1O Lord, you have searched me
and you know me.
2You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O Lord.
5You hem me in—behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
7Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths,a you are there.
9If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17How precious tob me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake,
I am still with you.
Psalm 139:1-18
This morning, Brooke and I heard our baby's heartbeat. It was the most beautiful sound I've ever heard. The rhythm of that new life brought me to such sweet worship. I'm preaching on this Psalm this upcoming Wednesday, and I imagine that I won't get through it all without crying. I'm not a person that normally cries. However, hearing the majestic heartbeat of a baby that months ago wasn't anywhere near our lives, served as a gentle reminder of the Everlasting God...(El Olam)... What a Wonderful Maker... I'm drawn to sing songs such as this:
You spread out the skies over empty space Said "let there be light"Into a dark and formless world Your light was born
You spread out Your arms over empty hearts Said "let there be light"Into a dark and hopeless world Your Son was born
You made the world and saw that it was good You sent Your only son for You are good What a wonderful Maker What a wonderful Savior How majestic Your whispers And how humble Your love With a strength like no other And the heart of a Father How majestic Your whispers What a wonderful God
No eye has fully seen, how beautiful the cross And we have only heard The faintest whispers of how great You are
We indeed worship the Wonderful Maker...
Psalm 139 has poured into me such sweet thoughts just lately. I see in God the following; His perfect knowledge (v.1-6), His everlasting presence (v.7-12), and His power in creating humanity (v.13-18). I see so many reasons to praise His glorious name. Think about it with me for just a moment; the heart that is beating in your chest right now was given to you simply by His perfect weaving (v.13). As a living child of His, I indeed join the Psalmist when he writes of praising Him out of fear and wonder (v.14). These thoughts have recently been resurrected in my mind due to the creative work of my baby. I realize life is unknown when it comes to future steps...I realize anything can happen in this fallen world...but for just today, I want to enjoy Him forever by praising Him; my Wonderful Maker...
Join me. Feel your heartbeat. Worship Him for the rhythm He majestically gives to you.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Dave
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