Psalm 8:1
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יַתִּיר
yattîyr
preeminent; as an adverb, very
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
כָּבוֹד
kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
מַעַל
maʻal
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Study H8064 →מַעַל maʻal
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
Study H4605 →כָּבוֹד kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
Study H3519 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →Cross References
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win ...
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
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