Feb 27 - Let Every Creature Praise the Lord!

Read Psalm 148

Context: According to my NIV Study Bible, this psalm is a call to all things in creation to praise the Lord

Text:
1 Praise the LORD. [a]
Praise the LORD from the heavens,
praise him in the heights above.
2 Praise him, all his angels,
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for he commanded and they were created.
6 He set them in place for ever and ever;
he gave a decree that will never pass away.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
9 you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
11 kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and maidens,
old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14 He has raised up for his people a horn, [b]
the praise of all his saints,
of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the LORD. (NIV)
Footnotes:
Psalm 148:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah ; also in verse 14
Psalm 148:14 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.

taken from www.biblegateway.com

I don't know if you log into your e-mail through Yahoo or not, but I saw an interesting news story this morning. Apparently all of the shifting in the Antarctic has caused a couple of ice shelves to break loose quickly, and their movement has revealed a portion of the ocean that we couldn't get to before. There are some 30 animals and plants we've never seen before!

Check it out at http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070225/sc_livescience/strangenewcreaturesfoundinantarctica

Of course the scientists talk about the evolutionary changes they see, but I'm fascinated to be able to view pictures of God's creation that have yet been untouched by man's influence (pollution, hunting, etc.). It's almost like discovering a part of the Garden of Eden! Things will change now that we have found it and influenced the environment, but it gives us a first chance to see how God's creatures praise him with their very existence in their most pristine state.