He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire.

The picture begins to take shape and substance as the Psalmist leads me into an appreciation of the royal spectacle. You whose garments are light, whose residence is the heavens with its foundation upon the clouds, whose royal carriage is the clouds powered by the wind, whose royal attendants are winds and fire. No earthly head of state can be so described—no petty tyrant or the most powerful individual alive today.

O, that I would have the eyes of my heart opened to truly see You as You are.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 51

Mid-day: 119:81-88

Evening: Psalm 127

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