A hymn to the creator. O Lord my God, you are very great!
First day: God created light.
v.1-2a Opening praise to God.
Second day: God created the heavens.
v.2b-4 Nature functions to serve God.
Third day: God created the earth.
v.5-9 Creation of nature by God.
v.10-18 God’s provision for nature on the earth.
Fourth day: God created the planets.
v.19-23 God provided the heavenly bodies to mark the time.
Fifth day: God created the animals.
v.24 Interlude.
24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom have you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
v.25-26 The provision God provides in the ocean.
Sixth day: God created man.
v.27-30 Summary of God’s provisions in nature.
Every day: God should be praised.
v.31-33 Praise to the God of nature.
v.34 Rejoicing in the Lord, may my meditation be pleasing to him.
v.35a Let sinners be consumed and the wicked be no more.
v.35b Concluding praise the Lord
Man was created in God’s own image in order to know him, worship him, and give glory to his name. Let us live to know God through his son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Note: Division of psalm into days, corresponding to Gn 1, due to HOTC.