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Psalms 8:1
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses Yahweh in a liturgical setting (choirmaster, Gittith), opening with a declaration of divine majesty that the next verse immediately grounds in the mouths of infants.
The words — אדיר (ʾadîr) is not merely "great" but carries the sense of awesome, overpowering majesty; שם (shem) functions as the full identity and presence of the one named, not a label.
The thread — The verse returns as the refrain at Psalms 8:9; Psalms 57:5 echoes the "glory above the heavens" language; Psalms 113:2 extends the "name of the LORD" into an eternal blessing.
Why it lands — It forces the reader to sit inside the scale: God's name spans the whole earth, and the very next verse shows that the ones who silence enemies are infants — so human achievement is not the point.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Cross-references
- Psalms 8:9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
- Psalms 113:2 Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
- Psalms 57:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
- Psalms 148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
- Exodus 15:11 Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Psalms 57:10 For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Exodus 34:5 And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
- Habakkuk 3:3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Psalms 72:17 May 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.
- Psalms 145:1 A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.