Author: Eric Raby

As has been the pattern during this current “Season of Psalms,” I am going to start this next Psalm by simply reading it and asking the Holy Spirit to begin teaching me. During this season the emphasis is on memorization and meditation. I am not looking for intellectual understanding of the Psalms that Daddy is… Continue reading

“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:9 NKJV) “Yahweh, our Sovereign God, your glory streams from the heavens above.” (Psalm 8:9 TPT) “O LOORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth.” (Psalm 8:9 NLT) “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic and glorious and excellent is Your… Continue reading

“All the sheep and oxen – even the beasts of the field, The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas” (Psalm 8:7-8 NKJV) “All the created order and every living thing of the earth, sky, and sea – the wildest beasts and all that… Continue reading

“You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet.” (Psalm 8:6 NKJV) “You have delegated to them rulership over all you have made, with everything under their authority, placing the earth itself under the feet of your image bearers.” (Psalm 8:6 TPT) “You… Continue reading

“For You have made him a little lower than angels (Elohim), and crowned him with glory and honor.” (Psalm 8:5 NKJV) “Yet what honor you have given to men, created only a little lower than Elohim, crowned with glory and magnificence.” (Psalm 8:5 TPT) “Yet you made them only a little lower than God (Elohim)… Continue reading

“What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?” (Psalm 8:4 NKJV) “Why would you bother with puny, mortal man or care for human beings?” (Psalm 8:4 TPT) “What are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?”… Continue reading

“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which You have ordained,” (Psalm 8:3 NKJV) “Look at the splendor of your skies, your creative genius glowing in the heavens, when I gaze at your moon and your stars, mounted like jewels in their settings, I know you are… Continue reading

“Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength. because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger.” (Psalm 8:2 NKJV) “You have built a stronghold by the songs of children. Strength rises up in the chorus of infants. This kind of praise has power to shut… Continue reading

“O LORD, our LORD, how excellent is Your name in all the earth, who have set Your glory above the heavens!” (Psalm 8:1 NKJV) “Yahweh, our Sovereign God, your glory streams from the heavens above, filling the earth with the majesty of your name! People everywhere see your splendor.” (Psalm 8:1 TPT) “O LORD, our… Continue reading

As the “Season of Psalms” continues, I am going to take a closer look at Psalm 8. As with the other Psalms, the starting point is to simply read and ponder the Psalm in its entirety. Let’s give Daddy the opportunity to begin bringing to mind what He wants us to receive from this Psalm.… Continue reading