Psalms 8
1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Common Questions About Psalms 8
What is the central wonder of Psalm 8?
David marvels that the God who set the heavens in place is mindful of humanity, crowning mere mortals with glory and honor and giving them dominion over creation.
How is Psalm 8 used in the New Testament?
Hebrews 2 applies Psalm 8's language of dominion to Jesus, the true and greater Son of Man, who was made lower than the angels and then crowned with glory through His suffering.
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Questions to Think About
- How does considering the vastness of creation shape your sense of your own significance before God?
- What responsibility do you carry as someone given 'dominion' over part of God's creation?
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