Psalm 104:24-30 O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them all: the earth is full of your riches. The works of God everywhere show perfect wisdom in their Author. Take the air for example. If this were a few miles less in height than it is, men would soon be suffocated; if it were a few miles more, it would be unendurably hot wherever the sun's rays penetrated. Take land and water for another example. If the land were harder or softer than it is, it could not be cultivated; if softer, nothing could be made firm on the surface. If the water of the sea were heavier, the fishes would rise to the surface, and could not swim; if it were lighter, the fish would sink to the bottom, and die. Another example is the proportionate size and weight of man and the globe. If a man were conveyed to the moon, he would weigh five times less than on the earth: he might bound up like a grasshopper, and would be easily upset. If the earth were as large as Jupiter, and otherwise as now, our weight would be increased eleven times, and none of us could walk or stand upright. (L. Gaussen.) Parallel Verses KJV: O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.WEB: Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches. |
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