Sermon: “Cry of the Heart: WONDER”
Scripture: Psalm 8. [For the next few weeks, sermons will be based on various psalms, and we will use the Common English Bible for our scripture readings, instead of the NRSV. Upon conclusion of the sermon series on psalms, we will return to using the NRSV]
- Lord, our Lord, how majestic
is your name throughout the earth!
You made your glory higher than heaven! - From the mouths of nursing babies
you have laid a strong foundation
because of your foes,
in order to stop vengeful enemies. - When I look up at your skies,
at what your fingers made—
the moon and the stars
that you set firmly in place— - what are human beings
that you think about them;
what are human beings
that you pay attention to them? - You’ve made them only slightly less than divine,
crowning them with glory and grandeur. - You’ve let them rule over your handiwork,
putting everything under their feet— - all sheep and all cattle,
the wild animals too, - the birds in the sky,
the fish of the ocean,
everything that travels the pathways of the sea. - Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth!