Psalm 115

Oh God, maker of rain,
ruler of the skies,
your creation brings relief from the glare,
the sun stoked summer furnace.
The clouds cover the earth in coolness;
the rain drums a comforting beat.
The land drinks in refreshment,
praising its creator for soothing relief.

Just so, Yahweh, maker of men, ruler of all,
your grace gives us pause.
The burning heat of refinement if ever purifying
would reduce us to empty ashes.
We find instead mercy laid in our laps,
gifts of rest, a time of calm breath.
For you pour cool comfort with abandon,
washing away our dross to reveal joy in the fire.

Psalm 112

Take heed, all you who decry God's creation,

who ignore the Almighty's handiwork!

For the power of our God has created;

His hand has designed all we see.

To deny His work,

to be deaf to His speech,

is a way to judgment.

Bow before the Almighty God today

while it is still called today.

Preserve your life

and acknowledge the Author of All.

Psalm 80

Lord, I thank you that you don't think me silly
for saying that I truly thank you for pumpkins.
I thank you for the Fall, my favorite season,
a time not too hot, not too cold,
a time to enjoy the out of doors.
I thank you for pumpkins,
my favorite sight and taste of Fall.
I love their bright orange color,
so alive and so happy
and for their inner yumminess
as I gobble up pumpkin treats.
God, all creation is from your hand
so pumpkins come from you.
Thank you for this fruit, this squash
that just makes me smile all Fall
because when I smile at it,
in truth, I am smiling at you.

Psalm 74

God, you are Lord of the seasons.
You have ordained the sun's orbit,
the rain's appearance,
the soil's rebirth.
The clouds are formed by your hand
and obey your commands.
The seas listen to your voice
and flow as you desire.
Bless us, O Lord, with good harvest,
with sunny days
and peaceful nights.
Let us remember that you are the Lord,
director of all creation.

Psalm 28

I praise you, O God, for this beautiful day!
Sunshine fills my spirit with joy!
O thank you for light and warmth,
for energy in the air.
Glorious is the day in your sight,
the day that you give to man.
Lord, thank you for a time to feel life,
to know that Spring is coming.
Praise to the Lord of seasons,
who changes them in due time with His hand.
You, O Lord, are our Magnificent Creator!

Psalm 19

God's glorious hand is seen in His world.
God uses His creation for His people.
The rain falls, causing growth.
The sun shines, producing light to see.
Greenery grows, bringing forth
both food and beauty.
Living creatures do as they were created,
providing companionship, usefulness,
provision and proclamation of God's creativity.

And oh, the glory of man!
God's highest creation cries out His own image,
as he uses his intellect, his mind, his will
as a reflection of His very Lord.
As man feels and moves and breathes
he shows he is designed of a Creator higher than he.

God is Almighty Creator!
Worship the Lord who has made
both you and your world!
To God be the glory for beautiful design!

Psalm 16

A new day has dawned.
The Lord brings forth the daylight.
As the sun spreads its warmth,
so the Lord bathes His children in light.
The Lord is light and truth.
When He speaks, darkness is banished.
Hearken to the Lord's words!
The words of the Lord are perfect,
shining into the shadows.
The words of the Lord are flawless,
illuminating His will.
Come to the Lord, you who seek truth
and take hold of the Lord's light!

Psalm 12

What beauty descends from the sky!
Your creation floats downward, O Lord,
the delicacy of exquisite creativity.
What mind could conceive of such elegance?
Tiny white flakes, mistaken by the human eye
for simple nebulous forms of snow.
Yet, take a closer look and the minuscule shapes
reveal intricate design from the mind of the Maker.
Who could mold such fragile, definite structure
unless it be the Lord of all creation himself?
There is truth in the snowflake;
this glorious pure substance itself
cries out the praise of its Creator!

Psalm 8

The Lord looks down from on high;
He looks down on the men he has made.
The Lord is their sustainer;
The Lord is their provider.

How does man continue to live?
Only through the Lord's blessing.
Give praise to the Lord, the Holy One,
who loves the men made in His image!

Psalm 6

Your hand has created man, O God,
and he is beautiful in your sight.
You chose to give him your image;
he is above all other creations.
In him you have placed eternal soul;
in him is creativity and design.

O praise the Lord's forming of man!
In the womb He weaves flesh and personality.
From two single cells He brings forth a child.
The child grows in his mother's belly,
nurtured by the Lord above.
The Lord oversees precious development.

See through eyes, created to view God's wonders!
Hear through ears, designed to capture sound!
Touch through hands, formed to explore sensation!
Smell through a nose, fashioned to sustain and enjoy!
Taste through a tongue, shaped to speak and to savor!
Yes, this is the Lord's blueprint for man brought to fruition.

And what more can I say?
Do I have time to laud the creation of a heart,
beating a continual pulse or
to extol the synapses of the brain,
the willful center of the human body?
What of the muscles, the skeleton, hair and mouth?

All of man's flesh is evidence of our God!
Who can escape His perfect design?
Yes, and more--through Him comes man's skills, gifts, abilities.
To sing, dance, write, play, heal, teach,
to learn, connect, analyze and judge.
These are God's works in man.

To speak further of God's marvels,
consider man who loves with passion,
man who communicates his thoughts,
who creates from his mind new invention
and conceives things yet to be seen.
These, too, are the Lord's doing in man.

O Man, how precious you are to the Lord!
Do not abandon He who has beget you as you are!
It is to Him you owe your life, your blessings, your soul!
Bow before your Creator and acknowledge His work on your behalf.
His loyal love reaches for you whom He shaped.
Reach back, O Man, for your Author waits!

Psalm 3

At night, I come before my God.
You, O Lord, rule both day and night.
The day brings to light the works of your hands.
The night ushers in the quiet beauty of stillness.
I rest in your stillness; I listen and wait.

Speak to me, O Yahweh!
As I lie in my bed, as my eyes search the darkness,
Make yourself known.
Tell me truths to fill my soul and quiet my mind.
As the moon lights the darkness, light my spirit at night.

I cherish precious time with You.
Night lacks distraction, pointing me to you.
Prayers pour forth from my lips;
I lift holy hands to you, making the night yours.
Speak to me, my Lord.
Let me hear the peaceful words of my God.