God in the midst of hardship, we feel a sense of solidarity. And seeing such a psalmist helps us realize what we should do in times of tribulation. What is it? It is to depend on God. The psalmist in today's passage, though earnestly seeking God in trouble, had a conviction in his heart that God was the one who would help and comfort him. Yes, it's the same for us. When hardship comes, we too must approach God with prayers full of conviction.

                  고난 중에 드리는 확신에 찬 기도 그 첫번째, 고난 중에 하나님을 의지하여야 합니다. 오늘 말씀 1절을 함께 읽어보겠습니다. “여호와여 나는 가난하고 궁핍하오니 주의 귀를 기울여 내게 응답하소서” 화자는 자신이 처한 상황을 정확히 알았습니다. 그는 고난이 닥쳤을 때에 자신의 힘이나 능력으로 해결하려고 하지 않았습니다. 여기서 말하고 있는 가난과 궁핍이란 물질적인 가난보다는 억압된, 고통받는, 비참한, 즉 마음의 가난을 말하고 있는 것이지요. 고난 중에 그가 품었던 확신이란 자신이 이 어려움을 반드시 극복하리라는 확신이 아니었습니다. 나를 하나님 앞에서 낮추고 하나님의 응답을 구할 때에 그 하나님께서 내게 응답하시리라는 확신인 것이지요. 2절 함께 읽겠습니다. “나는 경건하오니 내 영혼을 보존하소서 내 주 하나님이여 주를 의지하는 종을 구원하소서” 시인은 나는 경건하다고 자신을 표현하고 있습니다. 어떻게 죄인인 인간이 이렇게 떳떳하게 스스로를 경건하다고 표현 할 수 있는가 의아합니다. 그러나 우리는 그가 경건하다고 표현하는 것이 스스로가 의롭다고 표현하는 것이 아님을 5절을 통해 알 수 있습니다. 5절에서 그는 자신이 죄인임을 암시하는 표현을 쓰고 있기 때문입니다. “주는 선하사 사죄하기를 즐거워하시며.” 그렇다면 시인이 스스로 의롭다고 말하는 것은 무엇을 근거로 하고 있는 것일까요? 그것은 바로 2절의 하반절 “주를 의지하는 종을 구원하소서” 즉 나의 경건함이란 죄인된 나의 능력을 의지하는 것이 아니라 주를 의지함으로서 주장 할 수 있는 표현인 것이지요. 그는 1-7절까지 끊임없이 하나님의 도우심을 구합니다. 1절, 내게 응답하소서. 2절, 종을 구원하소서. 3절, 내게 은혜를 베푸소서. 4절, 내 영혼을 기쁘게 하소서. 6절, 내가 간구하는 소리를 들으소서. 자 그런데 7절에서는 그 톤이 조금 바뀝니다. 7절 함께 한 번 읽어보겠습니다. “나의 환난 날에 내가 주께 부르짖으리니 주꼐서 내게 응답하시리이다.” 차이가 보이십니까? 그전까지는 계속 베푸소서, 도우소서, 간구하였습니다. 그러나 7절에서는 시인의 마음가짐이 바뀌었습니다. 하나님께서 자신의 부르짖음에 응답하시리이다. 즉 응답에 대한 확신을 가지고 있는 것이지요. 그렇게 고난 중에 하나님을 의지하였던 시인은 이제 응답에 대한 확신을 갖게 되었습니다.

First, In Trouble, We Must Rely on God.

