 When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and stars, which Thou hast ordained; what is man, that Thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him ? For Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast...  Five Sermons on the Nature of Christianity - Page 118by William Hodge Mill - 1848 - 167 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Flavel - Conversion - 1689 - 412 pages
...unworthiness ; so - David, " When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers ; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained ; Lord, what is man, that thou art mindful of him ?" Psa. 8 : 3, 4 ; that is, When I consider what a great God the Creator of the world... | |
 | Thomas Williams - Apologetics - 1803 - 72 pages
...earth! " Who hast displayed thy glorious majesty above the Heavens ! " When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, " The moon and stars which thou hast ordained, " What is mortal man that thou rememberest him ? " Or the son of man that thou dost visit him? " For... | |
 | Christian life - 1806 - 416 pages
...into the views and feelings of the devout psalmist, thus expressed. " When I consider the heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars which thou hast ordained, what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man that thou visitest him ?" Contemplating... | |
 | Morning and evening prayers - 1818 - 714 pages
...sea and all that in them is. Ps. viii. 1,3. O Jehovah our Lord, — when I consider the heavens the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars which thou hast ordained. Ps. cii. 25. Of old hast thou (Jehovah, see ver. 1,) laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens... | |
 | John Newton - 1808 - 624 pages
...seldom and how faintly, do we adopt the reflection of David ? " When I consider " the heavens, the work of THY fingers, the moon " and stars which THOU hast ordained ; Lord, what " is man, that thou shouldst be mindful of him?" Ps. viii. What is our judgement of the ttw«? of God, that glorious message... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1809 - 424 pages
...name in all the earth, who hast set thy glory above the heavens ? When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast ordained. What is man, that thou art mindful of him ; and the Son of man, that thou visitest him ?" Influenced... | |
 | Francis Collins - Mediterranean Region - 1809 - 354 pages
...with gratitude exclaim, " When I con" sider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers^-tne moon and " the stars which thou hast ordained; Lord! what is man that " thou art mindful of him! and the son of man that thou visit " est him!" 255 nig point of view. Among the many... | |
 | Lant Carpenter - Unitarianism - 1817 - 624 pages
...sea and all that in them is. Ps. viii. 1, 3. O Jehovah our Lord, — when I consider, the heavens the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars which thou hast ordained. Ps. cii. 23. Of old hast thou (Jehovah, see ver. 1,) laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens... | |
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - Sermons, English - 1813 - 416 pages
...his Maker, displayed by the night. Thus he expressed his sentiments, When 1 consider the heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man that thou art mindful of him ; and the son of man, that thou visitest him, Psalm viii.... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Clergy - 1818 - 650 pages
...greatness of God. When, says David, I consider the heavens, the work of thy fnger, the moon, and the stars, which thou hast ordained ; Lord ! what is man, that thou art mindful of him; or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Of all material objects, the Sun is beyond... | |
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