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

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth! Your glory is sung above the heavens. 2From the mouths of little children and infants, you have built a fortress against your opponents to silence the enemy and the avenger. 3When I look at your heavens, the creation of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have set in 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 8:9O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth!
• Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.
• Psalms 145:1I will highly praise you, my God, the king. I will bless your name forever and ever.
• Isaiah 26:13O Lord, our God, you are not the only master to rule us, but we acknowledge only you.
• Matthew 22:45If David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”
• John 20:28Thomas responded to Jesus, “My Lord and my God!”
• Philippians 2:11and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
• Philippians 3:8It’s far more than that! I consider everything else worthless because I’m much better off knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It’s because of him that I think of everything as worthless. I threw it all away in order to gain Christ
• Revelation 19:6I heard what sounded like the noise from a large crowd, like the noise of raging waters, like the noise of loud thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! The Lord our God, the Almighty, has become king.
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever. May his name continue as long as the sun ⌞shines⌟. May all nations be blessed through him and call him blessed.
• Psalms 113:2Thank the name of the Lord now and forever.
• Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord because his name is high above all others. His glory is above heaven and earth.
• Exodus 15:11“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord? Who is like you? You are glorious because of your holiness and awe-inspiring because of your splendor. You perform miracles.
• Exodus 34:5The Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him and called out his name “the Lord.”
• Deuteronomy 28:58You might not faithfully obey every word of the teachings that are written in this book. You might not fear this glorious and awe-inspiring name: the Lord your God.
• Psalms 36:5O Lord, your mercy reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.

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