psalm-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:7

All sheep and oxen ,.... The tame creatures, which are useful for food and clothing: yea, and the beasts of the field ; the wild beasts, which he can make use of to destroy and devour his enemies, and whom he can restrain from harming his own people, Jeremiah 15:8 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:8

The fowl of the air ,.... These he rained about the tents of the Israelites for their relief, Psalm 78:27 , and can command them to feed his people, as the ravens did Elijah, 1 Kings 17:4 ; or to destroy his enemies, Jeremiah 15:3 ; see Psalm 50:10 ; and the fish of the sea : instances of Christ's power over them, and of their being at his command, and for his service, may be seen in Matthew 17:27 ; and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas : some F11 Aben... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:9

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! The psalm ends with the same words with which it begins; which shows that the sense of this, with which the psalmist was affected, continued with him, and doubtless increased, after such a confirmation of it, by the instances he was led to take notice of. See Gill on Psalm 8:1 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8

The glory and excellence of God manifested by his works, Psalm 8:1 , Psalm 8:2 ; particularly in the starry heavens, Psalm 8:3 ; in man, Psalm 8:4 ; in his formation, Psalm 8:5 ; and in the dominion which God has given him over the earth, the air, the sea, and their inhabitants, Psalm 8:6 , Psalm 8:7 , Psalm 8:8 ; : in consequence of which God's name is celebrated over all the earth, Psalm 8:9 . The inscription to this Psalm is the following: To the chief Musictan upon... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:1

O Lord our Lord - אדנינו יהוה Yehovah Adoneynu ; O Jehovah our Prop, our Stay, or Support. אדני Adonai is frequently used: sometimes, indeed often, for the word יהוה Yehovah itself. The root דן dan signifies to direct, rule, judge, support. So Adonai is the Director, Ruler, Judge, Supporter of men. It is well joined with Jehovah; this showing what God is in himself; that, what God is to man; and may here very properly refer to our Lord Jesus. How excellent is thy name in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:2

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings - We have seen how our Lord applied this passage to the Jewish children, who, seeing his miracles, cried out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" Matthew 21:16 . And we have seen how the enemy and the avenger - the chief priests and the scribes - were offended because of these things; and as the Psalm wholly concerns Jesus Christ, it is most probable that in this act of the Jewish children the prophecy had its primary fulfillment; and was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:3

When I Consider thy heavens - אראה כי ki ereh ; Because I will see. He had often seen the heavens with astonishment, and he purposes to make them frequent subjects of contemplation; and he could not behold them without being affected with the skill, contrivance, and power, manifested in their formation. The work of thy fingers - What a view does this give of the majesty of God! The earth is nearly eight thousand English miles in diameter: but to form an adequate conception of its... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:4

What is man - אנוש מה mah enosh , what is wretched, miserable man; man in his fallen state, full of infirmity, ignorance, and sin? That thou art mindful of him? - That thou settest thy heart upon him, keepest him continually in thy merciful view. And the son of man - אדם ובן uben Adam , and the son of Adam, the first great rebel; the fallen child of a fallen parent. See the note on Job 7:17 . Some think eminent men are here intended. What is man in common; what the most... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:5

Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels - The original is certainly very emphatic: מאלהים מעט ותחסרחו vattechasserchu meat meelohim , Thou hast lessened him for a little time from God. Or, Thou hast made him less than God for a little time. See these passages explained at large in the notes on Hebrews 2:6 ; (note), etc., which I need not repeat here. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:6

Thou madest him to have dominion - Jesus Christ, who, being in the form of God, and equal with God, for a time emptied himself, and made himself of no reputation; was afterwards highly exalted, and had a name above every name. See the notes referred to above, and those on Philemon 2:6-9 ; (note). Thou hast put all things under his feet - Though the whole of the brute creation was made subject to Adam in his state of innocence; yet it could never be literally said of him, that God had... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:6

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