Psalm 8:
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Psalm 8
David extols the majesty, power, and providence of God,
ver. 1, 2. And his loving-kindness to mankind, ver. 3-5. In giving
him dominion over this lower world, ver. 6-9. To the chief
musician upon Gittith, A psalm of David. Title of the psalm.
Gittith - This also is supposed to be the name of a tune, or
instrument.
Verse
1. In - Not only in Israel, but among all nations. Which shews that
this psalm speaks of the Messiah, and the times of the New
Testament. Heavens - Where thy throne of glory is established,
where the blessed angels celebrate thy praises, where Christ
sitteth at thy right hand in glorious majesty, from whence he
poureth down excellent gifts upon babes.
Verse
2. Babes - Weak and foolish, and contemptible persons, who are
frequently called babes or children. Such are very unfit to grapple
with an enemy: and therefore when such persons conquer the
most powerful and malicious enemies, it must needs confound
them, and advance the glory of God: as indeed it did, when such
mean persons as the apostles, and disciples of Christ, maintained
and propagated the gospel, in spite of all the wit, power, and rage
of their enemies. Ordained - Perfectly or firmly settled strength;
that is, the praise of his strength or power, Matt. xxi, 16, it is
rendered praise. Still - Silence and confound them. Avenger - The
devil, and all who are his vassals and espouse his quarrel.
Verse
3. The moon - Either the sun is included under this general title:
or he omitted it, because he made this psalm by night. Ordained -
Placed in that excellent and unalterable order, and directed to their
several motions.
Verse
4. What is man - How mean and inconsiderable a thing is man, if
compared with thy glorious majesty. Man - Hebrew. infirm, or
miserable man. By which it is apparent that he speaks of man, not
according to the state of his creation, but as fallen into a state of
sin and misery, and mortality. Mindful - Carest for him, and
conferest such high favours upon him. The son - Hebrew. the son
of Adam, that great apostate from God, the sinful son of a sinful
father, his son by likeness of disposition and manners, no less than
by procreation. All which tends to magnify the following mercy.
Visitest - Not in anger, as that word is sometimes used, but with
thy grace and mercy.
Verse
5. For - Thou hast in Christ mercifully restored man to his
primitive estate, wherein he was but one remove below the angels;
from which he was fallen by sin. Crowned - Man, fallen and lost
man: who is actually restored to glory and dominion in Christ his
head and representative, who received this crown and dominion
for man's good, and in his stead; which he will in due time
communicate to his members. And so the two expositions of this
place concerning mankind and concerning Christ, may be
reconciled. For he speaks of that honourable estate conferred first
upon Christ, and then by his hands upon mankind. But the words
more literally rendered are, Thou madest him a little less than
God. And hence some have inferred, that man in his original state
was the highest of all creatures.
Psalm 8:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 Job Proverbs
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