Psalm 8, Revision ^C
X-rays or microwaves, neutrinos or giant dwarfs,
I am astounded by that which is too small to see
or too large to comprehend.
I am filled with wonder at your created order;
I look out the window
and my spirit is lifted.
The trees and the clouds would be enough,
but then I see the sun, the moon,
the fallen needles carried off by the ants.
And I know how much bigger it all gets
and how much smaller
and I get lost.
Just when I think I know my place,
when I’ve come to grips with the simple construct of you and me
I am overwhelmed.
There’s just too much, God!
Whatever direction I look
there is always too much to comprehend.
Your creation is so vast
so diverse
so tremendously imaginative,
That I have to ask
who am I?
How could you possibly notice?
But you do.
And not just me,
but others. all.
You heard the cries
of Hebrew mothers wailing
as their sons were taken.
And you heard the silent touch
of a castoff woman
who in faith grasped at your robe.
And you heard the desperation
of a broken man
enslaved by his addictions.
Against the clamor of the choreographed chaos of creation,
You heard.
And you noticed.
And you stepped into this world
and entered into our suffering
and answered.
[...] Psalm 8, Revision ^C was a school project (The ^C just means “Caedmon.”). We were to write a psalm of our own, loosely related to Psalm 8. It wasn’t so much about translating or interpreting the Psalm, but about expressing the thought/emotion pattern found in the Psalm. What question(s) is the Psalm asking? What in your world leads you to ask the same questions? Where do you find answers (if at all)? [...]
Psalm 8 — Robin’s Revision:
As my heart cries out to YOU from the depths of my soul, so does the earth YOU created!
Each day is a battle. Yet everyone praises YOU in every aspect of LIFE no matter what!
From the most insignificant shooting star, cloud in the sky or orbit in space, daily: I am in awe of YOUR creation.
Does man remember that YOU care for him?
YOU sacrificed the blood of YOUR Son, and reunited HIM with you again.
Glory, honor and all responsibility and trust YOU gave to Him.
In awe of all you created: Glory be YOUR name in EVERYTHING!