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Psalm 8:2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 8 · verse 2
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.Psalm 8:2 · King James Version
Psalm 8:2 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;
4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
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Key words (Strong's)
- sucklingsyânaqto suckH3243 →
- ordainedyâçadto setH3245 →
- strengthʻôzstrength in various applicationsH5797 →
- enemiestsârarto cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveH6887 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- babesʻôwlêla sucklingH5768 →
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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