Psalm 8: 1: "O LORD our Lord, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens." The mention of "LORD: '' is the tetragrammaton, YHVH. This is sometimes translated incorrectly as "Jehovah." The letter "J" makes its first appearance in German language in the 1500s. So our God the Father was not called Jehovah in the Bible. Sorry, Jehovah's Witnesses. A better translation is Yahweh. The second "Lord" in this verse is the Hebrew word "adon" and it means lord and master and one who has authority. Yahweh is God's name and adon is His title. We are to honor God's Name and show Him great respect and reverence. As LORD and Lord, we praise and worship Him as Creator and Sustainer. He is in Sovereign control of everything that occurs in this world. Even if it seems bad to us, our LORD and Lord will work things out for His glory. That is very exciting for me and I hope it is for you as well.
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