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Psalm 8 is the eighth psalm of the
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, beginning and ending in English in the
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(KJV): "O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!". In Latin, it is known as "Domine Dominus noster". Its authorship is traditionally assigned to King
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. Like Psalms 81 and 84, this psalm opens with a direction to the chief musician to perform upon the '' gittith'', which either refers to a musical instrument, a style of performance, or alludes to persons and places in biblical history. Commentator Cyril Rodd describes this as a "well-known and greatly loved psalm ... usually classified as a hymn". It forms a regular part of
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and other Protestant liturgies. It has often been set to music, and has inspired hymns such as " For the Beauty of the Earth" and "
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Background and themes

Like Psalms 81 and 84, Psalm 8 opens with a direction to the chief musician to perform upon the ''gittit'' (). The
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calls it "the instrument of Gath". The Hebrew root () refers to a winepress, indicating that these are joyful psalms. The word may also refer to the biblical city of Gath, where a similar song was sung or a musical instrument was created; or to a song of
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the Gittite, in whose home the
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rested for three months (II Samuel 6:11); or to a song over
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called this psalm "the song of the Astronomer", as gazing at the heavens (verse 3 in KJV) inspires the psalmist to meditate on God's creation and man's place in it. Spurgeon further interpreted the "babes and sucklings" to whom the Lord gives strength (verse 2 in KJV) as referring variously to man,
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, the apostles, and all "who fight under Christ's banner". According to the Midrash Tehillim, verses 5 through 10 in the Hebrew contain questions that the angels asked God as God was creating the world, referring to the righteous men of Israel: *"What is man that You are mindful of him"—referring to
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(see Genesis 19:29); *"and the son of man that You remember him"—referring to Abraham's son
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, who was born as a result of God remembering
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(Genesis 21:1); *"Yet You made him less only than God"—referring to
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, who was able to produce streaked, speckled, and spotted flocks (Genesis 30:39); *"And have crowned him with glory and honor"—referring to
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, whose face shone (Exodus 34:29); *"You give him dominion over the work of Your hands"—referring to
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, who made the sun and moon stand still (Joshua 10:12-13); *"You put all things beneath his feet"—referring to
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, whose enemies fell before him (II Samuel 22:43); *"Sheep and oxen, all of them"—referring to
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, who understood the language of beasts (I Kings 5:13); *"and the beasts of the field"—referring to either
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or Daniel; *"the birds of the sky"—referring to
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, who navigates the world like a bird, and who also received food from the ravens (I Kings 17:6); *"and the fish of the seas"—referring to
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, who dwelled in the belly of a fish (Jonah 2:1). *"he traverses the ways of the seas"—referring to the
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who walked through the sea on dry land (Exodus 15:19). *"O Lord, our Lord how glorious is Your name in all the earth"—thus the angels concluded, "Do what pleases You. Your glory is to sojourn with Your people and with Your children". Psalm 8 manifests a prevailing theme of man in creation, serving as a precursor to a sequential arrangement of acrostic Psalms 9 and 10. O Palmer Robertson, in his work "The Flow of the Psalms", identifies three analogous instances of creation-themed acrostics in Book 1 of Psalms, specifically: * Creation Psalm 8 preceding acrostic Psalm 9 and 10 * Creation Psalm 24 preceding acrostic Psalm 25 * Creation Psalm 33 preceding acrostic Psalm 34.


Text

The following table shows the Hebrew text of the Psalm with vowels, alongside the
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text in the
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and the English translation from the
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. Note that the meaning can slightly differ between these versions, as the Septuagint and the
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come from different textual traditions.A 1917 translation directly from Hebrew to English by the
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Both translations are in the
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Uses


Judaism

Psalm 8 is said during Yom Kippur Katan. In the Gra siddur, Psalm 8 is the Song of the Day for
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in the Diaspora. In the ''Siddur Avodas Yisrael'', this psalm is said after ''
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'' during the weekday evening prayer. The first half of verse 2 (in the Hebrew) is recited by Ashkenazim during the Kedushah of
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on
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. This verse also appears in the Hoshanot on
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. Verse 10 (in the Hebrew) appears as the corresponding verse for the second mention of the name "
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" in the
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Christianity


New Testament

Some verses of Psalm 8 are referenced in the
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: *Verse 2 is quoted by Jesus in Matthew in reference to children praising him in the temple. *Verses 4-6 are quoted in
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in reference to Jesus' incarnation. *Verse 6 is quoted in
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and
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.


Catholic Church

According to the ''
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'', Psalm 8 is to be sung or recited by monks and nuns on Tuesday at the office of
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. In the
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the psalm is recited twice a month as part of the
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, at
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on Saturday of weeks two and four. Additionally, it is also frequently used as the responsorial psalm at
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: on
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, in the Easter Octave, on the first Tuesday of
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, the 5th Tuesday of Ordinary Time, and on the 28th Saturday in Ordinary Time. Pope Paul VI cited this psalm in his message on the Apollo 11 goodwill disk.


Coptic Orthodox Church

In the Agpeya, the
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's
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, this psalm is prayed in the office of
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. It is also in the prayer of the Veil, which is generally prayed only by monks.


Book of Common Prayer

In the
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's ''
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'', Psalm 8 is appointed to be read on the evening of the first day of the month, as well as at Mattins on
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Musical settings

Psalm 8 inspired hymn lyrics such as Folliott Sandford Pierpoint's " For the Beauty of the Earth" which first appeared in 1864 and "
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", based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Boberg in 1885.
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wrote a setting of a paraphrase in German, "Mit Dank wir sollen loben", SWV 104, for the '' Becker Psalter'', published first in 1628. Michel Richard Delalande, composer of King Louis XIV, wrote an extended Latin
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setting this psalm, which was performed at the
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for royal offices.
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compose around 1670s one "''Domine Deus noster" for 3 voices, 2 treble instruments, and continuo,'' H.163. Gospel singer Richard Smallwood set a version to music in 1990. In 2019, Seth Pinnock & A New Thing recorded a song entitled Psalms 8 which is featured as the first track on the Album: “Seth Pinnock & A New Thing Live”.


Literary references

The question "What is man?" from Psalm 8 may have inspired the reflection " What a piece of work is a man" in Shakespeare's ''
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''. Peter Moore contends that Shakespeare was inspired by a paraphrase of Psalm 8 composed by
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, as he awaited execution in the
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in late 1546 or early 1547. The question also appears as the title of
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's essay '' What Is Man?'', published anonymously in 1906. The title of a 1974
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by American writer
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, " . . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him", is also taken from Psalm 8.


Historical uses

During his return to Earth from the first human landing on the Moon,
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recited verses 4-5.From 4:00 to 4:32 at
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quote from Psalm 8 in the Apollo 11 goodwill messages.


Illuminated manuscripts

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, with miniature of King David seeing Christ elevated above all other beings Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine (ca. 1185) - KB 76 F 13, folium 033v.jpg, In the Psalter of
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Notes


References


Sources

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External links

* * * Text of Psalm 8 according to th
1928 Psalter


text in Hebrew and English, mechon-mamre.org
For the leader; "upon the gittith." A psalm of David. / O LORD, our Lord, / how awesome is your name through all the earth!
text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

introduction and text, biblestudytools.com
Psalm 8 – The Glory of God in Creation
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Psalm 8 / O Lord our governor, / how glorious is your name in all the world!
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Hymns for Psalm 8
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