Passion for Praise: 'Put in Charge!'

Wednesday, September 11, 2002

[O Lord, our Lord what are mere mortals?] You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority — the flocks and herds, and all the wild animals, the birds of the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that swims in the ocean currents.
— Psalm 8:6-7

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Illustration of Psalm 8:6-7 — [O Lord, our Lord what are mere mortals?] You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority — the flocks and herds, and all the wild animals, the birds of the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that swims in the ocean currents.

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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