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I. OUR PRIMARY CONCERN SHOULD BE TO ATTEMPT TO REALISE THE GREATNESS OF GOD, however inadequate all our conceptions may be.

1. His underived, independent, and eternal existence. In this His nature stands out in distinction from all created being.

2. The infinitude of His knowledge. There is no evading His glance, no travelling beyond the reach of His omniscience, no baffling His skill, no frustrating His plans, "no searching of His understanding."

3. The boundlessness of His power and dominion. "Great is the Lord, and of great power." Take the microscope, and all the orders of existence which it reveals are embraced in His providence. Take the telescope, and as worlds on worlds pass before your vision, you only survey other parts of His great and boundless empire.

4. The grandeur of His moral perfections. His holiness is unspotted, the standard and pattern of righteousness to all creatures and to all worlds. His goodness is vast and unutterable. It gave us "His unspeakable gift." His faithfulness endureth to all generations, giving stability to the world which He created.

II. THE PRACTICAL LESSONS ENFORCED IN THE CALL TO "ASCRIBE GREATNESS TO OUR GOD."

1. Our adoration is a fitting tribute to His greatness and majesty. "Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me." It is the acknowledgment on our part of His natural and moral perfections.

2. It is not only, however, by the direct exercise of adoration that we are to fulfil the exhortation of the text, but by cultivating a humbling impression of the Divine Majesty ever on our hearts. What humility should we, as creatures, cherish in the presence of the greatness of God! What lowliness of spirit should there be in our supplications and pleadings with God! How unseemly is all that is irreverential before Him!

3. Whilst the Divine greatness should humble us, however, it may also inspire us with confidence, if living and walking before Him. What a friend and helper is He to those who loyally serve Him! It is related of one of the greatest of the French preachers that, when called to preach a funeral discourse for Louis XIV before a crowded audience and in the presence of the French Court, he broke the hushed silence of the vast assembly when he entered the pulpit and began to speak, by the exclamation, There is nothing great but God, and then, having nerved himself for his work, addressed himself to his subject. In sorest bereavements He can sustain, and in the solemn void which they have created can make His own presence all the more realisingly felt. Specially let us cherish such confidence in reference to the interests of religion in the world, and look forward to a great future for the Church of God, though earth and hell oppose.

(E. T. Prust.)

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KJV: Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

WEB: For I will proclaim the name of Yahweh. Ascribe greatness to our God!