These opening phrases of Psalm 8 are like a breath of fresh air, a bright ray of light, a new reassurance after all we’ve been through in the last year, and a word of deep comfort that only Scripture can give. They speak specifically to the people of God, to those who are in Christ Jesus.

Verse 1. When we have not been able to sing corporately, the Psalms remind us to worship praise and express thanks to God.

O Lord Jesus, our Savior, and our Lord and King – Your name is precious to us.

There is power in the Name of Jesus – Mark 16 verses 17 and 18 – and in the Name of Jesus we can pray and ask and receive – John 14 verses 13 and 14.

In Acts chapter 3 we read that Peter and John meet that lame man, and Peter says to him: “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I have I give you. In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”

The Name of God is excellent – in the Name of Jesus there is healing and fullness – access to God – and authority.

The first and last verses constitute the framework of the Psalm, indicating something of the whole character of God, every aspect and facet of His nature.

Verses 1-3: God matters more than anything else, and in verses 4-9 we learn how much God cares about us.

You matter, we all matter, the most relevant these days.

When people realize and know this, they will bend both knees.

“Our Lord” – This is not a god who is a stranger – this is our God – “Our Lord”.

Remember also these words in Acts 4 verse 12: “Salvation is not found in anyone else, because there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we can be saved.”

David knew the importance of God’s name and respected that holy name.

King David comes to the Lord and says – How majestic – “Your Majesty.”

God was not a stranger to David, he could say “our Lord”, and we too through Jesus Christ.

This great and majestic God is not only interested in man, he is interested in you and me, in a particular sense. It is this that encourages David to worship.

Two different Hebrew words are used – the first use of “Lord” is “Yahweh” – Almighty God – out there – then “Adonai” – “Master of all” – our mighty Lord – approaching and drawing near.

Gloria means ‘heavy’ – God is heavy and awesome – and should not be treated lightly, but with respect.

He is our King and we celebrate His Majesty.

We are reading here about Who God is and what He has done.

The second verse of Psalm 8 was on Jesus’ lips after He rode up the Mount of Olives to enter the Temple area in Jerusalem. Jesus threw away all the things that should not have place in the House of Prayer – Matthew 21 verses 12 to 16 – and the blind and lame came to him and healed them.

When the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things Jesus did and when they heard the children praising him, they were disgusted, and Jesus quotes Psalm 8.

Praise can deal with foes and foes and with those who seek to avenge us.

This is how we can sometimes deal with our enemies.

There is power in praise to silence, disarm, and win over critics.

Verse 3: David then begins to think about the vastness of Creation, the work of God’s fingers.

“Fingers” was used for an embroidery; we are talking about someone who has nimble fingers or who is smart with their hands. God weaves everything together in Creation.

As a pastor, David looked up and saw the sky and the stars, and he had gotten this idea of ​​how it all happened, and it’s in very simple language.

Verse 4 – What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? God cares immensely for man; the word “care” refers to someone who is “deadly, weak, or frail.” God cares about those people.

David doesn’t ask, do you care about us? He knows.

Man is insignificant in one sense: on the massive scale of creation we are so small.

However, God cares about us and God loves us. – and His Love was not just words – it was ACTION and He visited us when Jesus Christ came to rescue and save us.

Jesus came looking for us and looking for us. We were lost, but Jesus came looking for us. Where are you? Do not hide from me.

Come to me, all of you who are laden, and I will give you rest.

I have come to save you, help you and restore what was broken.

Remember that: how God thinks of you and what God thinks of you.

The Bible asks that question: “What is life?” – James 4 and 14. It’s a vapor – there for a while – and then it fades away. A man without Christ is like a puff of smoke: he is there for a while and then disappears.

God loves those He has created.

He has made us a little lower than angels, higher than animals, but lower than angels.

We are the glory of His creation, we have a very special place in the world.

We are created under His Authority, to GOVERN the world. He has put us in charge of His Creation. He has delegated this job to us: to take care of the world.

Many would say that we have been extremely irresponsible and that we have made a mess with what HE CREATED. In a way that is true: we have polluted the waters and the land, poisoned the atmosphere, we have destroyed each other in war.

Caring for ecology is really a matter of morality and faith, and it flows from belonging to God, and the further we move away from God, the more serious the situation in the world becomes.

Our sin and disobedience have ruined what HE CREATED. He wants to help us, removing the contamination from our minds, removing any poisonous thoughts from our minds and hearts, while Jesus deals with the greatest of all heart diseases: SIN.

David marvels at how God chooses to use man, and he again considers the majestic Name of God, the mighty name of God.

What would we do without a really living faith in Christ?

“Oh Lord, my God, how great you are” – my soul sings then – how great you are!

Verse 9 is really the only thing that really matters: knowing God, knowing Jesus as Savior, King, and Lord.

Throughout the centuries, Almighty God has cared for his people and will continue to do so.

This Psalm has to do with knowing God and trusting God and serving God.

The ‘hymn of the old children’ expresses the truth in a simple but profound way:

“God who made the earth,

The air, the sky, the sea

Who gave birth to light,

He worries about me “.

“God, who feels his Son,

Die at Calvary

Him, if I lean on Him,

He will take care of me. “