Psalm 8:3-4
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained; What is man, that you care for him? What is the son of man, that you visit him?”
This psalm, likely from ancient Israel, is a hymn of praise. The psalmist marvels at the night sky and then contrasts the vastness of the cosmos with God's attentiveness to humanity, creating a sense of both humility and dignity.
How might expanding our scientific understanding of the universe's scale and complexity deepen or shift our sense of awe?