They Sing Among The
Branches
Praise
the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with
splendor and majesty. He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches
out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their
waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. He
makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
He
set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. You covered it with
the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. But at your
rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight; they
flowed over the mountains, they went down into the
valleys, to the place you assigned for them. You set a boundary they cannot
cross; never again will they cover the earth.
He
makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They
give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their
thirst. The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the
fruit of his work.
Psalm 104:1-13
Birds
know how to praise God. Do you? By this Psalm we know that the psalmist’s heart
was filled with praise for God, and that probably
included the musical sounds of the birds. All of God’s creatures witness on His
behalf, in some way. Do we?
Often
the marvels we see in creation prompt us to worship. As we go about our daily
routine, we can tune our hearts to the melodies God has placed in His creatures
and let them serve as an added springboard of praise to the Creator.
All of nature is a grand symphony conducted by the Creator.
Our Daily Bread –