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Psalms Chapter 8 (WEB)

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Psalms 8: Crowned with Glory and Honour
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1 > Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, Who has set your glory above the heavens!

2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, Because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, The moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

4 What is man, that you think of him? The son of man, that you care for him?

5 For you have made him a little lower than God,{Hebrew: Elohim} And crowned him with glory and honor.

6 You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:

7 All sheep and oxen, Yes, and the animals of the field,

8 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, And whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

9 Yahweh, our Lord, How majestic is your name in all the earth!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the main theme of Psalms 8?
The psalm praises the excellence of God's name across the earth and marvels at his glory set above the heavens (v.1, 9), framing the rest of the psalm around creation and humanity's place in it.
What does Psalms 8:4 ask about mankind?
It asks, 'What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?' (v.4), a question about humanity's smallness compared to the heavens described just before it — see Psalms 8:3.
What dominion does Psalms 8 say man was given?
It says God made man 'a little lower than the angels' and crowned him with glory and honor, putting all sheep, oxen, beasts, birds, and fish under his feet (v.5-8), language echoed in Psalms 144:3.

Today's Verse

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 31:29 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

The answer is that man is crowned with glory and honour and given dominion over sheep, oxen, birds, and fish, language quoted directly in Psalms 8:3 and Psalms 144:3 before the sequence continues in Psalms 9.