Hallelujah! In the use of this Psalm, then, we anticipate that victory, and in the praise we thus celebrate, we go on from strength to strength, till, with him who is our glorious Head, we appear in Zion before God. Jesus is man as He was meant to be, according to the Creator. We are allowed to listen in on the conversation, and to let the Psalm be our own prayer as well. Psalm 8 virtually begins and ends in the same way speaking of God's majestic name. For the leader, on the gittith. The Glory of God in Creation. (Psalm 8:2). A meditation, on Psalm 2. (Psalm 8:1) The Psalm is directed to the LORD. I am standing on top of a mountain. Whole Psalm. Post navigation What is man, so mean a creature, that he should be thus honoured! (Psalm 8:6-8). We marvel at technological accomplishments, yet wonder why they always get put to the service of evil. I feel aware See Psalms on "Psalms 8:3" for further information. How does the Psalmist describe man’s place in things? God wouldn’t want man to make a life for himself here on earth as though he needed not God! PSALM 8. ( Log Out / Hallelujah, there actually is a “new Creation” for He who made it all declares, “Behold I make all things New”. Gave me much needed encouragement. Hence,… Once a child of God, always a child of God. In this Psalm David speaks of the glory of God, and how the glory of man and his destiny reflects upon God. But to our wounds only God’s wounds can speak, A Psalm of David. But I long for something higher and purer…something this life cannot offer me, which is one of the ways I know that I was made for another “city…whose builder and maker is God”. (Psalm 8:4). Try to put this in your own words and say it to God right now in prayer. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. In Jesus, the last Adam and the New Son of Man, there is a new beginning, a new humanity, redeemed from the effects of the fall, cleansed by His blood, restored back to God and to the glory which we once fell short of. This is also a Psalm of contemplation. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. ( Log Out / Psalm 8 – A Meditation. Truly the earth is a small speck of dust in a vast amphitheater! The ones who know they are “nothing”, but are content to be small, “little in their own eyes”, as God once described Saul, even the ones who in the world’s eyes look foolish and weak, these are ‘weapons’ God delights in using against his enemies. That is the comforting assurance in the Word of God. “What is man that you are mindful of him, It needs one who would take the punishment for what we deserved. Thine eyes burn through the dark, our only stars; One unseen germ can fell the mightiest man! But now we see not yet all things put under him. He condescends, “the Lord looked down from heaven…”, he expresses His concern for us to the point that He entered into our world, and fully experienced our humanity, even suffering and dying with us. Yet God is interested in us! A Bible Devotion from Psalm 8 O Lord, Our Lord, How Excellent is Your Name in all the Earth When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? Read prayerfully. Words really can’t do it justice. We know not our time! Some people feel their spirits soar at the summit. On the instrument of Gath. Psalm 8 Poem by Isaac Watts. She asked us all to close our eyes and remember a situation in which we felt truly loved and secure. On the instrument of Gath. This Psalm of David begins and ends with the same phrase, “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth” (ESV). His photos stem from Africa where he worked for some time and from Ireland where he lives now. Psalm 8 The psalm is a hymn to God the Creator. David, reflecting upon God’s fatherly beneficence towards mankind, is not content with simply giving thanks for it, but is enraptured by the contemplation of it. Psalm 8 Commentary: Psalm 8 is a reflective or meditative psalm. Psalm 8 – The Glory of God in Creation The title of this psalm reads, To the Chief Musician. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. The generic conception of Psalm 8 is: “In noticing various created things all around – the moon and stars, young children, birds, fish and other beasts – God’s vast might and glory are unmistakably clear, and He is worthy of great exaltation. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. This is because man was made to look up. South Riding, VA 20152. He says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith.” In other words, we have a connection with God because God has graciously extended Himself toward us. What does this mean to you? It was probably the experience of David, but the Spirit of Jesus breathes in it. What I mean by this is that man is “in between” the animal life, and heavenly life. On Sunday, we talked about right-sizing our view of ourselves. or the son of man that thou visitest him? (Hebrews 2:6-8), O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! The more men learn about astronomy, the smaller we all seem to be. This is a favorite exercise of people in the Soul Shepherdingseminars and retreats that Kristi and I lead. Welcome! Thanks, Bill. He has now demonstrated what he expressed in Psalm 8:2, that the name of Jahve whose glory is reflected by the heavens, is also glorious on earth.Thus, then, he can as a conclusion repeat the thought with which he began, in a wider and more comprehensive meaning, and weave his Psalm together, as it were, into a wreath. A Psalm of David. The murderous Moslem terrorist gains daily sustenance from Jesus, the very one he is constantly persecuting! This is also an essential perspective in viewing our future. Commentary on Psalm 63:1-8 View Bible Text . The redemptive, he… In his fallen state, man is noble and bestial at the same time. If, when the doors are shut, Thou drawest near, The comparative insignificance of humanity. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? (Matthew 11:25-26). We must have sight of thorn-pricks on Thy brow, They rode, but Thou didst stumble to a throne; How does the Psalmist describe God’s place? That just means, the author wrote it to reflect and meditate on something. A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. When ever man becomes forgetful of God, he does indeed become ‘bestial’. The phrase, the name of the LORD, refers to His person, words, works, attributes and perfections. All Rights Reserved. Hebrews tells us that the Son of Man of this Psalm has indeed come, there really is a new Son of Man, a “Last Adam”! What is man, that thou art mindful of him? 2) On Sunday, we talked about right-sizing our view of ourselves. Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. Copyright 2021, Gateway Community Church. Learn how your comment data is processed. How does this connect to the day you’re about to have (or you just had if you’re doing this at night)? Now, His name is … To try to comment on verse 1 is kind of like commenting on the splendor of the Grand Canyon. We need to start the day right. The heavens frighten us; they are too calm; behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? ( I Kings 8:27), 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. “And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Whenever we are tempted to boast, even in the quiet of our own thoughts, we are in danger of flying at an altitude for which we were not built. There is no higher use of the mind, than to consider the excellency of the name of the LORD. You have given him dominion 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 along the paths of the seas. Man was given dominion, he was made to be a steward of the earth, and to rule. Therefore there is a curse of futility, man is a ruler, but a frail ruler. Even such as a vast theater as the heavens themselves are inadequate to display God’s glory, as Solomon prayed at the dedication of the temple, But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Post was not sent - check your email addresses! But the initiative – the offer – comes from Him…by grace. David knew that although the Lord hated the workers of iniquity, he was made to up., 2020 author kairosfocus Comments ( 69 ) Spread the love to and. 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