Psalms 8:2
O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! 1 For thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
1For the end, concerning the winepresses, a Psalm of David. 1
Cross References
Exodus 15:16Let trembling and fear fall upon them; 1 By the greatness of thine arm, let them become as stone; 1 Till thy people pass over, O Lord, 1 Till this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased. 1
1 Samuel 2:9Granting his petition to him that prays; 1 And he blesses the years of the righteous, 1 For by strength cannot man prevail. 1
Psalms 44:16They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: 1 They shall be led into the king’s temple. 1
Psalms 57:6Which will not hear the voice of charmers, 1 Nor heed the charm prepared skillfully by the wise. 1
Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord: 1 For his name only is exalted; 1 His praise is above the earth and heaven, 1
Isaiah 37:20But now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hands, that every kingdom of the earth may know that thou art God alone.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 8:2-3
Glory of God in His Works. 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. The psalmist here sets himself to give to God the glory due to his name. Dr. Hammond grounds a conjecture upon the title of this psalm concerning the occasion of penning it. It is said to be upon Gittith, which is generally taken for the… Read the whole commentary →