The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 104:1-4,
"Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants."
"Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants."
It makes no difference what theological persuasion a person has, this passage is a breath-taking view of the Lord! Cast in the elements of his own creation the lofty transcendence of the Lord is on full display here! Wrapped in light as a garment, he is clothed with splendor and majesty! This calls to mind Paul's comment to Timothy, "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen." 1 Timothy 6:15-16.
The psalmist describes in rich, beautiful and illustrative figurative language the Lord in his enchanting creation as one who "makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind." The Lord makes winds his messengers, and flames of fire his servants!
The unnamed author of this psalm uses this introduction to encourage his own soul to praise the Lord as one who is "very great", clothed in majesty, verse 1. After these observations he extols the Lord's involvement in his creation as the great and awesome Creator. In verse 24 we read, "How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures." He ends his psalm with a doxology, "May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works...", verse 31. He asks that his meditation of the Lord be pleasing to him as he rejoices in the Lord.
This is truly a wonderful psalm of worship and one that could only be written by someone who has had a good look at the Lord. The Lord is like that: any view of him is enough to move any of us to a posture of worship!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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