The author of the Eighth Psalm is a nature lover who has spent many hours drinking in the beauty of God’s handiwork. The stars hold special fascination for him with their witness to the Lord’s majesty and might; and, like many another poet across the centuries, he cannot refrain from singing of their twinkling host.
Two things stand out regarding this singer in the night. In the first place, he is one of Palestine’s profoundest thinkers; for his song is the overflow of long and serious contemplation. And second, since he makes no mention of the sun, it would appear he writes in the cool of the evening.
The Divine Majesty and Human Dignity
To the Psalmist night reveals an amazing secret. Great as the heavens are, humanity is greater. The majesty of the stars only magnifies humankind’s di…