What a contrast to Lamentations. On our good days we give thanks and on the bad we lament. For Israel, it was almost a good generation or a bad generation not a good day or a bad day. Thank you Lord for having good parents and for being alive in a generation that has a lot of good days.

There's a bit of a mantra here. But what strikes me somewhat is that all of these lines other than the creation of the universe refer to material assistance God has given them. But I know there's lots who don't have much material blessing be it wealth, health, or protection. So I see two factors, A. those things were much more pertinent to these people in that time. and B. Jesus changed the game.