A Psalm of David: Psalm 8

 

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth.

When I consider Your heavens,

the moon and the stars which You have set in place,

what is man, that you are mindful of him,

the son of man that You care for him?

Psalm 8:1.4

Have you ever sat outside on a clear, cool autumn night, viewing the endless stars in the inky night sky, and wondered why in the world God would pay attention to you – a tiny speck in the vast universe that He created?  David wondered the same thing:  “What is man, that you pay any attention to him?”  The answer, of course, is that He created us as well – the crown jewel in His creative plan.

In 1981, Michael W. Smith took the words of Psalm 8 and wrote How Majestic is Your Name.  Sandi Patty recorded it in 1983 and it has become a much beloved chorus in churches around the world.

 

How Majestic is Your Name  -  Sandi Patty