A prayer of conviction offered in times of trouble. Let's read verse 1 together: "Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy." The speaker clearly understood his situation. When trouble struck, he did not try to resolve it with his own strength or ability. The "poor and needy" mentioned here refers more to a spiritual poverty – being oppressed, suffering, miserable – rather than material poverty. The conviction he held in his time of trouble was not that he would definitely overcome this difficulty himself. It was the conviction that when he humbled himself before God and sought God's answer, God would indeed respond to him. Let's read verse 2 together: "Preserve my soul, for I am godly; O my God, save your servant who trusts in you!" The psalmist describes himself as "godly." It might seem strange how a sinful human could so boldly declare themselves godly. However, we can understand from verse 5 that his use of "godly" is not an assertion of his own righteousness, as he uses language that implies his sinfulness in that verse: "For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving." So, what is the basis for the psalmist's claim of godliness? It is in the latter half of verse 2: "save your servant who trusts in you." In other words, his godliness is a claim he can make not by relying on his sinful self, but by relying on the Lord. From verses 1 to 7, he continually seeks God's help. Verse 1, "answer me." Verse 2, "save your servant." Verse 3, "be gracious to me." Verse 4, "gladden the soul of your servant." Verse 6, "hear the voice of my pleas." Now, in verse 7, the tone shifts slightly. Let's read verse 7 together: "In the day of my trouble I call upon you, for you will answer me." Do you see the difference? Before, it was consistently "be gracious," "help," "plea." But in verse 7, the psalmist's mindset has changed. "You will answer me." That is, he has a conviction about the answer. Having relied on God in trouble, the psalmist now has confidence in God's response.

자 8절부터 13절은 그렇게 확신을 갖게된 시인이 깨닫게 된 것을 전하고 있습니다. 그것은 무엇입니까? 바로 하나님이 누구신지를 깨닫게 되었습니다. 10절에서 무어라고 고백합니까? 바로 “주만이 하나님이시니이다.” 라고 고백합니다. 8절, 9절, 10절은 전 우주적인 하나님에 대한 고백입니다. 8절, 신들 중에 주와 같은 자 없습니다. 9절 주께서 지으신 모든 민족이 주의 이름에 영광을 돌리리이다. 시인은 하나님이 얼마나 크신 분인지 기도 중에 다시 깨달았습니다. 이는 마치 욥기에서 하나님께서 고난 중에 있는 욥에게 나타나셨을 때에 당신의 크심이 어떠한지를 말하는 장면 같습니다. 하나님의 전능함과 지혜, 그리고 창조주로서의 위대함을 강조하셨던 것을 떠올리게 합니다. 바로 이런 하나님의 크심을 깨달았을 때에 시편의 기자가 고백하였던 것은 아까도 나누었던 10절의 “주만이 하나님이시니이다”라는 말씀입니다. 분명 그는 이 시편을 나는 가난하니 내게 응답하소서 라고 시작하였는데 어느덧 “주만이 하나님이시니이다”라고 고백하고 있는 것입니다. 자신의 삶을 향한 하나님의 완전하신 주권을 깨달았을 때에 그는 다른 것을 구하기 시작합니다. 11절입니다. 함께 읽겠습니다. “주의 도를 내게 가르치소서 내가 주의 진리에 행하오리니 일심으로 주의 이름을 경외하게 하소서” 화자의 마음이 바뀌었습니다. 그는 결심하였습니다. 주의 진리를 따라 행하겠다. 일심으로 주님을 경외하겠다. 아까 앞에서 9절에서 모든 민족이 주의 이름에 영광을 돌리리이다 라고 하지 않았습니까? 12절에서는 “주 나의 하나님이여 내가 전심으로 영원토록 주의 이름에 영광을 돌리오리니”라고 고백하고 있습니다. 9절의 창조주 하나님이 12절에서 나의 하나님이 되었습니다. 앞에서 고백하였던 하나님은 전 우주적인 창조주 하나님이었습니다. 너무나 크시고 위대하신 하나님이시기에 나 같이 가난하고 궁핍한 자는 돌아보지 않으실 것 같습니다. 그러나 12절과 13절은 그 크신 하나님이 바로 나를 돌아보시는 나의 하나님임을 이야기 하고 있는 것입니다. 13절 함께 읽겠습니다. “이는 내게 향하신 주의 인자하심이 크사 내 영혼을 깊은 스올에서 건지셨음이니라.” 그 크신 하나님이 나같이 가난하고 궁핍한 자에게 인자하심을 크게 베푸십니다. 그에게는 확신이 있었습니다. 깊은 스올에서 건지셨음이니라. 건지시리라가 아닙니다. 아직 미처 이루어지지 않은 일을 마치 이미 이루어진 일처럼 확신을 가지고 선포하는 것입니다. 내 영혼을 깊은 스올에서 건지셨음이니라. 고난 중에 그는 확신을 가지고 하나님께 기도하였던 것입니다.

