Read Psalm 8:2 commentary using The Treasury of David. The privilege of holding such a portion. because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger. and cast off their chains from us!â c 4 The one enthroned in heaven laughs;. Psalm 8:1-2 King James Version (KJV) 8 O Lord , our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Borrow the wings of the morning and fly to the uttermost parts of the sea, but God is there. The term Gittith is applied to two other ( Psalms 81:1-16 Psalms 84:1-12 ) both of which, being of a joyous character, it may be concluded, that where we find that word in the title, we may look for a hymn of delight. Psalms 8:1 Context. Amen. Hebrews 2:5 . “and crowned (Hebrew ‘atar) him with glory (Hebrew: kabod) and honor” (Hebrew: hadar) (v. 5b). The verb crown (‘atar) confirms the high place to which Yahweh has elevated humankind. We were created in his image, and he has crowned us as rulers over the universe that he has created. For the Chief Musician (Hebrew: menasseah from nasah); on an instrument of Gath (Hebrew: gittit). The first and last verses are a sweet song of admiration, in which the excellence of the name of God is extolled. Yon Alps, that lift their heads above the clouds And hold familiar converse with the stars, Are dust, at which the balance trembleth not, Compared with His divine immensity. Study the bible online using commentary on Psalm 8:2 and more! Perhaps it was while David was attending sheep on a clear night with the stars brightly shining that he picked up his Gittith, a stringed instrument in the shape of a wine press, and began to strum and chant these amazing words of the Psalm ⦠God would use man to still him; alas! First, it was not meant of man in innocency properly and principally. PSALMS RESOURCES Commentaries, Sermons, Illustrations, Devotionals. Commentary on Psalm 8:1,2. Second, this psalm is the only hymn in the Psalter spoken entirely to God. The International Bible Lesson (Uniform Series ) for Sunday, October 3, 2010 , is from Psalm 8:1-9. “For you have made him a little lower than God” (Hebrew: elohim) (v. 5a). The noun elohim means a god or gods (Note the small g). When used in in the plural to refer to Yahweh, it means that Yahweh sums up all that is godly. Psalm 8 Commentary: Psalm 8 is a reflective or meditative psalm. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, ), The Complete WordStudy Old Testament (Chattanooga; AMG Publishers, 1994), Baker, Warren and Carpenter, Eugene, The Complete WordStudy Dictionary: Old Testament (Chattanooga: AMG Publishers, 2003), Bromiley, Geoffrey (General Editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised, 4 vols. how awesome is your name through all the earth! 19 (Dallas: Word Books, 1983), DeClaisse-Walford, Nancy; Jacobson, Rolf A.; Tanner, Beth Laneel, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Psalms (Grand Rapids: Wm. PSALM 8 OVERVIEW. Others, tracing the Hebrew to its root, conceive it to mean a song for the winepress, a joyful hymn for the treaders of grapes. The very name of Jehovah is excellent, what must his person be. I will keep thy statutes, v. 8. Some think it refers to Gath, and may refer to a tune commonly sung there, or an instrument of music there invented, or a song of Obededom the Gittite, in whose house the ark rested, or, better still, a song sung over Goliath of Gath. "To the Chief Musician upon Gittith, a Psalm of David." It is very evident that the vintage was adopted as a figurative representation of the final destruction of all God's enemies. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 90 INTRODUCTION: Psalm 90 is the first psalm in Book IV of the psalms (Psalms 90-106). In all the earth. Etc. Romans 8:17-23 . the Lord derides them, d 5 Then he speaks to them in his anger, Psalm 8:1; Psalm 8:2â9. W. Wilson, D.D., in loc. God often chooses unlikely candidates to further his purposes. He chose: “Allow the little children to come to me! Thomas Goodwin. Third paragraph 4. he will in no way enter into it.” (10:14-15). The word “glory” (kabod) is used in the Bible to speak of God’s gloryââan aura associated with God’s appearance that reveals God’s majesty to humans. The psalmist says that the saints (hasidââthose who are kind, merciful, and pious) will proclaim the glory of Yahweh’s kingdom (Psalm 145:11)ââa thought that fits nicely with this verse from Psalm 8. That just means, the author wrote it to reflect and meditate on something. and whatever passes through the paths of the seas. His glory exceeds the glory of the starry heavens; above the region of the stars he hath set fast his everlasting throne, and there he dwells in light ineffable. A Psalm by David. (General Editor), New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology & Exegesis, 5 vol., (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997). And with this his glory above the heavens is connected, his sending forth his name upon earth through his Holy Spirit. 3 with the mouths of babes a and infants.. You have established a bulwark * against your foes,.  (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006-2009), VanGemeren, Willem A. to silence enemy and avenger. Above the heavens; not in the heavens, but above the heavens; even greater, beyond, and higher than they; "angels, principalities, and powers, being made subject unto him." NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: PSALM 8:1-2 1 O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! Verse 1. We can scarcely find more fitting words than those of Nehemiah, "Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee." As Paul says, he hath "ascended up far above all heavens." Gideon and his little band of soldiers to defeat the Midianite army. 2. he overcame Adam presently. (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1979-1988), Brown, Francis; Driver, S.R. How bright this glory shines even in this lower world! 