Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
The verse is a call directed to one's own soul to bless and praise the Lord. It declares that God is very great. It pictures Him as clothed with honor and majesty.
That greatness and majesty are presented as the reason for the praise. The verses that follow display that greatness in creation and in care for the earth and its creatures. Its language of divine glory connects with the glory of the Redeemer shining through the lives of those who seek to save others.
The verse is a call directed to one's own soul to bless and praise the Lord. It declares that God is very great. It pictures Him as clothed with honor and majesty.
That greatness and majesty are presented as the reason for the praise. The verses that follow display that greatness in creation and in care for the earth and its creatures. Its language of divine glory connects with the glory of the Redeemer shining through the lives of those who seek to save others.