NASA Reveals the Webb Telescope’s first images of the unseen universe, and it can be easy to see a picture like the ones released this last week of the universe and be in awe of the greatness of God. It can be just as easy if we are not careful though to become discouraged by such greatness when we think of our own smallness by contrast. Yet even though we are so much smaller than God, He does not forget about us. It is this kind of care that makes Him infinitely worthy of our praise. This Psalm was most likely written right after God’s people returned from exile in Babylon. This was a point in history when they would have felt quite small, and not powerful as a people. Perhaps even like we do sometimes. In the midst of this rebuilding, the Psalmist points the eyes of the people to the greatness of the Lord, and calls them to praise Him.

3 Reasons we praise the Lord for His greatness (Psalm 147:1-20)