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The psalm moves from God's excellent name to the wonder that He cares for man and gives humanity dominion under Him.
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Psalms 8
The psalm moves from God's excellent name to the wonder that He cares for man and gives humanity dominion under Him.
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1O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in…2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou…3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,…4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and…5For thou hast made him a little lower than the…6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of…7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the…8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the…9O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in…