Even The Small Scurrying Animals

Meditations on Christ in the Psalms

March 3, 2023

Even The Small Scurrying Animals

Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,

    for he issued his command, and they came into being.

Psalm 148:5

Psalm 148 appears to be simple in form and purpose; however, I see three quite compelling lessons.

First, the psalmist used the word praise eleven times in fourteen verses. Certainly, he is communicating the importance of our continually living with an attitude of praise for God, and for God’s creation.

Secondly, I see the psalmist extoling the virtue of unity within God’s creation. The prose here reminds me of the Apostle Paul’s assertion that “creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time” (Romans 8:21-22). Someday the lion and the lamb, all creation, even the “small scurrying animals” (verse 10) will sing praise to God in perfect unity and perfect harmony.

The third lesson is that while the wonders of God’s creation are sufficient for our praise, verse 14 makes clear that the icing on the cake is the wonder of God’s love for humankind, “He has made his people strong, honoring his faithful ones.“

My Takeaway: What else is there to say but,

Praise the Lord!

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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