Psalms 6 is a lamentation asking God for healing and restoration. David realizes that the Lord is the only one who can bring full deliverance. He may have written this during a time of great sickness of personal loss. Psalms 7 starts off with the same lamenting theme (v. 1-2), but then asks for forgiveness. David continues to ask the Lord to protect him from his enemies. As we read in Samuel, David's life was one of near constant battle with his enemies. He learned to call on the Lord in time of need and to plead for protection from his enemies.
Psalm 8 glorifies the Lord and presents the Earth as what it should be from creation. David sees the magnificence of the Creator and the creation from the beauty of the stars in the heavens to the glory of mankind and the animal kingdom. "O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!" (v. 9). It is interesting that David invokes a combined form of God's name: Jehovah Adonai - the self-existing master - in this closing verse.
May God bless you and bless the reading of His Word.
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