31. The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever. His works may pass away,
but not his glory. Were it only for what he has already done, the Lord deserves
to be praised without ceasing. His personal being and character ensure that he
would be glorious even were all the creatures dead. The Lord shall rejoice in his works. He
did so at the first, when he rested on the seventh day, and saw that everything
was very good; he does so still in a measure where beauty and purity in nature
still survive the Fall, and he will do do yet more fully when the earth is
renovated, and the trail of the serpent is cleansed from the globe. The poet
finds his heart gladdened by beholding the works of the Lord, and he feels that
the Creator himself must have felt unspeakable delight in exercising so much
wisdom, goodness, and power.
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