Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
This verse stands within the psalm's summons for the whole of creation to give praise to God. That universal call rests on this ground, that his name alone holds surpassing worth and his splendor rises higher than both earth and sky. The summons around it takes in living creatures together with the lifeless works of nature. The singing of birds belongs to that praise, and human voices unite with theirs in songs of praise, while the natural world itself points beholders to God as its Maker.
To look attentively at created forms and discern in them divine wisdom and love fills the heart with gladness and thankfulness. In this way nature leads the mind to the One who fashioned it. If beings endowed with understanding withhold proclamation of his majesty, the praise thus rendered by creation stands as their rebuke.
This verse stands within the psalm's summons for the whole of creation to give praise to God. That universal call rests on this ground, that his name alone holds surpassing worth and his splendor rises higher than both earth and sky. The summons around it takes in living creatures together with the lifeless works of nature. The singing of birds belongs to that praise, and human voices unite with theirs in songs of praise, while the natural world itself points beholders to God as its Maker.
To look attentively at created forms and discern in them divine wisdom and love fills the heart with gladness and thankfulness. In this way nature leads the mind to the One who fashioned it. If beings endowed with understanding withhold proclamation of his majesty, the praise thus rendered by creation stands as their rebuke.