< Psalms 8 >

1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
For the music director. On the gittith. A psalm of David. Lord, our Lord, your magnificent reputation fills the earth! Your majesty is greater than the heavens above,
2 From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
and is sung by the voices of children and infants. Your strength counters your opponents, silencing the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
When I contemplate the heavens that your hands made, the moon and stars that you placed there,
4 what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
What are human beings that you should concern yourself with them? What are people that you should care for them?
5 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
You created them a little lower than God, crowning them with glory and majesty.
6 You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
You put them in charge of all that you made, giving them authority over everything:
7 all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,
the sheep, the cattle, and the wild animals,
8 the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea—everything that swims in the ocean.
9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
Lord, our Lord, your magnificent reputation fills the earth!

< Psalms 8 >