Psalm 147
The Psalm begins with a hebrew word "Hallelujah" which literally means "Praise the LORD".
It is a word that inspired the late great Leonard Cohen's famous song.
The psalm continues - How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him.
God builds up Jerusalem, he gathers the exiles of Israel.
He heals the broken-hearted, and binds up their wounds.
The next verse is a bit of an interesting thematic jump
He determines the number of the stars and calls each by name.
Great is our LORD and mighty in power, his understanding has no limit.
It is interesting that we are constantly discovering things like sub atomic particles and even galaxies, yet God has unlimited understanding.
One of my favourite verses in the Bible is found in the book of Proverbs (Chapter 25 verse 2) It is the Gory of God to conceal a matter. To search out a matter is the glory of kings.
I think that research and science are part of the glory of mankind - searching out the heart of the universe and God.
The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
Why? given the vastness of the universe, why should God care about the humble and the proud and the hurting?
Sing to the LORD with grateful praise, make music to our God on the harp.
I have to say I don't play the harp, and I am not that good at singing for that matter!
In the Psalm God is responsible for clouds and rains to make the land fertile and sustain ecosystems, both man made and natural.
God does not take pleasure in the strength of the horse, nor the legs of the warrior.
The LORD delights in those who fear him and put their hope in his unfailing love.
Perhaps here is a clue to why God cares? Love!
The Psalm begins with a hebrew word "Hallelujah" which literally means "Praise the LORD".
It is a word that inspired the late great Leonard Cohen's famous song.
The psalm continues - How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him.
God builds up Jerusalem, he gathers the exiles of Israel.
He heals the broken-hearted, and binds up their wounds.
The next verse is a bit of an interesting thematic jump
He determines the number of the stars and calls each by name.
Great is our LORD and mighty in power, his understanding has no limit.
It is interesting that we are constantly discovering things like sub atomic particles and even galaxies, yet God has unlimited understanding.
One of my favourite verses in the Bible is found in the book of Proverbs (Chapter 25 verse 2) It is the Gory of God to conceal a matter. To search out a matter is the glory of kings.
I think that research and science are part of the glory of mankind - searching out the heart of the universe and God.
The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
Why? given the vastness of the universe, why should God care about the humble and the proud and the hurting?
Sing to the LORD with grateful praise, make music to our God on the harp.
I have to say I don't play the harp, and I am not that good at singing for that matter!
In the Psalm God is responsible for clouds and rains to make the land fertile and sustain ecosystems, both man made and natural.
God does not take pleasure in the strength of the horse, nor the legs of the warrior.
The LORD delights in those who fear him and put their hope in his unfailing love.
Perhaps here is a clue to why God cares? Love!
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