He
who stoops
There’s an old song written by Rich
Mullins and most people miss one of the verses to the song.
“From the rising of the sun
To the place where it sets
The name of the Lord is to be
praised
The Lord is exalted over all the
nations
His glory above the heavens
Who is like the Lord our God
The One who sits enthroned on high
He who stoops to look down upon
Down upon the earth and its sky.”
I share that part about stooping
because it’s a concept we don’t always consider about God but it comes straight
out of Psalm 113 verse 6 but the whole chapter is so great I want to share all
of it and not just one verse.
Psalm 113
“Praise the Lord!
Yes, give praise, O servants of the
Lord.
Praise the name of the Lord!
Blessed be the name of the Lord now and
forever.
Everywhere — from the east to west—
praise the name of the Lord.
For the Lord is high above the nations;
his glory is higher than the heavens. Who can be compared with the Lord
our God, who is enthroned on high?
He stoops to look down on heaven and on
earth.
He lifts the poor from the dust
And the needy from the garbage dump.
He sets them among princes, even the
princes of his own people!
He gives the childless woman a family
making her a happy mother.
Praise the Lord!”
Psalm 116:1-2
“I love the Lord because he hears my
voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will
pray as long as I have breath!”
God pays attention to prayer! And
that should lead us to respond with the words of Psalm 117 the shortest chapter
in the Bible.
“Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Praise him, all you people of the earth. For he loves us with unfailing
love; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the Lord!”
Sing your praise to the Lord by Rich Mullins
Great is the Lord by Michael W Smith
Praise the Lord by the Imperials
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