Mar 29 - Majestic

Read Psalm 8

Context: A psalm of David, written for the director of music

Text:
1 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
above the heavens.
2 From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise [b]
because of your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings [c]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet:
7 all flocks and herds,
and the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth! (NIV)

taken from www.biblegateway.com

At this time of year I really get excited to watch new shoots popping up in the garden. I rejoice over each perennial that returns and I can't wait to see the new blooms. My family just shakes their head when I come in announcing that yet another daffodil has bloomed.

I wonder how excited God got when his creation started taking form. At the end of each day he looked at his work and declared it 'good' or 'very good'. Did all the flowers appear at one time, or were Adam and Eve continually surprised as the seasons passed and new wonders appeared?