Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
God's power, goodness, and wisdom are written everywhere, so His praises ought to resound from every corner of creation. Angels and stars, dumb elements and brute beasts, all declare Him. Yet most men are both blind to His works and silent in His praise; only Israel, given His special revelation, can truly speak for the world.
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Commenting on Psalm 148:1-14
Fire and hail. Lightning and hailstones go together. In the plagues of Egypt they cooperated in making Jehovah known in all the terrors of his power. Fire and ice morsels are a contrast in nature, but they are combined in magnifying the Lord. Snow and vapours. Offsprings of cold, or creations of heat, be ye equally consecrated to his praise.
The earth itself, dark and infected as it is, becomes a mirror of heaven's praise. As sunlight bounces weakly back from the ground, so God's glory reflects from this lower world, through whales that sport in the depths, through meteors that blaze and crash, through hail and snow and wind. All the depths declare Him.
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Commenting on Psalm 148:7-14