Psalm 8: 1-9:
LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”
O, God in heaven, we begin this day with praise, praise for who You are and acknowledge You as our majestic Lord, giving all glory due Your holy name. Your works of creation are evidence of Your divine hand and rule over the universe and over mankind. The works of Your creation proclaim to all the world that there is an infinite Being, all powerful and sovereign, Who rules over all. We humble ourselves before You today, O God, for You have made us rulers over the works of Your hands and have entrusted us with guardianship over them. You are ours and we are yours. You made us, protect us, and take special care of us. Our praises can never fully express how much we adore You but please accept our words, magnificent Father. May our praises be sweet to Your ears. Amen.
~ painting by Randy Van Beek
