Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
The Lord is great and greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable, beyond human understanding, unable to be fully searched out or measured. That praise is defined by its surroundings: His mighty acts, wondrous works, glorious majesty, goodness, and righteousness are to be remembered, meditated on, and declared from one generation to another. All His works praise Him, His saints bless Him and make known the glory, power, and everlasting dominion of His kingdom through every generation, and all flesh is called to bless His holy name. The call is to recognize His unbounded goodness and mercies and to praise Him. It is a call for abundant, expressed thanksgiving and praise to God.
His unsearchable greatness is reason to trust Him calmly and fully, for His power and rule cannot be limited, nothing is too hard for Him, no one can hinder His work, He can give strength to His people, and His people should not limit Him. This unsearchableness belongs to His existence and to His work of creation as well, for His creative works are as incomprehensible as He is, and just how He accomplished creation in six literal days has never been revealed or told to mortals. Blind human philosophy cannot penetrate the mysteries of God and leaves men stumbling in darkness, while His word is given as a lamp and light by which mortals may trace His works as far as will be for their good, with the inspired history of the flood explaining wonderful mysteries that geology alone could never fathom. Relics found in the earth showing a state of things differing from the present, and the time of their existence, are only to be understood by Bible history. When men leave God's word about the history of creation and try to account for His creative works upon natural principles apart from His word, they are left upon a boundless ocean of uncertainty.
He is good and worthy of great praise, a truth learned by precious experience in affliction where confidence in the heavenly Father's plan is increased, contentment and rest remain in duty in a distant field, and He strengthens and blesses in large measure to carry on writing and labor for Him despite bodily suffering. He is good and deserves much praise for what He has been to His people and what He has done for them, as a near help in time of need who gives grace to endure trouble when it comes, so a cloudy and uncertain future gives no cause for distress. Remembering past mercies and dwelling on His mercy and loving-kindness should make the heart so grateful that murmuring and complaining over misjudged motives, unappreciated labors, and the ingratitude of others cease and praise increases instead.
The Lord is great and greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable, beyond human understanding, unable to be fully searched out or measured. That praise is defined by its surroundings: His mighty acts, wondrous works, glorious majesty, goodness, and righteousness are to be remembered, meditated on, and declared from one generation to another. All His works praise Him, His saints bless Him and make known the glory, power, and everlasting dominion of His kingdom through every generation, and all flesh is called to bless His holy name. The call is to recognize His unbounded goodness and mercies and to praise Him. It is a call for abundant, expressed thanksgiving and praise to God.
His unsearchable greatness is reason to trust Him calmly and fully, for His power and rule cannot be limited, nothing is too hard for Him, no one can hinder His work, He can give strength to His people, and His people should not limit Him. This unsearchableness belongs to His existence and to His work of creation as well, for His creative works are as incomprehensible as He is, and just how He accomplished creation in six literal days has never been revealed or told to mortals. Blind human philosophy cannot penetrate the mysteries of God and leaves men stumbling in darkness, while His word is given as a lamp and light by which mortals may trace His works as far as will be for their good, with the inspired history of the flood explaining wonderful mysteries that geology alone could never fathom. Relics found in the earth showing a state of things differing from the present, and the time of their existence, are only to be understood by Bible history. When men leave God's word about the history of creation and try to account for His creative works upon natural principles apart from His word, they are left upon a boundless ocean of uncertainty.
He is good and worthy of great praise, a truth learned by precious experience in affliction where confidence in the heavenly Father's plan is increased, contentment and rest remain in duty in a distant field, and He strengthens and blesses in large measure to carry on writing and labor for Him despite bodily suffering. He is good and deserves much praise for what He has been to His people and what He has done for them, as a near help in time of need who gives grace to endure trouble when it comes, so a cloudy and uncertain future gives no cause for distress. Remembering past mercies and dwelling on His mercy and loving-kindness should make the heart so grateful that murmuring and complaining over misjudged motives, unappreciated labors, and the ingratitude of others cease and praise increases instead.