3-4). The point of these verses is the contrast between the majesty of the God-created heavens with the ordinariness of God-created humans. Unable to express the glory of God, the Psalmist utters a note of exclamation. Acts 8:1-3. against the LORD and against his anointed one: * b. PSALM 8 * Divine Majesty and Human Dignity. HINT: Since there are such a large number of resources on this page (>10,000 links) you might consider beginning with the more recent commentaries that briefly discuss all 150 Psalms - Paul Apple (750 pages), Thomas Constable, David Guzik, Bob Utley.For more devotional thoughts consider Spurgeon's The Treasury of David, ⦠The Psalmist gives vent to his admiration of Godâs manifested perfections, by celebrating His condescending and beneficent providence to man as evinced by the position of the race, as originally created and assigned a dominion over the works of His hands. Some think that it is meant as an objection that the apostle answereth; but it is indeed to prove that man fallen cannot be meant in Psalms 8:1-9 . PSALM 8:1-2. Little Israel rather than mighty Egypt or Rome. 4 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996), Ross, Allen P., A Commentary on the Psalms, 1-41, Vol. How bright this glory shines even in this lower world! “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained; (Hebrew: kun) what is man (Hebrew: ‘enos), that you think of him? What is the son of man (Hebrew: ben ‘adam), that you care for (Hebrew: paqad) him?” (vv. What is the son of man, that you care for him? whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, All Rights Reserved | © 1997-2020 Richard Niell Donovan. More specifically, it is a panegyric on human excellence (Psalm 8:4-6) couched within a pious frame (8:1a, 9). ), Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006), Renn, Stephen D., Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words: Word Studies for Key English Bible Words Based on the Hebrew and Greek Texts (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 2005), Richards, Lawrence O., Encyclopedia of Bible Words (Zondervan, 1985, 1991), Sakenfeld, Katharine Doob (ed. Title. Then he saith, "How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Psalm 8 â The Glory of God in Creation. That moon, and these stars, what are they? We may style this Psalm the Song of the Astronomer: let us go abroad and sing it beneath the starry heavens at eventide, for it is very probable that in such a position, it first occurred to the poet's mind. ; and Briggs, Charles A., The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1906, 2004), Doniach, N.S. The ASV, which is also in the public domain due to expired copyrights, was a very good translation, but included many archaic words (hast, shineth, etc. Five Questions for Discussion follow the Bible Lesson Commentary . 8 O L ord, our Lord, how majestic is your q name in all the earth! 8:1,2 The psalmist seeks to give unto God the glory due to his name. “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name (Hebrew: sem) in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” (v. 1). The noun sem means name or fame. In this instance, reputation would be a good translation. In that culture, as today, a person’s name referred to the essential character of the personââin this case, Yahweh. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. I will sing of your majesty above the heavens. In the use of this Psalm, then, we anticipate that victory, and in the praise we thus celebrate, we go on from strength to strength, till, with him who is our glorious Head, we appear in Zion before God. O Lord, our Lord. There is no place where God is not. We see not yet all things put under his feet, but we are sure that the Word of God shall be fulfilled, and every enemy, Satan, death, and hell, shall be for ever subdued and destroyed, and creation itself delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. The psalmist uses these two Hebrew words (‘enos and ‘adam) more for poetic symmetry than for different shades of meaning. A favorite Hebrew poetic form is called parallelism, which is used here and throughout the psalms. In parallelism, two lines (occasionally more than two) repeat the same idea in different words. That is what is happening here. The excellence of the name and nature of God in all places, and under all circumstances. This document has been generated from XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Langua ge) source with RenderX XEP Formatter, version 3.7.3 Client Academic. and Kahane, Ahuvia, The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 1998), Fohrer, Georg, Hebrew & Aramaic Dictionary of the Old Testament (SCM Press, 2012), Freedman, David Noel (ed. and the peoples conspire in vain? and crowned him with glory and honor. 