Psalm 19

 Psalm 19

There are two witnesses to testify to our God: creation and covenant. Both are praised and examined in this Psalm. In verses one through six, David speaks of creation, specifically the heavens and their witness to the Creator. In this half of the poem, God is referred to as Elohim, the name associated with creation. Both day and night speak without words or specific language, but with wonderful eloquence about God and His greatness. The vastness of the universe alone boggles the mind. The power of the sun with trillions of other stars out in the universe overwhelms us. All this was made out of nothing without struggle. How great is the Creator that made this existence?

All creation speaks of His glory and power, but it tells us nothing of His character. The second part of this poem tells us about God via His covenant. This is more than, but not less than, the word of God.  Which at the time of the composition was incomplete. We will not belabor at this point the beauty of the life described in verses 7 through 13, which is the relationship with God that comes by following the word of God. We see six descriptions of the word of God, and we see six benefits that flow from it. So great is the word of God lived out in a covenant that it protects us from the sins we are unaware of and from the sins, known to us, that would presume upon God’s mercy.

Verse 14 is a beautiful and powerful prayer. But how can our hearts and words be pleasing to God? By filling them both with the thoughts and the beauty of God’s creation and covenant.

“Lord, help me to stand in awe of You as I learn from creation and covenant. AMEN”