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Yahweh, our Lord, How majestic is your name in all the earth!
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A Concluding Chorus of Praise
Commentators note that Psalm 8 begins and ends with the same declaration of praise. This literary device frames the entire psalm. The praise in verse 9 is not mere repetition; it's a conclusion that has been proven and deepened by the reflections in the middle verses on God's majesty in creation and His special honor for humanity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O Lord our Lord, how excellent ... - Repeating the sentiment with which the psalm opens, as now fully illustrated, or as its propri…
19th Century
Baptist
Thus the psalmist finishes as he began the psalm, by praising the name of the Lord.
16th Century
Protestant
The preceding question, regarding the extent of humanity’s dominion over God’s works, does not yet seem to be fully answered. If the prophet here d…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O Lord our Lord, how excellent [is] your name in all the earth ! The psalm ends with the same words with which it be…
We are to consider the heavens, so that man may in this way be directed to set his affections on things above. What is man, so lowly a creature, th…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the psalmist offered a psalm in which David prayed because of his persecution; here, he offers a psalm of thanksgiving.
He prese…
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