Psalm 8:1-3

How Majestic Is Your Name

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. 1 A Psalm of David.

1
O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your q name in all the earth!
You have set your r glory above the heavens.
 2 s Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established t strength because of your foes,
to still u the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I v look at your heavens, the work of your w fingers,
the moon and the stars, x which you have set in place,

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 81:1
    Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
    Psalms 84:1
    How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 148:13
    Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.
    Isaiah 12:4
    And you will say in that day: "Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.
    Exodus 34:5
    The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 113:4
    The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens!
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 21:16
    And they said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, "'Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise'?
    Matthew 11:25
    At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children.
    1 Corinthians 1:27
    But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 16:19
    O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: "Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 44:16
    At the sound of the taunter and reviler, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 111:2
    Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 8:19
    Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
    Exodus 31:18
    And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 1:16
    And God made the two great lights - the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night - and the stars.
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