20260705 [새벽묵상] 마음이 상한 자의 곁에 서시는 주님 The Lord Who Stands by the Brokenhearted (시/Ps 109:17~31)

17 그가 저주하기를 좋아하더니 그것이 자기에게 임하고 축복하기를 기뻐하지 아니하더니 복이 그를 멀리 떠났으며

18 또 저주하기를 옷 입듯 하더니 저주가 물 같이 그의 몸 속으로 들어가며 기름 같이 그의 뼈 속으로 들어갔나이다

19 저주가 그에게는 입는 옷 같고 항상 띠는 띠와 같게 하소서

20 이는 나의 대적들이 곧 내 영혼을 대적하여 악담하는 자들이 여호와께 받는 보응이니이다

17 He loved to pronounce a curse—

    may it come back on him.

He found no pleasure in blessing—

    may it be far from him.

18 He wore cursing as his garment;

    it entered into his body like water,

    into his bones like oil.

19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him,

    like a belt tied forever around him.

20 May this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,

    to those who speak evil of me.

21 그러나 주 여호와여 주의 이름으로 말미암아 나를 선대하소서 주의 인자하심이 선하시오니 나를 건지소서

22 나는 가난하고 궁핍하여 나의 중심이 상함이니이다

23 나는 석양 그림자 같이 지나가고 또 메뚜기 같이 불려 가오며

24 금식하므로 내 무릎이 흔들리고 내 육체는 수척하오며

25 나는 또 그들의 비방거리라 그들이 나를 보면 머리를 흔드나이다

21 But you, Sovereign Lord,

    help me for your name’s sake;

    out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

22 For I am poor and needy,

    and my heart is wounded within me.

23 I fade away like an evening shadow;

    I am shaken off like a locust.

24 My knees give way from fasting;

    my body is thin and gaunt.

25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers;

    when they see me, they shake their heads.

26 여호와 나의 하나님이여 나를 도우시며 주의 인자하심을 따라 나를 구원하소서

27 이것이 주의 손이 하신 일인 줄을 그들이 알게 하소서 주 여호와께서 이를 행하셨나이다

28 그들은 내게 저주하여도 주는 내게 복을 주소서 그들은 일어날 때에 수치를 당할지라도 주의 종은 즐거워하리이다

29 나의 대적들이 욕을 옷 입듯 하게 하시며 자기 수치를 겉옷 같이 입게 하소서

26 Help me, Lord my God;

    save me according to your unfailing love.

27 Let them know that it is your hand,

    that you, Lord, have done it.

28 While they curse, may you bless;

    may those who attack me be put to shame,

    but may your servant rejoice.

29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace

    and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.

30 내가 입으로 여호와께 크게 감사하며 많은 사람 중에서 찬송하리니

31 그가 궁핍한 자의 오른쪽에 서사 그의 영혼을 심판하려 하는 자들에게서 구원하실 것임이로다

30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord;

in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him.

31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy,

to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

            세상을 살다 보면 억울한 일을 당할 때가 있습니다. 특히 선한 일을 하였는데도 오히려 손해를 보거나 욕을 먹는 경우들이 있지요. 나에게 욕을 하고 잘못을 하는 그 사람에게 내가 힘이 없어서, 내가 돈이 없어서, 또 내가 능력이 없어서 마음만 상하고 아무것도 하지 못하는 경우도 있습니다. 오늘 시편의 화자가 그렇습니다. 그는 선을 행하고 사랑으로 대했는데 상대는 그를 대적하고 이유 없이 그를 미워하였습니다. 그러나 그는 오늘 말씀 22절을 보니 “나는 가난하고 궁핍하여” 아무것도 하지 못하고 그저 “나의 중심이,” 나의 마음이 “상함이니이다”라고 고백하고 있습니다. 자 이런 일들을 겪을 때에, 그래서 너무나 마음이 상할 때에 우리는 어떻게 해야 할까요? 그리고 이런 일이 있을 때에 하나님은 대체 어디에 계신 걸까요? 오늘은 “마음이 상한 자의 곁에 서시는 주님” 이라는 제목으로 말씀을 나누기 원합니다.

