O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!PSALM 8:9+A Verse Worth RepeatingThis verse is the end of the song. David concludes this psalm just the way he began it. He thanks the Lord...  Read More

You have put all things under His feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea.PSALM 8:6-8+Everything Belongs to ChristThis is the last...  Read More

You have given Him dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under His feet.PSALM 8:6+True Man and True GodIn this verse David describes Christ as true man and yet at the same tim...  Read More

Thou wilt crown Him with honor and adornment.PSALM 8:5 (according to Luther's translation)+The Coronation of ChristKings are usually adorned when they are to put on a spectacle. . . On that day [Chris...  Read More

Thou wilt let Him be forsaken of God for a little while, but Thou wilt crown Him with honor and adornment.PSALM 8:5 (according to Luther's translation)+Dressed, Adorned, and CrownedThus the prophet pr...  Read More

Thou wilt let Him be forsaken of God for a little while.PSALM 8:5 (according to Luther's translation)+In Our PlaceSt. Paul speaks of it in this way in Philippians 2:6-7: Jesus Christ, "though He was i...  Read More

What is . . . the Son of Man that You care for Him?PSALM 8:4+Did God Forget?[D avid] pictures Christ in distinction from all men on earth and says, "What is Man that Thou art mindful of Him, and the S...  Read More

When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is man that You are mindful of him?PSALM 8:3-4+The New WorldDavid rejoices in spirit an...  Read More

Out of the mouth of babies and infants, You have established strength because of Your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.PSALM 8:2+The Weak Confound the Strong[Christ] did not bring about this d...  Read More

Out of the mouth of babies and infants ....PSALM 8:2+Established with the WordHow does [Christ] found such a power and kingdom, and what sort of people does He use? "Out of the mouths of infants and s...  Read More

You have set Your glory above the heavens.PSALM 8:1+Already HomeThe Lord, our Ruler, has established and prepared a dominion and kingdom in which we are already in heaven according to the spirit, hear...  Read More

O Lord, our Ruler, how glorious is Thy name in all the lands!PSALM 8:1 (according to Luther's translation)+Who Can Compare?The greatness and glory of this name call for such amazement. If a physician ...  Read More