Psalms 8:1

Psalms 8:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!

Context of Psalms 8:1

Lord, our ruler, your name is famous all over the world. The sky above shows how great you are. 2You have taught children and babies to praise you. You do that to show your enemies how strong you are. Anyone who turns against you has to be quiet. Your cruel enemies can do nothing! 3You made the skies with your own hands. When I look up, I see the moon and the stars. You have put them all in their right place.

Psalms 8:1 word by word

יְהוָ֤ה אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מָֽה־אַדִּ֣יר שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּנָ֥ה ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ עַל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• how excellentאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• in all the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• who hast setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• thy gloryהוֹדhôd · splendorH1935
• above the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064

Cross-references for Psalms 8:1

• Psalms 8:9Lord, our ruler, your name is famous all over the world.
• Psalms 63:1God, you are my God. I want to be near to you. I need you to give me life, like a thirsty person in a dry desert. As a person needs water to live, that is how I need you.
• Psalms 145:1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are!
• Isaiah 26:13Lord, our God, other lords have ruled over us. But you are the only one that we worship.
• Matthew 22:45We know that King David calls the Messiah his Lord. So can you really say that the Messiah is David's son?’
• John 20:28Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord, and my God!’
• Philippians 2:11Everyone will have to agree that Jesus Christ is Lord. When they say that aloud, they will show that God the Father is very great.
• Philippians 3:8Yes, now that I know Christ Jesus as my Lord, that is the most valuable thing. Nothing else is important at all. I have thrown everything else away, so that I can serve Christ. All those other things are like dirt to me. I think about them like that, so that I can have Christ.
• Revelation 19:6Then I heard a sound like the noise of a very big crowd that was shouting. The sound was like the noise of water that pours quickly along a river. It was like the noise of loud thunder. The crowd of people shouted, ‘Praise the Lord our God! He rules with all power and authority!
• Psalms 72:17May the king be famous for ever! May people remember him for as long as the sun continues to shine. May people from all nations use his name when they bless one another. May they all say that God has blessed the king!
• Psalms 113:2Everyone should praise the Lord now and for ever!
• Psalms 148:13They should all praise the name of the Lord. Only the Lord's name is great above all other names. He is the king who rules over heaven and earth.
• Exodus 15:11Lord, there is nobody like you among all the gods! There is nobody like you anywhere! You are great and holy. Everyone should respect you and praise you. You do great miracles. There is nobody like you!
• Exodus 34:5Then the Lord came down in the cloud. He came and he stood with Moses. The Lord spoke aloud his own name, the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 28:58Be careful to obey all the words of this law that I have written in this scroll. Always respect the Lord your God. Give him the honour that his great name deserves.
• Psalms 36:5Lord your faithful love reaches as high as the sky. People can trust you beyond the clouds.

Commentaries on Psalms 8:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O Lord our Lord - אדנינו יהוה Yehovah Adoneynu ; O Jehovah our Prop, our Stay, or Support. אדני Adonai is frequently used: sometimes, indeed often, for the word יהוה Yehovah itself. The root דן dan signifies to direct, rule, judge, support. So Adonai is the Director, Ruler, Judge, Supporter of men. It is well joined with Jehovah; this showing what God is in himself; that, what God is to man; and may here very properly refer to our Lord Jesus. How…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O Lord - Hebrew, יהוה Yahweh It is an address to God by his chosen and special title, Exodus 3:14. Compare the notes at Isaiah 1:2. Our Lord - The word used here - אדני 'âdônay - means properly master, lord, ruler, owner, and is such a title as is given to an owner of land or of slaves, to kings, or to rulers, and is applied to God as being the ruler or governor of the universe. The meaning here is, that the psalmist acknowledged Yahweh to be the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God is to be glorified, for making known himself to us. (1-2) And for making even the heavenly bodies useful to man, thereby placing him but little lower than the angels. (3-9) Verses 1-2 The psalmist seeks to give unto God the glory due to his name. How bright this glory shines even in this lower world! He is ours, for he made us, protects us, and takes special care of us. The birth, life, preaching, miracles, suffering, death, resurrection, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The LORD (Hebrew Yahweh) is the covenant God of Israel (Exodus 3:15). This name emphasizes God’s faithfulness and relationship with his people. He is also Lord (Hebrew ’adonay), which emphasizes his authority. As Lord, he is the king over the earth and all creation. The word translated as majestic (and sometimes mighty) can describe: kings (Psalm 136:18), heroes (Psalm 16:3), mountains (Psalm 76:4), or waves breaking on the seashore (Psalm 93:4). While…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. thy name--perfections (Psa 5:11; 7:17). who hast set--literally, "which set Thou Thy glory," &c., or "which glory of Thine set Thou," &c., that is, make it more conspicuous as if earth were too small a theater for its display. A similar exposition suits the usual rendering.Read the comment

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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