Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. —Psalm 98:4
The psalmists had an advantage in praise because of their closer tie to the natural world. David began life outdoors as a shepherd, then spent years hiding in the rocky terrain of Israel. Not surprisingly, a great love, even reverence, for the natural world shines through many of his poems. The psalms present a world that fits together as a whole, with everything upheld by a personal God watching over it.
Wilderness announces to our senses the splendor of an invisible, untamable God. How can we not offer praise to the One who dreamed up porcupines and elk, who splashed bright-green aspen trees across hillsides of gray rock, who transforms the same landscape into a work of art with every blizzard?
The world, in the psalmist’s imagination, cannot contain the delight God inspires.
“Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises” (Ps. 98:4). Nature itself joins in: “Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills be joyful together before the Lord” (v.8).
Taken from OUR DAILY BREAD - MARCH 19 - The Wonder Of Wilderness
Sue Anderson
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Comments (12)
Beautiful post, Sue! Thank you for including me.
I want to praise him too, looking at all this beautiful art! I see Him glorified through it!
Thank you for putting my tree print up!
So very beautiful! Wonderful post!
The thoughts of how and why David would overflow with praise really struck home. Great post, love the picks and thanks for including my card!
Lovely post & beautiful finds!
Thank you for including my Earrings!
Very beautiful!!! <3
What a nice post. I enjoyed the nature items featured too :-)
Beautiful post. I especially love the gum tree.
Very nice!! Clicked on all the featured items. Creation is full of the glory of the LOrd!!
Beautiful..love the beautiful notecards from pfd.
If I could write poetry, I'd have to write about the beach and water since that's where we live. When I really need to really feel God's presence and be in awe of him, I go to the beach at night and pray under the stars and listen the waves rolling in.
Oh I enjoyed this Sue! Lovely indeed!