Psalm 8: Out of the mouths of babes…

What was in the mind of the psalmist when he penned this psalm? In the space of a few words, he elevates the place of children’s words of praise in the scheme of things.

God, our God,
How glorious is your name in all the earth;
your majesty is praised above the heavens.
The praise on the lips of babies and children silence those who oppose you.

Also, a little later he asks the question ‘what are humans that you (God) should remember them, what are humans that you should remember them.’ He answers this question with ‘You have appointed us guardians of creation and put all things under our care.’

When I look at the sky which your fingers made, at the moon and stars you set in place,
what are humans that you should remember them,
mere mortals that you make time for them.
Yet you have made us in your own image and crowned us with glory and honour.
You have appointed us guardians of creation and put all things under our care

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