The Excellence of the Divine Name and Nature Universal
Psalm 8:1-9
O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! who have set your glory above the heavens.…


Joshua Reynolds closing his lecture on art said, "And now, gentlemen, there is but one name which I bring to your attention, it is the name of Michael Angelo." And so in all the spheres of art, science, and discovery, there are names which rise peerless above all others. But names which are known in one land are unknown in another, or their right to distinction is often disputed. You would not get universal unanimity about any one celebrity, however worthy. Only concerning Christ can it be said, "How excellent is Thy name in all the earth."



Parallel Verses
KJV: {To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

WEB: Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!




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