1 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name(A)in all the earth! Some think it refers to Gath, and may refer to a tune commonly sung there, or an instrument of music there invented, or a song of Obededom the Gittite, in whose house the ark rested, or, better still, a song sung over Goliath of Gath. And thus here: "Thy name excellent in all the world;" "Thy glory above the heavens." We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Even avalanche and thunder lack a voice, To utter the full volume of his praise. Don’t forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. His incarnation, birth, humble and obscure life, preaching, miracles, passion, death, resurrection, and ascension, are celebrated through the whole world. Now, consider but the scope of the Psalm, as the apostle quoteth it to prove the world to come. “From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger” (v. 2). Yahweh has established strength through the agency of people with no powerââbabes and infants. Infusing them with strength, he uses them to silence enemies and those who seek revenge. The whole creation is full of his glory and radiant with the excellency of his power; his goodness and his wisdom are manifested on every hand. F3. Psalm 15 Commentary; Psalm 16 Commentary. Psalm 8 reveals that those suffering at the hands of evil forces are those made in the image of God and valued highly by their creator. “All sheep and cattle, yes, and the animals of the field, the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas” (vv. Diemarturato hath testified; so we may translate it, hath testified it, etiam atque etiam, testified most expressly; he bringeth an express proof for it that it was meant of the Man Christ Jesus; therefore it is not an allusion. David begins with the exclamation, âO Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth, who have displayed Your sple⦠That might be the intent hereââelohim as an understated reference to Yahweh. If so, it means that Yahweh created humans just a bit inferior to himself. That Yahweh created man in his own image (Genesis 1:26-27) appears to confirm this idea. Now in Psalms 8:1-9 , you find there Adam's world, the type of a world to come; he was the first Adam, and had a world, so the second Adam hath a world also appointed for him; there is his oxen and his sheep, and the fowls of the air, whereby are meant other things, devils perhaps, and wicked men, the prince of the air; as by the heavens there; the angels, or the apostles, that were preachers of the gospel. It is true the Lord hath fairly writ his name, And set his seal upon creation's brow. The countless myriads of terrestrial beings, from man the head, to the creeping worm at the foot, are all supported and nourished by the Divine bounty. That might have been easier for people of a more primitive world to appreciate than it is today. Now we are more likely to marvel over technological innovations and medical progressââhuman achievementsââmore than God’s creation. At least that is true for many of us. Sermon or lecture upon the glory of God in creation and providence. 5 For you have made him a little lower than God, Depths unfathomed are too shallow to express The wisdom and the knowledge of the Lord. The mind abandons itself to reverie, and is transferred in the ecstasy of its thought to distant and unexplored regions. 21:16 These envious men called the attention of Jesus to the cries of the children as if to suggest that he stop the disturbance, but in reality as an expression of their displeasure caused by their envy. 8:1): Concerning a nation [Edom] that is destined to be trodden like a winepress, as it is written (in Isaiah 63:3): âA winepress I trod alone.â However, the contents of the psalm do not indicate it. We feel withdrawn from the earth, and rise in lofty abstraction from this little theatre of human passions and human anxieties. The starry heavens stretched before David showcase ⦠Parkhurst, Jr. The noun hadar means glory or majesty, and is often used to describe God (1 Chronicles 16:27; Psalm 29:4; 96:6; 145:5; Isaiah 2:10). It is also used to describe the glory of kings (Psalm 21:5; 45:3). The arrangement of the psalms into five books goes back at least to the time when the Hebrew Scriptures were translated into Greek (the Septuagint) approximately 200 B.C. Commentary on Psalm 8:1-9 By L.G. 1) Not only do we enjoy the benefits of Godâs instruction, but by keeping it we can be righteous as well. Returning to the text we are led to observe that this Psalm is addressed to God, because none but the Lord himself can fully know his own glory. 2 O LORD, our Lord,. We do not see him, saith he, that is, the nature of man in general considered. But take an argument the apostle himself useth to prove it. 1 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, On the instrument of Gath. Adam, though he was man, yet he was not the son of man; he is called indeed, "the son of God" ( Luke 3:38 ), but he was not filius hominis.  While the superscription notes this psalm is for the use of the Chief Musician or choirmaster, the psalm itself is addressed to Yahweh. It is a hymn of praise throughout, expressing wonder that Yahweh has made people “a little lower than God” (v. 5) and “ruler over the works of your hands” (v. 6). It begins and ends by pronouncing Yahweh’s majestic nature. Yahweh’s name is majestic/glorious both in earth and above the heavens. The earth reveals his majesty in the seas and mountains, the trees and flowers, the flora and fauna, which he created. The heavens reveal his glory in the sun, moon and stars, which he also created. Poole, in his annotations, has well said, "It is a great question among interpreters, whether this Psalm speaks of man in general, and of the honour which God puts upon him in his creation; or only of the man Christ Jesus." The affirmation that Yahweh has crowned humankind with glory and honor further confirms that the correct translation for verse 5a (above) is “For you have made him a little lower than God”âânot “a little lower than the angels.”