Psalm 8/Speech Act/Summary
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| SPEAKER | VERSES | SPEECH ACT SECTIONS | ADDRESSEE | |||
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| David | YHWH | |||||
| v. 2 YHWH, our lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, you whose glory is bestowed on the heavens. |
PRAISE
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| v. 3 Out of the mouths of nursing children, you have founded a fortress, because of your adversaries, in order to put an end to a vengeful enemy. |
MARVELLING
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| v. 4 When I see your heavens, that which your fingers made, the moon and stars which you have established, | ||||||
| v. 5 what is mankind that you should consider them, or a human being, that you should be mindful of him? | ||||||
| v. 6 And you caused him to lack being a heavenly being by a little, and you crowned him with honor and majesty. | ||||||
| v. 7 You caused him to rule that which your hands made. You placed everything under his feet. | ||||||
| v. 8 Sheep and goats and cattle – all of them, and even wild animals, | ||||||
| v. 9 birds in the sky and fish in the sea, that which traverses the paths of the sea. | ||||||
| v. 10 YHWH, our lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. |
PRAISE
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