Creation’s Song / 创世之歌
Dexu Xia
Creation’s Song
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1
Using acoustic astronomy, scientists can observe and listen to the sounds and pulses of space. They’ve found that stars don’t orbit in silence in the mysterious night sky, but rather generate music. Like humpback whale sounds, the resonance of stars exists at wavelengths or frequencies that may not be heard by the human ear. Yet, the music of stars and whales and other creatures combine to create a symphony that proclaims the greatness of God.
Psalm 19:1–4 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
In the New Testament, the apostle Paul reveals that in Jesus “all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible . . . all things have been created through him and for him” (Colossians 1:16). In response, the natural world’s heights and depths sing to its Maker. May we join creation and sing out the greatness of the One who “with the breadth of his hand marked off the [vast] heavens” (Isaiah 40:12).
How great You are, O God! Open my eyes to see You in creation’s majesty and open my heart to offer the praise You deserve.
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Let [us] praise the name of the Lord, for at His command [we] were created. Psalm 148:5
创世之歌
诸天述说上帝的荣耀，穹苍传扬祂的作为。-诗篇19篇1节，新译本
科学家可以藉由天文声学，观察并聆听太空的声音和韵律。他们发现星星并非静谧地在夜空中绕行，而是会产生音乐的。就像座头鲸会发出声音，星星之间的共振也有其波长或音频，只是人类听不见罢了。诚然，星星跟鲸鱼甚至与其他生物所共同创作的乐音，其实就是宣扬上帝崇高伟大的交响曲。
诗篇19篇1-4节说：“诸天述说上帝的荣耀，穹苍传扬祂的作为。天天发出言语，夜夜传出知识。没有话语，没有言词，人也听不到它们的声音。它们的声音传遍全地，它们的言语传到地极。”（新译本）
使徒保罗在新约中也揭示了，在耶稣基督里“万有都是靠祂造的，无论是天上的、地上的、能看见的、不能看见的，……一概都是藉着祂造的，又是为祂造的”（歌罗西书1章16节）。自然界的穹苍和深渊所发出的咏唱，正是对造物主的回应。愿我们也能与万物一同歌咏这位“用手虎口量苍天”的上帝（以赛亚书40章12节），颂赞祂的伟大。
噢，上帝，祢是何等伟大！求祢开我双眼，
让我能看见祢在创造万物时所显的威严。
求祢敞开我心，让我能献上唯有祢配得的颂赞。
愿这些都赞美耶和华的名，因祂一吩咐便都造成。
－诗篇148篇5节