The Sounds of Praise

Praise the Lord, all nations!

Extol Him, all peoples!

For great is His steadfast love toward us,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

Praise the Lord!

(Psalm 117 ESV)

We are back from our big trip -- tired, happy to be in our own bed, but relishing the many displays of God's amazing creation.

I've been memorizing this psalm. As I "muse" I imagine what it will sound like, what it will look like, when all nations and all peoples truly do praise and extol (really praise) the true, one and only Lord of the universe. What a glorious sound that will be!

Then my thoughts go toward the reason for all this praise. . .His love, His steadfast, never-ending, never-changing-His-mind love. . .is great toward us. Not meager. Not just enough to get by. Great. Huge. Never changing. Never ending.

And, if the love isn't enough, His faithfulness, His absolutely-positively-will-always-keep-His-word-ness, endures forever. Never failing. Never 'less than'. Never diluted. Never stopping. Always faithful. Always the same.

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!