Rosemary NoVA

I chose to paraphrase Psalm 8. It wasn't easy but I'm glad for the "stretching". God, Sovereign, your excellent name is over all the earth Your presence flows beyond the heavens. You give babes and toddlers strength over the enemy and might over the avenger. The night sky reveals the exquisite detail of the works of your hand. I wonder how you notice man at all; How can you glance past the beautiful stars just to see me? On earth, the son of man is more lowly the angels yet you crown him with glory and honor. The son of man has authority over the works of your hands. Everything is under his feet -- it is his territory to walk upon! His territory covers the animals on land even to the planet core. His dominion soars above the height of the eagle's wing in flight. His reign plumbs the depth of the seas and its secret paths. Your name is excellently proclaimed throughout the earth.

This Psalm proclaims to me that God is creator. He is over all his creation and has not departed from it or "left it in motion" to fend for itself. Man has a God-designed /defined purpose in creation. When even the weakest of man (children & infants) attribute to Yahweh sovereignty over His creation, His protective strength safeguards. Jesus Christ came to earth to reconcile mankind to God. The Psalmist states, "You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet" which reminds me that Jesus is ascended and is sitting at the Father's right hand. Father God will make his enemies a footstool for his feet.