Psalm 104:24-25

 

Psalm 104:24-25

How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number--    living things both large and small.

I’m awed by mountains soaring tall,

The thunderclouds that rise,

But, even more, the birds and beasts

Still take me by surprise.

The fearsome eagle sweeping past,

The fox in the twilight,

The whales that leap up from the waves

Then settle out of sight.

How awesome is the hand of God,

How complex His design?

For every creature, great or small,

Was touched by the Divine.

They number more than I can know

And fill the air and seas,

Yet each one answers to His plan

With simple faith and ease.

How can they be more faithful than

The wayward sons of man?

Were we not formed by the same Grace,

Part of the same great plan?

And yet we question every day,

Challenging the command

Of Him, who breathed life into all,

Who shaped us by His hand?

He gave us knowledge, and the truth,

And the option to choose.

Yet still we foolishly opt to

Pursue what we must lose.

We cannot keep the wealth or fame

That we so often crave,

For all that we gather on earth

We leave beside the grave.

So, while You gave us knowledge, Lord,

Help us, also, to see

That living life within Your plan

Is where we want to be.