Psalm 8

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The meek shall inherit the earth. Amen. Jesus is coming, and His justice will be fully revealed: blessed are the poor in spirit ❤️

​Yahweh our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the land.

I always loved the juxtaposition of Jesus. The ultimate ruler because he's the ultimate servant. The strongest because he's the weakest. The highest because he's the lowest.

My father is very old school he is strict in the word of Christ, so when I showed him you’re videos I was afraid he was going to say just read the Bible and pray but he said this is a good channel they know what they are talking about. So many false prophets and videos but thank you for always sharing the true word of God. 💜

Was literally just seeing this as I prayed the other morning, don’t lose courage family, hold fast to your confession of faith as the night comes, because joy comes in the morning, it wont be long now!

Pray for me my brother died recently and I need to be closer to god more than ever There is a war in my mind depression feels like it’s taking over me

This is going to be good

I love to stargaze and to get lost in watching the beautiful stars, the stars that our God created. Psalm 8 is my favorite Psalm, I love verses 3-4 the most, they just remind me how wonderful our God is and how undeserving we are of His grace and love. "When I consider your skies, the moon, and the stars, which you have established, what is human that you remember him, and the son of humanity, that you attend him?" "Yahweh our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the land!" I love this video!! <3

The first and last lines of the video forms an 'inclusio' as well :0

The way you break down the books on that white wheel makes me wish a Bible app looked like that lol

How majestic is Your NAME in all the earth! God’s Kingdom is coming, nothing can stop it, all the kingdoms o f the world will become the Kingdom of our God and of The Lord Jesus Christ. Don’t let the enemy steal your faith, the time is short!

I've been reading a psalm every day.

The smile on my face when the vide starts playing ☺ I get excited seeing your new videos...I even repeat your old ones

I just love how you guys connect the bible

We planted a church 8 weeks ago. For our scripture reading each Sunday, we have chosen to read a Psalm each week. This last Sunday was Psalm 8 and we read it aloud together. We also had a guest speaker who entirely by coincidence (providence!) preached on Matthew 21:12-16. And now you have released this video, adding to the symphony that only God could direct. Thank you guys! Blessings from Boise Gospel Church.

It is incredible, just how much is missed, if we do not understand how God constructed the messages, hidden behind the blindingly obvious. Brilliant study. Thank you so much.

“Weak little dirt creatures” 😂

I am so thankful to God for the bible project...God bless the whole team who work so tirelessly expecting nothing in return. One usually reads the Psalms as some kind of ancient poetry with archaic meanings...who knew that the Psalms have this amazing pattern and also is prophetical. Thank you so much for this. Stay blessed 🙂. Love from India.

We encourage you to slowly read through Psalm 8 about three or four times: bibleproject.com/learn/psalms/#read-psalm_8 Throughout much of the Bible, humans are described as unimpressive in comparison with the glory of the stars and sun above. So why has God exalted humanity to rule over creation on his behalf? We can find the answer in Psalm 8, a familiar poem in the Bible quoted by Jesus and other New Testament authors (see Matthew 21:15-16; 1 Corinthians 15:22-27; Ephesians 1:19-23). Psalm 8 opens with a short riddle, and when we take the time to make sense of it, we can understand more about God’s choice to elevate humans (Psalm 8:2-3). In the opening of the psalm, we’re told that God is at work in the world to confront violent world rulers and establish a safe refuge. And he’s doing it through the cries of tiny babies! It’s a poetic symbol that describes a pattern of how God works, by exalting the lowly and bringing down the powerful. This is a common biblical motif to talk about how God loves to upset the standard value systems and power structures of our world (see the same ideas at work in 1 Samuel 2, or the story of David’s rise in 1 Samuel 16). For God’s Kingdom of ultimate justice to come on earth as it is in heaven, corrupt and distorted systems of human power need to be exposed and corrected (see the following Psalms 9-10 for an exposition of this same theme). This is why Psalm 8 was valuable to Jesus, as he compared himself and his followers to the weak ones that God was going to enthrone over the world. But even the way Jesus became King of the world was surprising. He was enthroned through weakness, as he allowed himself to die because of the sins of his own people. But the God of the Bible is in the habit of raising up the helpless to reign over creation, and the resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate act of God’s power through weakness. This poem invites us to consider not only humanity’s role in the world but also the way that Jesus fulfilled that role. Jesus invites us into a new way of viewing power, value, and human destiny. View more resources on Psalm 8: -Psalm 8 Study Notes: tbp.xyz/psalm8studynotes -Psalm 8 Script References: tbp.xyz/psalm8scriptreferences -Psalm 8 blog: tbp.xyz/psalm8blog -Psalm 8 podcast: tbp.xyz/psalm8podcast