. Gittith, was probably a musical instrument used at their rejoicings after the vintage. The mirror of the creatures has no space To bear the image of the Infinite. He is ours, for he made us, protects us, and takes special care of us. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Personal appropriation of the Lord as ours. This man, saith he, must have all subject to him; all but God, saith he; he must have the angels subject to him, for he hath put all principalities and powers under his feet, saith he. He is ours, for he made us, protects us, and takes special care of us. 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. The universal revelation of God in nature and its excellency. Book IV looks back to the time of Moses and the All rights reserved. Commentary on Psalms - Volume 1 by John Calvin. 8) Psalm 11:7 âFor the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.â 9) Godâs righteous judgments provide so much for us; we ought to commit to praising Him for it. ( Job 9:8-9 .) 8 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, How excellent, etc. 2. How illustrious is the name of Jesus throughout the world! you have established a stronghold(D)against your enemies, to silence the foe(E)and the avenger. Adam Clarke. And indeed it was Beza that did first begin that interpretation that I read of, and himself therefore doth excuse it and make an apology for it, that he diverts out of the common road, though since many others have followed him. The title of this psalm reads, To the Chief Musician. Earth's ponderous wheels would break, her axles snap, If freighted with the load of Deity. The noun ‘enos (man) means human rather than male. As used here, it suggests insignificance (see also Job 7:17). Second paragraph 3. It is also used to suggest frailty or mortality (Psalm 90:3). The noun ‘adam is another word for a human, but it can also mean a male. But any sensitive observer must marvel at the vastness and intricacy of God’s creation with each expansion of human knowledge. Scientists peel back the layers of human knowledge only to find new layers lying beneath. Whether observing the created order atomically (infinitely small) or astronomically (infinitely large), we make new discoveries with great regularity. But we need to remember that it is the discovery that is new. What we have discovered has been there (or has been in motion) since the beginning. And in particular heâs meditating on manâs place in relation to nature. When they cried hosanna to Christ, or "save now," and made him Saviour of the world, the Pharisees were angry, our Saviour confutes them by this very Psalm: "Have ye not read," saith he, "out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?" [3] Hebrews 2:1-18 . Any one that reads the Psalm would think that the psalmist doth but set forth old Adam in his kingdom, in his paradise, made a little lower than the angels -- for we have spirits wrapped up in flesh and blood, whereas they are spirits simply -- a degree lower, as if they were dukes, and we marquises; one would think, I say, that this were all his meaning, and that it is applied to Christ but by way of allusion. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. 1 (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2012), Waltner, James H., Believers Church Bible Commentary: Psalms (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 2006), Baker, Warren (ed. Isaiah 63:1-6 Revelation 19:18-20 . PSALM 2 * A Psalm for a Royal Coronation. Psalm 8:1-9 God's Glory Perfectly Revealed in the Son of Man . How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Psalms 8:1-9 KJV To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. "The exclamation that begins and ends this Psalm, enclosing it as a jewel in a setting, determines its theme as being neither the nightly heaven with its moon and stars, nor the dignity of man, but the Name of the Lord a proclaimed by both." Paul's pre-conversion zeal against âThe Way,â though born of a clear conscience, was in opposition to God's will and a genuine threat to His early disciples. He quotes this very Psalm which speaks of himself; and Paul, by his warrant, and perhaps from that hint, doth thus argue out of it, and convince the Jews by it. You have set your r glory above the heavens. Nor on earth alone is Jehovah extolled, for his brightness shines forth in the firmament above the earth. Don’t forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. You just need to get out of the way and let people see it! The solid fabric of the universe leans upon his eternal arm. The ancient Jewish interpreters so understood this Psalm, and apply it to the mystic vintage. Why? who has set your glory above the heavens! Psalm 17 8 Meaning; Psalm 18 Commentary; Psalm 20 Meaning; Psalm 21 Meaning; Psalm 22 Summary, Meaning; Psalm 23 Commentary. (C) 2 Through the praise of children and infants. Salem Media Group. [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. The verb kun (ordained) means to establish or prepare. God established the heavens, which the psalmist identifies as “the work of your fingers,” but when reading these verses we should not lose sight of the fact that God also created humans, who are also the work of his fingers. Verse 5-8 will make the significance of that clear. who hast set thy glory above the heavens." "To the Chief Musician upon Gittith, a Psalm of David." 