1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O
LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,
2 Who cover Yourself with
light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
3 He lays the beams of His
upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on
the wings of the wind,
4 Who makes His angels
spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.
5 You who laid the foundations
of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,
Psalm 104 is an awesome psalm
that helps us celebrate the glory of our Creator and the incredible greatness
of His creation. Maybe today you are feeling overwhelmed with personal problems
in your life, something that has taken place that has given you a sense of hopelessness,
and it seems that is no end to it. And you are possibly saying, “I just can’t
take anymore, how much more of this can I take, I’m tired, I’m weary, I feel
all alone, I feel helpless, how can I deal with this”?
Well, my friend, this is a psalm
for you and me! This is a time we can look up and see how great our God is and
remember that there is nothing impossible for Him! This is a psalm that reminds
us that “God spoke, and the world came into existence!” The very first verse in
the Bible proclaims, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”.
This psalm describes those acts of creation on the first six days as God
simply spoke and everything that is came into existence. In Hebrews 11:3 we are
told that we can only understand this by faith. “By faith we understand that
the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen
were not made of things which are visible.”
Our God is great in Himself!
Our God is great in anything and everything He does! And He is a God who cares
about you and whatever you are dealing with in life today! The very first words
of this psalm proclaim: “Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are
very great”. Did you notice the psalmist declared that Jehovah was “my
God”. Before we can enjoy and experience the greatness of God, we must have
a personal relationship with Him through the Lord Jesus Christ! He must be “My
God”. “The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1).
The first nine verses of Psalm
104 give us a description of a King so great (95:3; Hab. 3:4) that He wears
light for a robe (93:1; Isa. 59:17; 1 John 1:5; 1 Tim. 6:16) and has a palace
in heaven above the waters (Gen. 1:7). He uses the clouds for His chariot and
the winds to move them (18:7-15; 68:4; 77:16-19). His servants (the angels,
148:8; Heb. 1:7) serve as quickly and invisibly as the wind and possess awesome
power like flames of fire. This King is so great that creating the heavens was
as easy as putting up a tent (19:4; Isa. 40:22). Though He hung the earth on
nothing (Job 26:7), it remains firmly fixed as if resting on a foundation that
cannot be moved (Job 38:6). When He made the earth, it was "wearing"
deep waters like a garment (Gen. 1:2, 6-10), but one command from the King and
those waters "were frightened away." They settled where they belonged
on the planet and dared not go beyond the established boundaries (Job 38:8-11;
Jer. 5:22).
In all this creative activity,
the Lord has revealed Himself in His power and glory. "The heavens are
telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His
hands" (Psalm 19:1). Day and night, the visible things of creation
shout aloud to the inhabitants of the earth that there is a God, that He is
powerful and wise, and that all people are accountable to Him (Rom. 1:18-32).
Today, are we listening to the
voice of His great creation? God is telling us nothing is impossible for Him, He
cares for us, and He will help us if we will only believe and trust Him!
God bless!
