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Verse Psalms 8:7. _ALL SHEEP AND OXEN_] All _domestic_ animals, and
those to be employed in _agriculture_.
_BEASTS OF THE FIELD_] All _wild beasts_, and inhabitants of the
_forest_....
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ALL SHEEP AND OXEN - Flocks and herds. Genesis 1:26, “over the
cattle.” Nothing is more manifest than the control which man
exercises over flocks and herds - making them subservient to his use,
and ob...
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Psalms 8
THE SON OF MAN: ALL THINGS PUT UNDER HIS FEET
_ 1. A little lower than the angels; crowned with glory (Psalms 8:1)_
2. All things put under Him (Psalms 8:6)
3. How excellent is Thy Name o...
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VIII. A NATURE PSALM.
Psalms 8:1 f. The majesty of God. In Matthew 2 defies the rudiments of
Heb. grammar and all attempt at translation. Of many emendations the
following is the most ingenious and do...
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PSALMS 8
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Jehovah's Majesty Exalted by means of Man's Dominion.
ANALYSIS
An Original Solo, Psalms 8:3-8: Adapted to Temple Worship by Prelude
and Refrain, Psalms 8:1 a, b, and...
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_ALL SHEEP AND OXEN, YEA, AND THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD;_
Sheep - `flocks,' margin; made up of sheep, goats, and such, smaller
animals.
BEASTS Hebre 'Behemoth' (Job 40:15): need here for the larger qn...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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_[Psalms 8:8]_ צֹנֶ֣ה וַ אֲלָפִ֣ים כֻּלָּ֑ם
וְ֝...
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Psalms 8:1
THE exclamation which begins and ends this psalm, enclosing it as a
jewel in a setting, determines its theme as being neither the nightly
heaven with all its stars, nor the dignity of man,...
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This is a great song of worship. It opens and closes with the same
words. These words enclose the psalm, and create its burden. The
matters between are proofs of the opening and closing statements. Th...
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All (d) sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
(d) By the temporal gifts of man's creation, he is led to consider the
benefits which he has by his regeneration through Christ....
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It is worthy of remark, that when, at the original creation, the first
man was invested with sovereignty in his state of innocency, the grant
of dominion ran in those words, Genesis 1:28. How delightf...
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The preceding question, with respect to the extent of man’s dominion
over the works of God, seems not yet to be fully answered. If the
prophet here declares, by way of exposition, to what extent God h...
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We have now come to Psalms 8 which closes this unfolding of the
condition of the remnant, and the counsels of God as to the rejected
Anointed of Jehovah. What is said is still by the mouth of the now...
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ALL SHEEP AND OXEN,.... The tame creatures, which are useful for food
and clothing:
YEA, AND THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD; the wild beasts, which he can make
use of to destroy and devour his enemies, and...
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All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
Ver. 7. _All sheep and oxen, &c._] There are beasts _ad esum et ad
usum,_ saith one. Some are profitable dead, not alive, as the hog;
some alive,...
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_Thou madest him to have dominion over the work of thy hands _ Didst
constitute him lord of the inferior creatures, and invest him with a
sovereign dominion over them. The charter whereby man was to h...
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all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field,...
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THE GLORY OF MESSIAH'S NAME.
To the chief musician, for liturgical performance, upon Gittith, a
form of zither, named from the Philistine city of Gath, where the
author had lived for some time. A psa...
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ALL SHEEP AND OXEN:
_ Heb._ flocks and oxen, all of them...
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3-9 We are to consider the heavens, that man thus may be directed to
set his affections on things above. What is man, so mean a creature,
that he should be thus honoured! so sinful a creature, that h...
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ALL SHEEP AND OXEN; here is no perfect enumeration, but under these
are comprehended all other beasts, and much more men and angels. THE
BEASTS OF THE FIELD, i.e. the wild beasts; which together with...
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‘You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands,
You have put all things under his feet,
All sheep and oxen,
Yes, and beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea...
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8 _:_ 1. _O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
who hast set thy glory above the heavens._
They are very high, but thy glory is higher than the heavens.
Psalms 8:2. Out of the...
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CONTENTS: Meditation on the majesty of God's works and the
insignificance of man.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: When we consider the majesty of God's wonderful works in
the universe, we cannot...
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Psalms 8:1. _How excellent is thy name._ See note on Proverbs 18:10.
Psalms 8:2. _Thou hast ordained strength._ For some reason the LXX
read αινον, _praise._ So our Saviour, it would seem, cited this...
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_Thou hast put all things under his feet, etc._
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
If the lower creation were not too insignificant or worthless to
contribute to the glory of Jesus, they cannot be deemed too
insigni...
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_How excellent is Thy name in all the earth! _
DAVID’S POETICAL SENSITIVENESS
In all probability this Psalm is the first, or at all events one of
the very first, David ever wrote.
It breathes the sp...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 8:1. This hymn of praise helps the
Lord’s people celebrate their glorious Creator, and their privileged
place in his creation. With Genesis 1:1 as
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INTRODUCTION
“This is a psalm of thanksgiving to God for the exaltation of man
above all terrestrial creatures. It is quoted by the author of the
Epistle to the Hebrews with reference to Christ; but w...
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EXPOSITION
Psalm VIII. is altogether a psalm of praise and thanksgiving. Its
primary idea is the condescending love and goodness of God towards
man. That God, who had made the heavens, and sot his glo...
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Psa 8:1-9 is to the chief musician upon Gittith. Now Gittith means
wine press, and so you have the thought of the harvest in the sense,
actually, of judgment. The time of harvest has come.
O LORD, ou...
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Genesis 2:20...