Psalm Chapter 8

 

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.

  • Psalm 8:1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

Why is the Lord's name Excellent? By His name comes salvation, by His name comes victory over sin, by His name the sick are healed, by His name the dead are raised, by His name is eternal life. How excellent is His name. This is enough to cause us to praise Him continually.

  • Psalm 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

Prophecy fulfilled in the latter days.

  • Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

The young and innocent, unlearned people, those not great in prominence and high esteem are babes. Those not wise in the ways of the world are babes. Yet God has revealed the plan of salvation, eternal life and much more to those the world would consider as babes and unlearned.

  • Matthew 21:15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, 
  • 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Children were quick to praise and adore the Messiah.

  • Psalm 8:3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

When we actually take time to gaze upon the creation, we can only wonder at how it was formed. I don't see how one can ever believe in evolution just by looking at a tree. Everything in creation is magnificent and perfect in every detail. Unless creation is marred by disease or defect, it is perfect. Two hands perfectly matched. Two eyes, two ears, one mouth, the birth of a baby, all the different cells and genetic make up. We were designed by a wise intelligent designer. The creation could not have been an accident.

  • Psalm 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
  • 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
  • 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
  • 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
  • 9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

This is a prophecy fulfilled in Jesus Christ:

  • Hebrews 2:6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 
  • 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 
  • 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 
  • 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 
  • 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

We see here that the name given among men whereby they must be saved is the very name of Jesus our Christ. Psalm 8 foretells children praising the Lord Jesus Christ and the whole coming of Christ the 1st time and the Second time.

Christ was:

  1. Made lower than angels for a short season to suffer death for our sins. 
  2. Crowned with honor and glory
  3. All things made under the subjection of Christ
  4. This was done to perfect salvation to all who will accept this way.

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