Psalms 8

What is man

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.a ²From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.b ³When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—c ⁴what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?d

⁵You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.e ⁶You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:f ⁷all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field, ⁸the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

⁹O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!g

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Psalm 8 is a hymn of awe that pivots from cosmic grandeur to human dignity. The psalmist looks at the night sky—moon and stars set in place by God's fingers—and marvels that the Creator of such vastness would care for frail humanity. Yet rather than diminishing us, this perspective

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 8(7)

Honor Moon Place Sea Seas Sheep Silence

Bible Characters· Psalms 8(1)

David

References· Psalms 8

a: v.1 — Psalms 8:9, Psalms 113:2-4, Psalms 57:5, Psalms 148:13, Exodus 15:11, Psalms 57:10-11, Exodus 34:5-7, Habakkuk 3:3, Hebrews 7:26, Psalms 145:1
b: v.2 — Out of the mouth of babes you have perfected praise: Matthew 21:15; Matthew 21:16, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Isaiah 40:31, 1 Corinthians 1:27, Psalms 46:10, Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21, Psalms 44:16, Psalms 84:5-7, Exodus 15:16
c: v.3 — Genesis 1:1, Psalms 33:6, Psalms 89:11, Psalms 104:19, Psalms 111:2, Romans 1:20, Exodus 8:19, Luke 11:20, Deuteronomy 4:19, Job 22:12
d: v.4 — His humiliation and exaltation: Hebrews 2:5; Job 7:17, Psalms 144:3, Hebrews 2:6-9, Psalms 146:3, Luke 1:68, Genesis 21:1, 2 Chronicles 6:18, Psalms 106:4, Isaiah 51:12, Job 25:6
e: v.5 — Hebrews 2:7, Hebrews 2:9, Genesis 1:26-27, Hebrews 2:16, Philippians 2:7-11, Psalms 21:3-5, Ephesians 1:21, Psalms 103:4, 1 Peter 1:20-21, Genesis 2:7
f: v.6 — Authority over all things: Matthew 28:18, 1 Corinthians 15:27; Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:26, Hebrews 2:8, Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 1:22, Genesis 9:2, Psalms 110:1, 1 Peter 3:22, 1 Corinthians 15:24-27, Hebrews 1:2
g: v.9 — Psalms 8:1, Psalms 104:24, Job 11:7, Deuteronomy 33:26

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