[Introduction: The Pain of Being Wronged]

Living in this world, there are times when we face deeply unfair situations. This is especially true when we do good to others, yet suffer financial loss, emotional damage, or insults in return. Sometimes, because we lack power, money, or influence, we find ourselves completely helpless against those who wrong us. We end up carrying a wounded heart, unable to do anything about it.

The psalmist in today’s scripture is in this exact painful reality. He extended good deeds and treated people with genuine love, but they opposed him and hated him without any cause. In verse 22, he honestly confesses his helpless state: “For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.” When we go through such trials—when our hearts are completely shattered—what should we do? And where on earth is God in moments like these? Today, I want to share a message titled: “The Lord Who Stands by the Brokenhearted.”

                   우리가 이렇게 마음이 상하는 일을 겪을 때에 첫번째로 우리는 하나님께 그 마음 그대로 나아가야 합니다. 어제부터 묵상하고 있는 시편 109편의 내용은 억울한 일을 당한 화자가 하나님께 이 나의 억울함을 풀어달라고 간구하는 내용입니다. 그러면서 상대를 저주하고 있는데 그 내용이 실로 무섭기 그지 없습니다. 그 상대가 패망하는 것 뿐만 아니라 그 가문 전체가 망하고 그 흔적조차 남지 않게 해달라고 기도하지요. 그것이 어제까지의 본문입니다. 오늘 본문도 마찬가지에요. 17절, 그가 저주한대로 그 저주가 그에게 임하고, 18절은요, 저주가 몸 속과 뼛 속까지 스며들게 해달라고 기도해요. 무섭지요. 게다가 당시에는 지금과는 다르게 저주가 실제로 이루어진다고 생각했어요. 그러니 이 기도들이 얼마나 무서운 기도입니까? 여러분은 어떠세요?  이런 기도 해보신 적 있으신가요? 우리는 좀 점잖잖아요. 크리스천이니까 뭔가 좀 착해야 할 것 같고 그렇잖아요. 아무리 내가 억울한 일을 당했더라도 우리는 보통 이런 식으로 기도하는 것 같아요. “내가 좀 더 양보하고 내가 좀 더 용서해야하는데 그러지 못하는 나를 용서하시옵소서” 아니면 “내가 용서할 수 있도록 나를 도우시옵소서” 이렇게 기도하잖아요. 그런데 여러분 그런 기도도 너무 좋은 기도이지만 여러분이 너무 힘들고 고통스러울 때에 여러분의 그 마음을 한 번 거르지 않으셔도 된다는 거에요. 여러분의 마음을 있는 그대로 하나님께 쏟아내도 되는 것입니다. 그것이 바로 기도에요. 여러분 마음이 너무 억울해서 막 대놓고 상대를 욕하고 저주한다고 할지라도 하나님 그거 다 받으실 수 있습니다. 하나님은 너무 크신 분이세요. 여러분의 생각으로 하나님을 제한하지 마세요. 여러분의 모든 분노, 실망, 고통, 상함을 있는 그대로 하나님께 다 토해내세요. 하나님 그거 다 들으십니다. 여러분 이 시편 109편 다윗이 썼습니다. 이거 다윗이 하나님 앞에서 이렇게 저주하고 있는거에요. 하나님 이런 다윗의 날 것의 마음 다 들으셨습니다. 그런데 하나님 뭐라고 하십니까? 사도행전 13:22 “내가 이새의 아들 다윗을 만나니 내 마음에 합한 사람이라” 여러분 하나님께 있는 그대로 나아가십시오. 내가 너무 더럽고, 못나고, 가진 것 없고, 숨고 싶을 때, 그 마음 그대로 하나님께 나아가시는 겁니다. 그게 기도에요. 오늘 말씀 22절에도 다윗이 고백하지 않습니까? “나는 가난하고 궁핍하여 나의 중심이 상함이니이다.”

