Today's Scripture
Insight
Psalm 8:3–4 expresses] King David’s amazement that the Crea[tor of the cosmos would pay any mind to the human race. Much of the rest of the psalm, however, reviews what is remarkable about human beings. We’ve been created “a little lower than the angels,” powerful servants of God (v. 5; Ps. 104:4; Hebrews 1:7). We’ve been “crowned” by our Maker “with glory and honor” (Psalm 8:5). And He’s charged us from the beginning of human history with caring for this wonderful planet (Genesis 1:28). The psalmist notes that God made us “rulers over the works of [His] hands,” including every living creature on earth (Psalm 8:6–8). Ultimately, though, the glory isn’t ours at all. David rightfully begins and ends his psalm with this declaration of praise: “
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