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Psalm 8 - The LORD’S Glory and Mankind’s Dignity


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Psalm, Chapter 8

The Lord’s Glory and Mankind’s Dignity.

For the music director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

8 Lord, our Lord,
 How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
 You who have [a]displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

-          This chapter is about

o   The Lord’s Glory

o   And Mankind’s Dignity

-          For the music director; on the Gittith

o   GITTITH gĭt’ ĭth (Heb. גִּתִּ֗ית), a feminine noun used exclusively in the titles of three Pss, 8, 81 and 84. Three meanings are possible. It describes a musical instrument made or used in the Philistine city of Gath (Josh 11:22); the Targ. suggests that it was a type of melody from Gath; or it may also refer to the Heb. word, גִּתִּי, H1785, a “wine press” (Neh 13:15), and thus mean a song sung at the grape harvest.

o   gittith, git'-tith (Heb.)--a stringed musical instrument; from or of Gath.

o   Gittith is thought to have been a musical instrument made at Gath, or else the title of certain Psalms that were sung during the time of gathering grapes and making wine (Psalms 8; 81; 84, titles).

-          LORD, our Lord

o   LORD is from Jehova, the existing One, the proper name of the one true God

o   Lord is from adon, lord, master, husband, king

o   It is saying Jehova God is our master, our king, our savior, our leader

-          How majestic is Your name in all the earth

o   אַדִּיר ʼaddîyr, ad-deer'; from H142; wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful:—excellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.

§  How majestic is the Mountains?

§  Mount Everest             29,029 ft

§  K2                                28,251 ft

§  There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of 23,622 ft or greater above sea level.

§  How majestic is the ocean

·         https://ocean.si.edu/planet-ocean/seafloor/just-how-big-ocean

·         1.3 billion cubic km of water, covering 71% of the earths surface

§  How majestic is the universe

·         93 billion light years in diameter and growing

·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2YJ7aR25P0

·         https://www.icr.org/video

§  God name is even more majestic than all of these

-          You who have [a]displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

o   Notice God displayed His splendor so we can see it

§  Its on display for this purpose

§  So we can see and begin to understand His majesty!

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