I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
The verse is remembering the days of old and meditating on all God's works, musing and reflecting on the work of His hands in creation. It stands among psalms that recount God's wonderful goodness, His promises to Israel, His power to save and to keep, and His goodness in His dealings with the children of men. Such remembering and meditating is a response to distress, done in fear while feeling desolate and ashamed.
Thoughtful attention to the Lord's works belongs to a life of meditation on God, His law, His word, and His works. Christians need this meditative life in order to grow, and faith itself includes meditating on all God's works. For spiritual profit, meditation that remembers God's works and reflects on what He has done is constructive thought that builds character. It is a mental practice needed by every Christian.
Meditation on God's works fills the mind with admiration, delight, and joy, because creation displays divine wisdom and goodness. Meditating and musing builds a taste and love for what God has made that produces gratitude and appreciation, so that the Creator is not left disappointed as by an unappreciated gift. Lasting pleasure and real companionship are found only between intelligences according to their intelligence and harmony, and this cultivated appreciation draws the soul more and more toward its Author.
This study and meditation leads to stretching out the hands to God and thirsting for Him as dry land thirsts for water, as a thirsty land thirsts. It is a prayer that every longing soul can adopt as his own.
The verse is remembering the days of old and meditating on all God's works, musing and reflecting on the work of His hands in creation. It stands among psalms that recount God's wonderful goodness, His promises to Israel, His power to save and to keep, and His goodness in His dealings with the children of men. Such remembering and meditating is a response to distress, done in fear while feeling desolate and ashamed.
Thoughtful attention to the Lord's works belongs to a life of meditation on God, His law, His word, and His works. Christians need this meditative life in order to grow, and faith itself includes meditating on all God's works. For spiritual profit, meditation that remembers God's works and reflects on what He has done is constructive thought that builds character. It is a mental practice needed by every Christian.
Meditation on God's works fills the mind with admiration, delight, and joy, because creation displays divine wisdom and goodness. Meditating and musing builds a taste and love for what God has made that produces gratitude and appreciation, so that the Creator is not left disappointed as by an unappreciated gift. Lasting pleasure and real companionship are found only between intelligences according to their intelligence and harmony, and this cultivated appreciation draws the soul more and more toward its Author.
This study and meditation leads to stretching out the hands to God and thirsting for Him as dry land thirsts for water, as a thirsty land thirsts. It is a prayer that every longing soul can adopt as his own.