Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:
Christ is the key to this psalm. He was made a little lower than the angels through death, yet now sits Lord of all creation, and His elect in Him reign with a dominion greater than Adam's ever was. Let us not be snared by earthly things, but remember we are to reign over them, not they over us.
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Commenting on Psalm 8:5
Notice David considers the heavens by night, when moon and stars are visible. We must look upward as God made us to do, erect and capable of it, letting what we see draw our thoughts heavenward. The heavens belong to God in a peculiar way, and they speak of His wisdom, power, and goodness.
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Commenting on Psalm 8:3-9
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands,.... All power in heaven and in earth being given to him: when he was raised from the dead, and when he ascended on high, and was set down at the right hand of God, he was made or declared Lord and Christ; Lord of the hosts of heaven, of all the angels there...