Psalm 8

Sister Lin
Nov 30, 2025
4 min read

Psalm 8:1-4, 5, 6 - O Lord our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth! Who hast set Thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained strength because of Thine enemies, that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars which Thou hast ordained; What is man that Thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that Thou visitest him? For Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands.

I was pondering over these scriptures this morning as I stood outside talking to God, and thought aloud on

When I consider the works of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars which Thou hast ordained, I think, what is man that Thou art mindful of him and the son of man that Thou visitest him? You made him a little lower than the angels, You crowned him with glory and honor.

I began to think about how much sadness, hurt, pain, and injustice there is in the world, and I prayed, “Lord, Your Word says that You have called us to be kings and princes and judges here on earth. Everywhere are signs of bad rulership, and both good and bad prince-hood, and judgment. This is evident in homes, businesses, in cities, states, nations, and courthouses. The Lord has called us to be a royal priesthood, a holy nation.

Blessed is that people whose God is the Lord!

The Scripture says, In His house are set thrones of judgment... (Psalm 122:5)

In Exodus 2:11-14, Moses saw what was happening in the midst of his people and he delivered one man and afterwards found his own people fighting each other. When Moses called their deeds into question, one person asked him, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us?... among other things. The point: a prince is taught by a king how the kingdom is supposed to be run, a judge calls into question the things that are not in order according to the Laws of the Kingdom (which, for us, is the Kingdom of God).

Psalm 149:5-9 says:

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Who are the saints? Paul in his greeting to the Romans them they were among those who were the called of Jesus Christ; Romans 1:7 – To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:...

Those who are the called of God, true followers of Jesus, Believers.

Revelation 5: 9-10 - And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Now, going back to Psalm 149:6-9

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth [the mouth of the saints] and a two-edged sword [which is the Word of God] in their hand. To execute vengeance upon the heathen

[tell them the wrath of God that will come upon the wicked of the earth if they continue on in their pernicious ways; pernicious means having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way, highly destructive, injurious, or deadly]

and punishments upon the people; to bind up their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have all His saints. Praise ye the Lord.

(see Deuteronomy 7:1-8)

In a short phrase: Recognize and cast out anything which is sin among you, that you may serve the Lord your God and be the holy nation, royal priesthood, a people that He has called us to be whose God is the Lord.

Judging, for the Christian, is lining things up with God's Word which is why we study it...

Ponder the path of thy feet; let all thy ways be established - Proverbs 4:26

Blessed are they who hear and do My sayings;

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. - Proverbs 8:32

By taking away judgment from the people of God, the ability to discern is taken away, due to lack of exercising lining things up with the Word of God.

If we cannot see to judge within and among ourselves with the sight God has given us by the Power of His Word, and if we do speak out - in the churches/ congregations of Christ followers - against that which we know according to God's Word is sin, in the flesh, how can we do this elsewhere?

If we are unable to identify sin, how can we call it into judgment and bring the wrongdoing to light, that the deeds may be reproved as God tells us to do?

This judgment is not about pointing a finger at people, but is for the purpose of recognizing the deeds that are evil before God and calling it out; bringing the deed to light and rejected as God would have it.