Part of having the right attitude is having the right perspective. David was a man whose heart was oriented to praise and adoration for God. Beyond this, he was also a man who valued the condescension of humanity. This isn’t to say that David had a low view of men, but that David’s high view of men was based on bestowed value rather than intrinsic value. He recognized that man is both insignificant and prized beyond description. This allowed him to find beauty in the cosmos and the earth that out shined his view of humanity, while still understanding humans as a sacrosanct creature. This truth answers the divide between the materialist and the holy man. Under God, man is both insignificant and prized. These two things have a delicate equilibrium in practice. If either squelches the other view and man becomes one or the other, it often leads to dire results. Both are true. As we learn to worship God, this is part of that primary perspective. God neither worships us, though he lifts us up, nor does he think of us as insignificant, though we are made from dust. The conclusion that we ought to come to is that God, on his majesty and cleverness, has graced a lowly creature with something to be revered. It is his grace to us alone that is truly being highlighted. This is why this perspective should bring us to praise.