When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
David does not dwell long on God's power in creation, though that alone would demand our praise. His real theme is God's special goodness toward mankind itself. This is what ravishes him: not merely that the heavens declare His glory, but that He has bent His care toward us.
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Commenting on Psalm 8:1-9
When you look up at those endless stars, pride should crumble in you. Here stands man, a creature exposed to storms and earthquakes and death, dust destined for the worm, yet strutting about in haughty folly. The heavens are the cure for human arrogance.
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Commenting on Psalm 8:3
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