[1. Go to God Exactly as You Are (v. 17-25)]

First, when we face moments that break our hearts, we must go to God with our emotions exactly as they are. Psalm 109, which we have been meditating on, is a prayer of a deeply wronged believer pleading with God to vindicate him. In doing so, he vents his anger by cursing his enemy, and the phrases he uses are chillingly terrifying. He prays not only for his enemy's downfall but for his entire family line to be cut off and erased from human memory.

Today's text continues in that exact same raw tone. In verse 17, he asks that the very curses the enemy loved to pronounce fall back upon him. In verse 18, he prays that cursing pours into the enemy's body like water and into his bones like oil. It sounds frightening, doesn't it? We must remember that in ancient times, people believed curses held actual, physical power. Imagine how desperate and furious someone must be to pray this way.

What about you? Have you ever prayed a prayer like this? As Christians, we tend to be very polite. We feel an implicit pressure to always look nice, patient, and holy. No matter how deeply we are wronged, we usually filter our prayers to sound like this: "Lord, I should have compromised more and forgiven them. Forgive me for my lack of love," or "Please give me the supernatural strength to forgive them." While those are beautiful prayers, hear this truth today: when you are in agonizing pain and distress, you do not have to filter your emotions before God. You are permitted to pour out your raw heart exactly as it is. That is what real prayer looks like. Even if you are so heartbroken that you openly vent, complain, or cry out in anger against your enemy, God can handle it. God is too vast and too loving to be offended by your raw honesty. Do not limit God with your polite religious expectations. Pour out all your anger, disappointment, pain, and brokenness to Him. He hears it all.

Remember, Psalm 109 was written by David. This is the great King David uttering unfiltered curses right in front of God. God listened to David’s raw, unedited heart. And what did God say about this same David later in Acts 13:22? “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart.” Brothers and sisters, go to God exactly as you are. When you feel filthy, pathetic, broke, or when you just want to hide from the world, go to Him with that exact heart. That honesty is the core of prayer. As David confesses in verse 22: “For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.”

                  자, 그렇다면 우리가 이렇게 하나님께 있는 그대로 나아갈 수 있는 이유가 무엇입니까? 그것은 바로 하나님이 마음이 상한 자의 곁에 서시기 때문입니다. 31절, “그가 궁핍한 자의 오른쪽에 서사 그의 영혼을 심판하려는 자들에게서 구원하실 것임이로다” 우리가 우리의 마음을 있는 그대로 하나님께 다 쏟아낼 수 있는 것은 하나님께서 우리의 편이 되신다는 것을 믿기 때문입니다. 로마서 8:31 “만일 하나님이 우리를 위하시면 누가 우리를 대적하리요.” 시편 118:6 “여호와는 내 편이시라 내가 두려워하지 아니하리니 사람이 내게 어찌할까” 오늘 말씀도 마찬가지이지요. 28절 “그들은 내게 저주하여도 주는 내게 복을 주소서” 그러면 어떻게 한다고요? “주의 종은 즐거워하리이다.” 아멘. 하나님께서 나의 편이 되어주시고 나를 위하여 내 원수를 갚아주신다는 것을 내가 알고 믿는다면 정말 중요한 것이 무엇입니까? 사람들이 나를 저주하는 것입니까? 아니면 주께서 나에게 복을 주시는 것입니까? 나를 저주하는 자들은 “일어날 때에 수치를 당할”것입니다. 하지만 주의 종인 나는 즐거워할 것입니다. 왜 입니까? 하나님이 가난하고 궁핍하여 마음이 상한 내 곁에 서시기 때문입니다.

