In this exploration of Wolfgang Musculus on Psalm 8, a Messianic Psalm, Musculus proposes a broadly sweeping treatment of the concept of human dignitatis, or dignity, from its prelapsarian purity, it postlapsarian destruction of the imago Dei in humanity, and then finally its restoration and consummation through the incarnation of Christ. Anchored in his methods of biblical exegesis, Musculus develops anthropology by focusing on the concept of human dignity, which is endowed upon humanity at creation, lost in humanity’s lapsus into sin, and then restored through the incarnation, and its consummation in glory. This dignity has a divine origin, both in its original endowment and its subsequent restoration through the incarnation. In his development of theology proper and Christology, Musculus highlights that the philanthropy of God, or his love for humanity, which is uniquely expressed through the incarnation, demonstrates that one of the purposes of the Incarnation is to restore humanity to its original dignity. Finally, through careful exegesis Musculus shows the implications of his exegesis in a robust piety that issues forth in praise and wonder for God’s philanthropy, a detestation of the effects of the loss of dignity, and the enjoyment of and longing for this restored dignity in Christ. Musculus’ scriptural exegesis of Psalm 8, therefore, offers a helpful way of linking biblical exegesis, doctrinal formulation, and spiritual formation on the issue of human dignity and the incarnation, linking the doctrines of anthropology, theology and Christology for the development of piety in the faithful.