“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” This is how David, the psalmist, begins Psalm 8—with heartfelt praise. In the original language, he addresses God as Lord and proclaims that His name is majestic, or in other words, Glorious, Powerful, and Beautiful. This beauty of God is not limited to the knowledge of Israel alone. David says God’s name is majestic in all the earth. And yet, even this vast earth cannot fully capture God's glory! So David continues: “You have set your glory above the heavens.”In other words, God’s splendour is beyond our reach, it is so magnificent that even the skies cannot contain it!

Then comes a surprising line: “Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength.” It’s quite astonishing. Babies and nursing infants are so small in comparison to the universe. They are utterly helpless, hopelessly dependent. You have to feed them, change their diapers, and carry them. They can’t express their thoughts, let alone defend themselves. No one in their right mind will tell a baby, “Please, please, please help me resolve this matter, I am relying on you.” By nature, babies and infants are unreliable and yet in this text, they become vessels of God’s strength.

And yet, this is exactly the kind of paradox God delights in. Throughout Scripture, we often see God choose the weak to showcase His strength.As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 1:27:

“But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise;

God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.”

Why? Because God is powerful and is not limited by human weakness. He is so glorious, so supreme, that He can use even the smallest voice to silence His enemies. His strength is made perfect in weakness. David then looks up to the night sky and marvels: “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place” The stars are not just flung randomly; they are set in place, as if God carefully arranged them like an interior designer decorating the heavenly room. The universe with all its grandeur—every star, every planet were placed there by God’s fingers—notice, notHis hands, but His fingers. Did He really only use fingers? I don’t know for even if God had only spoken, creation would have leapt into being.

And then comes the heart of Psalm 8 in verse 4: “What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” In the grand scheme of creation, we might feel so small, so insignificant. And yet—the Creator of heaven and earth thinks of us. He cares for us. That is a staggering thought. We are not forgotten. We are deeply known and intentionally loved. God not only thinks of us—He entrusts us with a role: “You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet.” We are called to be stewardsof His creation—not owners, but caretakers. Like the wise and faithful steward in a royal household, we are given great responsibility, not because we deserve it, but because we are entrusted by the King.

This reminds me of a scene from an old Korean drama series I once watched years back, "Goong (Princess Hours)." In the palace, there was a old steward who was entrusted by the royal family and held great authority. Under his leadership, hundreds of staff managed the palace. Though he held significant power, he remained humble—because he knew that none of it belonged to him. He was just a steward. Without the royal household, he was nothing. In the same way, all of creation belongs to God. We, man, are simply His stewards.

However our sinful nature often cause us puff up with our successes we forget our status before God. We send people into space and think we are invincible.We develop artificial intelligence and assume we have mastery of knowledge. When we succeed, we start to believe we don’t need God.But to God, even our greatest achievements are mere child’s play in His eyes. After all, He didn’t just walk on the moon or simply develop a powerful computer. God is the maker of universe, the stars, the moon, and all that is in it.

And yet He is still mindful of us. He loved us so much that He gave His only Son to die for our sins. This is the Good News: Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth, fully human, fully divine. He lived among us, revealed God’s character, suffered, and died at the hands of sinners. But on the third day, He rose again—conquering sin and death, once and for all. He promises that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. So today, let us pause. Let us lift our eyes to the heavens. Let us remember that the God who set the stars in place sees you, knows you, and loves you. And in light of His glory, let us ask with wonder: “What is man that you are mindful of him?”

Prayer: Lord our God, How majestic is Your name in all the earth! Thank You for being mindful of us, even though we are small compared to Your vast creation. Thank You for Jesus—who came, died, and rose again to give us life. Help us to live humbly as Your stewards, reflecting Your glory in all we do. Use even our weakness to show Your strength. We praise You and trust You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.