Voice: Kae Chee
Today is Tuesday, 4th of November. Let us gather our scattered thoughts and be still in His presence.
May Christ, the true, the only light
banish all darkness from our hearts and minds.
Psalms 147:4-11
Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
6 The Lord lifts up the humble;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!
8 He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.
10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is
now, and shall be forever. Amen.
How Great Is Our God
How many stars are there in the universe?
The answer is astronomically large.
Scientists estimate that there are about 200 billion trillion stars in the observable universe.
That’s written as 2 × 10²³ — that’s 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars!
This figure is almost impossible for us to read, say, or even imagine.
Yet the Psalmist declares that the Lord determines their number and gives to each one a name (Psalm 147:4).
When we were younger, we might have sung the Sunday School song:
“My God is so big, so strong and so mighty,
there’s nothing my God cannot do.”
Or perhaps today, we sing with Chris Tomlin,
“How great is our God, sing with me,
how great is our God!”
But can we really comprehend how great our God is?
What we know of the universe today is truly mind-blowing.
Its vastness defies our imagination. Perhaps the closest thing we can compare to God’s greatness is the immensity of the universe itself — and even then, we know so little of it.
Thus, the Psalmist proclaims:
“Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.” — Psalm 147:5
And yet this same great God is also the One who binds up the wounded, lifts up the humble, and heals the brokenhearted (Psalm 147:3,6).
The Creator of the stars draws near to you and me — to care, to comfort, and to love us personally.
No wonder the Psalmist once wondered aloud:
“What is man that You are mindful of him?” — Psalm 8:4
Will you take a moment today to put your complete trust in this great God?
As the day unfolds, there may be fears or anxieties that weigh on your heart.
Pause. Lift your eyes to the heavens.
Raise your hands and proclaim with faith and awe:
How great is our God!
How Great is our God
The splendor of the King
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice,
All the earth rejoice
Sidney Mohede (Indonesian):
Terang-Nya bersinar
Kegelapan t’lah sirna
Sujudlah pada-Nya
Sujudlah pada-Nya
Roma Kasevich (Russian):
Наш Бог так велик! (Nash Bog Tak Velik)
Пой со мной (Poi tso Mnoi)
Наш Бог так велик! (Nash Bog Tak Velik)
Пусть видят все (Pust vidyat vse)
Наш Бог, наш Бог так велик! (Nash Bog, Nash Bog, Tak Velik)
Age to age he stands
And time is in His Hands
Beginning and the End,
Beginning and the End
Marcos Witt (Spanish):
Los tres en uno son
La santa trinidad
Cordero y el león
Cordero y el león
+With Fernandinho (Portuguese):
Cuan grande es mi Dios + Quão grande é o meu Deus
cantemos + Cantarei
Cuan grande es mi Dios + Quão grande é o meu Deus
Y todos lo verán + Todos hão de ver
Cuan grande es mi Dios + Quão grande é o meu Deus
Jing Hui (Mandarin):
我神真偉大， (wo shen zhen wei da)
歌頌祢聖名， (ge song ni sheng ming)
真偉大， (zhen wei da)
全地都看見， (quan di dou kan jian)
我神真偉大。(wo shen zhen wei da)
Link to today’s Morning Office
About This Daily Devotion
This weekday devotion is drawn from the Morning Office and is part of a project initiated by Revd Canon Terry Wong, with contributions from clergy and members across various parishes. Each entry includes selected readings from the appointed Psalm and another Scripture passage, accompanied by a reflection and prayer. An audio option is also available, often ending with a hymn or song. We encourage you to both read and listen.
Our aim is to help Anglicans engage more deeply with our rich liturgical tradition, while meeting the devotional needs of today’s believers. This project began on Ash Wednesday 2025 and is offered on weekdays only.
For feedback, please write to us at terrywong@anglican.org.sg
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