Psalm 8 - For the director of music. Psalm 8 is a hymn of praise. You just need to get out of the way and let people see it! H1732 O LORD H3068 our Lord, H113 how excellent H117 is thy name H8034 in all the earth! Scripture: Psalm 8. 2 Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you; toddlers shout the songs That drown out enemy talk, and silence atheist babble. (Psalm 8:1 NET). In the use of this Psalm, then, we anticipate that victory, and in the praise we thus celebrate, we go on from strength to strength, till, with him who is our glorious Head, we appear in Zion before God. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. You have set your glory in the heavens. This short Psalm is unique. A David Psalm. God's Glory and Man's Honor 8 1 God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. The Message Large-Print Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, green, The Message Canvas Bible: Coloring and Journaling the Story of God, Leather-Look, Gold Leaf, The Message Deluxe Gift Bible, Brown/Saddle Tan Leather-Look. On the instrument of Gath. One of the dominant messages of the Scriptures is that the Lord God is sovereign over his creation. A psalm of David. Theme: A messianic psalm emphasizing the humanity of Christ and His ultimate victory as man. It begins with a celebration of the surpassing majesty of God." 3-4 I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous,    your handmade sky-jewelry,Moon and stars mounted in their settings. Then I look at my micro-self and wonder,Why do you bother with us? The Psalm is the eighth psalm of the Book of Psalm, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, “O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. The Message (MSG) Bible Book List. Psalm 8—Repair of man comes through man. You put us in charge of your handcrafted world. Psalm 8 declares that there is only one Yahweh. All rights reserved worldwide. 3-4 I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous,    your handmade sky-jewelry,Moon and stars mounted in their settings. It frames the content of the Psalm in the praise of the majesty of God. A David PsalmGod, brilliant Lord,yours is a household name.Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you;toddlers shout the songsThat drown out enemy talk,and silence atheist babble.-4I look up at your ma 9 O L ord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! 3 I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewelry, Moon and stars mounted in their settings. Its authorship is traditionally assigned to King David. Psalm 8 - For the director of music. Psalm 8#In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.For the director of music. Whole Psalm. Romans 8:17-23. It is perfectly under his control. LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Font Size. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. You have set your glory in the heavens. INTRODUCTION: Last Sunday we began a new message series on “God’s Good Creation.” Last week we looked at the goodness of God’s creation from Genesis 1. Psalm 8:9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! 9 God, brilliant Lord,    your name echoes around the world. Psalm 8:1 - NIV: LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! David, the author, never calls the reader to actually do anything. how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory(B)    in the heavens. The Vatican submitted the text of Psalm 8, making it the first Biblical text to reach the moon. But Psalm 8 is unique in at least two ways. The God who made all things is the only one worthy of the name that is majestic in all the earth (vv.1, 9). Psalm 8. Scripture: Psalms 8:3-9, Galatians 5:19-20, Ecclesiastes 2:10-11, Luke 8:14, Proverbs 21:17, Philippians 4:8 (view more) (view less) Denomination: Brethren Jesus Among Secular Gods, Part 2 - Has Science Disproven Christianity Series What is man, so mean a creature, that he should be thus honoured! The Peculiar Mark of Majesty, Part 2 Easter Sunday. Lord, our Lord,how majestic is your name in all th In this psalm David speaks of the glory of God, and how the glory of man and his destiny reflect upon God. David begins with the exclamation, “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth, who have displayed Your sp… 8 God, brilliant Lord,    yours is a household name. LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewelry, Moon and stars mounted in their settings. 2 Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you;    toddlers shout the songsThat drown out enemy talk,    and silence atheist babble. This Psalm of David begins and ends with the same phrase, “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth” (ESV). Your glory is higher than the heavens. Psalms chapter 8 KJV (King James Version) 1 (To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.) 2 Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you;    toddlers shout the songsThat drown out enemy talk,    and silence atheist babble. 1 Lord, our Lord,    how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth! so sinful a creature, that he should be thus favoured! According to gittith.#Title: Probably a musical term A psalm of David. That is why this glorious Psalm about man is even more so a Psalm about God. W. Wilson, D.D., in loc. Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you; toddlers shout the songsThat drown out enemy tal 9 God, brilliant Lord,    your name echoes around the world. Apr 8, 2007. 5-8 Yet we’ve so narrowly missed being gods,    bright with Eden’s dawn light.You put us in charge of your handcrafted world,    repeated to us your Genesis-charge,Made us lords of sheep and cattle,    even animals out in the wild,Birds flying and fish swimming,    whales singing in the ocean deeps. To try to comment on verse 1 is kind of like commenting on the splendor of the Grand Canyon. Psalm 8 Commentary: Psalm 8 is a reflective or meditative psalm. Psalm 8:1-8. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! The title of this psalm reads, To the Chief Musician. "The most striking feature of Psalm 8 … is its description of man and his place in the created order. The creation reflects his glory because it is his handiwork. Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about. 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