Psalms 8:3
Psalms 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Throughout this verse, David reminds us that God created all the heavens and put the moon and stars into orbit as a result of the work of His fingers. Looking up at the stars on a clear, starry night helps us gain a deeper understanding of God's majesty, wisdom, and power. It is true that many pagan religions worship the sun, moon, and stars, but their focus is not well placed. Rather than focusing on the heavenly bodies, we should concentrate on the One who created them. Even though the Lord set the sun and moon in place to govern the day and the night, it was a man who was created in God's image who was appointed to lead the earth as God's appointed representative. In the beginning, God created man to be ruler over all the fish of the sea, all the fowl of the air, all the cattle, and all the creeping things that inhabit the earth. The only creature created in the image and likeness of God to rule and reign on the earth as a regent under the supreme authority of God was man. Thus, it is no surprise that the psalmist begins and concludes his hymn of praise to his Creator with the words: how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit.
Genesis 5:1
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;