Psalms 8

King James Version · 9 verses · 209 cross-references linking it to 129 other chapters

1. 1To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.44 cross-references: Psalms 8:9, Psalms 113:2–4, Psalms 148:13, Psalms 57:5, Psalms 57:10–11
2. 2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.29 cross-references: Matthew 21:16, 2 Corinthians 12:9–10, Isaiah 40:31, Psalms 46:10, 1 Corinthians 1:27
3. 3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;42 cross-references: Genesis 1:1, Psalms 33:6, Psalms 104:19, Psalms 89:11, Psalms 111:2
4. 4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?33 cross-references: Psalms 144:3, Job 7:17, Hebrews 2:6–9, Psalms 146:3, 2 Chronicles 6:18
5. 5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.25 cross-references: Hebrews 2:7, Hebrews 2:9, Genesis 1:26–27, Hebrews 2:16, Philippians 2:7–11
6. 6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:22 cross-references: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:26, Hebrews 2:8, Ephesians 1:22, Matthew 28:18
7. 7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;1 cross-reference: Genesis 2:20
8. 8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.7 cross-references: Genesis 1:20–25, Psalms 148:10, Job 38:39 – Job 39:30, Job 40:15 – Job 41:34
9. 9O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!10 cross-references: Psalms 8:1, Psalms 104:24, Job 11:7, Deuteronomy 33:26

Explained connections

• What is man? Psalms 8:4 and Hebrews 2:6

  Psalm 8 marvels that God made humanity a little lower than the angels yet crowned it with glory. Hebrews observes that we do not yet see everything subject to humanity — but we do see Jesus, who became 'man' and now wears that crown, fulfilling humanity's intended destiny.

• All things under his feet Psalms 8:6 and 1 Corinthians 15:27

  The psalm gives humankind dominion over creation. Paul reads it of the risen Christ, the last Adam, under whose feet God places every enemy including death — with the one exception of God the Father himself.

• Out of the mouths of babes Psalms 8:2 and Matthew 21:16

  Psalm 8 says God ordains praise from infants. When the chief priests object to children shouting 'Hosanna' in the temple, Jesus quotes the psalm, implying the praise is fitting — and implicitly directed at God.

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