Psalm 8
Psalm 8 Meaning
Psalm 8 lifts its eyes from the cradle to the stars and marvels at both. God's name is majestic in all the earth, ordained even from the mouths of infants, and set in glory above the heavens.
Then it asks the great human question: what is man, that God is mindful of him? The answer is astonishing dignity: God has made us a little lower than the angels and crowned us with glory, giving us care over His works.
Key verses from Psalm 8
“O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.”
Psalm 8:1
“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;”
Psalm 8:3
“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”
Psalm 8:4
“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”
Psalm 8:9
How Psalm 8 points to Jesus
Hebrews applies this psalm to Jesus, the Son of Man crowned with glory and honor, who was made a little lower than the angels to taste death for everyone. In Him our lost dignity is restored.