1 (To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.) Title. Whole Psalm. no words can express that excellency; and therefore it is left as a note of exclamation. Above the heavens. Indeed, the psalm proclaims that humans are Godâs agents on earth. Why? Mount to the highest heaven, or dive into the deepest hell, and God is in both hymned in everlasting song, or justified in terrible vengeance. and princes plot together. What a sweetness lies in the little word our, how much is God's glory endeared to us when we consider our interest in him as our Lord. Anderson, A.A., The New Century Bible Commentary: Psalms 1-72 (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972), Broyles, Craig C., New International Biblical Commentary: Psalms (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999, Brueggemann, Walter, The Message of the Psalms A Theological Commentary (Minneapolis: Augsburg Press, 1984), Clifford, Richard J., Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Psalms 1-72 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002), Craigie, Peter C., Word Biblical Commentary, Psalms 1-50, Vol. 7-8). This is not a comprehensive list, but simply serves to illustrate the kinds of responsibilities that God has delegated to humans. Animals, birds, and sea creatures constitute only a small portion of our portfolio. We are also responsible for trees and flowersââfor things that exist in the skies above and the soil beneath our feet. To the choirmaster: according to The p Gittith. The vintage closed the civil year of the Jews, and this Psalm directs us to the latter day glory, when the Lord shall be King over all the earth, having subdued all his enemies. Secondly, it is not meant of man fallen, that is as plain; the apostle himself saith so. Title. God worketh ever and everywhere. Because, saith he, we do not see anything, all things at least, subject unto him; you have not any one man, or the whole race of man, to whom all things have been subject; the creatures are sometimes injurious to him. Now the scope of the Psalm is plainly this: in Romans 5:14 , you read that Adam was a type of him that was to come. Again, Psalms 8:4 , "What is man, and the son of man?" Universally is he present, and everywhere is his name excellent. This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. Traverse the silent valleys where the rocks enclose you on either side, rising like the battlements of heaven till you can see but a strip of the blue sky far overhead; you may be the only traveller who has passed through that glen; the bird may start up affrighted, and the moss may tremble beneath the first tread of human foot; but God is there in a thousand wonders, upholding yon rocky barriers, filling the flowercups with their perfume, and refreshing the lonely pines with the breath of his mouth. 2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, They are detached from the world, and they lift us above it. This could not be Adam, is could not be the man that had this world in a state of innocency; much less had Adam all under his feet. 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. But they are thus to Jesus Christ, angels and all; they are all under his feet, he is far above them. O Jehovah our Lord! How excellent is thy name! ), Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000), Mounce, William D., (ed. Read full chapter. Psalm 8:1-4. the moon and the stars, which you have ordained; 4 what is man, that you think of him? Dr. Chalmers says, "There is much in the scenery of a nocturnal sky; to lift the soul to pious contemplation. Adam had but paradise, he never propagated God's name over all the earth; he did not continue so long before he fell as to beget sons; much less did he found it in the heavens. Psalm 16 2 Commentary; Psalm 16 11 Meaning; Psalm 17 Commentary. So Christ is the principal subject of this Psalm, and it is interpreted of him, both by our Lord himself ( Matthew 21:16 ), and by his holy apostle ( 1 Corinthians 15:27 Hebrews 2:6-7 ). We need not wonder at this, for no heart can measure, no tongue can utter, the half of the greatness of Jehovah. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. The NRSV translates this “according to the Gittith,” which will mean nothing to most readersââbut the Hebrew word gittit or gittith has to do with a musical instrument or a tune. Space is too narrow for the Eternal's rest, And time too short a footstool for his throne. Silent I bow, and humbly I adore. The intermediate verses are made up of holy wonder at the Lord's greatness in creation, and at his condescension towards man. Verse 1. As the apostle adds in this passage, "He hath ascended up far above all heavens; and he gave some apostles." HOW MAJESTIC IS YOUR NAME. 8:1-2 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth, 9 Yahweh, our Lord, Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Ps. ), which the WEB has updated. How then can I declare him? Because in the first verse he saith, "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength." There were no babes in the time of Adam's innocency, he fell before there were any. whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, Now, consider but the scope of the Psalm, as the apostle quotes it to prove the world to come. So, as in the days of the psalmist, while the people who pledge allegiance to Yahweh constitute a decided minority, nevertheless people in all the earth can see the majesty of the Lord revealed in every facet of creationââif they will permit the Lord to cause the scales to drop from their eyes so that they might see. Secondly, he addeth, "That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger;" the devil that is, for he shewed himself the enemy there, to be a manslayer from the beginning. Words really canât do it justice. 1 For the leader; âupon the gittith.â * A psalm of David. "We see not," saith he, "all things subject unto him." 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