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Psalm 8:9

LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

8the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
9LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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After the creatures of field and sea, the psalm’s closing praise widens your view to the majesty of God’s name across the whole earth.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Psalm 8:1For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above …The opening and closing verses repeat the same praise, framing the psalm with the majesty of God’s name in all the earth.
Psalm 148:13Let them praise the LORD’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.Both praise the LORD’s name, declaring his majesty throughout the earth and his exaltation above earth and heaven.
Psalm 57:11Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.Both extend their praise across all the earth, speaking of God’s majestic name and his glory.
Psalm 118:12They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the LORD’s name I cut them off.The LORD’s name appears in both, though one celebrates his majesty and the other describes victory over surrounding enemies.
Job 11:7“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?Both concern God’s greatness, though Job asks whether anyone can fathom him while the psalm praises his majestic name.
Nehemiah 10:29joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to …Both name the LORD as Lord; the psalm offers praise, while Nehemiah records an oath to obey his commands.
Deuteronomy 33:26“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.Both exalt God’s greatness: the psalm praises his majestic name, and Deuteronomy declares that no one is like him.
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Encouragement

Your view of the earth is small, yet this praise spans it all. The psalm ends where it began: God’s name is majestic in all the earth.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).