Psalm 8:1 (KJV)
“O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.”
Psalm 8:1 is verse of the day number 286 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “How excellent is thy name”. It comes from Psalm 8, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.
Psalm 8:1 in other translations
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
American Standard Version (ASV)
Psalm 8:1 in context
Psalm 8:1–4 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.
1O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Cross-references for Psalm 8:1
Passages most often linked to Psalm 8:1, strongest connections first.
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’s name is to be praised. The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
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