Welcome Scripture Memory Friends!!
I hope you’ve had a chance to sit down and read Psalm 8 each day and dig a little deeper as you read.
Let’s go ahead and take a quick moment to recap what we covered in the last podcast. Last time we were together we learned that David wrote this song and gave it to the choir master of the temple to be sung for public worship. I hope you were able to identify the main characters—the Lord and the son of Man.
As you continue reflecting on the Psalm this week, I want to share something that struck me personally.
I'm going to share with you just a few things that stuck out to me. However, as we continue to memorize I will be sharing with you more nuggets as we progress through this Psalm. When I read this Psalm I was and continue to be filled with wonder and awe Lord Our Lord, How Majestic is Your Name in ALL the Earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. This opening statement sets the tone for the entire Psalm, giving us the proper perspective of who God is and how we relate to Him. Remarkably, the Psalm closes with the very same declaration—like a beautifully crafted book with a perfect beginning and end. What a powerful statement of praise, that is glorious in its splendor and majesty, praising the one true God, the Lord of all—who is over all, through all, and in all. As I sat with that opening and closing declaration, something in the first verse caught my attention.In the first verse the word Lord is used 2 times. I was intrigued by this and I decided to look this up on the blue letter bible site and I found:
LORD Strong's H3068 and the Strong's definition :the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord.
Lord - Strong's H113 from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine):—lord, master, owner.
I also used another great resource called the Bible Hub and looked at multiple commentaries. The Barnes notes on the Bible says that the “ first use of the Lord is the Hebrew word Yahweh. It is an address to God by his chosen and special titleThe second usage is “The word used here - אדני 'âdônay - means properly master, lord, ruler, owner, and is such a title as is given to an owner of land or of slaves, to kings, or to rulers, and is applied to God as being the ruler or governor of the universe. The meaning here is, that the psalmist acknowledged Yahweh to be the rightful ruler, king, or master of himself and of all others. He comes before him with the feeling that Yahweh is the universal ruler - the king and proprietor of all things.”The magnificence of the Lord’s name and that he is LORD of ALL. That means he is the only God, the true God and he is my Lord, master and ruler over my life. That is a huge thing to grasp.
Think about how the psalmist praises the Lord in this Psalm. Do you get a sense of need to do the same when you read this? I do, I want to lift up my hands and look upwards and declare O LORD My Lord How majestic is your name in all the earth.
To be honest though, I'm not quick to do this. I confess I don’t feel like I praise the Lord enough. There are many times that I feel uncomfortable or maybe awkward is a better word because of the fear of man. However, He does deserve our praise and in light of all that is happening around us we need to be courageous and have the confidence to declare that Yes, Our Lord is God and Reigns over all.
How will you respond to God in worship in light of what you have learned as you prepared to memorize Psalm 8 this week??
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