Watchword: Daily Text
August 29, 2013
Psalm 104:10-18
Picturesque Praise
The psalmist is praising the Lord for his great works of
nature. I spent a number of years in a
rural setting. Now I live in the city,
and what I miss most are the stars at night. Here they are obliterated by the
city lights. Some nights I get the urge to drive until I see stars, but I don’t
– for safety’s sake. The psalmist was enamored
with nature and ultimately with the God who created it. His word picture in today’s daily text is
incredible. Reading it in the New Living
Translation, we see what an awesome creator God we have. “Streams gush down from the mountains” (Ps. 104:10[1]).
as a source of water for the animals. “Birds nest by the streams” (Ps. 104:12)[2],
and there they sing. The psalm goes on
to mention the trees by name. It talks about the donkeys as they quench their
thirst. Somehow I can just envision donkeys drinking by the stream! As he so precisely describes these things for
his readers , they witness nature with a resounding , AMEN! For nature was designed to reflect God’s
glory and to remind us that if he cares for the animals so much --- how much
more does He care for us who are created in His image. “Oh yes He cares! I Know He cares! His heart
is touched with my pain. When the days are weary, the long nights dreary, I
know my Savior cares.”[3]
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