Psalm 8:1-9 – 1 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
above the heavens.
2 From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise because of your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him ruler over the works of your
hands; you put everything under his feet:
7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
I love that how in this Psalm David gives praise to the Lord in the beginning and at the end.
In between it he mentions how Big and Awesome God is that he created the heavens and the stars and yet God still allows man who was made a little lower than the angels to still reign over the other creatures that He created on this earth.
The Lord is love and he loves the human creation He made. However, He wants us to love Him
back. If you can’t love the Lord who made you, you won’t find the free grace He has offered. It takes a repentant heart to find the way back to God. One must accept His death on the cross and die to their sinful prideful nature.
That’s when one finds out how majestic and loving our Lord is.