Psalm 8— Man the Crown of Creation. This is to be brought to
pass under the Messiah, in the day of His Triumphant Reign. (See Hebrews 2:6-9)
Jesus quoted verse 2 as referring to an incident in His own life. (See Matthew
21:16) (Vv.1-2) As he contemplates the great expanse of the universe the
psalmist is overwhelmed by a sense of man’s littleness. He marvels that God not
only bothers about man, but has set him over all other creatures (Vv. 5-8) The
psalm ends, as it began, with a refrain of praise to God (Vv. 1, 9) (Vv. 4-6)
see Hebrews 2:6-9 and Genesis 1:28
Psalm 8 – The Glory of God in Creation
The title of this psalm reads, To the Chief Musician.
On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David. It indicates the audience of the
psalm (the Chief Musician), the author of the psalm (of David) and the sound of
the psalm (the instrument of Gath). In this psalm David speaks of the glory of
God, and how the glory of man and his destiny reflect upon God. [2]
[1] Image of the Trinity, copyright © Ed Riojas, Higher Things
[3] Collect for Psalm 8, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For and By the Church, Vol. I © 1994 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, Delhi, NY
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