Psalm Saturday: Psalm 8

Psalm 8

O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?

Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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This has always been one of my favorite Psalms.

I love David's descriptions here, and I think there are a few key points we must realize after reading this Psalm.

First of all, God is the majestic Creator of everything. He made the earth, moon, sun, stars, and everything else in the entire universe. Anything that is, God made it. That is truly an awesome thought to behold! He is strong, powerful, and wonderful, and that leads us to our second thought.

God is so powerful and awesome, he didn't have to make us. He didn't need us. He definitely didn't have to love us, much less even think of us. We are mere specks of dust upon the great landscape of all creation. Yet, God loves us so much that he sent his Son to die for us, first of all. On top of that, he cares for us. He speaks to us. He guides us, and He nurtures us. We didn't deserve it, but God gave us these blessings. Praise be to Him!

Finally, we must understand that we are all without excuse. God's handiwork is evident in creation. When we look at the stars or the earth, we see evidence of God. We must understand that there is an authority who made everything and that authority created us and loves us. God reveals signs of his glory everywhere. We just have to open up our eyes and realize it. But more than that, we have to tell everyone we can about the Creator God of the Universe.

For he is truly worthy of all the praise that we and everyone else on earth can give.