Second, When You Rely on God, You Will Come to Know Who God Is.

Now, verses 8 through 13 convey what the psalmist, having gained such conviction, came to understand. What is it? It is that he understood who God is. What does he confess in verse 10? He confesses, "You alone are God." Verses 8, 9, and 10 are a confession about a universal God. Verse 8, "There is none like you among the gods, O Lord." Verse 9, "All the nations you have made shall come and bow before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name." The psalmist, in prayer, once again realized how great God is. This is similar to the scene in the book of Job where God appeared to Job in his suffering and spoke of His greatness, reminding us of God's omnipotence, wisdom, and majesty as Creator. It was when he realized this greatness of God that the psalmist confessed, as we shared earlier, in verse 10, "You alone are God." He clearly started this psalm by saying, "I am poor, answer me," but now he is confessing, "You alone are God." When he realized God's complete sovereignty over his life, he began to seek something different. Verse 11: Let's read it together: "Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name." The psalmist's heart changed. He resolved to walk in God's truth and to fear the Lord with an undivided heart. Didn't he say earlier in verse 9 that "all the nations... shall glorify your name"? In verse 12, he confesses, "I will give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever." The Creator God of verse 9 has become my God in verse 12. The God he confessed earlier was the universal Creator God. So great and mighty that it might seem He would not pay attention to someone as poor and needy as him. However, verses 12 and 13 speak of that great God as being my God, the one who indeed cares for him. Let's read verse 13 together: "For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol." That great God extends great steadfast love to someone poor and needy like him. He had conviction. "You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol." It's not "you will deliver." He is declaring something yet to be accomplished as if it has already happened, with full conviction. "You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol." In his suffering, he prayed to God with conviction.

말씀을 맺습니다. 오늘 시편의 기자는 우리와 똑같이 가난하고 궁핍한 상황에 놓여있습니다. 그 고난 가운데 그는 하나님을 의지하고 하나님의 응답을 구하였습니다. 그 때에 그는 하나님의 응답에 대한 확신을 가질 수 있었고 이는 그에게 하나님이 누구신지 다시 한 번 기억하도록 하였습니다. 크신 전 우주적인 하나님이 가난하고 궁핍한 나를 돌아보시는 분이심을 그는 다시 한번 깨닫습니다. 그래서 그는 17절의 말씀처럼 “여호와여 주는 나를 돕고 위로하시는 이시니이다”라고 고백 할 수 있었던 것입니다. 여러분 포기하지 마십시오. 여러분을 의지하지 말고 하나님을 의지하십시오. 여러분께서 하나님의 응답을 간절히 구할 때 그 크신 하나님께서 여러분을 돕고 위로하실 것입니다. 고난 중에도 하나님에 대한 확신을 가지고 기도하시는 여러분 되시기를 주님의 이름으로 축원합니다.

Conclusion

Let me conclude. The psalmist today found himself in a situation just like ours – poor and needy. In that trouble, he relied on God and sought God's answer. At that time, he gained conviction about God's response, and this made him remember once again who God is. He realized anew that the great, universal God is the one who cares for him, the poor and needy. That is why he could confess, as in verse 17, "You, O Lord, are my helper and my comforter." Beloved, do not give up. Do not rely on yourselves, but rely on God. When you earnestly seek God's answer, that great God will help and comfort you. May you be those who pray with conviction in God even in times of trouble. I bless you in the name of the Lord.