Psalm 8

In all of the vastness of creation why did God place such honor in the frailty of humanity? That is not only the question that David asked but also the question we should all be asking. There is no timeframe given for this psalm but I wonder if an older king David might have penned this after he sought God's forgiveness for a sin he comitted as leader of Israel?  Was he walking around one night marveling at the moon and stars and the authority over man and beast he had as king. Armies ran from those whom David commanded. Animals were slaughtered by the dozens as he brought the ark of God into the city of David. Yet he knew his own weaknesses. And he realized that God knew them as well. How could God entrust such power in weak and sinful man? The only answer I can see is that God gave man that power so that those who sough out the divine create would offer to him the greatest glory that he could.
Stuart