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**Title. A Psalm.** See App-65 .
**LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .
**Thy name:** i.e. Jehovah Himself; "name" being put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct), App-6 , for His character, person, and attributes. See [Psalms 20:1](../../../kjv/psalms/20/1) . Compare [Psalms 5:11](../../../kjv/psalms/5/11) .
**the earth:** i.e. the great subject of this Psalm. See note on verses: [Psalms 8:4](../../../kjv/psalms/8/4) , [Psalms 8:6](../../../kjv/psalms/8/6) .
**glory** = majesty, or excellence.

**Out of, &c.** Quoted in [Matthew 21:16](../../../kjv/matthew/21/16) .
**babes.** Referring to his own youth. A still more definite reference to [1 Samuel 17:14](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/14) , [1 Samuel 17:33](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/33) , [1 Samuel 17:42](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/42) , [1 Samuel 17:55](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/55) , [1 Samuel 17:56](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/56) .
**ordained** = appointed. Hebrew. *yasad.*
**strength.** Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Subject) for the praise due for what is put forth by it.
**enemies** = adversaries.
**enemy** = foe.
**avenger** = the revenger.

**work.** The Western *Massorites* ( App-30 ), with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "works" (plural)
**fingers.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 .
**ordained** = established. Hebrew. *kun.*

**What. . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . Quoted in [Hebrews 2:5-8](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/5-8) . Compare [1 Corinthians 15:27](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/27) and [Ephesians 1:22](../../../kjv/ephesians/1/22) .
**man** = mortal man. Hebrew. *'enosh.*
**mindful . . . visitest.** Figure of speech *Anabasis.*
**the son of man.** No Art. Occurs 3 times before this ([Numbers 23:19](../../../kjv/numbers/23/19) . [Job 25:6](../../../kjv/job/25/6) ; [Job 35:8](../../../kjv/job/35/8) ). In singular 111 times in O.T. and 39 times in plural (the other occurrences in the Pss. ([Psalms 49:2](../../../kjv/psalms/49/2) ; [Psalms 144:3](../../../kjv/psalms/144/3) ) is a different word). Here, [Psalms 8:4](../../../kjv/psalms/8/4) , the title *relates* to *dominion in the earth.* Compare verses: Psa 1:6-9 , and see notes on [Ezekiel 2:1](../../../kjv/ezekiel/2/1) , [Matthew 8:20](../../../kjv/matthew/8/20) , and [Revelation 14:4](../../../kjv/revelation/14/4) .
**man.** Hebrew. *'adam.* App-14 .

**the angels.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* See App-4 . Rendered "angels" in [Hebrews 2:7](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/7) ; also here, in Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic. See also [Psalms 97:7](../../../kjv/psalms/97/7) . [Hebrews 1:6](../../../kjv/hebrews/1/6) .
**crowned, &c.** This refers to "the second man". See notes on [Hebrews 2:8](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/8) , and [2 Peter 1:17](../../../kjv/2-peter/1/17) .

**him:** i.e. the "first man", Adam ([Genesis 1:26](../../../kjv/genesis/1/26) ).
**dominion, &c.** This he lost in the Fall.
**works.** Some codices, with three early printed editions and Syriac, read "work" (singular)
**hands.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 .
**hast** = didst. See [Genesis 1:26](../../../kjv/genesis/1/26) .
**all things.** Six are enumerated in [Psalms 8:7](../../../kjv/psalms/8/7) and [Psalms 8:8](../../../kjv/psalms/8/8) . (The number of man. See App-10 .)
**To the chief Musician.** See App-64 .
**upon Muth-labben** = relating to the death of the champion (Goliath). Compare [1 Samuel 17:4](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/4) , [1 Samuel 17:46](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/46) , &c, and 144, which has, in the Septuagint,

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