Psalms (Page 3)
Psalm 8 works on a genuinely grand scale, its poetry sweeping from the heavens down to the smallest creature and back again. Both its setting and its internal development reward close attention, depth easy to miss on a quick reading. Hebrews 2 takes that sweep and applies it directly to Christ, the true son of man Psalm 8 already anticipates.
Christ’s own sleep during the storm in Mark 4 sheds real light on the psalmist’s cry that the Lord seems to slumber. The psalms show real cohesiveness and continuity across chapters often read in isolation from each other. Night recurs again and again as David’s own theme, image, and setting for approaching God.
Five general principles for reading the Psalms rightly open this series before turning to Psalm 2 itself, asking who is speaking and who is addressed. Christ’s kingship is the psalm’s real theme, not merely David’s own royal claims. Our triumph, as his people, rests entirely in the sovereignty of that King.