Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 8
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 81 and 84. A Psalm of David.
YouH834 have setH5414 Your gloryH1935aboveH5921 the heavensH8064.2From the mouthsH6310 of childrenH5768 and infantsH3243You have ordainedH3245 praiseH57971on account ofH4616 Your adversariesH6887,to silenceH7673 the enemyH341 and avengerH5358.
3WhenH3588 I beholdH7200 Your heavensH8064,the workH4639 of Your fingersH676,the moonH3394 and the starsH3556,whichH834 You have set in placeH3559—
4whatH4100 is manH582 thatH3588 You are mindfulH2142 of him,or the sonH1121 of manH120 thatH3588 You care for himH6485?5You made him a little lowerH2637H4592 than the angelsH430;2You crowned himH5849 with gloryH3519 and honorH1926.6You made him rulerH4910 of the worksH4639 of Your handsH3027;You have placedH7896 everythingH3605 underH8478 his feetH7272:37allH3605 sheepH6792 and oxenH504,and evenH1571 the beastsH929 of the fieldH7704,8the birdsH6833 of the airH8064 and the fishH1709 of the seaH3220,all that swimH5674 the pathsH734 of the seasH3220.
Notes
- 1. Psalms 8:2 Literally You have ordained strength; LXX You have prepared praise; cited in Matthew 21:16 ↩
- 2. Psalms 8:5 Or than God or than the heavenly beings; see also LXX. ↩
- 3. Psalms 8:6 Cited in 1 Corinthians 15:27 and Hebrews 2:6–8 ↩
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
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