Introduction
Psalm 8: This psalm of praise describes the role of human beings in relation to all of creation. The psalm begins and ends with the same verse, celebrating God’s greatness in all the world.
Today’s Key Verse: Psalm 8:1a GNT
O LORD, our Lord, your greatness is seen in all the world!
Read
8 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Reflect
Reread verses 5–8. What do these verses say about humanity? Regarding human beings, according to verses 5 and 6, God has “crowned them with glory and honor” and “appointed them rulers over everything [God] made” and “placed them over all creation.” What responsibilities do such glory and honor bring? What are your thoughts?
Pray
Sovereign God, your greatness is seen in all the world. Teach me to be a faithful steward of your creation. With a humble heart, I sing praises to you and glorify your holy name. Amen.
Tomorrow’s Reading
2 Chronicles 5:1–14: King Solomon brings the Covenant Box to the Temple in Jerusalem.
