What Helps Us to Hear God Most --- Words? Or Silence?

 Once again I my focus is on the Psalms. This time it is Psalm 19.

¹ The heavens are telling the glory of God;
   and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
² Day to day pours forth speech,
   and night to night declares knowledge.
³ There is no speech, nor are there words;
   their voice is not heard;
⁴ yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
   and their words to the end of the world.

This Psalm it telling of an extraordinary truth about how the world connects with, and witnesses too, God’s glorious presence all around us.

It goes from how the heavens display God’s created beauty. 

To the sunshine lighting up the earth’s full array of natures life of living foliage and all the various living creatures.

The entire earth brings forth its previsions of food and animal life.

All these things that silently make God’s Glory known

We are just one tiny part, a speck, in Gods’ creation.

We have the majority of God’s Heavens and earth to inform our smallness.

Then the Psalmist tells of the laws of God which informs, and keeps, order within nature's offering.

Now I want to draw your attention to the very last verse of it amazing prayer:

¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Even as small, and as insignificant, our lives are in the mix; we have an important part in letting God’s presence be known in our tiny ways. 

¹ The heavens are telling the glory of God;
   and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
² Day to day pours forth speech,
   and night to night declares knowledge.
³ There is no speech, nor are there words;
   their voice is not heard;
⁴ yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
   and their words to the end of the world. 

In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun,
⁵ which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
   and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
⁶ Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
   and its circuit to the end of them;
   and nothing is hidden from its heat. 

⁷ The law of the Lord is perfect,
   reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
   making wise the simple;
⁸ the precepts of the Lord are right,
   rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
   enlightening the eyes;
⁹ the fear of the Lord is pure,
   enduring for ever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
   and righteous altogether.
¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold,
   even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey,
   and drippings of the honeycomb. 

¹¹ Moreover by them is your servant warned;
   in keeping them there is great reward.
¹² But who can detect their errors?
   Clear me from hidden faults.
¹³ Keep back your servant also from the insolent;
   do not let them have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
   and innocent of great transgression. 

¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.   (Ps. 19)