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 Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.

Context of Psalms 8:1

O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! 2Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger. 3When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,

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 excellent is Your name in all the earth!
• Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
• Psalms 145:1I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
• Isaiah 26:13O Lord our God, masters besides You Have had dominion over us; But by You only we make mention of Your name.
• Matthew 22:45If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his Son?”
• John 20:28And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
• Philippians 2:11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• Philippians 3:8Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
• Revelation 19:6And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
• Psalms 72:17His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in Him; All nations shall call Him blessed.
• Psalms 113:2Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and forevermore!
• Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
• Exodus 15:11“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Exodus 34:5Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 28:58“If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE Lord YOUR GOD,
• Psalms 36:5Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to 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