Psalms 8:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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Chapter 8

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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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 8:9
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Psalms 113:2-4
Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. …
Psalms 148:13
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Psalms 57:5
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Psalms 57:10-11
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. …

Topics

Atheism Attributes of God Devotion Glory God Guidance Lord Majesty

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(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 slew (…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 8:1-9. Upon [or according to the] Gittith, probably means that the musical performance was directed to be according to a tune of that name; which, derived from Gath, a “wine-press,” denotes a tune (used in connection with gathering the vintage) of a joyous character. All the Psalms to which this term is prefixed [Psa 8:1; 81:1; 84:1] are of such a character. The Psalmist gives vent to his admi…