Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

Psalm 8

What should I learn from this chapter?

• Psalm 8:5 is literally “God” “Elohim” and not angels. It is Jewish tradition to translate this verse as “angels”.
• Fingers of God

The Glory of the Lord in Creation

To the Chief Musician. (Heb. Al Gittith) On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.

Psalm 8:¹ O Lord (Yᵊhōvâ), our Lord (‘āḏôn),
How excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have set Your glory above the heavens!

• God’s glory is set above the heavens called the highest of heavens.

Psalm 8:² Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have ordained (established) strength,

• @Prophecy Fulfillment Alert: Matt 21:16 (The mouths of babes perfect His praise) (Old Testament prophecy fulfilled by Jesus)

Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.

Psalm 8:³ When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,

• The fingers of God are symbolic of the Holy Spirit. Jesus wrote in the dirt with His fingers (John 8:6, Jeremiah 17:13). The Ten Commandments were written in stone by the fingers of God (Exodus 31:18). The fingers of God wrote on the wall in Belshazzar’s Palace (Daniel 5:5). Jesus cast out demons by the finger of God (Luke 11:20)

Psalm 8:⁴ What is man (anas H605: root: sick, mortal) that You are mindful of him,
And the Son of Man (Son of Adam) that You visit (give attention to or care for) him.

• The appearance of a “double meaning”, speaking of mankind in general and the specific prophecy of Jesus. One step further is the redemption of mankind because of Jesus’ work on the cross.
  

Psalm 8:⁵ For You have made Him a little lower than Elohim, God
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

• @Prophecy Fulfillment Alert: Heb 2:5-9 (His humiliation and exaltation) (Old Testament prophecy fulfilled by Jesus)

Psalm 8:⁶ You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,

Psalm 8:⁷ All sheep and oxen—Even the beasts of the field,

Psalm 8:⁸ The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas.

Psalm 8:⁹ O Lord (Yᵊhōvâ), our Lord (‘āḏôn),
How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

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