Psalms 8:1
To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David.
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Exodus 15:11Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
Deuteronomy 28:58If you will not take care to do all the words of this law, recorded in this book, honouring that name of glory and of fear, THE LORD YOUR GOD;
Psalms 8:9\8:8\The birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatever goes through the deep waters of the seas.
Psalms 57:5\57:4\My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.
Psalms 63:1A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.
Psalms 72:17May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 8:1
This psalm is a solemn meditation on, and admiration of, the glory and greatness of God, of which we are all concerned to think highly and honourably. It begins and ends with the same acknowledgment of the transcendent excellency of God's name. It is proposed for proof ( ver. 1 ) that God's name is excellent in all the earth, and then it is repeated as proved (with a "quod erat demonstrandum"—which was to be demonstrated) in the last verse . For the proof of God's glory the psalmist gives instances of his goodness… Read the whole commentary →