Psalms 8

For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.


1
LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth,

who has set your glory above the heavens!


2
From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength,

because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.


3
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;


4
what is man, that you think of him?

What is the son of man, that you care for him?


5
For you have made him a little lower than God,
Hebrew: Elohim. The word Elohim, used here, usually means “God,” but can also mean “gods,” “princes,” or “angels.”


and crowned him with glory and honor.


6
You make him ruler over the works of your hands.

You have put all things under his feet:


7All sheep and cattle,

yes, and the animals of the field,


8
The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea,

and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.


9
LORD, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

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