Bible Chapter Summary
Psalms 8 Summary
God's Glory and Human Dignity
The psalmist marvels at the excellence of God's name in all the earth and His glory above the heavens. He observes that from the mouths of babes God has ordained strength against His enemies, and when he contemplates the heavens—the moon and stars—he is struck with awe at his own smallness. Yet God has made mankind a little lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honour, given dominion over all the earth's creatures. The psalm concludes by returning to the overwhelming excellence of God's name in all the earth.
Key themes
Key verses
Psalms 8:1
“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.”
Psalms 8:3
“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;”
Psalms 8:5
“For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.”
Psalms 8:9
“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”
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