Psalm 8:1-9, HOW MAJESTIC IS YOUR NAME

INTRO: (Who are you?)

(A unique psalm)

SUPERSCRIPTION:

A. THE GLORY OF GOD, (vs.1-2) First Stanza

1. INTRODUCTORY REFRAIN: (vs. 1)

a. O LORD, our Lord

(1) NAME

(2) TITLE

b. How Excellent Thy Name

c. In All The Earth And Above The Heavens

1. THE UNIQUE WITNESS OF MAN: (vs. 2)

a. Babies are Powerful

b. Adversaries are Silenced

B. THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF MAN, (vs.3-4) Second Stanza

1. HEAVENS CONSIDERED: (vs. 3)

a. Far-reaching Importance

(1) ABOVE

(2) OUTSIDE

(3) BEYOND

b. Just Something I Threw-together

1. HUMANS CONSIDERED: (vs. 4)

a. As man

b. As son of man

c. As visited

C. THE PLACE OF MAN, (vs.5-6) Third Stanza

1. LESS THAN DIVINITY (ELOHIM): (vs. 5a)

a. True God

b. Human judges

c. Heathen gods

d. Supernatural/Heavenly Beings

1. CROWNED WITH DIGNITY: (vs. 5b)

2. DELEGATED DOMINION: (vs. 6)

D. MAN’S DOMINION ILLUSTRATED, (vs.7-8) Fourth Stanza

1. DOMINION DESCRIBED: (vs. 7-8)

2. DOMINION DECRIED:

E. CLOSING REFRAIN, (vs. 9)