(Psalm 8)
O LORD, our LORD,
your greatness is seen in all the world!
Your praise reaches up to the heavens;
it is sung by children and babies.
You are safe and secure from all your enemies;
you stop anyone who opposes you.
When I look at the sky, which you have made,
at the moon and the stars,
which you set in their places-
what is man, that you think of him;
mere man, that you care for him?
Yet you made him inferior only to yourself;
you crowned him with glory and honor.
You appointed him ruler over everything you made;
you placed him over all creation:
sheep and cattle, and the wild animals too;
the birds and the fish and the creatures in the seas.
O LORD, our lord,
your greatness is seen in all the world!
Showing posts with label God Creator. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
27.3 Adoration Of The God Creator
(Revelation 4:6b-11)
Surrounding the throne on each of its sides, were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and behind. The first one looked like a lion; the second looked like a bull; the third had a face like a man’s face; and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. Each one of the four living creatures had six wings, and they were covered with eyes, inside and out. Day and night they never stop singing:
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come.”
The four living creatures sing songs of glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever. When they do so, the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,
“Our Lord and God! You are worthy to receive glory, honor and power. For you created all things, and by your will they were given existence and life.”
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come.”
The four living creatures sing songs of glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever. When they do so, the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,
“Our Lord and God! You are worthy to receive glory, honor and power. For you created all things, and by your will they were given existence and life.”
27.2 Hymn To The Creator
(Jeremiah 51: 15-19)
The Lord made the earth by his power;
by his wisdom he created the world
and stretched out the heavens.
At his command the waters above the sky roar;
he brings clouds from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning flash in the rain
and sends the wind from his storeroom.
At the sight of this, men feel stupid and senseless;
those who make idols are disillusioned
because the gods they make are false and lifeless.
They are worthless and should be despised;
they will be destroyed when the
Lord comes to deal with them.
The God of Jacob is not like them.
he is the one who made everything,
and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people.
The Lord Almighty is his name.
The Lord made the earth by his power;
by his wisdom he created the world
and stretched out the heavens.
At his command the waters above the sky roar;
he brings clouds from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning flash in the rain
and sends the wind from his storeroom.
At the sight of this, men feel stupid and senseless;
those who make idols are disillusioned
because the gods they make are false and lifeless.
They are worthless and should be despised;
they will be destroyed when the
Lord comes to deal with them.
The God of Jacob is not like them.
he is the one who made everything,
and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people.
The Lord Almighty is his name.
27.1 The Story Of Creation
Genesis 1:1-2, 26-31a)
In the beginning, when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the power of God was moving over the water.
Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small.” So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all wild animals. I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat; but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food” –and it was done. God looked at everything he made, and he was very pleased.
Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small.” So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all wild animals. I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat; but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food” –and it was done. God looked at everything he made, and he was very pleased.
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