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For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Psalms 8:1 · Berean Standard Bible · underlined terms are tappable
Parallel translations
  • WEB For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!
  • KJV O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
  • NKJV O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
  • NASB Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, You who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
  • NLT O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.

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Quick answer

David marvels that God's name is majestic across all the earth and His glory set above the heavens. Creation everywhere displays the surpassing splendor of God.

Overview

This royal hymn frames the whole psalm with the refrain praising the majesty of Yahweh's name. God's renown fills the earth while His glory transcends even the heavens, declaring both His immanence and His transcendence. The opening points beyond creation to the Creator whose glory is ultimately revealed in Christ, in whom dwells the fullness of God.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 27

  • Ps 8:9O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
  • Ps 113:2–4Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
  • Ps 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
  • Ps 148:13Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
  • Exod 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
  • Ps 57:10–11For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
  • Exod 34:5–7And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
  • Hab 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
  • Ps 145:1A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
  • Heb 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
  • Ps 72:17–19May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
  • Phil 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
  • Isa 26:13O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.
  • Ps 36:5Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
  • Ps 81:1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
  • Rev 19:6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
  • Deut 28:58If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
  • Ps 84:1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
  • Phil 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
  • 1 Kgs 8:27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
  • Ps 63:1A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  • Ps 68:4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.
  • Ps 108:4–5For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
  • Eph 4:10He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
  • Song 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
  • John 20:28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
  • Matt 22:45So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 8:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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