                  그것을 어떻게 알 수 있습니까? 그것을 어떻게 확신 할 수 있습니까? 우리가 하나님이 어떤 분인지를 알 때에 알 수 있습니다. 확신 할 수 있습니다. 하나님 어떤 분이십니까? 지극히 높은 이름을 가지신 분입니다. 그 이름이 영원히 찬송 받으실 분이시지요. 그래서 하나님은 당신의 이름을 위하여 당신의 종된 우리를 선하게 대하십니다. 그리고 그 이름보다 더 중요한 사실은 하나님이 변하지 않는 사랑을 하시는 분이시라는 것입니다. 영원히 한결 같은 사랑. 변하지 않는 사랑. 그 사랑으로 우리를 사랑하시는 분이십니다. 그래서 다윗이 하나님께 간구할 때에 이렇게 말하는 것입니다. 21절, “주 여호와여 주의 이름으로 말미암아 나를 선대하소서 주의 인자하심이, 변하지 않는 사랑이, 선하시오니 나를 건지소서.” 다윗은 “하나님이 하신다”는 확실한 믿음이 있었습니다. 그런 믿음을 가질 수 있었던 이유는 바로 하나님의 변하지 않는 사랑, 하나님의 인자하심을 알았기 때문입니다. 이런 하나님의 사랑을 알 때에 그는 하나님을 ‘나의 하나님’이라고 고백할 수 있었습니다. 26절, “여호와 나의 하나님이여 나를 도우시며 주의 인자하심을 따라 나를 구원하소서.” 온 세상을 창조하신 지존하신 하나님이 여러분의 하나님이십니다. 여러분이 궁핍할 때에 여러분의 오른편에 서셔서 여러분을 구원하시는 분이신 것입니다.

[2. God Stands at the Right Hand of the Needy (v. 26-31)]

What gives us the confidence to approach God with such transparent, unfiltered honesty? It is the solid truth that God stands right beside the brokenhearted. Look at verse 31:

“For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.”

The reason we can empty our chaotic hearts before God is because we fundamentally trust that He takes our side. Romans 8:31 boldly asks, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Psalm 118:6 declares, “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can mere mortals do to me?” We see this same unshakeable confidence in today’s text as well. Verse 28 says, “Though they curse, may you bless.” What happens when God blesses? “When they attack they will be put to shame, but your servant will rejoice.” Amen!

If we truly believe that God is on our side and that He will personally vindicate us against our accusers, then what ultimately matters? Is it the fact that people are cursing us, or is it the fact that the Sovereign Lord is blessing us? Those who maliciously curse us will face ultimate shame when they rise up, but we, as His servants, will rejoice. Why? Because the Almighty God stands right beside our poor, needy, and broken lives.

How can we be so sure of this? How can we have this absolute certainty? We find this assurance when we deeply realize who God is. Who is our God? He is the One who possesses a supreme name, worthy of eternal praise. For His own name's sake, He promises to treat us—His servants—with goodness.

And even more vital than His name is the character of His love: God’s love is unwavering and covenantal. It is Hesed—an eternal, steadfast, unchanging love. He loves you with that exact quality of love. That is why David pleads in verse 21: “But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.” David possessed a rock-solid faith that "God will act." He could hold onto this faith because he intimately knew God's unchanging love and kindness. Knowing this divine love allowed him to passionately confess God as his personal God. Verse 26 reads, “Help me, Lord my God; save me according to your unfailing love.” The Most High God, the Creator of the entire universe, is your God. He is the One who stands at your right hand to rescue you when you are at your lowest.

말씀을 맺습니다. 하나님은 여러분을 사랑하십니다. 여러분이 가장 약할 때에 여러분 곁에 계십니다. 그분께 여러분의 모든 것을 쏟아내십시오. 있는 그대로 나아가십시오. 하나님이 여러분의 기도를 들으실 것입니다. 하나님의 변치 않는 사랑을 붙드십시오. 여러분이 하나님을 여러분의 주인으로 섬길 때, 당신의 높으신 이름을 위하여 여러분을 원수의 저주에서 구원하실 것입니다. 마음이 상한 자의 곁에 서시는 주님을 의지하여 이 시간 다함께 기도하시겠습니다.

[Conclusion: Rely on the Unchanging Love]

In conclusion, God loves you deeply. He is never closer to you than when you are at your weakest and most vulnerable. Stop trying to fake your emotions before Him. Pour out your everything to Him; come into His presence exactly as you are. God will hear your raw prayers.

Hold fast to His unchanging, unfailing love. When you serve God as your Lord, He will protect your dignity and deliver you from the curses of your enemies for His glorious name's sake. Let us fully rely on the Lord who stands right beside the brokenhearted, and let us come before Him in prayer.

Let us pray.