When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
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
The allusion to the magnificence of the visible heavens is introduced for the purpose of illustrating God's condescension, who, though the mighty Creator of these glorious worlds of light, makes man the object of regard and recipient of favor.
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