Salme 8

1 Til Sangmesteren; til Githith; en Psalme af David.

For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. Lord our God! How glorious in all the earth is your name! Your praise reaches as high as the heavens,

2 Herre, vort Herskab! hvor herligt er dit Navn over al Jorden, du, som udbreder din Majestæt over Himlene!

from the mouths of children and infants. You have built a fortress against your enemies, to silence the foe and the rebel.

3 Af de spædes og diendes Mund grundfæstede du en Magt for dine Fjenders Skyld for at standse Fjenden og den, som vil hævne sig.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set there,

4 Naar jeg ser din Himmel, dine Fingres Gerning, Maanen og Stjernerne, som du beredte,

what are mortals, that you think of them, humans, that you visit them?

5 hvad er da et Menneske, at du kommer ham i Hu, og et Menneskes Barn, at du besøger ham?

Yet you made them little less than divine, crowned them with glory and majesty,

6 Og du har ladet ham blive lidet ringere end Englene; du kronede ham med Ære og Herlighed.

made them lord of the works of your hands, put all things under their feet –

7 Du gør, at han hersker over dine Hænders Gerninger, du har lagt alting under hans Fødder:

sheep and oxen, all of them; and the wild beasts also:

8 Faar og Øksne, dem alle sammen, ja, ogsaa Markens Dyr,

birds of the air, and fish of the sea, and all that crosses the paths of the ocean.

9 Fuglene under Himmelen og Fiskene i Havet, hvad som farer hen ad Havets Veje. Herre, vort Herskab! hvor herligt er dit Navn over al Jorden!

Lord our God! How glorious in all the earth is your name!