24. These see the works of the Lord. Beyond the dwellers on the land they see the Lord’s greatest works, or
at least such as stayers at home judge to be so when they hear the report
thereof. Instead of the ocean proving to be a watery wilderness, it is full of
God’s creatures, and if we were to attempt to escape from his presence by
flying to the uttermost parts of it, we should only rush into Jehovah’s arms,
and find ourselves in the very center of his workshop. And his wonders in the deep. They see wonders in it and on it. It is in itself a wonder and it
swarms with wonders. Seamen, because they have fewer objects around them, are
more observant of those they have than landsmen are, and hence they are said to
see the wonders in the deep. At the same time, the ocean really does
contain many of the more striking of God’s creatures, and it is the scene of
many of the more tremendous of the physical phenomena by which the power and
majesty of the Lord are revealed among us. The chief wonders alluded to by the
psalmist are a sudden storm and the calm which follows it.
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