He saw all this, and so glorious did it seem to him, as he looked on
the fair world round him, that he could not contain himself. Not
only was his reason satisfied, but his heart was touched. It was so
glorious that he could not speak of it coldly, calmly; and he burst
out into singing a song of praise--'O Lord our God, thou art become
exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.' For
he saw everywhere order; all things working together for good. He
saw everywhere order and rule; and something within him told him,
there must be a Lawgiver, an Orderer, a Ruler and he must be One.
Again, the Psalmist saw everywhere a purpose; things evidently
created to be of use to each other. And the Spirit of God told him
there must be One who purposed all this; who meant to do it, and who
had done it; who thought it out and planned it by wisdom and
understanding.
Then the Psalmist saw how everything, from the highest to the lowest,
was of use. The fir trees were a dwelling for the stork; and the
very stony rocks, where nothing else can live, were a refuge for the
wild goats; everywhere he saw use and bounty--food, shelter, life,
happiness, given to man and beast, and not earned by them; then he
said--'There must be a bountiful Lord, a Giver, generous and loving,
from whom the very lions seek their meat, when they roar after their
prey; on whom all the creeping things innumerable wait in the great
sea, that he may give them meat in due season.
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