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|Background Ideas=<ul><li>The common practice of kings and lords is to accrue glory for themselves, not to bestow it upon others.</li><li>YHWH gave dominion to (i.e., bestowed glory on) the sun, moon, and stars (Gen. 1:16-18; Ps 136:8-9), which are associated with heavenly beings (cf. Job 38:7; Rev. 1:20; cf. [https://archive.org/details/the-context-of-scripture/page/n309/mode/2up?view=theater COS I:181]).</li><li>YHWH created humans as his image and gave them universal dominion (cf. Gen. 1:26ff).</li><li>YHWH promised to give David's dynasty universal dominion (cf. Pss 2; 72; 89; 110).</li><li>"Portrayal of man in his paradisal splendour was especially linked in the ancient world with the royal office" ([https://archive.org/details/the-context-of-scripture/page/n309/mode/2up?view=theater Eaton 1967:45]).</li><li>Wild animals are sometimes used to depict the enemies of God's people (e.g., Pss 7:3; 10:9; 17:12; 22:13, 17, 22; 80:14; cf. Daniel 6-7).</li></ul>
|Background Ideas=<ul><li>The common practice of kings and lords is to accrue glory for themselves, not to bestow it upon others.</li><li>YHWH gave dominion to (i.e., bestowed glory on) the sun, moon, and stars (Gen. 1:16-18; Ps 136:8-9), which are associated with heavenly beings (cf. Job 38:7; Rev. 1:20; cf. [https://archive.org/details/the-context-of-scripture/page/n309/mode/2up?view=theater COS I:181]).</li><li>YHWH created humans as his image and gave them universal dominion (cf. Gen. 1:26ff).</li><li>YHWH promised to give David's dynasty universal dominion (cf. Pss 2; 72; 89; 110).</li><li>"Portrayal of man in his paradisal splendour was especially linked in the ancient world with the royal office" ([https://archive.org/details/the-context-of-scripture/page/n309/mode/2up?view=theater Eaton 1967:45]).</li><li>Wild animals are sometimes used to depict the enemies of God's people (e.g., Pss 7:3; 10:9; 17:12; 22:13, 17, 22; 80:14; cf. Daniel 6-7).</li></ul>
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Revision as of 19:10, 6 January 2025


"How majestic is your name"

Purpose: To praise YHWH for his majesty throughout all the earth.

Content: Your name is majestic in all the earth! You bestow your glory on the heavens above, and you bestow glory on weak humans below.

Message: YHWH's majesty is revealed in weakness.

Author: David

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