Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 8:1-5

1 1O LORD, our Lord,how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

You have set Your gloryabove the heavens.2From the mouths of children and infantsYou have ordained praise2on account of Your adversaries,to silence the enemy and avenger.

3When I behold Your heavens,the work of Your fingers,the moon and the stars,which You have set in place—

4what is man that You are mindful of him,or the son of man that You care for him?5You made him a little lower than the angels;3You crowned him with glory and honor.

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Notes

1. Psalms 8:1 Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 81 and 84. ↩
2. Psalms 8:2 Literally You have ordained strength; LXX You have prepared praise; cited in Matthew 21:16 ↩
3. Psalms 8:5 Or than God or than the heavenly beings; see also LXX. ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 8

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Calvin’s Commentaries
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
The Treasury of David
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings