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From Morning Prayer (Lauds)
Psalm 64 (65)To you we owe praise, O God, in Zion;
to you we will fulfil our vows, in Jerusalem.It is you who answer prayers:
to you must all men come,
because we are sinners;
even if our transgressions overwhelm us,
you will blot them out.Blessed is the man you have taken up and chosen:
he will live within your halls.
We shall be filled with the good things of your house,
with the holiness of your temple.
Marvellous is the justice with which you listen to us,
God of our salvation,
hope of all the earth and far-off coasts.You make firm the mountains in their place,
clothed in your power and might.
You make still the roaring of the sea,
the crash of its waves; and the tumult of the peoples.
Those who live at the ends of the earth
will tremble at your wonders.
You will fill the east and the west with joy.You have come to the earth, you have filled it,
saturated it with fruitfulness.
The river of God is filled with water,
as you prepare the harvest:
for thus you have prepared the land,
watering its furrows,
smoothing its roughnesses,
softening it with showers,
blessing the seeds within it.You have crowned the year with your kindness.
Your footsteps will drip with fruitfulness.
The desert pastures will be soaked,
the hills will be wrapped in rejoicing.
The fields will be clothed with flocks,
the vales overflow with corn.
They will cry out, and sing your praise.
God has alot on his plate.
Not only is he looking after the needs of his flock, he is caring for the earth. Science would tell us that the wtering of the earth is nature, but God would say who caused nature to be? God is the salvation and hope of all the earth and the "far-off coasts". God prepares the land watering it, smoothing it, softening it and blessing the seeds within it.
The pastures, the fields and the vales all by their beauty cry out and sing His praise. So too are we wonderfully made. Let's join the chorus!
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