PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 8:1. This hymn of praise helps the Lord’s people celebrate their glorious Creator, and their privileged place in his creation. With Genesis 1:1 as a background, the Psalm presents mankind as the pinnacle of creation, as the rulers over the animal world, and as the object o... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 8:2 Perhaps the BABIES and INFANTS are the people of Israel, seen as weak in comparison with the mighty unbelieving Gentiles, who are the FOES, the ENEMY, the AVENGER. It is through the insignificant mouths of infants (that is, of Israel) that God reveals his majesty. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 8:5 THE HEAVENLY BEINGS. See Hebrews 2:7. CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR describes mankind as God’s kingly representative. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 8:6 This echoes Genesis 1:26. PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET. Paul quotes this verse along with the explicitly messianic Psalms 110:1 (see 1 Corinthians 15:25; Ephesians 1:22). This verse is also quoted in Hebrews 2:6.... [ Continue Reading ]