Mindful of Man | Psalm 8:1-9

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What did David think about when looking upon the night sky?

How did David encode a story about the Christ as the Son of Man in his meditation?

How can we take comfort from David's meditations?

Mindful of Man | Psalm 8:1-9 | Comfort in Psalm
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For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David.

O YHWH, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth!

You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!

From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.

When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,

Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them?

Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them?

You made them a little less than the heavenly beings.

You crowned mankind with honor and majesty.

You appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority, including all the sheep and cattle, as well as the wild animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

O YHWH, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth!