Passion for Praise: 'The Work of Your Fingers'

Monday, September 6, 1999

[O Lord, our Lord] When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers — the moon and the stars you set in place — what are people that you should think about them, mere mortals that you should care for them?
— Psalm 8:3-4

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Illustration of Psalm 8:3-4 — [O Lord, our Lord] When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers — the moon and the stars you set in place — what are people that you should think about them, mere mortals that you should care for them?

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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