Psalm 104:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.
My soul, my whole self, mind, will, and emotions, along with all created things, blesses the Lord in response to His greatness, honor, and majesty. We look in wonder and awe as we ponder God’s great Creation and Providence. The Psalmist then poetically recounts the Creation story of Genesis One. We are left speechless with nothing left to say except praise, honor and blessing to Almighty God, Creator of everything that is and of all things good.
Whether we look with the naked eye or through a telescope or microscope, we are moved to bless the genius and majesty of the very great and majestic Person behind the wonderful Creation. He must be awesome. So we praise, honor, and bless the Lord for His revealed glory, greatness and goodness. To bless is to think and to say good things about and to God. In our stunned state we speak blessing to the Lord.
But even more than being impressed with Creation, we are over-awed at His love and mercy in sending His Son for our salvation and life in Redemption. We who receive His blessings through faith in Christ in turn live lives of blessing God, other people, and all created things in thought, word, and deed. The appreciator is a beautiful sight to behold.