Today is Friday, May 17th, 2013; Karen's Korner #2570

In Praise of the Creator

~ Psalm 104:1-24 GNT

Praise the Lord, my soul!
    O Lord, my God, how great you are!
You are clothed with majesty and glory;
you cover yourself with light.

You have spread out the heavens like a tent
and built your home on the waters above.
You use the clouds as your chariot
    and ride on the wings of the wind.

You use the winds as your messengers
    and flashes of lightning as your servants.

You have set the earth firmly on its foundations,
    and it will never be moved.
You placed the ocean over it like a robe,
    and the water covered the mountains.
When you rebuked the waters, they fled;
    they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.

They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys,
    to the place you had made for them.
You set a boundary they can never pass,
    to keep them from covering the earth again.

You make springs flow in the valleys,
    and rivers run between the hills.
They provide water for the wild animals;
    there the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
In the trees near by,
    the birds make their nests and sing.

From the sky you send rain on the hills,
    and the earth is filled with your blessings.
You make grass grow for the cattle
    and plants for us to use,
so that we can grow our crops
 and produce wine to make us happy,
    olive oil to make us cheerful,
    and bread to give us strength.

The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain—
    the Lord's own trees, which he planted.
There the birds build their nests;
    the storks nest in the fir trees.
The wild goats live in the high mountains,
    and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs.

You created the moon to mark the months;
    the sun knows the time to set.
You made the night, and in the darkness
    all the wild animals come out.
The young lions roar while they hunt,
    looking for the food that God provides.
When the sun rises, they go back
    and lie down in their dens.
Then people go out to do their work
    and keep working until evening.

 Lord, you have made so many things!
    How wisely you made them all!
    The earth is filled with your creatures.

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