God’s Glory

Psa 8:1-9 “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. Out of the mouth…

Psa 8:1-9 …of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy…

Psa 8:1-9 …fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower…

Psa 8:1-9 …than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea…

Psa 8:1-9 …and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”

Brother Robert R. Taylor said of Psalm 8: “…marvelous job in portraying with power the greatness, goodness, glory and grandeur of our Heavenly Father on high.”

Majesty of God

Measure of Man

2 Cor 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens”

Majesty of God

Psa 8:1 “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”

Matt 6:9 “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name”

Exod 20:7 “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain”

Deut 5:11 “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold [him] guiltless that taketh his name in vain”

Psa 8:2 “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger”

Matt 11:25 “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes”

Matt 21:15-16 “And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore…

Matt 21:15-16 …displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Psa 8:3 “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained”

David the shepherd boy looking up to starlit sky, constellations, and moon caused a deep reverence of the creator.

Psa 14:1 “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good”

Psa 53:1 “To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good”

Mal 2:1-2 “And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD…

Mal 2:1-2 …of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart”

Psa 111:9 “He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name”

Measure of Man

Psa 8:4-5 “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour”

Psa 144:3 “LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!”

Heb 2:6 “But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?”

The Heavenly Creator has made man

Psa 8:6-8 “Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea…

Psa 8:6-8 …and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas”

Heb 2:8-9 “Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put…

Heb 2:8-9 …under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man”

Psa 8:8 “The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas”

Matthew Fontaine Maury ( ) Read Psalms 8 and set out to discover the paths of the Sea

Psal 8:1 and 9 “O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”

Elevates the dignity of man.

Gives evidence for the existence of God

Declares atheism to be false.

Exalts God in your heart.

2 Tim 3:16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness”

Prov 13:18 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured”

God’s Glory

Majesty of God

Measure of Man

Eccl 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man”

1 Pet 3:21 “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ”

Acts 10:48 “And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days”

Hear Believe Repent Confess Baptized God’s Glory Exalt Him