Title Praise of God's Creation / Psalm 8
Praise God's Creation
Psalm 8
It is a hymn that praises God's creation.
It is similar to the contents of Genesis 1.
1. Your beauty (verse 1)
Your name is beautiful in all the earth
Your glory is in heaven.
In praising the Lord, we are praising the grace and glory of the Lord in heaven and on earth.
2. The power of the Lord (v. 2)
To defeat the enemy of the Lord, he has given power to the mouths of children and fermented food.
David's enemies were proud people who believed in and boasted about the power of men and proclaimed the existence of God.
cuts In order to defeat such an adversary, God is the weak child, the suckling.
build them up They are weak but humble and depend on God.
That is the power of God.
3. The Lord's creation (verses 3-8)
① Creation of God (3)
Your heavens made by your fingers
The moon and stars you have given me
David is now looking at the night sky, singing and glorifying God's creation.
will be. God created all things, but especially those who sing the sky, the moon, and the stars.
When you look at the appearance of the universe, you are reminded of the wonder of creation, joy, and power.
Looking at the universe above all else, we cannot help but sing about the greatness of God's creation.
David sang of God's creative power.
② God’s love for people (4)
God thinks of people and takes care of them carefully (recommended).
The reason I sang the power of God was to show God's love for the people in it.
it's for singing Compared to this vast celestial body, humans are very insignificant.
to be. Nevertheless, such a human being is the object of God's great concern.
it's all true
This is singing and praising that God created man first among all things.
All.
③ human condition (5)
He made him a little lower than the angels.
This is to glorify the creation of human beings as spiritual beings. compared to angels
is the existence of
④ Human status (6-8)
Crowned with cinema and honor
Gloriousness and honor are the marks of a king. Therefore, to be crowned with it
that he was set up as a ruler to rule over all things,
“He gave him dominion over all things, and he put all things under his feet.”
4. Your beauty (verse 9)
The beginning and end of this psalm are praises to God. - Our beginning and our end, not always God
You should live a life of praise.
We need to find out the grace of God who raised us high and our position right away.
Human beings were created to praise God for the rest of their lives.