Psummer Psalm Pseries – Psalm 8: A Song of Worship
August 21st, 2011
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The LORD’S Glory and Man’s Dignity. For the choir director; on the Gittith.
A Psalm of David.
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength, because of Your adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained; what is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God, and You crown him with glory and majesty! You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, whatever passes through the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
As we look at Psalm 8 I want to make mention of how it was quoted in the New Testament. In Matthew 21 Jesus responds to criticisms from the Pharisees about children singing “Hosanna to the Son of David” because of His miracles by quoting verse 2: ”and the Pharisees said to Jesus, ‘Do You hear what these children are saying?’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Yes; have you never read, ‘OUT OF THE MOUTH OF INFANTS AND NURSING BABIES YOU HAVE PREPARED PRAISE FOR YOURSELF’?’” (Matthew 21:16). Read more…
Categories: Psalm 8, Psummer Psalm Pseries
