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Psalm 8

How Majestic Is Your Name

January 1, 2027

Starry Night, Jean-François Millet
Starry Night, Jean-François Millet, c. 1850-65Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Open country under a thick field of stars, the ground dark and nobody about.When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established, what are human beings that you are mindful of them?Jean-François MilletMillet, who painted peasant France by day and, rarely, by night.Yale University Art Gallery, New HavenYale University Art Gallery.Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMatt. 25:31-46Mt 25:31-46
EpistleRev. 21:1-6aRev 21:1-6a
Old TestamentEccl. 3:1-13Eccl 3:1-13
PsalterPs. 8Ps 8

Overview & Insights

“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:1)

God wrote his character into the world of nature, but as awesome as that is, it is no match for the mindful care of his human creation.

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Commentary

Psalm 8Ps 8 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary's New Year commentary on the psalm of human dignity and creation.

Psalm 8Ps 8 Enduring Word · David Guzik

An evangelical verse-by-verse study of God's majesty and humanity's place.

Classic commentaries on Psalm 8Classic commentaries on Ps 8 BibleHub

A classic aggregator lining up historic commentators on the psalm.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 8 in Hebrew, with Jewish commentaryPs 8 in Hebrew, with Jewish commentary Sefaria

The Hebrew and English text with links to Jewish interpretive tradition.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 8, patristic commentaryPs 8, patristic commentary Catena

Patristic comment gathered verse by verse on the psalm.

Questions preachers ask

What does Psalm 8 celebrate?

Gazing at the moon and stars, the psalmist marvels that God is mindful of frail humanity, whom he has crowned with glory and given care over the works of his hands.

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