Psalm 104:32
“He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 104Meaning
The imagery recalls divine transcendence and power, preventing the hymn's intimacy with nature from collapsing God into nature.
Creation answered with joy, meditation, and praise
The hymn closes with divine glory, creaturely trembling, joyful meditation, moral longing, and repeated praise.
Read carefully
The verse uses cosmic imagery to confess God's power, not to decode individual disasters.
Reflection
Keep together delight in creation and reverence for the transcendent Creator.