Wednesday, October 18, 2017

A Verse Out of Place? (Psa. 8:2)

Read Psalm 8:2.

Doesn't this verse seem out of place?  To me, the end of verse 1 fits smoothly to go right into verse 3.  However, there is a verse 2.  The Holy Spirit wanted verse 2 included where it is.

Albert Barnes, in his commentary, gives insight:
"It is probable . . . that he meant to say, God had conferred great honor on men -- men so humble and weak that they might be compared to infants -- by making them the means of overthrowing His enemies, thus showing the greatness of the divine condescension."

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