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1To 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.

Psalms 8:1

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 1-2)

The psalmist here sets himself to give to God the glory due to his name. Dr. Hammond grounds a conjecture upon the title of this psalm concerning the occasion of penning it. It is said to be upon Gittith , which is generally taken for the tune, or musical instrument, with which this psalm was to be sung; but he renders it upon the Gittite , that is, Goliath the Gittite , whom he vanquished and sle...

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