Psalm 8
8
God's Glory and Man's Honor
To the chief Musician upon Git´tith, A Psalm of David.
1O Lord our Lord,
how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 #
Matt 21.16. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength
because of thine enemies,
that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,
the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 #
Job 7.17,18; Ps 144.3; Heb 2.6-8. what is man, that thou art mindful of him?
and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels,#8.5 angels, Hebrew Elohim, God.
and hast crowned him with glory and honor.
6 #
1 Cor 15.27; Eph 1.22; Heb 2.8. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
thou hast put all things under his feet:
7all sheep and oxen,
yea, and the beasts of the field;
8the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea,
and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9O Lord our Lord,
how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Psalms 8
8
(A psalm by David for the music leader.#Psalm 8 leader: The Hebrew text adds “according to the gittith,” which may refer to either a musical instrument or a tune.)
The Wonderful Name of the Lord
1Our Lord and Ruler,
your name is wonderful
everywhere on earth!
You let your glory be seen#8.1 You … seen: Or “I will worship your glory.”
in the heavens above.
2 #
Mt 21.16. With praises from children
and from tiny infants,
you have built a fortress.
It makes your enemies silent,
and all who turn against you
are left speechless.
3I often think of the heavens
your hands have made,
and of the moon and stars
you put in place.
4 #
Job 7.17,18; Ps 144.3; He 2.6-8. Then I ask, “Why do you care
about us humans?
Why are you concerned
for us weaklings?”
5 #
Ws 2.23; Si 17.1-4. You made us a little lower
than you yourself,#8.5 you yourself: Or “the angels” or “the beings in heaven.”
and you have crowned us
with glory and honor.
6 #
1 Co 15.27; Eph 1.22; He 2.8. You let us rule everything
your hands have made.
And you put all of it
under our power—
7the sheep and the cattle,
and every wild animal,
8the birds in the sky,
the fish in the sea,
and all ocean creatures.
9Our Lord and Ruler,
your name is wonderful
everywhere on earth!
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