“3. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5. For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7. All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8. The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 9. O LORD our LORD, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”
What a powerful Psalm. It’s all about how powerful and wonderful our Creator God is, but yet it’s directed toward the love He has toward mankind. The atheist says everything came from nothing, but the Bible says in Psalm 14:1 “The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God…” In Psalm 8, David is admiring God’s magnificent work and also the fact that He gave us rule over His great creation. There are some words and phrases that stick out in this great Psalm. Notice in verse 4 that the Bible says God is mindful of us. We are nothing but dirty rotten sinners, but yet David still identifies that God thinks about us. What an amazing God! What or who do you think about. Maybe a wife or children, maybe a vacation, some church goers tend to think about killing a big o’l buck on Sunday while the pastor is preaching. Do you understand what it means to be mindful of something? “What is man?” Again, we are cursed rotten sinners that deserve hell, but yet God still thinks about us! We are always on His mind! As you continue reading, you can all see that He gave us dominion over the works of His hands. Every sportsman should enjoy verse 7, “…and the beasts of the field;”
Hunting season is open in most states across the country. Hunters are pursuing all different types of “beasts of the field”. Ohio gun season has recently opened up for whitetail deer. There are many hunters taking nice animals as we speak, but can I remind you for a moment that everything God ordains, Satan opposes. Satan does not want God to have the glory for what He has given to us. He wants mankind to have the glory. In Isaiah 14:12-15 we read about the result that will one day come to Satan for the pride in his heart, “yet thou shalt be brought down to hell..” If God has blessed you with success this season, don’t let your pride ruin it for you. Success comes because God gives it. Has He been getting the glory for the skills and accomplishments He has blessed you with? After David gets through the first 8 verses of this Psalm he ends it in verse 9 with all the focus on Him! “O LORD our LORD, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!” Are you praising and thanking Him for what He’s done for you? Don’t let Satan get the glory for God’s love toward us!
Memory Verse
Psalm 8:9
“O LORD, our LORD, how excellent is thy name in all the earth.”
