translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . In this hymn to the sovereign creator, the psalmist praises God’s majesty and marvels that God has given mankind dominion over the created order.


text: Honor and majesty . These terms allude to mankind’s royal status as God’s vice-regents (cf. v. 6 and Gen 1:26-30 ).


text: Using the poetic device of inclusio, the psalmist ends the psalm the way he began it. The concluding refrain is identical to v. 1 .