Sunday Companion Psalm 104:32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke. Earthquakes certainly teach us that human existence in this world is entirely dependent upon God. Probably no natural experience impresses the mind as completely with the sense of utter insecurity. A traveller in South America gives a graphic account of his own helplessness during one of these terrible convulsions. He was in the street when the ground began to rock under his feet. His first impulse was to seek refuge inside a house, and it tumbled into ruins before him. He turned toward the shore, and there was the sea tossing and foaming as if in a storm. He glanced at the hills, but even they were shaken like trees with the wind. All he could do was to stand still, and look towards heaven, which alone was unmoved amidst the upheavings of the globe. He did well, for in God only is perfect safety. All other refuges save His mercy and power are refuges of lies. But none need fear whom He protects. One gladly recalls the remark of the good old lady mentioned by Mr. Spurgeon in a sermon. When her neighbours were in mortal terror, owing to certain vibrations of the ground,, she remained quite calm. "Are you not afraid?" they asked her. "Afraid? No!" was her answer; "I rejoice to know I have a God who can shake the world." (Sunday Companion.) Parallel Verses KJV: He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.WEB: He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke. |
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