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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 8 - Introduction

* God is to be glorified, for making known himself to us. (1,2) And for making even the heavenly bodies useful to man, thereby placing him but little lower than the angels. (3-9)

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See also Psalms 8 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Section 1. “The author of the psalm.” This is another psalm purporting to have been written by David, and there is nothing in it that lead’s us to think otherwise. Section 2. “The title to the psalm.”...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    It is the marvel of God's choice of man to be the chief revelation of Himself and His representative on earth that is the theme of this Psalm. Although God's glory is so conspicuously stamped upon the...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 seat (a-27) Or 'in the company.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    VIII. This psalm has been aptly called a lyric echo of the first chapter of Genesis. There is no reason to doubt the traditional ascription to David. This exquisite little poem is a record of his she...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 8 TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN UPON GITTITH, A PSALM OF DAVID. Some think this psalm was composed when the ark was brought to the house of Obededom the Gittite; and that it was deliver...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2942. B.C. 1062._ This Psalm contains a solemn and instructive meditation on the majesty, greatness, and grace of God. David extols God's glory, as appearing in his works, especially in the hea...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    Heading ‘For the chief musician, set to the Gittith. A psalm to/for David.' ‘Gittith may refer to a musical instrument named after its origin in Gath. The Septuagint, however, has ‘for the winepresse...

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