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Pentecost Season · Proper 22 · Year B

Psalm 8

How Majestic Is Your Name

October 3, 2027

Starry Night Over the Rhône, Vincent van Gogh
Starry Night Over the Rhône, Vincent van Gogh, 1888Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Van Gogh painted this on the riverbank at Arles at night, with candles on his hat brim, the gas lamps of the town answering the stars in the water.When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have set in place: the psalm's question is asked looking up from exactly here.Vincent van GoghVan Gogh (1853-1890) trained first for the ministry and preached in a Belgian mining district before taking up painting, which he did seriously for only the last decade of his life.Musée d'Orsay, ParisA railway station of 1900 converted into the museum of French art from 1848 to 1914, which is why its Impressionists stand under a train shed.Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 10:2-16Mk 10:2-16
EpistleHeb. 1:1-4, 2:5-12Heb 1:1-4, 2:5-12
Old TestamentJob 1:1, 2:1-10Jb 1:1, 2:1-10Alt. OTGen. 2:18-24Gn 2:18-24
PsalterPs. 26Ps 26Alt. PsalmPs. 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

Commentary on Psalm 8Commentary on Ps 8 Working Preacher

Exegetical commentary on Psalm 8 and human dignity in creation.

Psalm 8 CommentaryPs 8 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on the psalm.

Psalm 8:1 CommentariesPs 8:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators on God's majesty and humanity's place.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 8 in HebrewPs 8 in Hebrew Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Psalm 8Catena on Ps 8 Catena

Patristic reading, including its use in Hebrews.

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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