Psalms 8:1
For the end, concerning the winepresses, a Psalm of David. 1
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Exodus 15:11Who is like to thee among the gods, O Lord? 1 Who is like to thee? glorified in holiness, 1 Marvelous in glories, doing wonders. 1
Deuteronomy 28:58If thou wilt not hearken to do all the words of this law, which have been written in this book, to fear this glorious and wonderful name, the Lord thy God;
Psalms 8:9The birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, 1 The creatures passing through the paths of the sea. 1
Psalms 57:5Their venom is like that of a serpent; 1 As that of a deaf asp, and that stops her ears; 1
Psalms 63:1For the end, a Psalm of David. 1
Psalms 72:17Until I go into the sanctuary of God; 1 And so understand the latter end. 1
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 →