Psalm 8/Notes/Lexical.V. 4.883078

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  • The fact that the sun is not mentioned suggests that David is gazing at the night sky. In the ancient world, stars were associated with divine beings[1] and some people worshipped the moon and stars (cf. Deut. 4:19; 17:3). Here, they are called that which your fingers made (so NET; literally "the work of your fingers" [NIV, NLT]).
  1. ↑ Cf. Job 38:7; Rev. 1:20; cf. COS I:181, line 54 of the Ugaritic text "Dawn and Dusk" ["prepare (a gift) for great Shapsu and for the immutable stars"]