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Psalm 8:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 8 · verse 1
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.Psalm 8:1 · King James Version
Psalm 8:1 in context
1O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 8:9
- Psalms 113:2-4
- Psalms 57:5
- Psalms 148:13
- Exodus 15:11
- Psalms 57:10-11
- Exodus 34:5-7
- Habakkuk 3:3
Key words (Strong's)
- excellentʼaddîyrwide or largeH117 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- gloryhôwdgrandeurH1935 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- LordʼâdôwnsovereignH113 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
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The psalmist here sets himself to give to God the glory due to his name. Dr. Hammond grounds a conjecture upon the title of this psalm concerning the occasion of penning it. It is said to be upon Gittith, which is generally taken for the tune, or musical instrument, with which this psalm was to be sung;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-2