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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 8:1-9

INTRODUCTION“This is a psalm of thanksgiving to God for the exaltation of man above all terrestrial creatures. It is quoted by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews with reference to Christ; but whether it is to be considered a prophecy, or whether it is quoted simply because it describes by way of accommodation the character of our Lord, does not appear certain. The most sober commentators have adopted the latter view, considering that the author of the psalm intended simply to celebrate... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:3-6

Psalms 8:3-6 I. True greatness consists, not in weight and extension, but in intellectual power and moral worth. When the Psalmist looked up to the heavens, he was at first overwhelmed with a sense of his own littleness; but, on second thoughts, David bethought himself that this was an entire misconception of the matter, and that man could not be inferior to the heavens, for God had, in point of fact, made him only a little lower than the angels "than the Elohim," is the word in the Hebrew.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:6

Psalms 8:6 This Psalm is stamped with a worldwide breadth; it is of no nation; it is of all time; it shines with a light transcending that of mere human genius. We are brought face to face with these three: nature, man, God. I. Look, first, at the text in the light of Old Testament Scripture. It is quite plain that here is no description drawn from nature. All things are not put under man. He does not reign over nature; he wrestles with nature; step by step he gains upon nature, and subdues it... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:1-9

Psalms 8:1-9 is to the chief musician upon Gittith. Now Gittith means wine press, and so you have the thought of the harvest in the sense, actually, of judgment. The time of harvest has come.O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! ( Psalms 8:1 )The first Lord, all capital letters, signifying that it is a translation of the Hebrew name for God. That name which we do not know exactly how to pronounce. Perhaps it is Yahweh; perhaps it is Jehovah. Nobody really knows for sure.... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 8:1-9

Psalms 8:1 . How excellent is thy name. See note on Proverbs 18:10. Psalms 8:2 . Thou hast ordained strength. For some reason the LXX read αινον , praise. So our Saviour, it would seem, cited this text, Matthew 21:16, when the children sung hosannas to him in the temple. Perhaps David made this psalm presently after his anointing, and when keeping his father’s flock by night, where he had the fairest opportunity for the study of astronomy. Psalms 8:4 . What is man. Hebrews Enosh,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 8:1-9

Psalms 8:1-9How excellent is Thy name in all the earth! David’s poetical sensitivenessIn all probability this Psalm is the first, or at all events one of the very first, David ever wrote.It breathes the spirit of those lonely nights which he must so often have passed keeping watch over his father’s sheep on the wild hills of Bethlehem. To a lad of his strong poetical temperament, the glory of the Syrian sunset, the gradual assembling of the stars, as of an innumerable flock in the silent... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 8:6

Psalms 8:6Thou madest him to have dominion.Man’s dominionDominion is a far-reaching word. We have not yet thrown our measuring line upon it, and realised all its suggestions and inspiration. Is there not a stirring sometimes in the heart, which means: I was meant to be a king; I was meant to be master; I was meant to exercise dominion--dominion over the enticements of matter; it was intended that I should be able to say to the most fascinating spectacles that could appeal to me--Stand back! Man... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 8:6-8

Psalms 8:6-8Thou hast put all things under his feet, etc.--Cruelty to animalsIf the lower creation were not too insignificant or worthless to contribute to the glory of Jesus, they cannot be deemed too insignificant for Him to care for, and for us to protect and honour. We know it is said of His saints that “he that toucheth them, toucheth the apple of His eye.” In other words, He feels what is done to His people as sensitively as if it had been done to Himself. And, of course, while there is a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 8:6

Psa 8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet: Ver. 6. Thou madest him to have dominion, &c. ] He had so at first, Genesis 1:26 , shall have again, Zec 8:12 Revelation 21:7 ; meanwhile (though Rebellis facta est creatura homnini, quia homo numini, the creature rebelleth against man, because man doth against God; yet) we cannot but see some footsteps remaining of that ancient sovereignty, which the very heathens also... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 8:7

Psa 8:7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; Ver. 7. All sheep and oxen, &c. ] There are beasts ad esum et ad usum, saith one. Some are profitable dead, not alive, as the hog; some alive, not dead, as the dog, horse, &c.; some both, as the ox; yet none so profitable as the sheep, who hath wool for raiment, skin for parchment, flesh for meat, guts for music, and was, therefore, in sacrifice so frequently offered. read more

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 8:1-9

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:3-6

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:6

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:1-9

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 8:1-9

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 8:1-9

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 8:6

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 8:6-8

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 8:6

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 8:7

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