诗篇 8:3-4 RCUVSS

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:1-9

Psalms 8:1-9THE exclamation which begins and ends this psalm, enclosing it as a jewel in a setting, determines its theme as being neither the nightly heaven with all its stars, nor the dignity of man, but the name of the Lord as proclaimed by both. The Biblical contemplation of nature and man starts from and ends in God. The main thought of the psalm is the superiority of the revelation in man’s nature and place to that in the vault of heaven. The very smallness of man makes the revelation of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 8:1-9

Psalms 8:0 The Son of Man: All Things Put Under His Feet 1. A little lower than the angels; crowned with glory (Psalms 8:1-5 ) 2. All things put under Him (Psalms 8:6-8 ) 3. How excellent is Thy Name over all the earth (Psalms 8:9 ) Psalms 8:1-5 . In this Psalm we behold Christ again, and here as Son of Man. Three times this Psalm is quoted in the New Testament; in Matthew 21:16 , 1 Corinthians 15:27 and Hebrews 2:6-9 . The latter passage shows clearly who the Son of Man is who was made... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 8:4

8:4 What is {b} man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?(b) It was sufficient for him to have set forth his glory by the heavens, though he had not come so low as to man who is but dust. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:1-9

The length of our lessons in this book are determined rather arbitrarily by the length of the different psalms, or the special interest found in them. We have in mind weekly classes wishing to study the whole Bible in a connected way, and yet avoid tediousness in the process. The six psalms included in the last lesson might easily be read by the class in a week; and on the Lord’s Day, the teacher with the assistance of the questions, would have little difficulty in fastening the facts and their... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 8:1-9

Psalms 8:0 [Note. One critic has called this a lyric echo of the first chapter of Genesis. The best critics do not doubt the Davidic authorship. The word "Gittith" in the title is rendered by the LXX. and Vulgate "for the winepresses." Another derivation makes it a kind of flute. Other critics think that the most probable explanation connects it with Gath, the Philistine town. According to a Talmudic paraphrase, "upon Gittith" should be read, "on the kinnor which was brought from Gath," thus... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 8:3-4

The Psalmist is here lost in admiration. He contemplates the heavenly bodies, those bright luminaries the moon and the stars. He doth not notice the sun; probably it was night when this meditation on the starry sky was taken. And while he considered these vast powers of God's creation, he is lost in wonder in recollecting the mercies of redemption. And it should seem particularly with an eye to the great Maker condescending to become man. It is not that he who made so magnificent a world... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:3

Praise. But why does the prophet take notice of this proof of Christ's being the Messias, while he passes over his curing the sick? &c. St. Chrysostom answers, because the other miracles had been performed in the old law, but God had never before opened the mouths of infants to proclaim "praise the Lord," as they did when they bore witness to Christ entering the temple. Other commentators greatly weaken this proof. (Berthier) --- We read that after the passage of the Red Sea, wisdom opened... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:4

Fingers, as if they had been formed in play, while the Incarnation is the work of God's right hand. (Eusebius) (Calmet) --- Heavens, moon, and stars, denote the Church. No mention is made of the sun, because it is the emblem of Christ, who was the Creator. (Berthier) (Apocalypse xii. 1.) --- This text proves that the world was not formed by angels, as some ancient heretics asserted. David, perhaps, wrote this at night; and the sun and stars are not seen together. (Menochius) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:3-9

3-9 We are to consider the heavens, that man thus may be directed to set his affections on things above. What is man, so mean a creature, that he should be thus honoured! so sinful a creature, that he should be thus favoured! Man has sovereign dominion over the inferior creatures, under God, and is appointed their lord. This refers to Christ. In Hebrews 2:6-8, the apostle, to prove the sovereign dominion of Christ, shows he is that Man, that Son of man, here spoken of, whom God has made to have... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 8:1-9

The Glory of Messiah's Name. To the chief musician, for liturgical performance, upon Gittith, a form of zither, named from the Philistine city of Gath, where the author had lived for some time. A psalm of David. v. 1. O Lord, our Lord, Jehovah, our Ruler, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth! The congregation here praises the imprint and evidence of God's being, both in the works of creation and in the miracles of redemption. Who hast set Thy glory above the heavens, on the entire... read more