Prayer Guide: Psalm 8

By Daniel Henderson

Psalm 8 (ESV)

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.

O Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2     Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
    to still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
    the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
    and the son of man that you care for him?

5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings[b]
    and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
    you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
    and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
    whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

 

REVERENCE

God’s praiseworthy attributes displayed in this text:

His name is majestic – v. 1 & 9
His majesty is evident in all the earth – v. 1 & 9
His glory is above the heavens – v. 1
His strength is displayed in and through the weak/vulnerable – v. 2
He overpowers his enemies – v. 2
His works are displayed in the heavens – v. 3
He set the worlds in place – v. 3
He is mindful and cares for us – v. 4
He establishes our value and role in His creation – vv. 5-8

Possible prayer prompters:
  • I praise your majestic name because your name is ________.
  • I praise you that your majesty is evident in _______________ (specific places around the earth)
  • Thank you that you display your strength in and through us even when _______________.
  • I praise you that your power is greater than  ______________.
  • I thank you that I saw your glory in the heavens when ________________.
  • Thank you that You have established our value, even when the world tries to tell us ____________________.

 

RESPONSE

  • I acknowledge your power and sovereignty today. So that you will set in place my disordered heart/life, I surrender _________________.
  • Because you set the worlds in place, I’m trusting that you can bring order and stability to ___________________.
  • Thank you that you are mindful of me and care for me when ___________________.

REQUESTS

  • I pray that the majesty of your name will be evident in my life today as I  _____________.
  • I ask for your strength today as I encounter the enemy of _______________________.
  • I pray for __________________ (name) that you will bring order and meaning to their life as they struggle with ____________________.
  • Because you have given me dignity and authority, help me be a faithful steward today as I ________________.

READINESS

  • Lord, fix my mind on your majestic name and authority as I battle with _____________________,  trusting in your strength and wisdom.