Psalms 8
Treated in 20 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 8:3 When I look up at your heavens, which your fingers made, at the moon and stars you have fixed in their places, 9
- 8:2 Out of the mouths of children and babies at the breast you have built a stronghold against your foes, to silence the enemy and the one bent on revenge. 4
- 8:4 what are human beings, that you keep them in mind, mere mortals, that you look after them? 4
- 8:6 You made them rulers over all that your hands have made; you put everything under their feet: 2
- 8:8 the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and everything that travels the paths of the seas. 2
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Where it is preached
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The General Deliverance cites Psalm 8:6
…the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.” (Psalm 8:6.) So that man was God’s vicegerent upon earth, the prince and governor of this lower…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 8:2
…the recognition Oxford had withheld. Scriptures to revisit Matthew 18:3; Mark 10:14-15; Psalm 8:2. Reflection 1. What would it mean for you to receive the kingdom as a child? 2. How do…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
The Garment of Praise cites Psalm 8:2
…The psalm says, “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength” (Psalm 8:2, ASV). Another time Hyde and a party of evangelists were camped in a village where the…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
The Scripturalness of This Life cites Psalms 8:6
…your own weakness, and, putting your case into His hands, trust Him to deliver you. In Psalms 8:6, the text tells us that God made man to “ have dominion over the works of your hands; you…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Ethics of Elfland cites PSALM 8:3–4
…what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? PSALM 8:3–4 The most famous chapter of Orthodoxy begins in the nursery. Chesterton said that his…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Luther’s Judgment of Erasmus cites Ps. viii. 2
…sucklings hast thou ordained strength, that thou mightest still the enemy and avenger” (Ps. viii. 2; Matt. xxi. 16). I will not provoke Erasmus, nor will I even when provoked once or twice…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 5 — The Knowledge of God Conspicuous in the Creation, and Continual Government of the World cites Psalm 8:2
…him?” and again, “Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast ordained strength,” (Psalm 8:2, 4). Thus he declares not only that the human race are a bright mirror of the Creator’s…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 16 — The World, Created by God, Still Cherished and Protected by Him cites Ps. 8:3
…goodness of God towards each individual is unbecomingly impaired. David exclaims (Ps. 8:3), that infants hanging at their mothers breasts are eloquent enough to celebrate the…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Psa 8: 3
…there was shedding of blood. 1 Pet 1: 19. Creation was the work of God’s fingers, Psa 8: 3, redemption was the work of his arm. Luke 1: 51. In creation, God gave us ourselves; in…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 1 ·
Day 11 — Made in His Image cites Psalm 8:3–5
…You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.” — Psalm 8:3–5 (BSB) Go somewhere dark one night, away from the streetlights, and look up. The longer…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 13 — Christ Clothed with the True Substance of Human Nature cites Ps 8:4
…“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?” (Ps 8:4). Under this figure is expressed the true humanity of Christ. For although he was not…
- Pensées (For Teens) ·
The Thinking Reed cites Psalm 8:3–4
…One thing to do this week: go outside one evening this week and look at the sky. Say Psalm 8:3–4 to God: “When I consider thy heavens… what is man, that thou art mindful of him?” Then…
- The Way Into the Holiest ·
What Is Man? cites Psalm viii. 4
…Scripture, "What is man, that thou art mindful of him?" (Psalm cxliv. 3; Job vii. 17, 20; Psalm viii. 4; Heb. ii. 6.) Yet it is an undeniable fact that God is mindful of man, and that he does…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
What is Man? cites Psalm 8:3
…the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man?” Psalm 8:3, 4. How often has it been observed, that the Book of Psalms is a rich treasury of…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
What is Man? cites Psa. 8:4
Sermon 109 What is Man? “What is man?” Psa. 8:4. 1. Nay, what am I? With God’s assistance, I would consider myself. Here is a curious…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Man's Chief End cites Psa 8:3
…of his power and wisdom in making the world, which is called ‘the work of his fingers.’ Psa 8:3. To glorify God is to have God-admiring thoughts; to esteem him most excellent, and…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Power of God cites Psa 8:8
…him; a sinner is angry with converting grace. The world was the ‘work of God’s fingers.’ Psa 8:8. Conversion is the ‘work of God’s arm.’ Luke 1:51. In the creation, God wrought but one…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Creation cites Psa 8:3
…a curious piece; it was a fair copy, without any blot, written with God’s own fingers. Psa 8:3. His work was perfect. II. The adorning of the world. God made this great lump and mass…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ the Redeemer cites Psa 8:8
…word, in the other the shedding of blood. The creation was but the work of God’s fingers. Psa 8:8. Redemption is the work of his arm. Luke 1:11. ‘Having obtained eternal redemption for…
- Our Daily Walk ·
March cites Psa 8:3-4
…What is man, that Thou art mindful of him, and the son of man, that Thou visitest him?”— Psa 8:3-4. A CERTAIN writer ridiculed the idea that the Almighty Ruler, who inhabits the stellar…